Course Unit
Catalogue
Project Management
- Unit Coordinator: Ramon Anton Piera Eroles
- ECTS Credits: 3
- Semester: 1
- Year: 2
- Campus: Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Language: English
- Aims:
To introduce students to the knowledge, processes, skills, tools and techniques suitable for project management, such that the application of them satisfy the requirements specified for project development, and may have a significant impact on its success. Specifically: learning the terminology and basic concepts of project management area and understanding the relationship between logistics and supply chain management and project management.
- Content:
- Introduction to Project Management
- System Development Cycle
- Feasibility Study
- Project Planning
- Graphs-based Programming Methods
- Cost Analysis
- Risk Management
- Project Control
- Reading list:
- Heagney, Joseph. Fundamentals of Project Management, 5th edition. 2016.
- Martinelli, Russ, et al. Program Management for Improved Business Results, 2nd edition, 2014.
- Nicholas, John M. Project management for business and technology: principles and practice , 2nd edition. Prentice Hall, 2001.
- Nicholas, John M., Steyn, H. Project management for business and technology: principles and practice, 3rd edition. Elsevier, 2008.
- Nicholas, John M. and Steyn, H. Project management for engineering, business, and technology, 4th edition. Routledge, 2012.
- A Guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK® Guide), 6th edition. Project Management Institute, 2017.
- Lewis, James P. Fundamentals of project management: developing core competencies to help outperform the competition. Amacom, 2002.
