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IPLUSO 10010

Project Management

Business Management and E-Commerce
  • ApresentaçãoPresentation
    Main theme is the project management based on the PMBOK® 7 ed.(PMI)(processes and th support knowledge areas); Scope: Information Systems, involving  project management Focus: People (soft skills), Processes and areas of knowledge
  • ProgramaProgramme
    CP1: Project management: concepts, organization and management, success factors, standardization and life cycle; CP2: Project manager; individual competences for the GP; CP3: Main paradigms in GP; Agile Methods vs Traditional Methods (waterfall); CP4: Main bodies and certifications in GP and existing references. Presentation of the PMBOK (PMI) framework: processes and knowledge areas of the PM; CP5: People Domain; Leadership Styles, Leadership Practices, Communication, Motivation and Team Development, Conflict Management, Emotional Intelligence; CP6: Domain of Processes within the project life cycle; initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure. Preparation of management plans: scope, schedule, costs, quality, resources, communications, acquisitions, risks and stakeholders; CP7: Agile project management (Scrum Method): Definition, values, Scrum cycle, Scrum roles, iterations, product backlogs, sprints, cost control.
  • ObjectivosObjectives
    OA1: Define and relate some of the main concepts of project management (PM), including the stakeholders involved, and what are the main competencies of a project manager; OA2: Acquire skills in the area of soft skills according to the international standardization reference of PMBOK(PMI); OA3: Identify existing project types, as well as their main phases, within the scope of their life cycle; OA4: Describe the main processes and areas of PM knowledge according to the PMBOK (PMI) international standardization framework, as well as the main PM typologies; OA5: Identify and define requirements, as well as the main documents that accompany a project; OA6: Define and sequence the activities of a process through CPM / PERT techniques and analyze the critical path; OA7: Use a project management tool (e.g., Microsoft Project, Project Libre);
  • BibliografiaBibliography
    PMBOK (2021). A Guide to the Project Management - Body of Knowledge, 7 th ed., Project Management Institute (PMI). Miguel, António (2019). Gestão Moderna de Projetos - Melhores Técnicas e Práticas, FCA. Slides/Folhas de apoio disponibilizadas pelo docente no âmbito da gestão e avaliação de projetos. Pinto e Tscharf (2019). SCRUM A Gestão Ágil de Projetos, FCA. ICB4 (2015). Referencial de Competências Individuais para Gestão de Projetos, Programas e Portefólios, v. 4.0 Português (APOGEP), Internacional Project Management Association (IPMA).
  • MetodologiaMethodology
    (1) theoretical - practical sessions lasting four hours, in which teaching has a practical orientation, with the resource whenever pertinent to problem solving / Case Studies and in whose discussion the participation of students will be requested ; (2) theoretical exposition, complemented with problem solving and application of theory to practical situations in the context of project management; (3) and teaching fundamentally uses: (i) the expository and demonstrative pedagogical method; (ii) problem solving; (iii) and group discussion. The evaluation is carried out through a theoretical test (45% of the final grade), a group work, related to a project plan, in turn, based on a case study previously provided by the teacher (40% of the final grade) and an analysis of an academic article (chosen by the student but with the prior approval of the teacher), related to project management (15% of the final grade).
  • LínguaLanguage
    Português
  • TipoType
    Semestral
  • ECTS
    3
  • NaturezaNature
    Mandatory
  • EstágioInternship
    Não