Please note: From the summer semester 2020, successful participation in the exercise is a prerequisite for participation in the examination, The number of participants in the exercise is limited. Please inform yourself in time before the beginning of the semester in Ilias about the registration via Wiwi-Portal.

Contents:

General conditions, influencing factors and methods in the planning, execution and control of IT projects are dealt with. In particular, the following topics will be covered:

• Project environment
• project organization
• Project planning with the elements:
  • Work breakdown structure
  • flow chart
  • time schedule
  • resource plan
• Effort estimate
• Project infrastructure
• Project management and project controlling
• Risk management
• Profitability analysis
• Decision-making processes, conducting negotiations, time management.

Learning objectives:

The students

• explain the terminology of IT project management and the methods typically used there for planning, execution and control,
• apply the methods appropriately to the project phase and project context,
• take into account organizational and social influencing factors.

Recommendations:

Knowledge from the lecture Software Engineering is helpful.

Workload:

The total workload for this course unit is approx. 135 hours (4.5 credit points).

• Lecture 30h
• Exercise 15h
• Preparation and follow-up of the lecture 24h
• Preparation and follow-up of the exercise 25h
• Exam preparation 40h
• Exam 1h

• B. Hindel, K. Hörmann, M. Müller, J. Schmied. Basiswissen Software-Projektmanagement. dpunkt.verlag 2004
• Project Management Institute Standards Committee. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK guide). Project Management Institute. Four Campus Boulevard. Newton Square. PA 190733299. U.S.A.