”Project management is the complete set of tasks, techniques, tools applied during project execution.“

(Source: DIN 69901 Deutsches Institut für Normung - German Organization for Standardization)

In the lecture „Project Management“ the characteristic phases of a project are explained. The main focus will be potential tasks, organization as well as techniques and tools for the initiation, definition, planning, controlling and completion of projects as well as the handling of a project management software "OpenProject" as it is used in practice. This will also be done by applied exercises.

Students of the study program "International Management and Engineering" (IWI) are additionally offered the elaboration of a semester-long project, which is to be implemented by the software "OpenProject". This is intended to provide an in-depth understanding across all phases of project management.

• SMART, Work Breakdown Structure, Operationalization, Goals relation matrix
• Milestone Analysis, Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
• Metra-Potential Method (MPM), Critical-Path Method (CPM), Program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
• Progress reporting, Tracing of project goals, deadlines and costs, Project Management Control Loop. Maturity Level Assurance (MLA)
• Risk Management, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Risk Matrix  
• Projectmanagement Software OpenProject