Modern Project Management
Niveau
1.Semester Master: 1st Study cycle
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The students:
• can reproduce and apply the most important methods and processes of project management.
• are able to recognize and manage risks within the framework of project management.
• are able to recognize when adjustments are necessary in the project and which measures need to be introduced.
• are able to apply and use suitable controlling tools to accompany implementation of restructuring and transformation processes.
• know the specific aspects of project management in crisis situations.
• can reproduce and apply the most important methods and processes of project management.
• are able to recognize and manage risks within the framework of project management.
• are able to recognize when adjustments are necessary in the project and which measures need to be introduced.
• are able to apply and use suitable controlling tools to accompany implementation of restructuring and transformation processes.
• know the specific aspects of project management in crisis situations.
Prerequisites for the course
1. Semester: no information
Course content
• Basics and overview (projects and project management, role of project management, PM approach clas-sic/agile/hybrid)
• Project initiation and planning (project start, project goals, project organization, phases, milestones, work breakdown structure (WBS), stakeholder analysis, risk analysis, use of modern project management techniques)
• Project control (project controlling, project status reporting, milestone trend analysis)
• Project closure (lessons learned, project closure report)
• Success factors for project management (overview of success factors, project crises and conflicts, teamwork and communication)
• Specific aspects of project management in crisis situations
• Project initiation and planning (project start, project goals, project organization, phases, milestones, work breakdown structure (WBS), stakeholder analysis, risk analysis, use of modern project management techniques)
• Project control (project controlling, project status reporting, milestone trend analysis)
• Project closure (lessons learned, project closure report)
• Success factors for project management (overview of success factors, project crises and conflicts, teamwork and communication)
• Specific aspects of project management in crisis situations
Recommended specialist literature
Baron, C., & Oswald, J. (2025). Agil einfach machen: Praxis- und Methodenbuch für die moderne Projektarbeit. Über 60 praktische Methoden für agiles Projektmanagement mit SCRUM, Design Thinking, Lean Startup. Freiburg: Haufe.
Dittmann, K., & Esfahani, M. Z. (2023). Hybrides Projektdesign: Modernes Projektmanagement abseits von von Königreichen. Freiburg: Haufe.
Timinger, H. (2024). Modernes Projektmanagement: Mit traditionellem, agilem und hybridem Vorgehen zum Erfolg. Weinheim: Wiley.
Timinger, H. (2021). Modernes Projektmanagement in der Praxis: Mit System zum richtigen Vorgehensmodell. Weinheim: Wiley.
Dittmann, K., & Esfahani, M. Z. (2023). Hybrides Projektdesign: Modernes Projektmanagement abseits von von Königreichen. Freiburg: Haufe.
Timinger, H. (2024). Modernes Projektmanagement: Mit traditionellem, agilem und hybridem Vorgehen zum Erfolg. Weinheim: Wiley.
Timinger, H. (2021). Modernes Projektmanagement in der Praxis: Mit System zum richtigen Vorgehensmodell. Weinheim: Wiley.
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
2
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
A part of the course will be covered through e-learning. This involves a combination of online phases (an inductive method for independently developing knowledge and practicing tasks) and in-person phases (a deductive method in which support is provided during the learning process and knowledge is also conveyed through lectures).
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
1