Advanced Project Management & Design Thinking
Niveau
Advanced
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• analyze complex project structures in energy & sustainability management and derive from them critical success factors as well as risks for different stakeholder groups.
• evaluate advanced project management methods (agile–hybrid–classic) with regard to their suitability for various FM/RE use cases and structure project-relevant decision-making processes.
• design iterative innovation processes based on the design thinking model and develop user-centerd solution approaches for complex problems in energy & sustainability management.
• critically reflect on their own project and innovation activities and derive improvement strategies to enhance team performance, user orientation and solution quality.
• analyze complex project structures in energy & sustainability management and derive from them critical success factors as well as risks for different stakeholder groups.
• evaluate advanced project management methods (agile–hybrid–classic) with regard to their suitability for various FM/RE use cases and structure project-relevant decision-making processes.
• design iterative innovation processes based on the design thinking model and develop user-centerd solution approaches for complex problems in energy & sustainability management.
• critically reflect on their own project and innovation activities and derive improvement strategies to enhance team performance, user orientation and solution quality.
Prerequisites for the course
Basics of project management
Course content
- Hybrid and agile project management frameworks
- Stakeholder, risk and complexity analysis in energy & sustainability management
- Design thinking & user research in energy & sustainability management with personas, customer journeys, service blueprints
- Rapid prototyping for products, service and process innovations
- Stakeholder, risk and complexity analysis in energy & sustainability management
- Design thinking & user research in energy & sustainability management with personas, customer journeys, service blueprints
- Rapid prototyping for products, service and process innovations
Recommended specialist literature
- Kuster, J., Bachmann, C., Hubmann, M., Lippmann, R., & Schneider, P. (2023). Project management handbook: Agile - traditional - hybrid (Second edition). Springer.
- Lock, D. (2018). Project management (Seventh edition). Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
- Lock, D. (2018). Project management (Seventh edition). Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
5
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, group work
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
1