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Project Management, Innovation and Teamwork

Projektno vodenje, inovativnost in timsko delo

BSc3. yearSummer5 ECTSElective(64142)
Lecturer: 30 hLab exercises: 30 hIndependent work: 65 h
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Lecturer, Lab exercises

Syllabus

This course develops key transferable skills for working on projects in engineering environments.

  • Project management: project goals and phases, stakeholders, project charter, work breakdown structure (WBS), Gantt charts, critical path method (PERT/CPM), risk management.
  • Teamwork: Belbin team roles, building effective teams, conflict resolution, meeting facilitation.
  • Innovation and creativity: creative problem-solving methods (brainstorming, SCAMPER, TRIZ), from idea to prototype.
  • Strategic thinking: SWOT analysis, SIPOC diagram, process flow diagrams.
  • Communication: effective presentations (elevator pitch, poster), technical report writing, argumentation.
  • Hands-on project: student teams carry out a complete project from concept to final presentation, applying the methods learned in class.

Objectives

To prepare students for leading and contributing to project work in technical environments.

After successful completion, students will be able to:

  • create a project charter and work breakdown structure (WBS)
  • plan project timelines using Gantt charts and critical path analysis
  • identify and assess risks and prepare mitigation measures
  • work effectively in a team and recognise team roles
  • apply creative problem-solving methods
  • present work results clearly and persuasively

Readings

  1. Project Management Institute: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 5th Ed., 2013
  2. H. Kerzner: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 11th Ed., Wiley, 2013
  3. R.K. Wysocki: Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, 7th Ed., Wiley, 2014
  4. M. Belbin: Team Roles at Work, 2nd Ed., Routledge, 2010
  5. E. de Bono: Six Thinking Hats, Back Bay Books, 1999
  6. T. Kelley, D. Kelley: Creative Confidence, Crown Business, 2013
  7. H. Chesbrough: Open Innovation, Harvard Business School Press, 2003
  8. A. Osterwalder, Y. Pigneur: Business Model Generation, Wiley, 2010
  9. World Intellectual Property Organization: WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook, 2nd Ed., 2004