Project Management

Year
2

Academic year
2023-2024

Code
02023459

Subject Area
Economy, Management and Social Sciences

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Other Languages of Instruction
English

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

Duration
SEMESTRIAL

ECTS Credits
6.0

Type
Compulsory

Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Programming, Databases, and basic skills on Software Engineering, Networks and Information Systems. As classes and study materials are in English, a reasonable knowledge of English is highly recommended.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodology is strongly based on the execution of a real project with a real client. Every week the professor meets with the team to assess progress in accordance with the objectives set in the previous week. In addition, there is a set of theoretic class, with base concepts on project management.

The rating is weekly and public, and feedback is given to students. The weekly evaluation is performed according to a normal distribution and individual grades are based on the team achievements (baseline) and their individual contribution for that purpose (offset).

Learning Outcomes

The students will get knowledge through hands-on experience on the main techniques used to manage and execute a project as an engineering activity, i.e. with constrained deadlines, costs and quality. Interpersonal, social and work management issues will also be focused as the students will have to work integrated in a large development team (8 to 12 students) with real clients.

Work Placement(s)

Syllabus

1. Base Concepts
1.1. Systems Engineering
1.2. Lifecycles
1.3. Engineering processes
2. Scope Definition and Requirements Management
3. Projects Planning and Tracking
3.1. Effort Estimation
3.2. Risk Analysis
3.3. Planning
3.4. Monitoring
4. Acquisition and Contracting
4.1. Identifying Alternatives
4.2. Models for Decision Making
4.3. Models for Cost Assessment
5. Managing Customer Expectations
5.1. Communication
5.2. Decision Making
5.3. Negotiation
6. Team and People Management
6.1. Relationship Management
6.2. Conflict Management
6.3. Leadership
7. Managing Quality Assurance.

Head Lecturer(s)

João Nuno Lopes Barata

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Laboratory work or Field work: 100.0%

Bibliography

The Software Project Survival Guide, Steve McConnell
Microsoft Press; 1 edition (October 15, 1997), 304 pages
ISBN-10: 1572316217

A Guide to the PMBOK® Guide
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Date Published: 2008
ISBN13: 9781933890517