Project Management Theory and Simulation 
The main goal is to give the students a brief introduction to Project Management in a lecture style and then have them practice project management in a lab setting. They would try to tackle a concrete project from the perspective of a Project Manager in groups of about three.
The practices are carried out with a quite popular Project Management Simulation Software (SimulTrain) which is accessible via a Web Browser (e.g., IE or Firefox).
TOPICS COVERED (subject to slight changes):
- Introduction to Project Management
- Motivation
- What is a Project
- What is Project Management
- Project Lifecycle
- Project Constraints
- PMI Project Management Processes, Groups and Knowledge Areas
- Project Planning Basics
- Project Organization
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Task Network
- Project Schedule
- Critical Path
- Project Execution and Controlling Basics
- Tracking Team Member’s Progress
- Project Vital Signs (Monitoring Project Constraints)
- Earned Value Analysis
- Project Simulation
- Project Leadership
- Project Management/Monitoring
- Human Resources Management
Note: Students do not necessarily need to have sound knowledge on Project Management already
Place: Facultad de Ciencias - Universidad de Salamanca
Dates:
Monday May 29 Computer room 0 to 15h - 19h
Tuesday May 30 - Computer room 0 to 15h - 18h
Teacher
Prof. Dr. Joachim Hering
University of Applied Sciences
Department of Computer Science
Albert-Einstein-Allee 55
89081 Ulm, Germany
Room : Q213
Phone : +49 731 50 28526
E-Mail: hering@hs-ulm.de
Web : http://www.hs-ulm.de/hering
All attendees will be issued a certificate of participation
