TTA-75036 Management of Project Business, 4 cr

Additional information

The course is suitable for Industrial management major and minor studies, students of the international program in business and technology, and other students interested in project business. In the course it is assumed that all students have understanding of the basics in project management, e.g., through participating in a basic course of Project Management (TTA-71010 / 71016 or equivalent) or familiarizing with basics in some other way.


Person responsible

Tuomas Ahola

Lessons

Implementation Period Person responsible Requirements
TTA-75036 2016-01 1 Tuomas Ahola
Lauri Vuorinen
The course consists of lectures, readings and group exercises carried out in small teams. The successful completion of the course requires completing the group exercises and a personal assignment successfully.

Learning Outcomes

1) increased understanding on the complexity of project business 2) increased understanding on partnerships and their management in project business 3) increased skills in defining and the entity of project business and its challenges stemming from project overlaps and discontinuities 4) capability to analyze and solve practical problems in project business by applying knowledge, skills and good practices in project-based management

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Project-based management     
2. Project portfolio and program management     
3. Uncertainty and risks in project business     
4. Customers and services in project business     

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

Group assignments are graded as 0..5. Individual assignment is graded as 0..5. The course grade is based on the grades of group assignments and individual assignment.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
TTA-71010 Projektinhallinta Mandatory    
TTA-71016 Project Management Mandatory    

Additional information about prerequisites
Project management basics or equivalent



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
TTA-75036 Management of Project Business, 4 cr TETA-5706 Management of Project Business, 4 cr  

Updated by: Vuorinen Lauri, 30.08.2016