Faculty of management Department of project management. Project Management Competency Development

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1 The Government of the Russian Federation The Federal State Autonomous Institution of Higher Education "National Research University - Higher School of Economics" Faculty of management Department of project management Project Management Competency Development Area oа studies "Management" Master level Master program Project Management Author: Olga N. Ilina, Ph.D., Associate Professor ilina_o@mail.ru Approved by the meeting of the Department 2011 Head of the Department [signature] Recommended by the section of Academic Council 2011 Chairman [signature] Approved by the Academic Council of the Faculty 2011 Academic Secretary [signature]

2 1 Course Summary Course is developed for students of Master Program at Faculty of Management as well as for foreign students who are interested in getting knowledge and skills necessary for development of project management capabilities both on individual and organizational levels. It s important that structure and content of competencies considered in this course align with international project management competency requirements established by the leading professional associations in the field of project management (Project Management Institute, International Project Management Association). Course combines both international project management competency requirements and approaches to development of a corporate professional education system in the field of project management based on individual project management competence development plans. Besides, the whole course is based on organizational project management maturity model which means that analysis and development of every individual s competence in project management takes into account corporate context (organization s maturity in project management 2 Area of Application and Regulatory References This Course Program establishes minimum requirements for skills and knowledge of the student and determines the content and the forms of educational activities and reporting. The Course Program has been developed in accordance with: National curriculum standard FGROS-3 Education Program University Academic Plan of the Education Program (approved in 2011) 3 Course Goals Course goals are the following: - To provide students with systematic, complex view on structure and content of project management competency requirements based on international project management professional standards (PMCDF, PMBOK, ICB); - To provide students with capability of project management competency diagnosis including assessment of necessary level of competence of an individual project manager as well as the whole corporate system of professional education and development in the field of project management;

3 - To provide students with skills necessary for development of project management competency development plans in an organization. 4 Students' Competencies to be developed by the Course The student is supposed to: Know structure and content of project management competency requirements based on international project management professional standards (PMCDF, PMBOK, ICB). Be able to do undertake project management competency diagnosis including assessment of necessary level of competence of an individual project manager as well as the whole corporate system of professional education and development in the field of project managementза the firm and to develop major internal documents (job descriptions, department charters, internal policy manuals). Be able to develop project management competency development plans in an organization. The Course develops the following competencies: Competencies NC/NR U-HSE Code Descriptors - the learning outcomes (the indicators of achievement) Universal ОК-4 Capable to make managerial /СК-М5 decisions, to assess their consequences and to bear responsibility for the outcomes Teaching forms and methods of that contribute to the development of a competence Preparation of managerial decisions pertaining to job descriptions, positions structure, managerial hierarchy and supporting internal documents. Public defense of the proposed decisions. Training of psychological robustness and management of

4 Competencies NC/NR U-HSE Code Descriptors - the learning outcomes (the indicators of achievement) Teaching forms and methods of that contribute to the development of a competence stress as severe critics of proposed decisions by the lecturer, his/her assistants and students playing the roles of bosses, colleagues and direct subordinate is envisaged. Managerial ОК- Capable to organize and to Participation in 6/СК- manage multi-faced and multi- preparation of collective М7 sided communications presentations Playing the role of a sole speaker of the research team by each of students 5 How the Course Fits in with the Curriculum The Course is a part of a Syllabus as well as a cycle of Courses providing Master Program Management for Specialization Project Management. The Course is to be based on the acquisition of the following Courses (at the bachelor level): General management Organization theory Project Management The Course requires the following students' competencies and knowledge: Major approaches to project management Group and organization-wide processes Human Resource Management The main provisions of the Course should be used for further studies of the following Courses:

5 Project Manager s Skills Processes and Instruments of Project Management 6. Course schedule Themes TOTAL Auditorium classes Self study (academic hours) including (academic hours) Lectures Workshops 1 International professional requirements for project manager s competency 2 Competency diagnosis for participants of project management system in organization 3 Project manager s competency development TOTAL: Forms and Types of Testing Type of Form of testing testing Intermediate Case Study Group Presentation

6 Final Quiz Written Exam, 90 min 7.1Grading Criteria Group presentation (case study) - 50% Written exam (test) 50% 7.2. Course content 1. International professional requirements for project manager s competency Lectures: Structure and comparative analysis of international project management professional standards that describe requirements toward project manager s competency. Project Management Body of Knowledge Standard. Processes and functional areas of project management. International Competence Baseline. Contextual, technical and personal competencies. Project Management Competency Development Framework (Project Management Institute): main objectives, structure, content. Knowledge, performance and personal competencies. Peculiarities of certification procedures for project managers in PMI and IPMA. Workshop: Individual work. PROJECT MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE COMPETENCE TEST. Group discussion on test results. Main References: 1. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. PMI, Project Management Competency Development Framework. PMI, International Competence Baseline. Version 3.0. IPMA, Thomas A.J. Project Manager s Desk Reference. Hampton Group, 2000.

7 Additional References: 1. Turner R.J. The Handbook of Project Based Management. McGraw-Hill Book, New York, Cleland, D. I. & Ireland, L. R. Project Manager sportable Handbook. New York, McGraw Hill Cleland D. I. & Lewis R. I.. Project Management: Strategic Design & Implementation, McGraw Hill Companies, 4th Ed., Gareis, R. & Huemann, M. Project Management Competences in the Projectoriented Organization. Gower, Milosevic, D. Z.. Project management toolbox: Tools and techniques for the practicing project manager. Hoboken, Nj: John Wiley & Sons Competency diagnosis for participants of project management system in organization Lectures: Participants of organizational project management system (OPMS): structure. Analysis of requirements toward project management competence for different groups of OPMS: top management, functional management, project managers, project administrators, project officers, program managers, portfolio managers, project team members. Workshop: Development of assessment tools for different OPMS groups of participants. Main References: 1. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. PMI, Project Management Competency Development Framework. PMI, 2008 Additional References: 3. Kerzner H. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1998.

8 4. Jamieson, A. & Morris, P. W. G. Moving from corporate strategy to project strategy. In P. W. G. Morris and J. K. Pinto (Eds.), Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Wiley guide to managing projects, Kendall, G. I. & Rollins, S. C.. Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO, J. Ross Publishing Kerzner, H.. Strategic Planning for Project Management using a project management Maturity Model. Nova York, John Wiley & Sons Project manager s competency development Lectures: Strategy of project manager s competency development. Project management corporate learning environment: target, structure, content. Project Management Competence Development Plan. Workshops: Case analysis (in teams). Project Manager s competence development plan preparation. Team presentations. Group discussion. Main References: 1. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. PMI, Project Management Competency Development Framework. PMI, Thomas A.J. Project Manager s Desk Reference. Hampton Group, Additional References: 4. Verma V.K. Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager. PMI, Upper Darby, PA, Turner R.J. The Handbook of Project Based Management. McGraw-Hill Book, New York, 2007

9 6. Cleland D. I. & Lewis R. I.. Project Management: Strategic Design & Implementation, McGraw Hill Companies, 4th Ed., Gareis, R. & Huemann, M. Project Management Competences in the Projectoriented Organization. Gower, Kerzner, H.. Strategic Planning for Project Management using a project management Maturity Model. Nova York, John Wiley & Sons Milosevic, D. Z.. Project management toolbox: Tools and techniques for the practicing project manager. Hoboken, Nj: John Wiley & Sons Educational Technologies Present course includes lectures, projects, group work, presentations, case studies and discussion. a. Teacher's Guidelines These are given optionally by the Author. Teacher's Guidelines (materials) can take the form of an application to the Course program and should specify the means and methods that facilitate the teaching procedures. b. Students' Guidelines These are given optionally by the Author. Students' Guidelines can take the form of an application to the Course program and should specify the learning activity especially in terms of self-study (independent work). 8. Methods and Materials for Current Testing and Attestation Current Testing Assignments 1.Which of the following is NOT a primary characteristics that is common to all projects? a. Objectives b. Schedules c. Manufacturing d. Resources 2. In which of the following does the project manager have the most authority? a. Project Coordinator organization

10 b. Weak matrix organization c. Project expediter organization d. Functional organization e.projectized organization 3. Which contract type places the most risk on the seller? a. Cost plus percentage fee b. Cost plus incentive fee c. Cost plus fixed fee d. Fixed price plus incentive fee e. Firm fixed price 4. Which phase of the project life cycle has the highest uncertainty? a. Conceptual b. Planning c. Design d. Implementation e. Termination 5. Herzberg s theory on motivation deals with: a. participative management b. the boss is always right c. hygiene factors d. laissez-faire 7. Dan was working as a project manager in a strong functional organization. In order to operate most effectively with upper management and the functional managers, Dan will have to rely on the following types of power: a. expert b. referent c. penalty d.reward

11 9. Grading Procedures The teacher assesses the performance of students at case study group presentation Qcase and assesses final exam Qexam. The resulting score Qfinal is exposed by the following formula: Q final = 0,5 Q case + 0,5 Qexam

12 10. Teaching Methods and Information Provision a. Main References: 3. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. PMI, Project Management Competency Development Framework. PMI, Thomas A.J. Project Manager s Desk Reference. Hampton Group, b. Additional References: 2. Verma V.K. Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager. PMI, Upper Darby, PA, Turner R.J. The Handbook of Project Based Management. McGraw-Hill Book, New York, Cleland D. I. & Lewis R. I.. Project Management: Strategic Design & Implementation, McGraw Hill Companies, 4th Ed., Gareis, R. & Huemann, M. Project Management Competences in the Projectoriented Organization. Gower, Kerzner, H.. Strategic Planning for Project Management using a project management Maturity Model. Nova York, John Wiley & Sons Milosevic, D. Z.. Project management toolbox: Tools and techniques for the practicing project manager. Hoboken, Nj: John Wiley & Sons.2003 c. Directories, dictionaries, encyclopedias All of the readings recommended above are available at the HSE Library. Books and articles are also available as electronic copies via HSE Library (library.hse.ru). For external access additional registration is required. d. Software No special software is required.

13 11. Technical Provision Present course is conducted with the use of following equipment: laptop and projector for lections and group project presentations. 12. Academic Integrity 12.1 Each student in this course is expected to abide by the Higher School of Economics Academic Honesty Policy. Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit will be the student's own work. For this course, collaboration is allowed in the following instances: group discussion in class You are encouraged to study together and to discuss information and concepts covered in lecture and the sections with other students. You can give "consulting" help to or receive "consulting" help from such students. However, this permissible cooperation should never involve one student having possession of a copy of all or part of work done by someone else, in the form of an , an attachment file, a diskette, or a hard copy. Should copying occur, both the student who copied work from another student and the student who gave material to be copied will both automatically receive a zero for the assignment. Penalty for violation of this Policy can also be extended to include failure of the course and University disciplinary action During examinations, you must do your own work. Talking or discussion is not permitted during the examinations, nor may you compare papers, copy from others, or collaborate in any way. Any collaborative behavior during the examinations will result in failure of the exam, and may lead to failure of the course and University disciplinary action. 13. Accommodations for Students with Disabilities The Higher School of Economics is committed to ensuring equal academic opportunities and inclusion for students with disabilities based on the principles of independent living, accessible universal design, and diversity. I am available to discuss appropriate academic accommodations that may be required for student with disabilities. Requests for academic accommodations are to be made during the first three weeks of the semester, except for unusual circumstances. Students are encouraged to register with Disability Services Center to verify their eligibility for appropriate accommodations.

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