mp31b

1. Introduction
IT projects focus on planning, development, setup, roll-out and maintenance of information supply chains or components of such systems. The information supply chain consists of the core IT systems of an enterprise. Today, these systems are highly inteconnected and the combination and collaboration between systems, tools and processes is a focus of IT projects. The following course is focussing on the management of projects related to information supply chains. This involves a holistic view on the information supply chain itself and on the related projects. An information supply chain can be developed by an engineering team, it can be introduced applied to a company by an IT system management team, it can be maintained and operated by IT administrators. This leads to different views on the information supply chain, dependent on what is done with it. Operating an information supply chain is different in terms of business model, project management, involved people etc. from engineering an information supply chain. Using an information supply chain is different again. These different aspects of the specific information supply chain have to be considered from technical point of view, business view and management view. It is important to run such projects in an effective and efficient way, while both effectivity and efficiency in this context may be difficult to define. The target of this course is to collect and synthesize the learning from the first and second semester and to apply it to information supply chain projects. Students are expected to generate a holistic understanding of the topic by exploring the different aspects of information supply chains in homework and teching sessions.

The course is focussed on students doing their project thesis in an IT project. Therefore, the course is tought in teaching blocks and homework blocks.

2. Course structure

 * Introduction
 * Information Supply Chains
 * Overall Context of Information Supply Chains in Organizations
 * IT Strategy and Governance
 * IT Development
 * IT Operations
 * Efficiency and Effectiveness of Information Supply Chains and IT Projects

3. Case studies
The course includes various small case studies from IT industry projects. Students are doing research on additional examples and case studies.

4. Parameters
ECTS: 6 Hours of study in total:180 Weekly hours per semester: 4 Contact hours: 60 Self study hours: 120 Course characteristics: compulsory optional Course frequency: every year - winter semester Maximal capacity: 10 students Course admittance prerequisites: Modules of the first 2 semesters - the exams of 2 modules out of 10 can be open Skills trained in this course: professional, methodological, and personal skills

Assessment of the course: 75% the quality of project results including a final presentation 25% written examination at the end of the course The ratio between these two components should be adjusted to the local examination regulations. Teaching staff: Prof. Dr. Carsten Wolff, Daniel Milleg

5. Learning outcomes
//**5.1 Knowledge**//
 * They can explain the core concepts of the Information Supply Chain (ISC)
 * Develop an understanding of the „big picture“ of IT in corporate organisations
 * Familiarize with todays most challenging trade-off between effectiveness & efficiency of IT
 * Understand the key levers to positively influence IT effectiveness & efficiency

//**5.2 Skills**//
 * They are able to analyze information supply chains in an organization
 * They can derive a holistic view of the ISC and its context
 * They can apply performance indicators for efficiency and effectivity
 * They can compare different approaches for IT projects in organizational contexts

//**5.3 Competence - attitude**// >
 * Judgement about IT in corporate organisation
 * Ability to apply a tailored project management approach for IT projects in corporate organisations
 * Contribute solutions to challenging problems in "big" and "new" ISC projects

=6. Teaching and training methods:=

An initial lecture block is used to introduce the topic and the scope. A homework and a case study are done by the students to explore the topics. A further teaching block is completing the theoretical input. Following that block the students are presenting the results from the homework and the case study. A written exam is used to assess the results.

=7. Course mapping=

All courses of the first 2 semesters contribute to this course. The learnings of the first 2 semesters are applied to the specific field of IT projects

The course is complementing the MP30 - Special Methods and Tools for IT Projects with management and business aspects

The course is complementing the project thesis with theoretical inputs

=8. References:=

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