mp30it3

**1. Introduction**
This course offers students a systematic approach to the management of IT projects. IT projects in this context refer to the planning, setup, installation and roll-out of IT systems and solutions.

The intention of the course is to prepare the students on managing the setup and introduction of new IT systems in organisations.

**2. Course structure**
1.1 Introduction 1.2 The System Development Life Cycle 1.3 Overview on IT systems: Information Systems, ERP, PLM, PDM, Office Systems
 * 1. IT systems**

2.1 Characteristics and Challenges of IT Projects 2.2 Project Management Processes and Models 2.3 Project Management Office for IT Projects 2.4 Presentation of Case Studies
 * 2. Managing IT Projects**

3.1 Methods 3.2 IT Tools, specific Project Management Software 3.3 Communication
 * 3. Tools For Managing IT Projects**


 * 4. Application to IT Projects**

3. Case studies
Selected methods and tools will be applied in case studies related to project management.

4. Parameters
ECTS: 6 Hours of study in total:180 Weekly hours per semester: 4 Course characteristics: elective Course frequency: every year - winter semester Maximal capacity: 10 students Course admittance prerequisites: Courses of the first two semesters and additional IT competences Skills trained in this course: professional, methodological, and personal skills Assessment of the course: Teaching staff: Prof. Dr. Christian Reimann and Prof. Dr. Carsten Wolff
 * Contact hours: 60
 * Self study hours: 120
 * 75% contributions within the course (homework, group work, presentations, case studies)
 * 25% written or oral examination at the end of the course

5. Learning outcomes

 * 5.1 Knowledge**

The students can


 * explain core issues of IT projects
 * explain and compare different types of IT systems
 * explain and compare methods for managing IT projects


 * 5.2 Skills**

The students are able to


 * apply tools for management of IT projects
 * develop tailored processes for managing IT projects

in a given context in the course.


 * 5.3 Competence - attitude**

They are able to


 * apply tools for management of IT projects
 * develop tailored processes for managing IT projects

in a new context / project.


 * 5.4 On scaling outcomes**


 * Analysis - assessed according to complexity and completeness
 * Models – assessed according to correctness, complexity and completeness
 * Tools - appropriate application, correctness, complexity and completeness of results

=6. Teaching and training methods:=


 * Lectures introducing concepts, methods and tools
 * Group work to train concepts and methods, to develop skills and to work on case studies
 * Home work to add individual contributions
 * Presentations to communicate results

=7. Course mapping=

All courses of the first 2 semesters contribute to this course.

=8. References:=

Methods of IT Project Management, J. L. Brewer and K. C. Dittman, Prentice Hall International, 2009 Effective IT Project Management: Using Teams to Get Projects Completed on Time and Under Budget, A. Rosen, Amacom, 2004