Personnel
Education
Research Projects and/or Programmes
Contact person
Personnel - Head:
- Professor Erling S. Andersen (head of department)
- Professors:
- Professor Jonas Sôderlund
- Associate Professor Jan Evensmo
- Associate Professor Jan-Terje Karlsen
- Associate Professor Anne Live Vaagaasar
- Doctoral Scholar Therse Dille Fauske
- Adjunct professor Ralf Müller
- Professor Emeritus Svein-Arne Jessen
- Other staff:
- Program Manager, administration of Master of Management in Project Management Åse Toska Sevalrud
Graph: Team of the project management group, Norwegian School of Management BI, January 2008) Top Education In total the Project Management group at BI offers nine courses. Master of Management program in Project Management.
Our most important program in project management is the Master of Management program. The objective of this program is make the participants well equipped to manage projects and use the project as a form of working in their own organisations. Objective
Participants will become familiar with the requirements which working with projects makes of companies and organisations. Moreover, participants will learn about the many areas which have been given great attention in the modern research literature of project management. Participants will learn the preconditions for a successful project and know that there are no ready solutions! Common errors which managers commit when establishing and implementing projects will be dealt with. Methods and techniques for planning, organising and following up projects will be discussed in depth. Our objective is also for the individual participant to be motivated to work in and manage projects. The program requires that participants have a certain level of practical experience from previous project work. The program's intension is to give a broad understanding of how the company may use projects in their strategy thinking. Knowledge about how projects are planned and organised, in-depth knowledge of project managing and project control is essential when using project organisation to solve a company's challenges. An especially challenging feature of this Management Programme is that, throughout the course, the participants must follow and evaluate an ongoing project chosen by them. The students are responsible for finding such a project and obtaining permission to describe and assess it. Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or equivalent and 4 years work experience. Please confirm our Student regulations. Course outline
1st course module -The project's foundation
2nd course module - Project planning
3rd course module - Project organisation
4th course module - Project control and project learning
5th course module - Project leadership and team work
6th course module - The project-oriented enterprise Computer-based tools
None. Course structure
The programme is conducted through six course modules, a total of 150 lecturing hours. Personal supervision will be provided. The average supervision will be 1 hour per student if the programme is taken as an ordinary course. Supervision is preferably given at the end of the day after the lectures have ended. Evaluation
The students are evaluated through a term paper, counting for 18 credit hours and an individual written exam, counting for 12 credit hours. Both evaluations must be passed to obtain a certificate for the program. The project management group at BI also offers a Master of Management in Project Management in Lithuania, in cooperation with ISM, Lithuania, with the following themes: - Project Fundament
- Portfolio management tals
- Project planning
- Project organizing
- Project learning and control
- Project-based management
Number of students: 60/year150-180 graduates Bachelor Programs in Project Management
The Bachelor Program in Project Management consists of three courses, where each course builds on the previous one. It is taken as a prerequisite that the students follow the progression through the program (Project Management 1 (PL 1) before Project Management 2 (PL 2), and Project Management 2 before Project Management 3(PL 3)). After completion of all three courses the program will be accepted as a 30 credits Bachelor Program or as an optional specialization as part of the Bachelor Program. In addition to the regional colleges, Center of Distance Education will offer this program with its own specific teaching. The courses of the program: - BIK 6500 Project Management 1 (PL 1): 6 credits
- BIK 6501 Project Management 2 (PL 2): 9 credits
- BIK 6510 Project Management 3 (PL 3): 15 credits
Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites needed to be accepted to the program. It is considered a prerequisite that the students follow the progression through the program. Course outline PL 1
The course will give an introduction to project management. The students will be given an understanding of what a project is and a foundation for planning, organizing and controlling projects. The course will further give an understanding of the problems of project work and will by the help of theory and practical examples show how to manage a project to achieve the goals. Topics: - Project concept (characteristics of a project, pitfalls of project work, daily project work)
- The goals and limitations of a project
- Project planning, with focus on milestone planning
- Project organizing (actors and responsibilities, the functioning of the project organization, responsibility charts)
- Project control (methods for project control, project control on different levels, project monitoring)
The course consists of 36 hours of instruction over one semester or five full days of instruction. The teaching will consists of lectures, group discussions and project thesis supervision. Course outline PL 2
In this course the emphasis will be on organizing, planning, analysis, reporting, communication and quality in project work. Different kinds of projects are studied to broaden the understanding of project work. Stakeholder analysis and activity planning are brought in as part of the planning process. When studying project organization, focus is put on the project manager and human co-operation throughout the different phases of the project. Quality assurance will be discussed, and the importance of creating a specific project culture within the company. Topics: - Different kinds of projects
- The project life cycle and its phases
- Stakeholder analysis
- Project planning, especially network planning
- The project manager
- Project organizing, especially team and leadership
- Quality assurance of projects
- Project culture
The course consists of 49 hours of instruction over one semester or seven full days of instruction. The teaching will consist of lectures and, group discussions. Course outline PL 3
Emphasis will be placed on creating an understanding of the role of projects in developing the company or government. The students are given insight into how to manage a project and a portfolio of projects. Heavy emphasis will be on economic analysis of projects. Uncertainties in connection with an individual project and the whole portfolio will be discussed. Topics: - Management of projects
- Project control and value creation
- Uncertainties in project
- Use of IT tools in project work
- Project proposals, selection of project short list, cash flow, profitability, cost of capital, risk analysis
- Work on thesis
The course consists of 70 hours of instruction over two semesters or ten full days of instruction. The students must hand in a thesis at the end of the course. The thesis should analyze a topic or problem related to a project or portfolio of projects. Supervision will be given. The paper should not exceed 20 pages of text (figures and tables not included). Computer-based tools
At some of the courses demonstration of computer-tools might take place. Number of graduates per year
PL 1: 100-200 graduates
PL 2: Less than 100 graduates
PL 3: Less than 50 graduates Project Management for Business administration students (bachelor)
Project management group at BI offers one course in Project Management for administration students at bachelor level. - Content:
- What is a project
- Project success criteria
- Project management
- Project planning
- Project control
- Risk management
- Conflict management
- Project organization
- Stakeholder management
- Contract administration
- Culture and international projects
- Target group:
- Business administration students (bachelor)
- Graduates:
- Duration:
- 1 semesters
- 12 weeks à 3 hours
Project Management at Master of Science level - Content:
- Management of project start, project controlling, project close-down
- Design of the project organisation
- The project manager and leadership
- Management of relationships with project stakeholders
- Management of project benefits
- Target group:
- Master of Science students
- Graduates:
- Duration:
- 1 semesters
- 12 weeks à 3 hours
- Features:
- Held in English
- About half of the class is exchange students
Course: Management of IT-projects - Content:
- Project concept
- Characteristics of IT-projects
- Project management of IT-projects
- Project planning – general and detailed
- Organization of IT-projects
- Classification of roles between IT-projects and IT-functions
- Procurement management in IT-projects
- Cost, time and resource estimates in IT-projects
- Control of IT-projects
- Target group:
- Information technology students (bachelor)
- Graduates:
- Duration:
- 1 semesters
- 12 weeks à 3 hours
Specialization in Project Management, bachelor level - Target Group:
- Graduates:
- Duration:
- One year course, divided into eight separate modules
- Features:
- Introduction to Project Management theory
- Mainly for young students with limited practical experience, but also offered to practitioners.
Doctoral course
In collaboration with Umeå University and Linköping University in Sweden, BI offers a doctoral course in project management. It provides theoretical perspectives on projects and temporary organizations. The number of students per year: 10 Top Research projects and/or programmes -
- Competence development and learning
- Risk and uncertainty management
- Project perspectives and frameworks
- Management of the Project-oriented Company
- Family of Maturity Models
- Projects in a relational perspective
- The project oriented society – the impact of projects on society
- Research approach:
- Organizational approach to project management
- Learning and process approach
- Capability approach to project management
- Evolutionary approach to project management
- Theses:
- Ca. 130 Master of Management dissertations per year
- Ongoing doctoral research
Research Projects
The Project Management group has two main projects going on 2007/2008. - Collaboration project on risk and uncertainty management, budget: 4 000 000 Euros.
- Research project on experience transfer and learning, budget: 100 000 Euros, led by Anne Live Vaagaasar, BI.
Top Contact Person For any questions and information, please contact: Erling S. Andersen
Professor Project Management
Norwegian School of Management BI,
Nydalsveien, 37, 0442 Oslo
Telephone: + 47 06600
Telephone direct: + 47 46410702
Telefax: + 47 46410701
erling.s.andersen@bi.no Or Anne Live Vaagaasar
Dr., Project Management, Associate Professor Project Management
Norwegian School of Management BI,
Nydalsveien, 37, 0442 Oslo
Telephone: + 47 06600
Telephone direct: + 47 46410763
Telefax: + 47 46410701
anne.l.vaagaasar@bi.no Top |
