ME1047 Practical project planning – structure and culture 2.0 credits

A project is a structured way of working for managing temporary and unique tasks. Virtually all development and change work in industrial companies is carried out as a project. The course focuses mainly on methods for the structural part of industrial project management, although the cultural side is also touched upon. The course contains several different learning activities, including video lectures, individual assignments and digital examination. Areas covered in the course include:

• Structural breakdown of projects
• Goal formulation in projects
• Activity planning
• Project organization
• Stakeholder management
• Project monitoring
• Risk and quality management

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

• Explain project management concepts, methods and tools
• Formulate project goals that are specific, measurable and possible to evaluate, accepted, realistic and time-bound
• Apply project management concepts, methods, and tools by developing a basic project plan.

General entry requirements for higher education.

• KON1 - Digital partial exam, 0.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
• SEM1 - Online seminar, 0.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
• INL1 - Assignment, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability. The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students. If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.