Workshop on Modern IT Project Management
- Pradžia: 2023-03-02 12:00
- Pabaiga: 2023-03-02 13:30
Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty (www.knf.vu.lt)
Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 12:00-13:30
Muitinės Str. 12, Auditorium X
Registration deadline: 28 February Link for registration: https://bit.ly/3IMkbxZ
Workshop facilitator: Dr. Thor Möller, Germany
Content
This workshop will give an overview and basic knowledge about modern project management (PM) solutions. It will present the different PM approaches and project design from traditional PM to agile approaches and a comparison of both. Then, hybrid approaches will be introduced as different combinations of traditional and agile PM. Finally, it will provide a tool for selection of the most suitable project design for each project.
Who can participate: the workshop is oriented to MSs, BSc and PhD students and open to professionals who work in the field of IT project management.
What background knowledge is required: no special background is required, general understanding of business and organisation is desired.
Form of workshop: work in groups
Programme:
The trainer gives short inputs to following central questions and the participants have to apply the learnings in small workshops on a given case study about an IT project.
Question 1: What are the main steps of traditional project management?
Group work 1: What would you fix in a kickoff meeting and what would be the main steps in your IT project, if you apply traditional project management?
Question 2: What are the main steps of agile project management?
Group work 2: What would you fix in a kickoff meeting and what would be the main steps in your IT project, if you apply agile project management?
Question 3: What are the advantages of each PM approach?
Group work 3: What approach seem to be more suitable for your IT project and why?
Question 4: What are sound strategies to combine traditional and agile approaches to hybrid approaches?
Group work 4: What seem to be the best combination of PM methods for your IT project?
Question 5: How to select the most suitable approach to each project?
About the trainer
Dr. Thor Möller is the former President of GPM German Project Management Association and well-known expert in project management in Germany and all over the world. He has published more than 10 books about PM and developed different national and international standards in PM. Different associations and universities awarded him for his expertise and performances. Today he is the owner of four small companies in Germany with 50 employees in total.
