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Unit 7: Project Management
Professional project management requires good preparation and experience-based support. In this unit, the following will be presented: which methods and tools consulting companies use for software implementation and development, what preconditions need to be fulfilled and how professional project management differs from classic project management, as in mechanical engineering. At the same time, the acknowledged deficiencies of these methods will be discussed.

Modern cyclical approaches will be tested alongside classic phase-oriented procedural models and project philosophies for their requirements and advantages.

Emphasis is placed on a critical analysis of opposing premises and the concepts behind Business Process Reengineering and Continuous System Engineering. In addition to the dynamic, technological factors that influence project structuring, the behaviour-oriented aspects of project teams will be analyzed.

Concrete projects, their methods and tools will be illustrated using case studies, through which participants will learn a systematic approach to managing complex IT projects.