Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering

Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering

Professionalize yourself to lead the management of information and communication technologies from innovation and improvement of competitiveness

Project management I

Description
Throughout the course, the student must propose the best strategy to carry out the project and plan it in accordance with the defined strategy. In addition, the student must prepare the project plan and present it to the sponsor to obtain approval of the project.
Type Subject
Primer - Obligatoria
Semester
First
Course
1
Credits
5.00
Previous Knowledge
Objectives

The learning outcomes that students who take this course must achieve, based on the curriculum of their Master's degree, are:

1. Know and be able to identify the different types of project life cycles (R&D projects, deployment projects, product development projects, etc.).
2. Know and be able to apply the main techniques and tools for defining the triple constraint (scope, cost, and time) and the resources needed for a project.
3. Know how to create a Project Charter
4. Know how to carry out detailed project planning and prepare the project plan
5. Know how to identify the main stakeholders in the project and their communication needs

The objectives of this course are:

• Learn to analyze the available project management methodological alternatives
• Learn to integrate different methodological techniques and approaches (hybrid methodology)
• Learn to create a project plan detailing its scope, budget, schedule, and resource needs.
• Public defense of the project plan

Contents

1. Introduction to Project Management
2. The Project Charter
3. Planning the Scope
4. Planning the Resources
5. The Project Schedule
6. The Project Budget
7. Practical class for the development of the final deliverable
8. Agile Methodologies.
9. Public presentation

Methodology

The training activities used in the subject are:

• Assimilation of the associated concepts
• Group work
• Evaluation activities

Each session is divided into two parts: in the first part the teacher provides the basic knowledge so that the students can research and complete the task. The rest of the session is dedicated to working and resolving doubts about the practical application of the concepts.

Evaluation

The student's final grade (Na) will be composed of
Na = 5% contribution to the forum + 10% Project Charter + 5% scope plan and WBS + 30% Final questionnaire + 35% final report + 15% presentation of the project plan

To pass, a grade of >= 5 must have been obtained in the Final Questionnaire.

Evaluation Criteria

Group work will be assessed taking into account the intermediate integrables and the final project plan presented. Individual assessment will be carried out considering participation in the subject forum and through a questionnaire at the end of the subject.

Basic Bibliography

Project Management Institute, Inc. (2017). La guía para los fundamentos para la dirección de proyectos (Guía del PMBOK) - Sexta Edición.

Project Management Institute, Inc. (2021). Guía de los Fundamentos para la Dirección de Proyectos (Guía del PMBOK) - Séptima Edición y El Estándar para la Dirección de Proyectos.

Oscar Liébana. (2021). 12 Principios PMBOK 7ºed, una nueva visión Agile (I) [En línea]. https://oliebana.com/2021/08/14/12-principios-pmbok-7oed-una-nueva-visio...

Additional Material

AgileManifesto.org. (2001). Manifiesto por el Desarrollo Ágil de Software [En línea]. <https://agilemanifesto.org/iso/es/manifesto.html>

Rosita Chito. (2022). 21 años del Manifiesto Ágil [En línea]. <https://blog.buhoos.com/21-anos-del-manifiesto-agil/>

Altertecnia. (2018). Metodologías Ágiles, ¿Cuáles son las más importantes? [En línea]. <https://altertecnia.com/metodologias-agiles-mas-importantes/>