2024/2025
Управление проектами в международных компаниях
Статус:
Маго-лего
Когда читается:
2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Малинина Мария Викторовна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
24
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course Project Management in International Companies introduces students to the fundamental principles and contemporary practices of project management in multinational environments. It aims to equip students with both conceptual understanding and practical tools for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing projects that involve multiple countries, partners, and cultures. The course emphasizes the integration of project management methodologies, such as those defined in the PMBOK, ISO 21500, PRINCE2 with the realities of global business and international cooperation. By studying theoretical frameworks and real-life cases, students learn to approach projects as strategic instruments for achieving organizational goals and implementing corporate strategies in dynamic global markets.
The course combines lectures and seminars in a logical sequence that follows the life cycle of a project and the PMBOK knowledge areas. Lectures introduce key concepts, frameworks, and standards, while seminars are focused on case studies, group discussions, and practical exercises that simulate the work of international project teams. The first part of the course addresses the global environment of projects, cultural and organizational factors, and the role of stakeholders in international settings. The central part focuses on integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, and communication management, demonstrating how these areas interact in real-world project scenarios. The final part examines advanced topics such as risk management, procurement and tendering under international standards (including FIDIC), and value engineering as a means to maximize project effectiveness.
Through the combination of conceptual study and applied exercises, students develop both the analytical and interpersonal skills required for managing global projects. By the end of the course, participants will be able to define project objectives, plan and organize work breakdown structures, allocate resources, coordinate multicultural teams, and apply communication and control mechanisms ensuring effective project delivery. Practical assignments and teamwork serve as continuous assessment tools culminating in the final examination.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to apply structured project management tools, coordinate multicultural project teams, and deliver outcomes that align with corporate strategies of international organizations.
Learning Objectives
- The objective of the course is to build students’ ability to manage projects in international environments where complexity arises from cultural diversity, geographic dispersion, and differences in organizational practices. The course aims to develop a systematic understanding of how global projects are initiated, planned, executed, and controlled within multinational companies. It focuses on integrating project management methodologies with the realities of international business, strategic alignment, and cross-cultural collaboration. Students will enhance their competence in applying PMBOK-based tools to the context of global projects, designing project structures adapted to international constraints, and leading distributed teams. The course also contributes to the development of analytical, communicative, and leadership skills essential for coordinating stakeholders and achieving strategic objectives in multinational settings.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Know how to identify international projects and international programs, know the differences between local projects and programs
- Know the key characteristics of international projects and programs
- Be aware of the project management standards used in international project management
- Know core knowledge areas applied in international project management
- To study project planning methods in an international context
- To know the specifics of adapting project methodology to international project management
- To know the organizational issues of global project interactions
- To be able to create project breakdown structures, adapted to international context
Course Contents
- International Project Context and Environment
- International project management knowledge areas
- International Project Management integration processes
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Binder, J. (2007). Global Project Management : Communication, Collaboration and Management Across Borders. Aldershot, England: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=269279
- Grit, R. (2019). Project Management : A Practical Approach (Vol. Fifth edition). Groningen: Noordhoff Uitgevers BV. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2281726
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- A. O’Connor. (2010). Managing Economies, Trade and International Business. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Ben Mahmoud-Jouini, S., Midler, C., & Silberzahn, P. (2016). Contributions of Design Thinking to Project Management in an Innovation Context. Project Management Journal, 47(2), 144–156. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21577
- Dumitraşcu-Băldău Iulia, & Dumitraşcu Dănuţ Dumitru. (2019). Intercultural Communication and its Challenges Within the International Virtual Project Team. MATEC Web of Conferences, 07005. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201929007005
- Fossum, K. R., Binder, J. C., Madsen, T. K., Aarseth, W., & Andersen, B. (2019). Success factors in global project management:A study of practices in organizational support and the effects on cost and schedule. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-09-2018-0182
- Grant, A., Harvard Business Review Press, Groysberg, B., Katzenbach, J. R., & Meyer, E. (2019). HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Building a Great Culture (with Bonus Article “How to Build a Culture of Originality” by Adam Grant). Harvard Business Review Press.
- Horine, G. (2017). Project Management Absolute Beginner’s Guide: Vol. Fourth edition. Que Publishing.
- Pace, M. (2019). A Correlational Study on Project Management Methodology and Project Success. Journal of Engineering, Project & Production Management, 9(2), 56–65. https://doi.org/10.2478/jeppm-2019-0007
- Project Management Institute. (2019). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide-Sixth Edition / Agile Practice Guide Bundle (HINDI). [N.p.]: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2240462
- Project Management Institute. (2021). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Seventh Edition and The Standard for Project Management (ENGLISH): Vol. Seventh edition. Project Management Institute.
- Shankar S., Muller R., Drouin N. Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Project Management, 2017. Режим доступа: http://library.books24x7.com/bookshelf.asp