Bachelor
2023/2024
Information Systems and Project Management
Type:
Compulsory course
Area of studies:
Business Informatics
Delivered by:
Department of Strategic and International Management
Where:
Graduate School of Business
When:
3 year, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course introduces basic principles of project management and governance. The course also overviews the most common strategies associated with ICT management and the tools used to manage these strategies. These are contrasted with organisational issues such as structure, planning and control and deployment framework. Finally, the course provides a holistic view of benefit management and information systems strategy alignment.
Learning Objectives
- To know the peculiarities of project management methodology adaptation to the implementation of information systems
- To study how digital transformation strategies can be implemented through information system creation projects
- To study how digital transformation strategies can be implemented through information system creation projects
- To explain the basic principles of project management from technical and organisational standpoints, including time, cost and performance issues
- To understand how to combine flexible and traditional approaches in planning and implementing information system development projects
Expected Learning Outcomes
- • describe the characteristics of an information infrastructure and the differences between the concept of information infrastructure and of information systems;
- • describe the importance of strategic planning for the successful digitalisation of the company;
- • describe the limitations of project management techniques for the coordination of complex IS projects.
- • discuss the challenges that must be overcome to deploy an integrated project management approach;
- • discuss the importance of project management and its limitations;
- • explain the differences between firm-level, business-level and industry level information systems strategy;
- • explain the differences between personal ICTs, group ICTs and enterprise ICTs;
- • explain the links between corporate governance and ICT governance;
- • explain the main managerial challenges associated with the design and deployment of business-level information systems strategies;
- • identify the different project management areas and describe the importance of their integrations;
- • master the PERT and CPM techniques;
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 2nd module0.2 * Activity + 0.2 * Case study + 0.3 * Essay + 0.3 * Project plan
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Arvidsson, V., Holmström, J., & Lyytinen, K. (2014). Information systems use as strategy practice : a multi-dimensional view of strategic information system implementation and use. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis.2014.01.004
- Information technology for managers, Reynolds, G. W., 2018
- Project Management Institute. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) — Sixth Edition and Agile Practice Guide (ENGLISH). Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1595321
- 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.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Archibald, R. D., & Archibald, S. C. (2016). Leading and Managing Innovation : What Every Executive Team Must Know About Project, Program, and Portfolio Management, Second Edition (Vol. Second edition). Boca Raton: Auerbach Publications. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1093889
- Melville, N., Kraemer, K., & Gurbaxani, V. (2004). Information Technology and Organizational Performance: An Integrative Model of It Business Value. MIS Quarterly, 28(2), 283–322. https://doi.org/10.2307/25148636