Course syllabus
Welcome to this course in Project Management!
Lectures, seminars and tests are held on Chalmers campus Johanneberg. You can find the locations for lectures and seminars on TimeEdit HERE.
The Q&A session for module 1 will be held on Zoom: https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/68402365781
Information about course content and learning goals are presented in the Course PM HERE, while an overview of the schedule, preparatory work (to be completed for each lecture and seminar) and submissions can be found in the schedule below on this page. To join seminars, you need to sign up in advance, prepare according to the instructions for each seminar and write a reflection after each seminar.
Communication and questions in the course will be channeled via one main contact person, Linus Thomson, in order to provide you with a cohesive response. Kindly direct all questions to linus.thomson@chalmers.se
The course is managed and examined by Ingrid Johansson Mignon and Ksenia Onufrey.
Schedule and Preparatory work
| Week |
Date |
Time |
Course Activity |
Preparations (videos and articles are available under each module) |
| 44 | 30/10 | 10.00 - 11.45 |
Introduction Lecture |
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| 45 | 6/11 | 10.00 - 11.00 |
Q&A Module 1: PM Basics (Zoom) |
1) Watch the pre-recorded videos and read the compulsory textbook chapters. 2) Send your questions to Ingrid (ingrid.mignon@chalmers.se) before the deadline. |
| 45 | 8/11 | 13.15 - 15.00 | Test 1 (Room: SBMultisal, SB-D409) | Read, watch and practice the material for Module 1. |
| 46 | 13/11 | 08.00 - 09.45 | Module 2: Project methodologies | Read the compulsory literature for Lecture 2 under Module 2. |
| 46 | 13/11 |
10.00 - 11.45 |
Module 2: Agile development | Read the compulsory literature for Lecture 3 under Module 2. |
| 46 |
15/11 |
13.15 - 17.00 | Module 2 Seminar A: Lego4Scrum |
1) Sign up for the seminar before the deadline. 2) Do the preparations for Seminar A. 3) Submit your reflections for Seminar A before the deadline. |
| 47 | 20/11 | 08.00 - 09.45 | Module 3: Managing Complex Projects in Uncertain Environments |
Read the compulsory literature for Lecture 4 under Module 3. |
| 47 | 20/11 | 10.00 - 11.45 |
Module 3: Knowledge Integration in Projects |
Read the compulsory literature for Lecture 5 under Module 3. |
| 47 | 22/11 | 10.00 - 17.00 |
Module 3 Seminar B: Complexity, uncertainty and knowledge integration in projects |
1) Sign up for the seminar before the deadline. 2) Do the preparations for Seminar B. 3) Submit your reflections for Seminar B before the deadline. |
| 48 | 27/11 | 08.15 - 10.00 |
Re-exam Test 1 (Room: SBMultisal, SB-D509, SB-D409 ) |
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| 48 | 27/11 | 10.00 - 11.45 |
Module 4: Project Leadership |
Read the compulsory literature for Lecture 6 under Module 4. |
| 48 | 29/11 | 10.00 - 17.00 | Module 4 Seminar C: Project Leadership |
1) Sign up for the seminar before the deadline. 2) Do the preparations for Seminar C. 3) Submit your reflections for Seminar C before the deadline. |
| 49 | 4/12 | 10.00 - 11:45 | Module 5: Self-organization |
1) Read the compulsory literature for Lecture 7 under Module 5. |
| 49 | 6/12 | 10.00 - 17.00 | Module 5 Seminar D: Self-organization |
1) Sign up to Seminar D before the deadline. 2) Do the preparations for Seminar D. 3) Submit your reflections for Seminar D before the deadline. |
| 50 | 11/12 | 10.00 - 11.45 | Closing Lecture |
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| 50 | 13/12 | 13.00 - 17.00 | Test 2 (Room: SBMultisal, SBD023, SBD025) |
Study the lectures and the compulsory literature for Modules 2-5. |
| 1 | 4/1 | 14.00 - 18.00 | Re-exam Test 2 (Room: TimeEdit Chalmers - Lokal TE Exam lokal 1 Campus Johanneberg, +2 objekt (3)) |
Course Literature
Module 1: Project Management Basics
Compulsory reading:
- Pinto, J. K. (2020). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage (5th Global ed.). Boston: Pearson Education. Chapters 3, 5, 7 - 10 (included) and 12 - 14 (included). (sign in using shibboleth, Chalmers library as institution, and log in with your CID)
The above edition is available as e-book from the Chalmers Library HERE. Note: the easiest way to find the textbook is to search for "project management" as keyword at Chalmers Library and the e-book should appear among the top results.
Module 2: Project Methodologies
Compulsory readings:
- Lindkvist, L., Soderlund, J., & Tell, F. (1998). Managing product development projects: on the significance of fountains and deadlines. Organization studies, 19(6), 931-951.
- de Meyer, A., Loch, C., & Pich, M. (2002). Managing Project Uncertainty: From Variation to Chaos, Sloan Management Review, 43(2), 60-67.
- Takeuchi, H., & Nonaka, I. (1986). The new new product development game. Harvard business review, 64(1), 137-146.
Recommended readings:
- Rigby, D. K., Sutherland, J., & Takeuchi, H. (2016). Embracing Agile. Harvard Business Review, 94(5), 40–50.
- The Scrum Guides https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html
- Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) Rules https://less.works/less/rules
- Flow of Teams in LeSS Introduction to LeSS - Large Scale Scrum (LeSS)
- Feature teams https://www.craiglarman.com/content/feature-teams/feature-teams.htm
Module 3: Complexity, Uncertainty, and Knowledge Integration in Projects
Compulsory readings:
- Shenhar, A.J., (2001). One size does not fit all projects: Exploring classical contingency domains. Management science, 47(3), 394-414.
- de Meyer, A., Loch, C., & Pich, M. (2002). Managing Project Uncertainty: From Variation to Chaos, Sloan Management Review, 43(2), 60-67.
- Olausson, D. & Berggren, C., (2010). Managing uncertain, complex product development in high‐tech firms: in search of controlled flexibility. R&D Management, 40(4), 383-399.
- Okhuysen, G.A., & Eisenhardt, K., M. (2002). Integrating knowledge in groups: How formal interventions enable flexibility. Organization Science 13(4), 370-386.
- Enberg, C. (2012). Enabling knowledge integration in coopetitive R&D projects—The management of conflicting logics. International Journal of Project Management, 30(7), 771-780.
Module 4: Project Leadership
Compulsory readings:
- Introduction chapter (only) in Bass, B. M., & Riggio, R. E. (2006). Transformational leadership.
- Holmberg, I., & Tyrstrup, M. (2010). Well then-What now? An everyday approach to managerial leadership. Leadership, 6(4), 353-372.
Module 5: Self-organization
Compulsory readings:
- Wheatley, M. J., & Kellner-Rogers, M. (1996). Self-Organization: The Irresistable Future of Organizing. Strategy & Leadership, 24(4), 18–24.
- Manz, C. C., Shipper, F., & Stewart, G. L. (2009). Everyone a Team Leader: Shared Influence at W. L. Gore & Associates. Organizational Dynamics, 38(3), 239–244.
- Empson, L., Langley, A., & Sergi, V. (2023). When Everyone and No One is a Leader: Constructing individual leadership identities while sustaining an organizational narrative of collective leadership. Organization Studies, 44(2), 201–227.
Course summary:
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