1) Why are we studying this course?
Project Management for "Belt and Road Initiative" plays an important role in the real world of a set of key skills and applied knowledge to satisfy their customers and other people involved in and affected by the project. Although modern project management originated from the US national defense project in the 1950s, the concept and thoughts of project management have been promoting the continuous development of social economy since ancient times, and have made brilliant achievements.
There is an ever-growing need for better project management within the disciplines of engineering, business, and technology and this course is a direct response to that need. It is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate university students, and for practicing managers in engineering, business, and technology. It covers the big picture of project management origins, applications, and philosophy as well as the nitty-gritty, how-to steps. And this course supplemented by brand new case studies from engineering and technology projects, as well as improved instructor support materials.
This curriculum uses the sixth edition of Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) standards and guideline publications (PMBOK) to setup the journey of seeking recognition for project management as a profession for international students. Also, It can function as a powerful long life education of leaders and managers who wants to applying and facilitating the project management practices, principles, processes, tools, and techniques to their work.
2) What are the themes and features of this course?
This course reveals not only how business projects are conducted, but also concepts and necessary steps in the conception and execution of engineering, product development, construction, and other technology projects.
It is a foundation upon which organizations can build methodologies, policies, procedures, rules, tools and techniques, and life cycle phases needed to practice project management. The PMBOK® Guide provides more detail about key concepts, emerging trends, considerations for tailoring the project management processes, and information on how tools and techniques are applied to projects.
Project managers may use one or more methodologies to implement the project management processes outlined in the standard. This course is highly theoretical and practical. It is problem-oriented and adopts the teaching method of "theoretical knowledge teaching + practical case analysis" to systematically and comprehensively describe the project management knowledge system. It is suitable for MBA, MEM, logistics management, civil engineering, engineering management and other related majors of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
3) What can we learn from this course?
The fundamentals of managing a project from start to finish require a team of individuals with different talents and skills. Project management provides the diversified technical and managerial competency and decentralized communication and decision-making necessary to meet the challenges of complex, unfamiliar, high-stakes activities. At the same time, this course helps students systematically understand the key concepts of project management, project management standards, project management knowledge system and development, project operation environment, and the responsibilities and capabilities of project managers and so on.
On completion of this course, students can define a project plan, establish a schedule, enforce teamwork, control cost, manage quality, and utilize other project management tools and techniques. Students are also expected to apply creative problem-solving skills to all phases of the project life cycle and use a range of systems thinking approaches to a variety of project contexts.
In addition, student can establish the basic logic and thinking of project management and learn the usual project management topics of schedules, budgets, and controls, but also the human side of project management, including leadership and conflict. Therefore, after this study, it is believed that students can not only improve their professional skills, but also will certainly contribute to creating greater value for society, enterprises and projects.
