Entry requirements

120 credits, including 90 credits in science/engineering. Participation in the course Industrial Project Management I. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to

• explain and interpret advanced project management models and theories such agile and extreme,
• use agile and extreme project management tools to successfully initiate, plan and execute projects,
• relate agile and extreme project management models and tools to project implementation context/environment,
• evaluate the impact of stakeholders and changes in the external environment on project planning and execution using agile and extreme project management.

Content

Agile project management methodology. Differences between the agile and traditional project approach. Agile planning tools. Agile principles and tools for the implementation phase of projects. Agile techniques to follow up on progress, improvement work and completion. Application of agile project management by working together in a group assignment that runs throughout the course.

Instruction

Lectures, exercises and seminars.

Assessment

Active participation in seminars, written and oral assignments and final written exam.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding targeted pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.