Aim of the course: to provide academic knowledge and practical skills in IT project management Course tasks: 1. To develop students' understanding of the most important concepts, methods, tools of IT project management. 2. To develop practical skills of creating IT project management documentation. 3. To promote the application of the acquired academic knowledge and practical skills in team work. The theoretical part of the course deals with project management approaches, tools and methods, with special emphasis on the specifics of IT projects. The training is based on the project management standard developed by the Project Management Institute (http://www.pmi.org) and compiled in the "Project Management Book of Knowledge" (PMBOK). In the practical part of the course, using the knowledge gained in the theoretical part of the course, team work skills are developed and basic skills in project management are acquired. The course is offered in: Latvian, English.
Course responsible lecturer Jānis Zuters
Results Knowledge 1. Basic knowledge of internationally recognized project management standards, methods, tools (eb11, eb13, EB14, EB41, EB42, EB43, EB51) Skills 2. Idea generation, written presentation and presentation skills (EB52, EB53, eb54) Competence 3. Teamwork, effective cooperation, division of labor in solidarity (eb61, eb62, EB64, EB65)
