Innovative Project Management

Traditional project management courses teach systematic approaches to project planning. This is a strength but also a disadvantage. The course aims at giving the students the ability to adapt project planning to a specific environment. By bringing in innovative thinking in project planning a project model tailored for the firm can be established between the outer ends of the traditional project management theory: Water fall models and adaptive project management. The module combines the aspects of innovation and HRM to make project management a leadership tool.

Due to the current challenges within the wind industry the course will focus on designing the project management models necessary to cope with the tasks of decommissioning.

• Project management theory; Including tools and methods
• Analysis of project management requirements in a specific firm
• Design of project models adapted for specific industrial conditions
• Project management standards; Including Agile and Lean principles
• Life cycle aspects to be managed; From design to decomissioning
• Norms and regulation; Including third party approval
• Project planning; Including governance, progress monitoring and Visible Planning
• HRM in a project environment; Including leadership and knowledge management

• Manage innovation processes
• Communication and its role in project management
• The course will also to some extent include other critical parts for project management; Change Management, Risk Management, Contract Management, HSE/QA, Close-out and hand over, lessons learned, Decision Making, etc.
• Participants will be able to adapt project planning to a specific environment.
• They can develop a tailored project management model, which is evolved around the challenges and processes in a specific firm.

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