Master
2024/2025
Project Team Management
Type:
Compulsory course (Business Development)
Area of studies:
Management
Delivered by:
Department of Venture Management (Nizhny Novgorod)
When:
2 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Yulia Platonova
Master’s programme:
Business Development
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Studying on the course "Managing a Project Team" you will learn: - what is a project team, what are the principles of its formation and development; - what kind of processes of project team management are distinguished in the standards of project management; - what kind of personal qualities and professional skills should be developed by a project team member for the project to be successful. On the course, students will learn to: - draw up a project team management plan based on the project WBS, - distribute and document the roles of project participants, - draw up a project team development plan,- manage group interaction, use accessible means of communication and exchange of ideas for information and knowledge management in the project.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- A student defines the key terms from PMBOK standard related to the team management issues
- A student develops a project team's knowledge map
- A student documents the team members' roles and responsibilities
- A student creates the structure of the meetings aimed at knowledge sharing and social learning
Course Contents
- 1. Project Human Resource Management: group vs team
- 2. Assembling a Project Team
- 3. Developing a High-Performance Project Team
Assessment Elements
- Test assignment
- Defining functional and team roles
- Developing a team knowledge map
- Feedback after a team session or scenario for a team session
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 2nd module0.25 * Defining functional and team roles + 0.25 * Developing a team knowledge map + 0.25 * Feedback after a team session or scenario for a team session + 0.25 * Test assignment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- A., P., & Hairul. (2018). What Matters in Project Team Management? Polish Journal of Management Studies, 17(2), 211–221. https://doi.org/10.17512/pjms.2018.17.2.18
- Atwood, C. G. (2009). Knowledge Management Basics. Alexandria, Va: American Society for Training & Development. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=516946
- Joan H. Johnston, Henry L. Phillips, Laura M. Milham, Dawn L. Riddle, Lisa N. Townsend, Arwen H. DeCostanza, … Sean M. Fitzhugh. (2019). A Team Training Field Research Study: Extending a Theory of Team Development. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01480
- Project Management Institute. (2021). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Seventh Edition and The Standard for Project Management (ENGLISH): Vol. Seventh edition. Project Management Institute.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Caruso, S. J. (2017). A Foundation for Understanding Knowledge Sharing: Organizational Culture, Informal Workplace Learning, Performance Support, and Knowledge Management. Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 10(1), 45–52. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=EJ1126832
- Chiocchio F., Kelloway E.K., Hobbs B. The Psychology and Management of Project Teams: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, 2015. Oxford Scholarship Online (available: HSE Electronic Resources / Oxford Scholarship online).DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199861378.001.0001
- Harrin, E. (2013). Managing Project Teams : Shortcuts to Success. Swindon: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=604670
- Hodgetts, R. M., & Cox, J. F. (1995). Business Without Bosses: How Self-Managing Teams Are Building High Performing Companies. Organizational Dynamics, 24(1), 83–84. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=9508221947
- Lee, M. R. (2014). Leading Virtual Project Teams : Adapting Leadership Theories and Communications Techniques to 21st Century Organizations. Boca Raton: Auerbach Publications. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=611888
- Mudasir Khan. (2018). Virtual Team Management Challenges Mitigation Model: A Systematic Literature Review Protocol. University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, (2), 88. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsdoj&AN=edsdoj.8c4a3be47e48462cad6ba3b24117fdad
- Pamela Meyer. (2015). Agility Shift : Creating Agile and Effective Leaders, Teams, and Organizations. Routledge.
- Project Management Institute. (2019). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide-Sixth Edition / Agile Practice Guide Bundle (HINDI). [N.p.]: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2240462
- Robert, J. L. P., & You, S. (2018). Are you satisfied yet? Shared leadership, individual trust, autonomy, and satisfaction in virtual teams. Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 69(4), 503–513. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.23983