FB4006 Project Management and Finance

Prerequisites

Admission requirements for The Faculty of Technology.

Course Objectives

To practice basic understanding/skills in general project management and business economics thinking, with emphasis on investment analysis, project planning and project follow-up.

Learning Methods

Lectures, practical assignments/individual work and at times guest lectures and/or study tours to relevant projects.

Course Description

Definition of a project and project management: concepts, characteristics, phases, content and players, project organisation, project partners, goal-definition, principles of breakdown structures (WBS, OBS and CBS). Planning and follow-up of projects with emphasis on time, resources and costs. The building process: a short introduction. Economic management (including accounting and budgeting), investment calculations and financing.

Assessment Methods

Written final examination. Individual work and other practical assignments will also be relevant to the final examination.

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