Project Management
New, time-limited, and complex tasks – that's the core of any project. A working world without project work is hard to imagine today, including in academia.
The workshop conveys the fundamentals of professional project management and shows how proven tools can help steer projects from idea to successful completion. Particular attention goes to what makes projects in a university context distinctive, and to how you can use your strengths deliberately and involve stakeholders effectively.
Content
In the workshop, participants get to know the most important methods and tools of project management. Alongside theoretical input, the focus is on hands-on exercises and applying them to participants' own project ideas – short input sessions, practical method exercises, and peer exchange alternate throughout.
- Project management fundamentals: from planning to completion
- Setting goals and aligning projects
- Work breakdown structure
- Time planning with Gantt charts
- Risk and opportunity assessment
- Stakeholder analysis: identifying and involving supporters
- Project management in a university context: particularities and challenges
- Time and task management within projects
Nach dem Workshop können die Teilnehmenden …
- Structure projects clearly from goal definition to completion
- Plan your own projects using a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart
- Systematically assess risks and opportunities as a project progresses
- Identify stakeholders and involve them in a targeted way
- Apply your own strengths deliberately in project management
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- Tailored: Every format is customized to your context – from methodology to scheduling
- Practical: Grounded in academia, field-tested, and immediately applicable in everyday research
- Efficient: Clear structures and methods deliver fast results
- Sustainable: Materials and transfer tasks secure the learning effect long-term
- Motivating: Interactive formats boost engagement and team spirit