Goal: The purpose of the course is to provide insight into business processes and operations. Students of the course will be able to structure, organize and manage projects across various functional fields and across organizational borders. They will also understand how to create, manage and control projects and project teams in cascade and scrum methodologies.
Course description: The course endeavours to create a basic understanding of business processes and their implications to IT. Students will get acquainted with various project management approaches and will learn how to join in the PDCA cycle of the business entity, as well as to define and achieve KPIs regarding their own contribution to business strategies. The course also entails a short intro into business communication with special emphasis on pitch.