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What is a project and why do it?

This activity is about understanding what characterizes projects as a way of working, and why we sometimes organize work as a project. To introduce projects and project management we will …

Learning community

A learning community is a place where we explore and learn together with others. That means that you obtain the intended learning outcomes through cooperation and collaboration. You can also …

Week overview

The first week focuses on the introduction of projects and project management, and consists of three main topics and a summary. The What and Why of projects – This topic …

Learning outcomes

This course will be of interest to anyone interested in projects as a way of organizing work and obtaining goals in an uncertain environment. The aim with this course is …

Welcome to the course

Managing projects includes fulfilling goals in an uncertain environment. Due to the uncertainty and often complex tasks, project management is a challenge, and many projects fails. Is it possible to …

Introduction

Welcome In this final week, we will be examining two cases from the different perspectives that have been described and discussed in the course, to determine whether a project is …

Introduction

The second week focuses on the project plan. It consists of three main topics and a conclusion. The project plan – This topic describes what a project plan is and …

Course conclusion

What have you learnt during this course? Are the intended learning outcomes fulfilled? Is there something you lack or would like to know more about? Reflect, comment and discuss within …

Conclusion

The aim of the project seems to be in line with what many tourists request. However, due to poor project planning and realization, the project goal will most probably not …

Project analysis

Below you will find some feedback to the project group from different perspectives. Project management Oskar understood the need of competences and skills in project management, and prepared with some …

Case 2: The Wild Animal Camp Project

After almost 10 years as a shareholder and employee at NATURE, Oskar was going to start up his own business. His thoughts had started with the Nordic Adventure Project, the …

Conclusion

The team succeeded in managing their project more or less according to the time and cost constraints. However, they had not foreseen the more comprehensive scope, which demanded more resources. …

Project analysis

Below you find some feedback to the project group from different perspectives. A project management perspective They did not see the differences between routine work (i.e. weekend trips they were …

Case 1: The Nordic Adventure Project

North Adventure Tours & Unique Resorts (NATURE) is a Swedish SME company with four employees and approximately ten seasonal workers (during summer and winter). NATURE started 2002 by four friends, …

Introduction to cases

Now it is time to use the knowledge you have acquired in two fictive cases. The first case is called The Nordic Adventure Project and the second The Wild Animal …