The event will be held in English and run for three days, on May 5, 2025, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 6, 2025, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and May 7, 2025, 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Project management is a key competence - both for future tasks outside academia and for the day-to-day work of researchers. Projects succeed when professional expertise is combined with solid management and self-management skills.

This workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the core principles of project management and is designed for doctoral researchers and postdocs with no previous knowledge.

Whether managing a project independently, such as a doctoral dissertation, or working collaboratively within a (research) team, participants will learn how to engage more deeply with project frameworks and elevate their approach to project-based work. The workshop also highlights the significance of project management skills for long-term career advancement, underscoring their utility in both academic and non-academic pathways.

After the workshop you will be able to:

• Plan and manage projects systematically: define project objectives SMART, plan scope, resources, time, stakeholder analysis, risk analysis

• Understand and implement the project life cycle: Roles, activities, milestones, communication in the project, risk management, work breakdown structure, project control
• Differentiate between classic, agile and hybrid project management

• Avoid typical pitfalls and utilise new solutions
• Use important online project management tools

The workshop is practice-orientated, experience-based and interactive. We work through all phases of project management using examples and offer space for individual exchange of experiences.

Get the tools you need for professional project management - in science and beyond.

This event is open to doctoral researchers and postdocs at KIT who are KHYS members.

Technical requirements: To participate in this event, you need a stable internet connection, a webcam and a microphone. Participants will receive further detailed information regarding the online-platform prior to the event.

The event will be held in English and run for three days, on May 5, 2025, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 6, 2025, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and May 7, 2025, 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

If you are unable to attend an event, please inform us promptly via e-mail. This way you are allowing your colleagues the opportunity to participate and you help us to maintain the quality of our Further Education Program. Thank you!

Please note: In addition to this workshop, KHYS offers other project management courses with different focal points, which may overlap in terms of content:

• Getting Started. Managing your Dissertation Project Successfully (D & EN)
• Project Management for Research Projects
• Projektmanagement in der Industrie
• Agile Project Management (for advanced learners with prior knowledge in project management basics)