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Project Management

8D04101 Project Management

The program is designed to train project management researchers and managers for managing large national, regional and sectoral projects in various spheres of socio-economic life, including international projects in the digital economy, who are able to develop new knowledge in the field of project management and its implementation into practice.

Methods of conducting scientific research on topical management issues are also being studied, including the use of information technology to analyze processes and projects using databases, knowledge banks.

Contacts

Admission Committee

(7172) 64-57-10
info@astanait.edu.kz

Mon-Fri 9:00 – 18:00

Objective of EP

The educational program of the doctoral program in the specialty “Project Management” is aimed at training scientific personnel of project management in the digital economy, who are able to develop new knowledge in the field of project management and its implementation in practice.

8D04 – Business, Administration and Law

Code and classification of the field of education

D072 – Management and administration

Group of educational programs

8D041 – Business and administration

Code and classification of training areas

List of a specialist’s positions

  • Trainer
  • Lecturer
  • Senior lecturer
  • Head of the organization
  • Deputy head of the structural unit
  • Head of the structural unit
  • Expert of the Republican Center
  • Employee of the National Scientific and Practical Center, University

Competence model (portrait) of a graduate

Social block:

  • Creative, responsible, sociable, team player, emotional intelligence, decent, competitive.

Fundamental block:

  • Understands and applies the ontological principles of scientific inquiry;
  • Applies formal methods for describing processes and phenomena with an understanding of the nature of the process;
  • Applies decomposition of complex problems and synthesizes an approach to their solution;
  • Applies quantitative and qualitative methods for assessing applied and theoretical problems.

Instrumental block:

  • owns the methods, principles and culture of modern management of innovative projects and business operations; flexible approaches and tools of business models in project management; organizational and managerial decisions and organizational transformations in the process of project management;
  • uses project management tools and methods, project structuring procedures, project budget development, project time and cost management, project progress control, project schedule calculation;
  • owns the basics of program management and project portfolio;
  • applies business intelligence tools, research and analysis of business models and products in order to rationalize the business administration of innovative projects.

Industrial block:

  • Has an entrepreneurial mindset, is able to identify and solve problems, and is able to create new opportunities;
  • Demonstrates innovative thinking, solves technological and social problems using digital technologies;
  • Able to systematically evaluate processes and develop managerial and technical solutions in order to support and improve them.

Learning outcomes of EP

Learning outcomes

LO1: Forms an idea of the integrity of the methodology of scientific research in the field of project management in the context of digital transformation and develops the competencies necessary for conducting research, writing scientific theses and disseminating the research results among stakeholders and the international research community.

LO2: Has the skills of analytical processing of scientific texts in the information space.

LO3: Has a functional style of scientific oral and written speech and applies rhetorical and semantic aspects in writing scientific texts.

LO4: Uses the methodological foundations of research, applies research methods and modern information technology systems to carry out research in project management in the digital economy.

LO5: Develops the skills of conducting a comprehensive research project on an interdisciplinary basis.

LO6: Uses quantitative and qualitative methods to conduct research in the field of project management.

LO7: Identifies the reason for the use of certain methods of flexible and hybrid project management in companies that produce technological products and technological services, explains the specifics of the choice of approaches to project management, characterizes approaches taking into account the culture of the organization, processes and specifics of projects.

LO8: Substantiates the methodological base of models, methods and tools of project management, taking into account the concept of sustainable development and software.

LO9: Owns the methodology of standards and basic competencies for project management, demonstrates knowledge of the terminology base of standards and basic competencies in project management.

LO10: Owns the theoretical and practical basis of the transformation process of the organization in the field of digitalization and information technology.

LO11: Has knowledge and skills of financial analysis, selection of methods of analysis and risk assessment of organizations in the context of digital transformation.

LO12: Applies strategic, predictive, operational and other types of big data-based analytics aimed at identifying the status and evaluation in project management of organizations and companies in the context of digital transformation.

Awarded degree

PhD in the educational program “8D04101 Project Management”

Working curriculum

Astana IT University

Academic Disciplines

Cycle of fundamental disciplines

University’s component

Teaching practice

Teaching practice is a kind of practical activities of graduate students, including teaching, organization of educational activity of students, scientific and methodical work on the subject, obtaining skills in teacher’s work.

Scientific research methods

The discipline is designed to form an understanding of the methodology, patterns, principles, and paradigms of modernity necessary for scientific personnel in the field of project management to generate and implement research and research projects in various fields at macro and micro levels in the context of digital transformation. Doctoral students will study domestic and foreign scientific research carried out in the field of project management, and will form a comprehensive understanding of the methodology and research methods used in practice and the scientific research environment, and it will also be possible to use innovative technology for conducting research in project management. During the study, SPSS, STATA, SAS and others will be used.

Academic Writing

The discipline is aimed at developing competencies that contribute to understanding the historical and semantic aspects of a scientific text, the differences in the structures and organization of scientific texts, writing their own scientific texts that meet the requirements accepted in the international scientific community. As a result of studying the discipline, doctoral students will use global databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, Elsevier, EBSCO and others. They will also master the use of programs Mendeley, EndNote and others.

Cycle of major disciplines

University’s component

Models and methods in project management

The discipline is aimed at developing an understanding of the methodological base of models, methods and tools of project management, taking into account the concept of sustainable development and software. This discipline considers a scientific approach to the study of the convergence of the principles of sustainable development and the theory of project management, modeling, the choice of methods and the use of software, analysis and generalization of models and methods of existing project management standards. Doctoral students will use programs such as Trello, Wrike, Basecamp, Miro for assignments.

Research practice

This module is designed to strengthen students ” research and cross-cutting skills, especially in relation to research and communication in an English language environment. The courses cover several areas of scientific skills, including scientific communication and presentation skills, theory of science, scientific methodology, and teamwork skills.

Cycle of major disciplines

Elective component

Organization transformation based on project management

The discipline is aimed at studying transformation systems based on project management in the environment of digital organization and digital management; external and internal factors in conditions of uncertainty; understanding the features of change management in the field of digitalization and information technology using Oracle Primavera, Atlassian Jira and others software products.

Project Management Standards and Core Competencies

The discipline is aimed at developing an understanding of the basics of standards (PMBOK, IPMA, PMI, etc.) and basic competencies of project management, terminological unity in project management in Kazakhstan and abroad. The best world practices of standards such as the USB 3.0 Standard, the American Project Manager Competence Development Framework standard, the British APM Competence Framework standard, the international GAPPS initiative and others will be considered. Also, doctoral students study the development of educational programs for training advanced training based on the studied standards for project management specialists.

Agile and hybrid approaches to project management

This discipline is aimed at in-depth understanding of the application of flexible “Agile” and hybrid project management in companies producing technological products and technological services. Doctoral students research, analyze and summarize how organizations developing technological products and services apply hybrid approaches to project management, their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. They will study the use of flexible and hybrid frameworks such as Scrum, Lean, Kanban, Six Sigma, etc. to project management taking into account organizational culture, specific processes, contractual requirements and project specifics. Also, doctoral students will master and use software such as Microsoft Project, ClickUp.

Methods of sustainable project management

This discipline is aimed at studying the fundamentals of strategic management and the principles of organizing the company’s activities in the context of applying the principles of the concept of sustainable development in the context of digital transformation; methodology for developing models of management organization; application of the strategy of sustainability and sustainability support. Doctoral students study the PRiSM Method and the use of the P5 Standard for sustainability in project management, as well as the world’s best practices. Get acquainted with Bitrix24, Zoho and other programs.

Data analysis in project management

This course is aimed at studying the basics and possibilities of data analysis in project management using various digital technologies for collecting and analyzing information using Big Data or other statistical aggregators; using Excel and Google Tables, SQL and Python to systematize data and technologies like Business Intelligence (BI) for collecting and analyzing project indicators; defining an algorithm for optimizing project management data. Doctoral students study strategic, predictive, operational and other types of analytics based on big data, aimed at identifying the status and evaluation in project management of organizations and companies in the context of digital transformation.

Research work

Research work of a doctoral student, including an internship and a doctoral dissertation

The purpose of the NIRM is to develop the ability to independently perform research work related to solving professional tasks necessary in the further scientific and professional activities. NIRM helps to systematize, consolidate and expand theoretical knowledge, develop statistical methods in project management, master the elements of independent research work.

Qualification Examination

Writing and defending a doctoral dissertation/project

The thesis is a written scholarship work in which it must be documented that the candidate is independently able to apply scientific and practical methods to handle complex tasks taken from certain subject areas, including not only specific individual technical details, but also broader implications. The dissertation combines the competencies obtained as a result of research and applies them to the topic of the dissertation preferred in the same company as the case study and the project. It provides scientific analysis and analysis covering the entire spectrum of the educational program and the corresponding scientific problem.

Additional educational programs

Passing professional certification from the Kazakhstan Project Management Association 

During the entire period of study on the PhD degree program
IPMA certificate level D, level C

Career and Employment Center

Ecosystem and Infrastructure

Science and Innovation