Sustainable Project Management in the Creative Industries

Introduction

A great deal of the activity in the creative industry is organized into projects, and in this practically oriented course students gain insight into how they can plan and assess small and large artistic and creative projects in a sustainable way. Projects within the creative industry differ from others in that the artistic and creative often constitute the most important governing factors. In this course, students will gain insight into how sustainability, art and creativity are balanced with traditional management factors such as time and costs.

Course content

• The project as an organizational form
• Team composition for artistic and creative projects
• Management of artistic and creative projects
• Project planning and management
• Sustainability in projects
• Risk and safety at large events
• Financial risk and forms of financing