Master in Project Management

• Strategic Project Management and the Company – 3 ECTS
  • Strategic framework of a project.
  • Culture, organizational styles and Project Management.
  • Project Management and the company.
  • Organizational change projects.
  • Project viability and profitability study.
  • Areas of knowledge in Project Management.
  • The project dashboard.
• Project Management Framework of Reference – 3 ECTS
  • Project Management methodologies.
  • The global standard of the PMI’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge.
  • Concepts of Project, Project Management and Operations Management.
  • Project dimension theory.
  • Design or project engineering.
  • Classical Project Management or Meta-project.
  • The integration of engineering and Project Management: Modern Project Management. Sustainability.
  • Functions of integrated Project Management.
  • The roles of the Project Planner and Project Manager.
  • Project lifecycle and the impact of organization on projects.
  • Project Management processes and areas of knowledge.
  • Program and project portfolio management.
  • Practical aspects of the management and supervision of multiple projects and programs.
  • Lessons learned of efficient Project Management.

Project Financing – 3 ECTS

• Financial planning of projects
• Economic management of projects: evaluation and selection
• What is Project Finance?
• Why use Project Finance?
• Project Finance agents: Investors, providers and consultants
• Financial institutions and Project Finance. Financing conditions
• Phases of Project Finance
• Financial model
• Valuation ratios and projects coverage. The loan agreement
• Viability: Project risks

Program and Project Portfolio Management– 3 ECTS

• Change and its management
• Projects, programs and portfolios
• The Project Management Office (PMO)
• Project-oriented organization
• Change in a project-oriented organization and its management
• Critical success factors
• Change management at a portfolio level
• Change management at a program level
• Change management at a project level
• The cultural revolution of ICTs
• Digital transformation in PMOs
• Creation of a Project Office integrating Demand, Portfolio, Program and Project Management
• Case studies

• Scope and Time Management – 3 ECTS
  • What is the scope management of a project?
  • Compiling the requirements
  • Defining the project scope
  • Creating a work breakdown structure
  • Verifying and controlling the project scope
  • Defining the project activities
  • Determining the sequence of project activities
  • Estimating the duration of each activity
  • Timeline, critical path and critical chain
  • Monitoring and controlling the project timeline
• Cost management - 3 ECTS
  • Foundations and planning of cost management
  • IT tools for deadline management
  • Cost estimation and drafting the budget
  • Monitoring and controlling costs
  • Key factors that can cause cost management to fail

• Quality Management - 3 ECTS
  • Introduction to quality. Quality regulations applicable to projects
  • Product and/or service quality. The project quality plan
  • Tools for improving process quality
  • Quality planning and costs of project quality
  • Error prevention: The importance of error-free project design
• Risk Management – 3 ECTS
  • Concepts of risk and types of basic risks
  • Project risk management methodology of the Project Management Institute
  • The team required for risk management
  • Time period required for risk management
  • Cost of risk management
  • Key risk identification techniques
  • Key qualitative techniques of risk analysis
  • Quantitative techniques of risk analysis
  • Estimation

The Human Factor: Team and Project Management – 3 ECTS

• The key project participants.
• The human dimension of Project Management.
• Human Resources planning.
• Recruitment and selection of the project teams.
• Competency management in autonomous project teams.
• Target-based project management.
• Power in project teams.
• Leadership in project teams.
• Management and supervision of the project team.
• Project companies and their organization

The Project Manager: Competencies, Ethics and Social Responsibility - 3 ECTS

• Personal competencies: Executive skills and management techniques of the Project Manager.
• The Project Manager’s toolbox.
• Social and environmental responsibility.
• Professional ethics.

Procurement and Acquisition Planning - 3 ECTS

• Legal aspects of Project Management.
• Market, economic operators and contracting.
• General aspects of modern business contracting.
• Regulation of private contracts.
• Industrial property and trade secrets.
• Types of contract.
• Public procurement.
• Grievances.
• Disputes and arbitration. Interpreting contracts. Contractual clauses of particular importance. Conflict resolution methods.
• Project procurement planning.
• Acquisition planning. Contractual strategies and legal agreements.
• The right of free competition in the face of new commercial structures and practices.

Contract and Acquisition Administration - 3 ECTS

• Importance of the role of Contract Administrator: Functions and responsibilities.
• Interaction with the Project Managers.
• Principles of contract administration.
• The best contract administration practices.
• Tools for contract administration.
• Client-contractor relations. Contract negotiation strategies.
• Document control. Preparing the contract documents.
• Change management and grievances.
• Subcontracting and procurement management.
• The project execution and control process.
• Reports and audits.
• Acquisition management

• Communication Management - 3 ECTS
  • What is project communication management?
  • Project stakeholder management
  • Project communications planning
  • Compiling, preparing and disseminating the project information
  • Work plan
• Sales Management - 3 ECTS
  • Introduction: The project as a sales object
  • The project sales process: Strategic aspects
  • The project sales process: Tactical aspects
  • Drafting and presenting bids
  • Tenders

• Internships in a company - 6 ECTS

• Thesis – 6 ECTS