Project Management (MASTER)

- To train students to manage complex projects.
- To acquaint students with the overall management of projects.
- Present the modern approaches and project management tools.
- Present project specialties for different application domains.
- Engage students in various forms of developing the projects.

THE BASICS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Introduction to project management, project start/initiation, project planning, team leadership, project control, project closure

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MANAGING A PORTFOLIO AND PROGRAMS OF PROJECTS

Project management support - Project Information System, Project Office, organizational rules, project organizational culture; Project portfolio/program management - portfolio management, strategic plan and projects, funding strategies and projects

SPECIFIC ISSUES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Skills and certifications of project managers * methodologies and standards in the field of project management * project management maturity models and project excellence * differences between projects (R&D, IT, construction and engineering, reorganization and processes reengineering, organization of events, project in culture) * Informal, agile and extreme project management * project initiation - purpose, documentation, tasks, participants * evaluation and auditing of project * project team rewarding * introduction of project management in the organization * leadership of virtual project teams * project value management * management of project resources in multi-project environment * handling project influencers * supply and contracts * comparison of CPM (critical path) and CCPM (Critical chain) * negotiations in projects * project change management * international projects - the impact of national culture * organizational learning - project knowledge database, capture, maintenance and transfer of knowledge * assessing project feasibility and economic viability