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ADMISSION

Format Full Time

Learning Method On campus

Duration / Credits ECTS 12 months / 60 ECTS

Language English

Campus Barcelona / Madrid

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The dynamism of the market and the current business scenario requires companies to manage several projects simultaneously. The figure of Project Manager is essential within this context, to design efficient business strategies that capitalize on the resources available.

As such, companies need a well-equipped, efficient and multi-skilled Project Director. Against such a backdrop, the Project Manager of the future will need the skills to minimize risks, create new business opportunities and achieve objectives.

The Master in Project Management will equip you with the most useful tools for Project Management.

It is a highly functional Master that will give you access to the best practices in different sectors and the resources of the Project Management Institute (PMI), in your capacity as a Student Member. In addition, when you finish the program, you will have the option of taking the examinations to be certified as Project Management Professional (PMP)®.

Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Professional (PMP) are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Objectives

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Training expert Project Managers equipped to achieve the objectives set, enhance profitability and boost the overall quality of the project.

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Identifying the key factors in strategic project management and their importance within the overall strategy of the organization.

DECISION-MAKING

Enhancing the decision-making process in complex projects, taking into consideration the technical, financial, quality, environmental and risk exposures aspects that they encompass.

BUDGET PROFICIENCY

Knowing, selecting and effectively using the tools required for the budgetary management of a project.

PEOPLE LEADERSHIP

Gaining the executive skills required to manage the team of a project in order to ensure its success.

PMI CERTIFICATION

Passing the examination to be certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP)® by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Professional (PMP) are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

TOTAL CRÉDITOS

Module 1

Strategic Management

Dirección estratégica de proyectos y la empresa - 3 ECTS

Marco de referencia para la dirección de proyectos - 3 ECTS

Module 2

Project Financing

La financiación de los proyectos - 3 ECTS

Gestión de programas y portafolio de proyectos - 3 ECTS

Module 3

Project Planning and Control

Gestión y alcance del tiempo - 3 ECTS

Gestión del coste - 3 ECTS

Module 4

Quality

Gestión de la calidad - 3 ECTS

Gestión de los riesgos - 3 ECTS

Module 5

People Management

Factor humano: gestión y dirección de equipos y proyectos - 3 ECTS

El gestor de proyectos: competencias, ética y responsabilidad - 3 ECTS

Module 6

Legal Aspects

Planificación de contratación y adquisiciones - 3 ECTS

Administración de contratos y adquisiciones - 3 ECTS

Module 7

Communication and Sales

Gestión de la comunicación - 3 ECTS

Gestión de la venta - 3 ECTS

Module 8

Integration

Project Integration Management - 3 ECTS

Preparation for the PMP® certification of the PMI - 3 ECTS

Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Professional (PMP) are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Module 9

Minor

Minor- 10 ECTS

Module 10

Internship

Internship- 6 ECTS

Module 11

Thesis

Trabajo de Fin de Máster - 6 ECTS

TOTAL CRÉDITOS

Module 1

Business and Projects in VUCA Environments

Framework of Reference and Strategic Management - 4 ECTS:

Project Management in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous settings.
Project Management in disruptive and digital businesses.
Business innovation and Project Management.
Digital Transformation projects

Module 2

Framework, Strategy and Business Analysis

Business Analysis and Project Financing - 3 ECTS:

PMO and convergence between business strategy and project strategy.
Business Case and Project Analytics: quantitative and qualitative project viability.
Agile and Adaptive Project Management.
Waterfall Project Management..

Module 3

Triple Constraint (CTS) and Resource Management

Scope and Requirement Management (Delivery) - 3 ECTS:

Planning, executing and controlling the scope of the project.
Project delivery based on the Task Decomposition approach.
Project requirements, specifications, constraints and assumption.
Workshop on scope and requirement management with the JIRA tool

Timeline Management (Planning) - 3 ECTS:

Defining, sequencing, goal-setting and timescale estimation for activities.
Critical path and critical chain.
Timeline monitoring and control techniques.
Microsoft Project workshop

Cost and Resource Management. Earned Value Management (EVM). - 4 ECTS:

Budgeting techniques, cost estimation and the S-curve.
Learning curve, probabilistic approach and reserve analysis.
Allocation and monitoring based on resource breakdown techniques.
Resource histogram, levelling and optimization.

Module 4

Quality, Risk and Purchasing Management

Quality Management and Process Improvement. Lean Project Management - 3 ECTS:

Focus points and philosophy of the PMI's TQM.
Project Quality Planning, Assurance (QA) and Control (QC) techniques.
PDCA, incremental and radical improvement, shoring through regulations.
Lean Project Management: Six Sigma as the ultimate quality management model.

Risk and Uncertainty Management - 3 ECTS:

The uncertainty spectrum of Project Management. Updated approach in line with PMBOK7
Qualitative (Prioritization) and quantitative (reserve analysis).
Designing a contingency plan: shortlist, triggers, risk owners, strategies, reserves, backing, residual and secondary risks, contracts, etc.
Practical workshop on probabilistic risk modelling using Monte Carlo analysis

Purchasing and Contract Management (Project Work) - 3 ECTS:

Acquisition planning, execution, monitoring and control.
Make or Buy - Advantages and disadvantages of the sole seller/buyer relationship.
Types of contract (advantages and disadvantages) and distribution of financial risk.
Criteria for source selection and for offer evaluation, and weighting matrices

Module 5

Leadership and Integration Management

Executive Skills, Leadership and Remote Teams. PM Ethics (Team Performance) - 3 ECTS:

Virtual or remote teams (teleworking): philosophy and key requirements.
Human resources planning, teambuilding, and people and talent management.
Exploration of motivational techniques: McGregor, Ouchi, Maslow, Herzberg, Alderfer and McClelland, etc.
Professional ethics of PM

Stakeholder and Communications Management - 3 ECTS:

Stakeholders: interested parties and their proximity to the project. Interests and expectations. Power and action.
Effective 360 communication in projects.
Types of performance and status reports. Performance indicators (EVM).
Practical workshop on communication and soft skills.

Integration, Documentation and Knowledge Management - 3 ECTS:

Project charter. • Environmental factors of the company and Organizational Process Assets (OPAs).
Flow chart of the Integrated Change Control (ICC).
Lessons learned and knowledge management

Módulo 6

Certifications and PMO Data Analytics

Agile Transformation: Scrum (ESF and ESM), Kanban and Scaling. - 4 ECTS:

Agile manifesto, choice of predictive or adaptive framework depending on the type of project.
Practical workshop and preparation for SCRUM certifications: ESF and ESM (EuropeanScrum.org).
Practical KANBAN workshop.
Principles of Agile Scaling, Lean Thinking and System Archetypes.

PMO Data Analytics - 3 ECTS:

Data Science in PMO: Quantitative analysis, data mining and visualization.
Construction of mathematical models and Automated Learning.
Simplifying control and analysis, identifying deviation/variance drivers and forecasting in PMO settings.
Practical workshop on Data Science.

Preparation for PMP Certification from the PMI - 3 ECTS:

Comprehensive review of the PMBOK methodology version 7.
PMP Certification mock examination workshop.
Exploring the philosophy of the examination and analysing the type of questions

We know that everybody is different and has their own unique interests and professional path to follow. With this in mind, our educational model is designed to let you personalize your studies. Minors are elective courses that ensure that your training is tailored to you, giving you the opportunity to explore cross-profile contents that broaden the horizon of your Master.

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Our Faculty of International Experts

To teach at one of the best business schools, you need to have a passion for teaching. Our lecturers have this passion in their DNA, but they are also executives and professionals with a sound knowledge of the current business reality, as well as researchers who contribute relevant knowledge through their studies and publications.

ALEJANDRO DE PABLO

Business Unit Manager - Saludabit in OCU. Director of the Language Cell at Mesias - Inteli- gencia Marca España.

An expert with more than 20 years of professional experience working in national and multinational companies, mainly in the areas of Marketing, Sales and Business Development. In addition, he has extensive digital experience, having developed two startups that sell online content. Alejandro holds a PhD in Business Economics and is a professor at several universities, both undergraduate and graduate.

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