Máster en Gestión de Proyectos

1. Strategic Project and Business Management.

The company and company policy.
Culture and organizational styles.
Project management and the company.
Organizational change projects.
Project feasibility and profitability study.
Areas of expertise in project management.
Organizational structures in projects.

2. Project Management Framework.

The overall standard of the Guide to Project Management Fundamentals (PMBOK ® Guide)
Project concepts, project management and operations management.
Project life cycle and how the organization influences projects.
Project management processes.
Project management methodologies.

3. Project Scope Management.

What is project scope management?
Gathering requirements.
Defining the project scope.
Creating a work breakdown structure (WBS).
Verification and monitoring of project scope.

4. Project Schedule Management.

Introduction and overview.
Identification and definition of schedule activities.
Sequencing of schedule activities.
Estimating the resource requirements for the activities.
Estimating the duration of activities.
Schedule development.
Monitoring and controlling due dates. Monitoring the schedule.
Software tools: MS Project. Practical exercises.

5. Project Cost Management.

Introduction.
Estimating costs.
Preparation and approval of the project budget.
Cost control.
Main factors that can cause cost management fail.

6. Project Quality Management.

Quality planning, assurance and control.
Quality standards applicable to projects.
Products and/or service quality. The projects quality plan.
Tools and techniques for improving the process quality.

7. Project Risk Management.

The Project Management Institutes project risk management methodology.
Equipment, schedule and cost required for risk management.
Principal risk identification techniques.
Principal qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques.
Contingency reserves and project management reserves. Budget and control.
Software tools for risk management.
Keys to effective project risk management.

8. Project Funding.

Introduction.
Financial Plan.
Capital needs.
Financial model.
Financial analysis and reporting.
Project feasibility and risk analysis.

9. Program Management and Project Portfolio.

Project program management
Project portfolio management
OPM3 standard ® (OPM3 is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.).
Case studies.

10. The Human Factor: Human Resources Management, Ethics and the Project Manager.

Human Resource Planning. Recruitment and development.
Management and leading the project team
Personal skills: Project Manager management skills and techniques
Social and environmental responsibility
Professional ethics

11. Communication Management and the Stakeholders.

Identification of project stakeholders
Planning project communications
Collection, compilation and distribution of project information
Managing expectations of the project stakeholders12. Procurement Management and Legal Aspects

1. Methodology procurement management.

Procurement planning, implementation and administration.
Contract completion.
2. Supplement on contractual strategies.

Contractual strategies or typologies according to their scope, organization, price and allocation system.

Consulting and project management support contracts.
3. Contracts between private parties, public and international procurement.
4. Contract of sale.
5. Lease agreement.
6. Significant contract-related legal concepts.

13. Project Sales Management.

The project as a product to sell
The project sale process
Types of deals and contracts
Tender preparation and content
Strategic sales methodology

14. Integration and Knowledge Management.

Initiation and planning processes
Execution, control, closing and support processes
Knowledge management
Trends in project management

15. Innovative Methodologies and Industry Standards in Project Management.

ISO21500
Agile techniques.
PRISM
Prince2
IPMA approach to project management
Project management adaption methodologies for specific sectors: construction, oil and gas, software development, maturity models, IPMA competency model for sectors.

16. Workshops:

Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) and Tools.
PMP Preparation: Initiation
Project Management Game.
Project Management Institute
One of the objectives of the Master in Project Management is to prepare participants to take and pass the Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification exam from the Project Management Institute (PMI). (PMP ® is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.).

17. Final Project.

Final masters degree project that requires students to complete a project as a means to implement the knowledge acquired throughout the program.

Tool presentation webinars

The Master of Project Management offers a wide and open vision of project management, training students in project management methodology regardless of the specific tools that will be used. However, the program includes presentations in the form of webinars of some tools like Microsoft Project and Palisade, not only to increase your knowledge but also to evaluate the tools potential and discuss possibilities for improving both the application itself and its use in business contexts with the software representatives.

Software tools

During the course students will have the opportunity to become experts in the following software tools: Microsofts MS Project and Palisades @Risk. Students are required to know and have MS Excel.