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The course teaches how to focus on all the major items proposed by consolidated project management business school (https://hbr.org/harvardmanagementor/) and institute (http://www.pmi.org/), like:
• define and organize the project
• plan and operate the project
• track and report the project.

If you stop and think for a while you will realize that you face management challenges every day. When you organise a journey or you plan an exam, when you design and operate a project (even if very simple), you instinctively put on sequence a number of different tasks that help you to get the goals that you have. Project management helps to meet goals on time and on budget, optimising all the available resources (including humans resources) and constrains. Even if it's managing a first project or just tired of improvising, this course will give the tools and confidence to define smart goals, meet them, and capture lessons learned so future projects go even more smoothly.
Project management is a comprehensive resource of several modules that allows to build the skills to succeed in setting up and managing specific tasks.

The module provides project management abilities applied in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multi-disciplinary contexts), including virtual environment. With this module the participant will be able to handle basic skills of project management and to get access to the international certification available on the market to be certified as Project Manager (http://www.pmi.org/).

The intrinsic nature of the project management module will able to get ability to integrate knowledge and handle complexity, and formulate judgments with incomplete data when operating the different stages of a project management (i.e. define, organize, plan, operate, track and report).
Most of the real case practice will be made on class but individual and group assignment will deliver to the attendant the capacity to study in a manner that may be largely self-directed or autonomous.
Communication skills will be developed in presenting real case exercises on class. Presentation of outcomes/results are expected from all the attendants. Pro-active participation (via monologue) in class will support the process of under-pinning knowledge and rationale to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

1st mod
Explore fundamental areas that are necessary to lead effective internai and supply chain operations, including operations strategy, forecasting, inventory management, capacity planning, constraint management, quality, lean systems, supply chain management, and supply chain risk. Learn and identify theories and concepts of process management, operations management, and supply chain management. Critically examine risks and ethics in operations and supply chain management. Understand the importance of matching supply chain design, process design, and product design to overall corporate strategy.

2nd mod
1. Contents
Project management is a comprehensive resource of several modules that allows to build the skills needed to succeed in setting up and managing specific project tasks. The methodologies can be implemented in both simple and complex project environment
Break major objectives into manageable tasks, create a schedule that keeps all the moving parts under control, monitor progress toward the goals, manage stakeholders' expectations, operate, take under control the risks and make a risk analysis, wrap up your project and gauge its success, are some of the specific contents that will be provided
2. Exercises
On class exercises are planned to practice and familiarise with the theoretical contents. Real cases will be based on closed European projects
On classes exercises will provide the skills to overcame the formal examination.
3. Infield exercises
Not foreseen

Written

The course grade is based on:
• a multiple-choise text, covering the 60% of the grade
• a written text (simulation) on a real case, covering the 40% of the grade.
A pro-active interaction during the class operations will be also evaluated in order to proof an outstanding performance.

Positive grades: from 18 to 30. Cum laude can be bestowed to outstanding performance.

The grading will be based on both of the following criteria:
• the multiple-choice test will be based on the correctness of the answers (100% of correct answers provides the 100% of the grade)
• the written text will be performed on team. The quality and the compliance with the expected methodologies will be evaluated. The execution time and organization into the team will be evaluated as well. A unique grade will be formulated for the entire team.

1st mod
Harvard Business School Custom CoursePack (Supplemental readings and case studies) will be available for download.
Supplemental reading:
Krajewski, Ritzman, Malhotra (2013) Operations Management, 10th edition.

2nd mod
All classes materials will be available for purchasing on-line; guidelines for the text will be available on the on-line e-learning session of the Faculty of Economics. Other materials will be provided on demand.