UE Project management (EN)

ECUE's code : RMU01D

This course give 3.0 ECTS.

Structure

EUR SPECTRUM

Disciplinary domain

Sciences de gestion et du management

Campus

Campus Valrose

Course's level

Master 1 , Master 2 , Doctorat

Semester

Semestre pair

Language

Anglais

PRESENTATION

Whatever your professional future, in academic research, in industry, in public sector, or other, project management will always be a must-have skill.

The course aims at providing the participant with project management methods and tools as described by the Project Management Institute.

The course will be articulated in two complementary parts:

A part focused on principles, where we will go through the five Project Management Process Groups and we will see key aspects, activities, tools and techniques of project management. The main responsibilities of a project manager will be discussed, and the most common challenges met during the project life cycle will be presented. The students will learn tips and best practices to better manage their projects.
A part focused on practice, which will allow students to come back on ideas presented in the previous part, while testing different collaborative approaches and focusing on real use cases.

At the end of this course, the students will be better prepared to take on their first projects!

Course's manager(s)

Virginia Corvino , Nathalie Hamon

In class

12h of CM
12h of TD

PREREQUISITES

Before the start of the course, I must ...

have a level in English at least equal to B1

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, I should be able to...

understand and apply the main principles of project management
understand and produce the main project management deliverables
seize the challenges related to communication efficacy in project management

CONTENT

Week 1: Introduction & presentation
- Icebreaker
- Introduce the basic concepts of Project Management through exercises
- Course overview and objectifs
- Prepare the « fil rouge » projects and interviews
Week 2 : Project management fundamentals
- Lexicon: what is a project, project management, project vs operations, project/program/portfolio
- Organisational structure types: functional, matrix, project-oriented
- Role and profile of the project manager
- Project life-cycle vs project management processes
Week 3 : Securing the project: initiating and planning
- Project charter
- Creating project environment:
  Identification and analysis of stakeholders
  
  Project organisation
  
  Communication management
- Project management plan and baseline
Week 4 : Start with methodology
- Warm-up: what works? Why?
- Methodology? But which one?
- Fil roug: Start with project charter
- Interviews: individual presentation
Week 5 : Tools
- Warm-up: Brooks’ law
- Key tools
- Fil rouge: use WBS and Gantt
- Interviews : individual presentation
Week 6 : Keeping the project on track
- Project follow-up: Core Team and Steering Committee meetings, and other tools
- Risk management
- Change management
Week 7 : Beyond the project
- Closing appropriately a project
- How to move from idea to the project: benefits management and business case
- Other methodologies: what is Agile? And hybrid project management?
Week 8 : Evaluation and closure
- Presentation of the full project plan including a project charter, scope statement, schedule, budget, risks, management plan and other key documents
- Closure

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Important

This syllabus has no contractual value. Its content is subject to change throughout this year: be aware to the last updates