Provide methodological and operational tools in order to develop abilities to work within the management of complex projects with a very high number of activities under significant time and resources constraints, using the planning and control of time, resources, cost and technical performance methods in an integrated way.
teacher profile teaching materials
1.1. Historical background
1.2. Current Scenario and trends
1.3. Some basics of organizational theory
1.4. Project definition and properties
1.5. Project Management
1.6. Project Management Body of Knowledge
2. PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
2.1. Project Life Cycle concept
2.2. Project Life Cycle phases
2.3. Project planning
2.4. The Projects Planning & Control cycle and tools
3. LOGICAL PROJECT PLANNING
3.1. Work Breakdown Structure
3.2. Elementary tasks
3.3. Work Package Description
3.4. Responsibility Matrix
4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AND CONTROL
4.1. Specifying
4.2. Technical control (Design Reviews, Tests and Audits)
5. TIME/RESOURCES PLANNING & CONTROL
5.1. Milestones
5.2. Bar Charts
5.3. Activity networks
5.4. Scheduling
6. COST PLANNING & CONTROL
6.1. Project budgeting process
6.2. Cost estimating
6.3. Project account opening process and spending authorization
6.4. Forecast of Project spending vs time (C-S CSC concept)
6.5. Earned Value
6.6. Indexes
6.7. Cost at Completion forecast
6.8. Allocated founds vs commitments
7. RISK MANAGEMENT BASICS
7.1. Risk Identification
7.2. Risk Evaluation
7.3. Risk contrast and planning
7.4. Risk Control
7.3. Decision trees
8. REPORTING
8.1. Project progress
8.2. Completion indexes
8.3. Progress meetings and reports
9. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
9.1. Technical Documentation System Structure
9.2. Technical documents
9.3. Configuration Control
10.ORGANIZATIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES
10.1. The Project Office
10.2. The Project Manager Role and skills
10.3. Team behavior, leadership types and characteristics
• INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION BASICS (optional)
STEFANO PROTTO “CONCETTI E STRUMENTI DI PROJECT MANAGEMENT” II ED. 2006 FRANCO ANGELI.
• ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS DOWNLOADABLE FROM THE INTERNET PAGE OF THE COURSE:
"PRINCIPI DI ORGANIZZAZIONE STRUTTURALE IN AZIENDE AD ALTA TECNOLOGIA" (PDF)
"PROJECT OFFICE E PROJECT MANAGER" (PDF)
"CORSO PM 7 RISK 2017" (PDF)
Programme
1. INTRODUCTION1.1. Historical background
1.2. Current Scenario and trends
1.3. Some basics of organizational theory
1.4. Project definition and properties
1.5. Project Management
1.6. Project Management Body of Knowledge
2. PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
2.1. Project Life Cycle concept
2.2. Project Life Cycle phases
2.3. Project planning
2.4. The Projects Planning & Control cycle and tools
3. LOGICAL PROJECT PLANNING
3.1. Work Breakdown Structure
3.2. Elementary tasks
3.3. Work Package Description
3.4. Responsibility Matrix
4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AND CONTROL
4.1. Specifying
4.2. Technical control (Design Reviews, Tests and Audits)
5. TIME/RESOURCES PLANNING & CONTROL
5.1. Milestones
5.2. Bar Charts
5.3. Activity networks
5.4. Scheduling
6. COST PLANNING & CONTROL
6.1. Project budgeting process
6.2. Cost estimating
6.3. Project account opening process and spending authorization
6.4. Forecast of Project spending vs time (C-S CSC concept)
6.5. Earned Value
6.6. Indexes
6.7. Cost at Completion forecast
6.8. Allocated founds vs commitments
7. RISK MANAGEMENT BASICS
7.1. Risk Identification
7.2. Risk Evaluation
7.3. Risk contrast and planning
7.4. Risk Control
7.3. Decision trees
8. REPORTING
8.1. Project progress
8.2. Completion indexes
8.3. Progress meetings and reports
9. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
9.1. Technical Documentation System Structure
9.2. Technical documents
9.3. Configuration Control
10.ORGANIZATIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES
10.1. The Project Office
10.2. The Project Manager Role and skills
10.3. Team behavior, leadership types and characteristics
• INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION BASICS (optional)
Core Documentation
REFERENCE BOOK:STEFANO PROTTO “CONCETTI E STRUMENTI DI PROJECT MANAGEMENT” II ED. 2006 FRANCO ANGELI.
• ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS DOWNLOADABLE FROM THE INTERNET PAGE OF THE COURSE:
"PRINCIPI DI ORGANIZZAZIONE STRUTTURALE IN AZIENDE AD ALTA TECNOLOGIA" (PDF)
"PROJECT OFFICE E PROJECT MANAGER" (PDF)
"CORSO PM 7 RISK 2017" (PDF)
Reference Bibliography
Other suggested books (non reference), last available edition: Archibald (et. al.) - "Project Management ...." Kerzner (et. al.) - "Project Management ...." NOTA BENE: book's titles can be accompanied by subtitles that vary from issue to issueType of delivery of the course
Lectures with examples referring to real casesAttendance
Recommended. However, individual study on reference texts is possible.Type of evaluation
First session following the delivery of the course: - written exam (multiple choice quiz battery plus one open question) - if passed oral test admission allowed - the participation is recommended even only for self-assessment - 1h duration, consultation of reference texts and lecture notes is allowed - oral test of variable duration in the following days if the written exam has been passed Other examination sessions in the same academic year: - oral exam only, a written solution of a multiple choice quiz battery may be requested Please see updates on the internet page of the course: http://www.ing.uniroma3.it/~protto/insegnamenti/gestione_dei_progetti/