The course aims to provide the necessary elements for the management of plant projects, taking into account the different areas involved: the initial stage of preparation and negotiation of the commercial proposal, the definition of the scope of the project, cost estimation, project scheduling, project budget definition, project cash flow analysis, risk identification and management. Finally, some basic elements for evaluating research and development projects will be provided.
Through the lessons and exercises the course aims to make the student able to:
- Know the definition and characteristics of a project
- Know the methodologies needed to manage a project
- Choose IT tools to support project management
- Organize and plan the activities of a project
- Check the times and costs of a project
Prerequisites
Il corso non richiede presequisiti
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Further information
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Type of Assessment
Final written text
Course program
Project management
Introduction to projects
Projects and project management: definitive elements
What is a Project, Project Stages, Project Management Evolution, Project Management and Organization. Principles of Management and Organizational Structure
The specificity of project management, Reducing uncertainty: the principle of anticipating constraints and opportunities, Reducing the Impact of a Change: The Principle of Flexibility, Project Organization
The life cycle of the project
Manage project phases. Project Phases (or Processes), The Initiating Process, Planning, Executing and Controlling Processes, The Closing Process
Planning and controlling
Methods and tools for planning and project control
The Planning and Control Scheme, scope management, project organization and liability allocation, control account, timing planning, cost planning, integrated time and cost planning, control integrated time and cost, risk management
Knowledge management
Closing projects and managing knowledge. Methods and tools for acquiring and structuring knowledge gained during projects. Re-use project information.