Project Management, From Theory to Practice Course
European Summer School
Key Information
Campus location
Prague, Czech Republic
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
10 days
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 950 / per course *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
22 Jul 2024
* Please note, that after the 30th of April 2024, there will be a late enrollment fee charged in the amount of 50EUR on top of the course fee
Introduction
The main objective of this course is to introduce you to modern methodologies, principles, and tools required for defining and managing projects in complex environments. All participants will get hands-on experience in managing complex projects by creating project artifacts and managing different phases of a case study based on a real project. In addition, you will get an overview of the main skills needed by a project manager and how to develop them during your career.
Description
The main objective of this course is to introduce you to the methodologies, principles, and tools required for defining and managing projects in complex environments following modern project management methodologies. You are going to prepare a formal project plan and business case for a selected project. We will illustrate our cases with real examples that you might get across while participating in an international project.
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 14:00 = 4 hr 30 min + 30 min break
Accommodation: For accommodation options, please visit the dedicated page.
Admissions
Curriculum
Credits: You will receive an official Certificate of Attendance upon completion of your course. Please inform the organizing staff if you require any extra supplements, such as the Transcript of Records. The student is eligible to receive up to 5 ECTS credits, however, please follow the instructions here and consult the acknowledgment process with your university in advance.
Homework: Prepare project artifacts based on case study and/or work/research on skill and/or self-assessment
- Skills
- Theory
- Real-life examples
- Practice/Case study (based on homework review)
Course Outline
1st week:
Day 1
- Welcome, course admin, Introductions, Objectives
- Project & project management (PM) defined, basic characteristics
- Project life constraints
- Project manager & project team: traits & skills
- The characteristics of a PM (assertive, resilience, self-awareness)
Day 2
- Project environment and company organization (ITIL quick overview, PMO
- Project stakeholders: an overview
- Managing conflicting Organisational priorities (i.e Operations priorities, Inflight projects)
- Project Methodologies & standards (Prince2, PMBOK, Agile, etc.)
- Overview of the differences between Agile and Waterfall.
- Case study introduction
Day 3
- Communication (MBTI self-assessment)
- Project Initiation (Project Mandate, Project Brief, Business Case, Project Charter, Feasibility Study)
- Project management system and communication plan (sharing and archiving information)
- Regulated industries (i.e. BioPharma, Banking, Healthcare, etc...) and Audits
- Homework review and discussion
Day 4
- Project Initiation (Project Mandate, Project Brief, Business Case, Project Charter, Feasibility Study) - continued
- The Project Board (Steering Committee, Project Sponsor)
- RACI matrix
- Influencing and Leadership
- Homework review and discussion
- Guest speaker 1 - TBD
Day 5
- Assigning resources (resource pools, matrix structure)
- Project Planning (Project Plan, MS Project vs Excel vs other tools)
- Planning and forecasting (Product Based Planning)
- „Reverify 3 times“
- Managing conflict
- Risk and Issue Management
- Management by exception
- Homework review and discussion
2nd week:
Day 6
- Project Budgeting, Funding & Financial Management (Capitalization, amortization, accruals, etc.)
- Deliverables, Quality Criteria, and Project Controls
- Quality Management
- Project Execution (Tolerances, Checkpoints, Reports)
- Homework review and discussion
Day 7
- Project Stages and Work Packages
- Managing Issues and risks (and also assumptions and dependencies)
- Dealing with difficult situations (exception reports, escalations)
- Change Management & Change Control
- Picking up an ongoing project (from another PM or from...nobody)
- Homework review and discussion
Day 8
- Project Governance and reporting
- Project performance tracking (KPIs)
- Meeting Minutes and summaries
- Homework review and discussion
- Guest speaker 2 - TBD
Day 9
- Re-planning and re-baselining
- Testing (SIT, UAT, etc.)
- Project Closure (Releasing to Operations, Decommissioning, Project Evaluation Review)
- Configuration Management
- Professional attitude
- Homework review and discussion
Day 10
- Reporting to very senior management
- Obtaining approvals
- How to get your first PM or PC job (CV, interviews, building your experience
- Recap and course closure
*Program/Course Outline is subject to change.
Program Outcome
Skills
The student will get the skills to:
- Understand modern project management using methodologies such as PMI and PRINCE2
- Understand the differences between the Waterfall and Agile approach
- Develop and implement a project plan and business case.
- Understand the list of skills that a PM needs and how to develop them