Project management technical skills linked to scope management, time management, risk management, communication and quality management have been developed since 50 years ago and are nowadays recognized as useful to plan and control projects or programs that people or organisations develop in the market.
Projects are settled in any society sector - research, trade, insurance, banking, transport, construction, health, education, science, for example- and the vision of a project as a way to create knowledge, to design solutions, to produce new products, to introduce innovation or to gain competitive advantage has been disseminated worldwide.
During this course students, researchers, managers will learn about critical project management areas, useful methodologies and project tools, technical and behavioral skills that the project manager is expected to apply to finish a project successfully. Based on a case study, participants will develop a project plan, a useful planning tool for students at any time of their PhD studies or for project managers of any kind of business project. In parallel, It will be provided a space to discuss several issues linked to project success.
1. Project Management Processes
2. Knowledge Management Areas
Project Management course - Timetable
PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...)
7th edition: 16/03 and 18/03 (Thu and Sat) | 9 am – 6 pm | Venue: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública | This edition will be held in Portuguese
8th edition: 22/06 and 24/06 (Thu and Sat) | 9 am – 6 pm | Venue: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública | This edition will be held in English
Course Coordinators
António Tavares, PhD
Carolina Santos
Lecturers
António Tavares, PhD
Carolina Santos
Hugo Soares
Commitment, work and involvement in classes (20%);
Team work: project plan (80%).
1 ECTS | 2 days
Lectures / Practical activities - 15 hrs
Independent working hours - 12 hrs