Project Management I

During this course students, researchers, managers, will increase their knowledge about the critical areas of project management, methodologies and management tools, technical and behavioural skills that the project manager must mobilize to reach the end of a project successfully. This course is intended for PhD students at NOVA University and PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,…), students from partner universities and external students.

Registrations

16 de July, 2024

Programme Details

Rational

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.

Syllabus

  1. Basics in project management (e.g.: project, operation, program, portfolio and project management);
  2. Traditional project success criteria and factors;
  3. Project lifecycle and management processes;
  4. Planning and managing the project core areas: scope, time, organization, stakeholders, costs, risks, communication and quality;
  5. Project plan and other tools for project planning and control;
  6. Framework of competences for effectively manage a project.

Learning outcomes

  1. Describe the project management discipline fundamentals (main concepts);
  2. Describe the traditional project success criteria and factors;
  3. Describe the project lifecycle, the project knowledge areas and management processes;
  4. Describe relevant tools to plan, implement and monitor a project;
  5. Understand the relevant competences for managing a project;
  6. Apply the knowledge acquired in PM challenges and case studies.

References

  1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. PMI Standards Committee. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge.
  2. TURNER, Rodney – The handbook of project-based management: leading strategic change in organizations. 3rd edition. Mcgraw-Hill.
  3. ELBEIK, Sam; THOMAS, Mark – Project Skills. Butterworth-Heinemann. 2000.
  4. INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. IPMA GLOBAL STANDARD. Individual Competence Baseline for Project, Programme & Portfolio Management

Registrations + Fees

Nova PhD students – Free of charge, enrolment via the platform here https://www.unl.pt/inscricoes
PhD students from other institutions: Fee 350€. More information and enrolment via email nova.doctoral.school@unl.pt

Course Duration

1ECTS | 4 days | 28h| Teaching hours: 15h Hours | Non-teaching hours/ autonomous work: 13h

Schedule

Monday
17PM – 21PM

Language

English or Portuguese

Teaching Regime

In person

Faculty

Professor Doctor Carolina Santos (ENSP NOVA)

Through this course, it’s easy to acquire the necessary foundations for managing any project, whether academic and related to doctoral project, or not. It’s a great place to start learning the basics and getting to know the tools of project management.
NOVA’s PhD Candidate on the Project Management I course