Project Management Fundamentals - 10 and 24 March 2023

Teacher: Davide Binco, Eng., R&D & Project Portfolio Manager, certified Project Management Professional and Scrum Master

Hours / Credits: 14h / 4cf

Dates

10 March - first day (09:00 -> 13:00, 14:00 -> 18:00, nominal), VM11

24 March - second day (09:00 -> 13:00, 14:00 -> 18:00, nominal) , VM11


Topics:

Day 1:

  1. General introduction: What is Project Management

    1. Project Management history

    2. Methodologies and standards available

    3. Project Management Techniques evolutions (from “Processes” to “Principles and Performance Domains”)

    4. Project – Programme - Portfolio

    5. Organizations that support Projects

    6. Agile framework

  2. Project Management Methodology

    1. Definitions of Project

    2. Development Approaches

    3. Main Roles

      • Project Manager

      • Project Team

      • Sponsor

      • Customer

      • Stakeholders

    4. Project Charter

    5. Deliverables

    6. Project Scope

    7. Breakdown Structures and WBS

  3. Project Management Tools

    1. Basic of estimations

    2. PERT

    3. GANTT

    4. Milestones

    5. Baseline

    6. Critical path

    7. Panning cheats

    8. Rolling wave planning

  4. Project work – Creating a WBS, Pert, Gantt chart

    1. Planning software (ganttproject)

    2. Description of the task


Day 2:

  1. Project Work – Work-in-progress Check

  2. Stakeholders

    • Definition

    • Stakeholders’ Matrix

  3. Risks

    • Opportunities & Treats

    • Risks Matrix / Risk Radar

    • Planning responses

  4. Project Execution

    • Iron Triangle

    • 4 Steps of execution

    • Earned Value

  5. Lean Management

    • Lean Thinking Concept of Valour

    • Seven Wastes + 1

    • Agile implications

  6. Lessons Learned

  7. HORIZON Europe Periodic Report in a glance (as provided by the PhD School)

  8. Closing remarks and details about the course assessment

Evaluation:

The final assessment will require the development of a Project Work as a group activity. The Project Work will be delivered by email after the course. Details will be provided during the course.


Enrolment:

Enrolment after the 6th of February requires a feasibility check. Please, write an email to alessandro.pontefisso@unipd.it


Friday, 10 March 2023, 9:23 AM
Friday, 24 March 2023, 6:08 PM

Monday, 6 February 2023, 11:59 PM Reservations closed