Project Management beyond planning and control

Project Management is a fundamental theme to understand and work in any business environments. Projects are the organizational way to make innovation happen and to realize any kind of custom solution or to change how an organization work. Project Management is the set of capabilities, skills and tools to properly work on projects. The course aims to define the concept of a project and to show how, in the management of a successful business, project management and process management must coexist and integrate. During the course the project is analyzed as a managerial tool for the management of change and innovation and its links with the company strategy are emphasized.

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This MOOC is part of the Introduction to Management Engineering series, which is designed to introduce prospect master students and people interested in managerial disciplines into the key fundamentals of Management Engineering. Through an analytical and engineering approach, the series provides basic concepts and language in the areas of Strategy, Economics, Financial Accounting, Organization, and Operations Management.

The series is the result of a collaborative design between METID https://www.metid.polimi.it/ , the service of Politecnico di Milano devoted to e-learning and e-collaboration, and the Study Course in Management Engineering.

Learn how to manage projects matching the technical and the organizational dimensions of projects.

Provided ByPolitecnico di Milano
Type of providerHE Institution
Provided athttps://www.pok.polimi.it/
Learning opportunity typeMOOC
Languageen
Home pagehttps://www.pok.polimi.it/courses?search_query=PM101
Start date2022-01-06
End date2022-05-15
Duration5
Workload in hours10
Admission procedureOpen to all
Price detailsYou can access the course absolutely free of charge.
AssessmentsTo successfully complete this course, and henceforth receive the certificate of accomplishment, it is necessary to pass the quiz with 60%.
Type of credentialCertificate of participation
ISCEDF Code0410 - Business and administration not further defined
Education subject0410 Business and administration not further defined
Learning settingsnon formal learning
Learning outcomeProject Management beyond planning and control – LO – Analyze
Analyze conflicts and team dynamics when working on a project
Learning outcome typeSkill
Reusability levelCross-sector skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/cb668e89-6ef5-4ff3-ab4a-506010e7e70b
Learning outcomeProject Management beyond planning and control – LO – Describe the differences
Describe the differences between projects and processes
Learning outcome typeSkill
Reusability levelTransversal skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/7dd94ad3-13d6-43fe-8b94-51fcbf67ced9
Learning outcomeProject Management beyond planning and control – LO – Describe the main
Describe the main human and cultural dimensions when working on projects
Learning outcome typeSkill
Reusability levelTransversal skills and competences Cross-sector skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/75d8e5d9-bef3-418b-9011-01bff9f27207 http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/0ee94af1-b445-4973-9c3f-459fab250342
Learning outcomeProject Management beyond planning and control – LO – Identify different
Identify different organizational strcutures when working on a project
Learning outcome typeKnowledge
Reusability levelCross-sector skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/c4272323-cce6-4535-ac71-4f6841f4f89a
Learning outcomeProject Management beyond planning and control – LO – Identify the main
Identify the main variables of a project in a business context
Learning outcome typeSkill
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/S2.7.0
Learning outcomeProject Management beyond planning and control – LO – Pick the best organizational
Pick the best organizational structure for a project
Learning outcome typeKnowledge
Reusability levelCross-sector skills and competences Sector specific skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/c4272323-cce6-4535-ac71-4f6841f4f89a http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/7111b95d-0ce3-441a-9d92-4c75d05c4388
Learning outcomeProject Management beyond planning and control – LO – Pick the best project
Pick the best project management approach for different projects
Learning outcome typeKnowledge
Reusability levelSector specific skills and competences
Related skillhttp://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/7111b95d-0ce3-441a-9d92-4c75d05c4388
Assessor typeartificial intelligence
Assessment formatautomatic grading
Awarding opportunityThe Certificate of Accomplishment will be released to anyone who successfully completes the course by answering correctly to at least 60% of the questions by the end of the edition. You will be able to download the Certificate of Accomplishment directly on the website. Once you have successfully passed the course, you can request the Certificate of Accomplishment without waiting for the end of the edition. The Certificate of Accomplishment does not confer any academic credit, grade or degree.

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