During the first module of the Executive Master in Project Management, students will learn how to:
- Managerial Economics
This module aims to prepare students by providing them with the essentials of entrepreneurship and business planning. - Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
With this module, the managerial skills required to understand a Business Plan and its structure will be developed. - Business Strategy
Through this module, students will know how to understand the long-term direction and strategy of a company, and will be able to identify the strategic business units of organizations. - Accounting & Budgeting
This module is aimed at students understanding the importance of financial management and control principles, with key indicators such as ROI, EBIT, GAAP. - Project & Operations Management
With this module, students can manage projects, examine data and information, and have a diagnostic approach to solving problems. - Marketing: Traditional and Digital
Students will learn the application of marketing principles in organizational decision-making. - Human Resource Management
This subject area focuses on strategic human resource issues such as workforce acquisition, development, motivation, and retention. - Data Analytics for Managers
This course is designed to equip students with the basic knowledge needed to analyze and interpret large sets of data, to make effective business decisions and strategies.
During the second module of the Executive Master in Project Management, students will learn how to:
1) Introduction to Project Management:
- PM Culture, Project Life Cycle
- Project Management in Organizations
2) Business Analysis:
- Benefit and Value Analysis
- Requirements Management
- Business Case
3) Operational Foundations of Project Management:
- Planning
- Execution
- Monitoring and Control
4) Project Management Tools and Techniques:
- Exploring Complexity: Application of PM Tools and Techniques
- Exploring Complexity: Risk Management
- Using Project Management Software
- Agile Methodologies: Kanban, SCRUM
- Overview of other methodologies (XP, DASM, …)
5) International and Ethical Aspects of Project Management:
- Ethical Code and Professional Conduct
- Participation in European Tenders
- Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility
6) Interpersonal Skills for Project Managers:
- Personality Indicators
- Leadership, Motivation, and Thinking Styles
- Tools and Strategies for Individual and Team Development
- Decision-Making Styles and Processes
- Conflict Management
Soft skills are personal characteristics that influence relationships, communication, and interaction with others, all of which are critical to business success and effective leadership in today’s high-tech world and digital transformation. Without proper leadership, new technologies or innovations cannot be implemented. The leadership program is a journey of self-discovery, empowerment and reinvention that prepares participants to become leaders of the future. The program is practice-oriented, with 5 interactive courses that include a self-assessment test, role-plays and quizzes.
- Communication & Persuasion in the Digital Age
- Team Work Effectiveness
- Agile Leadership
- Negotiation & Conflict Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Individual Coaching
- Executive Mentoring production review of curricular material
- Company meetings with leading companies
- Executive Mentoring for preliminary orientation towards entrepreneurship
At the end of your educational experience, you will have the chance to prove your abilities by tackling a real business challenge. Use your talent to identify opportunities and create a truly innovative strategy.
Tackle a real company challenge. You can choose to be part of a small team and design an innovative HR business plan or functional operational plan based on theoretical research.
Work on one of two real Business Challenges of a specific company.
Previous years’ experiences
The Practical Challenge:
LEAP! A brand new “Urban-Tech Mobility Company” – “Our vision is to solve the problems that make mobility complex, fragmented and unhealthy through aggregation and optimization. Our mission is ultimately to bring sustainable mobility to every customer’s home.”
The Practical Challenge:
“Smart Access” Application from need recognition to PMP approval. “Capstone Project Focus: Implementation of all methods and techniques acquired from the master in a fictitious scenario to the Project Budget Approval Phase.”