The course aims at developing the knowledge necessary to apply the basic Project Management techniques and tools to a complex project. The course deals with the general aspects of project planning and control and in particular such techniques and tools are applied to typical engineering & contracting projects. The course will enable the student to take part effectively in  a project team during the development of an industrial project.

SELECT UP TO MAXIMUM 3 GOALS AMONG THE FOLLOWING 5, DELETING THOSE NOT PRIOR FOR THIS SPECIFIC COURSE

The course fits into the overall program curriculum pursuing some of the defined general goals. In particular, the course contributes to the development of the following capabilities:

• Understand context, functions, processes in a business and industrial environment and the impact of those factors on business performance

• Design solutions applying a scientific and engineering approach (Analysis, Learning, Reasoning, and Modeling capability deriving from a solid and rigorous multidisciplinary background) to face problems and opportunities in a business and industrial environment

• Interact in a professional, responsible, effective and constructive way in a working environment, also motivating group members

FOR EACH OF THE PREVIOUS HIGHLIGHTED GOALS, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE MAIN EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES RELATED TO THIS SPECIFIC COURSE AND ITS CONTENTS (EACH OF THESE EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES SHOULD THEN BE ASSESSED ACCORDINGLY)

• using properly Project Management language, understanding operational and managerial processes involved in a project, understanding interdependencies between operational and managerial processes, capability to apply correctly techniques and tools available in project management
• developing the plan of a complex project involving different aspects (scope of work, time, progress, cost, resources, cash flow, risk, etc.) 
• capability to interact effectively with the other members of the project team in order to improve the project performance

Project and Project Management: Repetitive and non repetitive processes. Project: features, types, success factors, performance indicators, stakeholders. Project life cycle. Operational, managerial and organizational processes. Project, program and portfolio management. International Standards. Project Management Body of Knowledge. Project Management System.

Engineering & Contracting: Extended project life cycle: marketing, competitive bidding, contract and contract management, operation. Project start up. Project execution: basic engineering, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and testing. Interdependeces between operational processes. Project organization.

Scope management: Scope of work planning and control. Work Breakdown Structure. Rules and logics for building the project WBS. Work package. Standardization of WP. 

Time management: Network analysis, early and late schedule, total float. Activity duration and resource allocation. Resource scheduling. Scheduling under uncertainty. PERT approach. Critical chain approach. Schedule control.

Progress management: planning and control of physical and economical progress. Progress measurement. S curves.

Cost management: cost classification, cost estimating, cost baselining, cost control. Project cash flow. Project balance.

Earned Value Management: integrated control of project time and cost. Project performance indicators. Earnede Value. Estimate to complete. Control process. Final performance of the project.

Risk management: Risk definition and classification. Risk management processes: identification of threats and opportunities, risk assessment and identification  of response actions. Quantitative analysis of project residual risk. Simulation. Size of the contingency reserve. Project robustness and flexibility.

Stakeholder management: identification, classification and management.

No prerequisite.