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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Historical background
1.2. Current Scenario and trends
1.3. Some basics of organizational theory
1.4. Project definition and properties
1.5. Project Management
1.6. Project Management Body of Knowledge

2. PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
2.1. Project Life Cycle concept
2.2. Project Life Cycle phases
2.3. Project planning
2.4. The Projects Planning & Control cycle and tools

3. LOGICAL PROJECT PLANNING
3.1. Work Breakdown Structure
3.2. Elementary tasks
3.3. Work Package Description
3.4. Responsibility Matrix

4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AND CONTROL
4.1. Specifying
4.2. Technical control (Design Reviews, Tests and Audits)

5. TIME/RESOURCES PLANNING & CONTROL
5.1. Milestones
5.2. Bar Charts
5.3. Activity networks
5.4. Scheduling

6. COST PLANNING & CONTROL
6.1. Project budgeting process
6.2. Cost estimating
6.3. Project account opening process and spending authorization
6.4. Forecast of Project spending vs time (C-S CSC concept)
6.5. Earned Value
6.6. Indexes
6.7. Cost at Completion forecast
6.8. Allocated founds vs commitments

7. RISK MANAGEMENT BASICS
7.1. Risk Identification
7.2. Risk Evaluation
7.3. Risk contrast and planning
7.4. Risk Control
7.3. Decision trees
8. REPORTING
8.1. Project progress
8.2. Completion indexes
8.3. Progress meetings and reports

9. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
9.1. Technical Documentation System Structure
9.2. Technical documents
9.3. Configuration Control

10.ORGANIZATIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES
10.1. The Project Office
10.2. The Project Manager Role and skills
10.3. Team behavior, leadership types and characteristics

• INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION BASICS (optional)

Dispense a cura del docente
Stefano Protto “Concetti e strumenti di Project Management” II ed. 2006 Franco Angeli

Corso: Gestione dei Progetti
SSD: MAT/09
Professore: dott. Alessio Paccariè

THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH PROJECTS OPERATE The importance of project management in the business context Relationship between Project, Program, Portfolio and Operations Management Customization and Tailoring Environmental and business factors EEFs internal and external to the organization Types of organizational structures

THE ROLE OF THE PROJECT MANAGER Definitions and sphere of influence Skills and job profile


SCOPE MANAGEMENT
The Project Charter The WBS and RACI The flowcharts.


TIME MGT
Activities: duration, responsibilities and constraints
GANTT


COST MGT
Estimate costs Determine budget and reserves


QUALITY MGT
Requirements and criteria Testing and non-quality


COMMUNICATION MGT
The role of communication Formal, informal, written and oral communication.

RISK MGT
Identify and assess risks Plan responses to risks

STAKEHOLDER MGT
Identify stakeholders Complexity in management: interest/power matrix Management strategy

MANUAL FOR THE COURSE (OPZ)
Guida al Project Management Body of Knowledge ver. 6 (ENG)

(Opz) PMBoK ITA or ENG, ver 6.0 and later.
Course slides