Master in Project Management (English)
The Master's Degree in Project Management, with a lifelong learning master's diploma, provides you with all management and technical skills necessary for effective management in complex projects, aligning the current needs of companies with market trends. In addition, this master prepares you for the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP®) and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) certification exams.
The program is on the TOP 5 of master's degrees in project management according to Mundo Posgrado 2019 and is considered the best master's degree in Project Management according to the ranking Iberoamericano de formación online in spanish 2015 (Ranking Wanabis).
- 12 months
- 60 ECTS
- OCTOBER 2023
- Online
- ENGLISH
- 7500 €
Get the double degree from our academic partner, the leading university in Catalonia and Spain with more than 560 years of history.
We are the 1st 100% online Business School in the world to receive the QS Stars rating, obtaining the highest distinction in Online Learning.
The program has been considered the #5 best master in spanish 100% online in the Project Management category of Eduniversal.
Objectives
OBJECTIVE 1.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Achieve an integrated vision about all the implied areas in project management to lead them efficiently and effectively.OBJECTIVE 2.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Develop the needed leadership skills and technics to manage the human and materials resources necessary for the development of a particular Project.OBJECTIVE 3.
PMP CERTIFICATION TRAINING
Acquire the necessary knowledge to take the PMP®/PMI-ACP® exams through the participation on specific bootcamps and the 100% aligned content with the last version of the PMBOK®Guide.OBJECTIVE 4.
STRATEGIC REASONING
Develop your capacity to thinking strategically and positioning competitively the managed projects.
Syllabus
The Master's Degree in Project Management trains you as a project and program manager professional. Our program is structured in six different blocks and ends with the development of a Final Project. Moreover, during the development of the program you will have the chance to take five different voluntary bootcamps and different additional activities.
Block 1. Strategic Project Management
Block 2. Project Planning and Control
Block 3. People Project Management
Final Project
Bootcamps and Additional activities
The lifelong learning master's degree in Project Management has international professors with more than 20 years of experience in project management and certifications. In addition, they use multiple software tools and simulation applications.
1. Strategic Project Management
The implementation of business strategies is carried out through project management, specifically, through the management of programs and portfolios, and with the help of governance mechanisms ('Project Governance') and PMO ('Project Management Office') structures. However, it is necessary to first understand some fundamental concepts such as: company, strategy, strategic planning, management styles, structures and cultures organizations.
Lecturer: Marc Barà Iniesta, Founder of ProjectWorkLab.
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2. Project Planning and Control
Project Management principles and domains is the main focus of the new version of PMBOK® Guide. Some of them are project management leadership, project management team building, adaptability and resiliency, project manager commitment, motivation, influence, coaching and leadership, conflict management and negotiation.
Lecturer: Xavier González, Project Manager at URBAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
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During this module, students, are going to focus, first, on the Project Definition, because reaching the project’s objective is the first check of project management effectiveness and it is clear that this check is prior to the evaluation of the approved schedule and budget. And, second, they will focus on the project finance, since a Project Manager has to be able to understand the language, structure and processes that take place in the financial management of projects; to lead that management and / or to collaborate with financial managers in their development, both at the project level and at the organization level.
Lecturer: Elena María Bulmer, Coordinador de Biodiversidad en en Worldwatch Institute Europe.
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In this module, students are going to deepen, first, on the project schedule management. This is not a trivial process; it has to draw the attention of the project managers, so a correct estimation of the activities of the schedule (their durations, necessary resources, deliverables, monitoring and control) will be key elements in the achievement of the objectives and goals of the project. And, second, they will focus on the project cost management. Cost management, together with scope and time management, is a part of the foundational pillars of project management. More specifically, the information related to costs is always very sensitive for the steering committee of the project. Besides from making a correct estimation of the project costs, a strict control and monitoring to ensure project success is required.
Lecturer: Nicolás Fabbri, Construction Project Manager Leader en Mainstream Renewable Power.
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In this module students are going to, first, study current quality management systems and basic principles of Total Quality Management and several current quality models, including EFQM and ISO standards. The differences between the implementation of a Quality Management System in an organization and the development of the Quality Manual will be identified. This will lead to determining their differences with respect to the elaboration of a Quality Plan for project management. And, second, they are going to obtain a broad and detained vision of the professional in charge of the risks of a project.
Lecturer: Charo Fresneda, CEO Fundadora en Eventtivo.
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During this module, students will focus, on the one hand, on the procurement management and the legal aspects in projects. This part of the module will give students the ability to develop the most correct contractual strategy in each single project, as well as to evaluate the most suitable types of contracts for each project deliverable and to elaborate the corresponding bidding documents. On the other hand, students will focus on the project sales management, where students will analyze in which environment offers are developed, how to maximize their effectiveness, how to increase the sale options of the project, (always maintaining a solid basis for its execution), the role of the buyer and the aspects of negotiation and strategic sale.
Lecturer: Elisabet Duocastella Pla, daVinci Project Management Director.
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In this subject, students will learn how to choose the most suitable project management approach for each project, having understood the need for the methodology based on innovative products, how they are managed and monitored, what roles are involved and how the high performance teams that are required are managed.
Lecturer: Luis Reyes Plascencia, Senior Project Manager en Santalucia Seguros.
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This module the student will identify what to adapt in their projects, when and why. For which, a set of Management Models will also be proposed on which the best practices of Project Management are based to achieve the success of the project.
Lecturer: Carlos J. Pampliega, Vice President de la Junta Directiva en PMI Madrid.
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During this subject, the student will be able to do another step forward in the learning process by analysing specific types of project management. Students will focus on topics such as bimodal and multimodal projects, international project management and specific industry project management, among others.
Lecturer: Joaquin de Azcárraga, International Projects Director.
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3. People Project Management
During this module, students will focus, first, on the human factor in project management where they will learn topics related to project team management, interpersonal skills and leadership that a good Project Manager should have, as well as the main techniques of conflict resolution. You will know the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and its application in the Project Management profession. And, second, on the project change management, where they will focus on topics such as change management concepts, organizational project change management and project people change management, among others.
Lecturer: José Rafael Alcalá, Jefe de Servicio de Perforación en Repsol.
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Final Project and Additional activities
The main objective is to carry out a project that allows students to apply the groups of learned processes throughout the program, and at the same time achieving a specialization in the management of a specific project. It focuses on applying best practices from different industries, understanding its benefits and exercising management skills that every Project Manager should have.
Lecturer: Marc Barà Iniesta, Founder of ProjectWorkLab.
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Lecturer: Elena María Bulmer, Biodiversity Coordinator at Worldwatch Institute Europe.
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The longlife learning master's degree in Project Management is complemented with lectures, bootcamps and seminars which will be held in each of the blocks. These additional activities are performed by renowned professionals in the project management field who, through videoconferencing, will introduce students to their experiences and case studies.
Bootcamp: Advanced Project Planning Course: MS Project
The Microsoft Project version Professional application allows planning, scheduling and project control, and is a de facto industry standard. In this bootcamp and through videos, exercises and debates, the student will be able to obtain an advanced knowledge in the management of the project planning through the use of this tool.
Lecturer: Marc Barà Iniesta, Founder of ProjectWorkLab.
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Bootcamp: Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) and Tools
This bootcamp will allow students to obtain skills to analyze, select and apply PMIS (Clarity PPM, Planning IT, Cardinis, EnterpriseTrack, Power Steering, etc.) and Tools (Redmine, Remember The Milk, TeamViewer, etc.); and thus make the daily life of the Project Manager easier. It also explains how to work with the Gartner Magic Quadrant.
Lecturer: José Rafael Alcalá, Head of Drilling Applications Service at Repsol.
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Bootcamp: Project Management Simulation. Simultrain
SimulTrain is a project management simulation tool developed by STS that provides simulation of calls, reception of emails and voice messages to create a realistic project management environment, through which attendees to the bootcamp can implement fundamental procedures, tools, and techniques of project management learned throughout the Master. This bootcamp is organized by teams and allows to 'simulate' the role of Project Manager through the planning and management of the execution of a fictitious project, facing the most relevant events that occur in the real life of the management of a project: the customer requests some changes in the scope, difficulty in obtaining the necessary resources, technical difficulties during the development of the product, etc.
Lecturer: Marisa Andrea Lostumbo, Project Management Consultant and Trainer en GoFlow.
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Bootcamp: PMI-PMP certification preparation: Introduction
The PMP certification is considered fundamental in the professional development of the specialists of different disciplines in diverse industries and it is every day more required in the labor market of the project management. The program is structured in three areas: application, knowledge areas and process groups and practices.
Lecturer: Marcelo Granieri, IT portfolio manager & agile facilitator at ICBC Argentina.
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Bootcamp: PMI-ACP certification preparation: Introduction
The objective of this bootcamp is to support student in the preparation process of the PMI certification: Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®). The program is structured in three areas: application, theoretical guide and practical guide.
Lecture: Joaquín de Azcárrega, SME Processes at Itera Process Spain.
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‘Case studies’: Método del caso
The practical component of the program is essential and complements the theoretical training. Therefore, during the course discussions are held of topics of current or particular interest in each of the subjects, simulations of decision-making applied to real situations or to resolve practical cases where problems and their proposed solutions are analysed from an academic point of view, as well as the criteria taken into account to carry them out.
Webinars
Most of the training is done asynchronously; it means that the exchange of knowledge is done through a software platform that allows sharing written texts without having people to be connected at the same time.Additionally, in each of the subjects’ synchronous sessions or 'webinars' are organized, in sessions in which all participants are connected at the same time through a program allowing the exchange of knowledge in 'real time'.
Software tools
The longlife learning master's degree in Project Management offers a broad and open vision of project management, training students to be experts in project management methodology to ensure successful implementation. To achieve this goal, it is essential to support training through professional software tools that allow students to better understand the concepts and also to know some important and useful tools that surely they will have the opportunity to use in their professional environment.
Throughout the course students will have the opportunity to master the following software tools:
- MS Project from Microsoft. http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/project/
- @Risk from Palisade. http://www.palisade.com/risk/
- WBS Chart Pro.
- PMPeople. https://medium.com/@pmpeople/pmpeople-tool-b60b514ad397
- Mind Manager.https://www.mindjet.com/mindmanager/
- Trello. https://trello.com/
- Draw.io https://www.draw.io/
Methodology
OBS has an online methodology where the core is the student. Always endorsed by active lecturers of international prestige, who share their knowledge to enhance the professional development of students through a flexible, collaborative method and with personalized monitoring. The objective is to create a unique educational experience that allows the assimilation of knowledge in a practical way.
Student ON has the student as a fundamental pillar and, therefore, throughout the course the students have their Program Manager, an academic figure who accompanies them in a personalized way.
Diploma
After successfully completing the Master and having carried out the pertinent procedures, you will receive the OBS Business School diploma. In addition, you will have the possibility of obtaining a lifelong learning master's diploma from the University of Barcelona, as long as you meet the academic, documentation, payment and administrative requirements.
In order to obtain it, you must have a university degree. If you do not have a degree, once you have successfully completed the Master's evaluations, you will obtain an Advanced university diploma from the University of Barcelona (UB).
At OBS we are committed to our own qualification that allows the updating of the programs in each edition to be at the forefront in the knowledge that companies demand today. Our programs are focused on professionals who want to update their skills while living an international experience. The value proposition of OBS Business School is based on a global academic approach.
Admissions Process
The fundamental objective of our admission process is to ensure the suitability of the candidates. All participants should get the most out of this learning experience, through a context in which it is possible to develop a long-term relationship with classmates, teachers, and former students.
After completing the application for admission to one of our programs, you will receive an email with information about the School and a member of the Admissions Department will contact you to start the admission process. Having successfully passed the personal interview, you must submit all the documentation required to continue the admission process and be able to certify that you meet the requirements of the student's profile. After holding an Admissions Committee, if it is positive, you will be able to enroll and enroll in the requested program.
Student Profile
The students of our Master's Degree in Project Management come from different backgrounds and industries. However, they all have a common goal: to enhance their management skills in order to boost their professional careers.
