CODE 104835 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE 10716 (L-9) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/35 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course introduces project management, i.e. the integrated management of complex projects. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course provides theoretical and practical knowledge for integrated project management, by respecting deadlines and budget constraints; knowledge about ICT tools for Project Management and project management techniques adopted by leading Italian companies AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The purpose of this curse is to provide the knowledge related to Project Management, necessary for the management of complex projects. At the end of the course, the student will have developed the following skills: -understand the context, functions, and processes in a business and industrial environment and the impact of these factors on business performance; -design solutions by applying a scientific and engineering approach (analysis, learning, reasoning, and modeling skills resulting from a solid and rigorous multidisciplinary background) to address problems and opportunities in a business and industrial environment; -interact professionally, responsibly, effectively, and constructively in a work environment, also motivating team members. PREREQUISITES None TEACHING METHODS This course is delivered mainly through lectures, exercises and testimonials from the corporate world. . SYLLABUS/CONTENT Introduction to Project Management: general concepts and definitions Project Management The main certifications The meaning of the projects and their classification The project environment Project Management Development: concepts and definitions Resistance to change Project, program, portfolio The role of the Project Manager The faces of success and failure The project life cycle: the five phases Changing corporate and management cultures The organizational structures Traditional (classical) organization Organizational forms most suitable for the development of Project Management Choice of organizational form Planning Introduction Project planning Description of activities The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) The Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) The Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) The project schedule The Gantt chart reticular techniques Cost analysis (Earned Value) Monitoring and analysis Control features Variance analysis Project update The reporting Characteristics Types of reporting Resource management Characteristics Scheduling and leveling techniques The closure of the project The closure of the project or one of its phases Risk management Methodology Definition of risk Identification of risk factors Evaluation of the levels of probability Conclusions Resource management Project communication management Management of project meetings Project team management Conflict management The leadership The delegation The motivation RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Didactic material provided by teachers Reference texts: "La gestionedei progetti", T. Buganza, M. Kalchschmidt, Mondadori Università "Project Management di successo", F. Momola, Pearson “Guida al Project Management Body of Knowledge” (PMBOOK), Sesta edizione “Il ciclo di vita della gestione dei progetti”, L. Amelotti, B. Valcalda, Guerini e Associati Editore “Project Management”, H. Kerzner, Hoepli “Professione Project Manager_Preparazione alla certificazione internazionale IPMA”, A. Cagliese, U. Forghieri, E. La Rosa, R. Pozza, Franco Angeli Editore TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LINDA MADDALENA PONTA Ricevimento: By appointment, either online (via Microsoft Team) or in office BARBARA GAIONE ROBERTO CARPANETO Exam Board LINDA MADDALENA PONTA (President) SILVIA MASSA ROBERTO CARPANETO (President Substitute) SILVANO CINCOTTI (President Substitute) BARBARA GAIONE (President Substitute) MARCO RABERTO (President Substitute) STEFANIA TESTA (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/10716/studenti-orario Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Learning assessment takes place through a project and an oral test. The oral test consists of questions related to the topics constituting the course programme. The overall evaluation is calculated as the average of the project and the oral exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS The project and the oral test assesses the ability to apply typical project management approaches, methods and tools. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 14/01/2025 09:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 14/01/2025 09:00 GENOVA accettazione online 11/02/2025 09:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale Aula B8 03/06/2025 09:00 GENOVA scritto+orale con accettazione online 17/06/2025 09:00 GENOVA scritto+orale con accettazione online 16/07/2025 09:00 GENOVA scritto+orale con accettazione online 01/09/2025 09:00 GENOVA scritto+orale con accettazione online 07/01/2026 09:00 GENOVA scritto+orale con accettazione online 11/02/2026 09:00 GENOVA scritto+orale con accettazione online FURTHER INFORMATION Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Federico Scarpa (federico.scarpa@unige.it ), the School's disability liaison. 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