Master in Project management

All of the subjects which are defined in "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK ® Guide) – Fifth Edition, 2013, from the Project Management Institute, will be analysed during the course, as well as other subjects essential in order to guarantee the competent development of the Project Manager. (PMBOK is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.).

Strategic Project and Business Management.
1.The company and company policy.
2.Culture and organizational styles.
3.Project management and the company.
4.Organizational change projects.
5.Project feasibility and profitability study.
6.Areas of expertise in project management.
7.Organizational structures in projects.

Project Management Framework.
1.The overall standard of the Guide to Project Management Fundamentals (PMBOK ® Guide)
2.Project concepts, project management and operations management.
3.Project life cycle and how the organization influences projects.
4.Project management processes.
5.Project management methodologies.

Project Scope Management.
1.What is project scope management?
2.Gathering requirements.
3.Defining the project scope.
4.Creating a work breakdown structure (WBS).
5.Verification and monitoring of project scope.

Project Schedule Management.
1.Introduction and overview.
2.Identification and definition of schedule activities.
3.Sequencing of schedule activities.
4.Estimating the resource requirements for the activities.
5.Estimating the duration of activities.
6.Schedule development.
7.Monitoring and controlling due dates. Monitoring the schedule.
8.Software tools: MS Project. Practical exercises.

Project Cost Management.
1.Introduction.
2.Estimating costs.
3.Preparation and approval of the project budget.
4.Cost control.
5.Main factors that can cause cost management fail.

Project Quality Management.
1.Quality planning, assurance and control.
2.Quality standards applicable to projects.
3.Products and/or service quality. The project's quality plan.
4.Tools and techniques for improving the process quality.

Project Risk Management.
1.The Project Management Institute's project risk management methodology.
2.Equipment, schedule and cost required for risk management.
3.Principal risk identification techniques.
4.Principal qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques.
5.Contingency reserves and project management reserves. Budget and control.
6.Software tools for risk management.
7.Keys to effective project risk management.

Project Funding.
1.Introduction.
2.Financial Plan.
3.Capital needs.
4.Financial model.
5.Financial analysis and reporting.
6.Project feasibility and risk analysis.

Program Management and Project Portfolio.
1.Project program management
2.Project portfolio management
3.OPM3 standard ® (OPM3 is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.).
4.Case studies.

The Human Factor: Human Resources Management, Ethics and the Project Manager.
1.Human Resource Planning. Recruitment and development.
2.Management and leading the project team
3.Personal skills: Project Manager management skills and techniques
4.Social and environmental responsibility
5.Professional ethics

Communication Management and the Stakeholders.
1.Identification of project stakeholders
2.Planning project communications
3.Collection, compilation and distribution of project information
4.Managing expectations of the project stakeholders

Procurement Management and Legal Aspects
1. Methodology procurement management.
Procurement planning, implementation and administration.
Contract completion.
2. Supplement on contractual strategies.
Contractual strategies or typologies according to their scope, organization, price and allocation system.
Consulting and project management support contracts.
3. Contracts between private parties, public and international procurement.
4. Contract of sale.
5. Lease agreement.
6. Significant contract-related legal concepts.

Project Sales Management.
1.The project as a product to sell
2.The project sale process
3.Types of deals and contracts
4.Tender preparation and content
5.Strategic sales methodology

Integration and Knowledge Management.
1.Initiation and planning processes
2.Execution, control, closing and support processes
3.Knowledge management
4.Trends in project management

Innovative Methodologies and Industry Standards in Project Management.
1.ISO21500
2.Agile techniques.
3.PRISM
4.Prince2
5.IPMA approach to project management
6.Project management adaption methodologies for specific sectors: construction, oil and gas, software development, maturity models, IPMA competency model for sectors.

Workshops:
1.Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) and Tools.
2.PMP Preparation: Initiation
3.Project Management Game.

Project Management Institute

One of the objectives of the Master in Project Management is to prepare participants to take and pass the Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification exam from the Project Management Institute (PMI). (PMP ® is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.).

Final Project.

Final master's degree project that requires students to complete a project as a means to implement the knowledge acquired throughout the program.

Tool presentation webinars

The Master of Project Management offers a wide and open vision of project management, training students in project management methodology regardless of the specific tools that will be used. However, the program includes presentations in the form of webinars of some tools like Microsoft Project and Palisade, not only to increase your knowledge but also to evaluate the tools' potential and discuss possibilities for improving both the application itself and its use in business contexts with the software representatives.

Software tools

During the course students will have the opportunity to become experts in the following software tools: Microsoft's MS Project and Palisade's @Risk. Students are required to know and have MS Excel.

The Master in Project Management is designed to achieve the following objectives: Train project managers who know how to achieve set objectives, increase profitability and enhance the overall quality of the project. Enhance decision making in complex projects by taking into account technical, economic, quality, environmental and risk exposure aspects. Understand the keys to strategic project management and its importance in the overall business strategy. Select and use the appropriate tools needed to optimally manage a project's budget. Learn how to sell a project from the point of view of the Project Manager. Provide the management skills needed to manage a project team and ensure its success and also know how to keep each of the people who work under the Project Manager motivated. Pass the Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification exam from the Project Management Institute (PMI)

OBS is now offering candidates a Scholarship Programme with a view to encouraging continuous education of professionals, entrepreneurs and directors. To apply for one of these scholarships, which finance part of the programme, the candidates must be accepted onto the programme and comply with the specified requirements.

The Scholarship and Admissions Committee will take into account the suitability of the profile and the professional career of the candidates, the reasons given in the scholarship application letter and the professional and academic recommendations of the candidate.

Currently the following scholarships are on offer:
OBS Experience Scholarship
Objective: to advance continuous education of future professionals through OBS Methodology Online, which is registered as its own model of online education.
Requirements: candidates without previous experience in online education models and who meet the academic and curricular requirements of the programme in question.

Director Profile Scholarship
Objective: to advance managing skills in those candidates with extensive professional experience.
Requirements: scholarship for candidates with more than three years of professional experience in positions of responsibility, who wish to acquire management skills to further their professional career.

Online Business Management Scholarship
Objective: to promote the generation of companies founded on the Internet, as well as the creation of new business models based on the network and digitalisation of traditional businesses that still do not operate online.
Requirements: candidates who wish to acquire the knowledge and skills to tackle the internet and launch new digital business models, whether it is in their own company or as a director.