33935 - Innovation and Project Management M

Learning outcomes

Students will learn the key concepts and techniques concerning the strategic management of innovation and the effective management of new product development processess. Students will also learn the key methods and techniques concerning project management

Course contents

PREREQUISITES:

The understandings of the main concepts and techniques of general management represents an important prerequisite for the course (in particular for what concerns the techniques for the financial valuation of investments). The course will be held in Italian, however foreing students (i.e. Erasmus students) could complete the project work and give the final exam in English

MAIN TOPICS:

The course is divided into the following parts:

1. Project management: key definitions and principles.

2. Project lifecylce

3. Organizing for project management.

4. Strategy and project management.

5. Initiating a new project

6. Project planning: scope management

7. Project planning: time management.

8. Project planning: risk and cost management

9. Project monitoring and control

10: Managing R&D projects

11: Agile and lean project management in new product development

Readings/Bibliography

The readings for the course consist in a selection of chapters from the following books:

• Capaldo, A. Volpe, A. (2012). “Project Management - Principi, metodi e applicazioni al settore delle opere civili” (capitoli: 2,3,4,5 e 8)
• Schilling, M.. 2013. (3 ed.) “Gestione dell’innovazione”, McGraw-Hill, Milano, Terza Edizione (capitoli: 7, 12)
• Tonchia, S., Nonino, F. (2013) (3 ed.) “La Guida del Sole 24 Ore al Project Management” (capitoli 3, 4)

Teaching methods

Seminars

Case-study discussion

Project work (group work)

Assessment methods

Project work (realization of a project plan for the development of an innovative product/service/software)

Final written exam

Teaching tools

See the course's website on: universibo.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Federico Munari