B6348 - PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

During the course, the students will be introduced to the fundamentals of project management in the specific framework of the offshore industry. The students learn about the activities required to effectively manage large-scale offshore projects for the oil and gas sector and within the energy transition context.

Contenuti

Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand offshore project complexity and lifecycle
• Define scope and develop WBS
• Plan schedules and identify critical paths
• Analyze cost drivers and project economics
• Identify and manage offshore risks
• Monitor performance using KPI and reporting tools
• Understand governance and stakeholder management
• Apply integrated project management principles

Course Structure

1. Nature of Offshore Projects (complexity, lifecycle, stakeholders)
2. Initiation & Governance (bid phase, charter, Go/No-Go)
3. Scope & WBS (deliverables, work packages, interfaces)
4. Schedule & Critical Path (CPM, weather, marine spread)
5. Budget & Cost Control (CAPEX/OPEX, EVM, cash flow)
6. Risk Management (risk identification, mitigation)
7. Monitoring & KPI (progress, dashboards, reporting)
8. Leadership & Integration (decision-making, case study)

Testi/Bibliografia

• Lecture slides and notes

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Project Management Institute

Guida ai temi ed ai processi di project management – Franco Angeli

Guida alle conoscenze di gestione progetti – ISIPM / Franco Angeli

Project Management: A Systems Approach – Harold Kerzner

Project Management – Marco Sampietro

The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management – Eric Verzuh

Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 – AXELOS

Agile Practice Guide – Project Management Institute

Agile Project Management with Scrum – Ken Schwaber

Metodi didattici

The course content will be entirely covered by the lectures. The course includes some laboratory sessions, which will cover the practical aspects of the lectures. The instructors will tutor the students.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Group project presentation, written multiple-choice exam, participation.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

The teaching tools are projector and whiteboard.

The course includes some laboratory sessions in which examples and problems are solved and analyzed.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Riccardo Amato