Master in project management

Historically, businesses have designed and developed their products and services to meet the perceived needs of the market, or to take advantage of identified business opportunities, while presently, said products and services are normally delivered through projects, which have become an essential activity of any company or organization today. As a matter of fact, the satisfactory completion of a project requires adequate human, technical, material, and economic resources, as well as planning and coordination that integrate said resources efficiently and effectively. One of the key aspects in project management is the presence of highly qualified leadership, in this case, of a Project Manager, who is the one to assume the ultimate responsibility for meeting project objectives in terms of deadlines, costs and expected benefits, which makes adequate preparation a critical asset to carry out this responsibility

- Learn project management objectives from a systematic approach (an overall view). - Acquire the necessary knowledge to perform project planning and control tasks. - Learn the main project organization structures. - Learn the different project types and their influence in both management and organization - Understand team and people management strategies, as well as those for negotiation and conflict resolution. - Apply effective risk management strategies. - Learn decision-making criteria and balanced scorecards. - Learn the essential aspects of knowledge management. - Gain a global understanding of supplier relationship management and supply chain. - Lay a solid foundation with regard to the economic and legal aspects of project management. - Understand the mechanisms involved in reporting and project progress presentations. - Learn the use of the project management software. - Learn the project closing and certification processes. - Learn how to conduct environmental analyses and apply them to any project. - Learn about project inspection and certifications. - Learn project crisis management techniques. - Learn the peculiarities of project management, either for civil engineering or consulting."

- Project Manager - Service Manager - Head of Department - Lead Facilitator

In fact, the increasing complexity of projects, and the pressure to meet deadlines and budgets, require both a solid conceptual background and a broad practical base. Projects require Project Managers who are trained in the most advanced management techniques, since in the absence of adequate training, the inefficiencies in management will be reflected in the results of the projects. Therefore, due to the aforementioned reasons, the subject covered in this course is of great interest and demand today. However, the training offers of sufficient quality in this field, and that are adequately oriented to the are scarce. These areas make up the reality of the different industrial sectors (construction and equipment) and consulting and services, and hence the importance of project management.

This program has been designed to meet the professional training needs of those who wish to increase their knowledge in the field of project management in a format that will allow them to work and study simultaneously. In fact, this type of master’s degree is of especial interest for technical staff from businesses in all industrial and consulting sectors, and whose minimum admission requirements are a bachelor’s degree, or an associate degree with at least two years of relevant project management experience.