Master Project: In Company Project (CIE85311)

General information

Type:	TFP	Curs:	1	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	10 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
	Ignasi Alguero Redonnet	Operaciones, Innovación y Data Sciences	ENG

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Courses related to Project Management and Problem Solving.

Magister classes are focused on introducing the information, procedures and key topics student will apply selectively depending on each project. Thus, only a brief explanation will be covered. It is expected the student will go deeper through the extensive material on the web.
The project will take approximately 420 hours to complete, including the time spent on the project and in writing it up.

An In-Company Project is a students' work oriented to solve a real problem in an organization. It is developed through a professional practice in a company led by one of its executives and with the academic supervision and direction of a tutor assigned by ESADE. The In Company Project course will provide the student with the criteria, tools and techniques to do it properly.

- Intellectual Skills: Project management is extremely challenging because it requires the application of a wide range of intellectual skills. Throughout the internship, participants have to analyse and assess complex problems, make decisions and come up with action plans and realistic projects. All of the foregoing requirements mean that students not only have to read and study what others have done in the past but also develop their own thought processes to find creative, innovative ways of making their project a success.
- Technical Skills: Throughout the course, participants will have the opportunity to analyse and practice tools and techniques for helping them reach the project's objectives within the agreed time and budget. Certain activities are common to all projects (such as those covering project definition, planning, time & budget management).
- Soft Skills. Project success is achieved only if interpersonal relationships are taken into account and accorded the right importance and priority. Negotiation, communication and presentation skills are of crucial importance in managing projects. They particularly come into play in identifying customer needs and to assess and manage stakeholders.

3. Taking decisions / making judgments (CB8; CE6)

7. Autonomy, independence, initiative, pro-activeness (CT2)

4. Communicating information and/or knowledge (CB9; CE5)

8. Comprehension of the relational context of organizations (CT4)

1. Preparing and managing the project Main structure and contents every project must consider. From project definition, structuring and plan till different management models, and control tools.

2. Applying Tools & Techniques Review of tools and techniques useful when working with diverse business situation: analytical tools, problem solving, change management, making decisions, etc.

3. Understanding different Business situations An approach to understand different business domains, diverse situations and the way to work in such organizations.

4. Improving Soft Skills Summary of Communication, Presentation and Negotiation skills and its application to the In Company Project.

Class discussions, oral presentations, written documents, tutoring sessions, practical exercises, papers and experiential learning.

Readings and other materials of relevance are to be provided prior to the commencement of each session.

Group	Teacher	Department
	Ignasi Alguero Redonnet	Operaciones, Innovación y Data Sciences