Engineering in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

GENERAL OBJECTIVES The course clarifies and transfers to students the founding principles, the scope and the fundamental tools and methodologies of Project Management (PM). Starting from the concept of integrated management of projects, all the main methods for managing the performance variables of quality, time and cost will be proposed. In line with the main standard processes of Project Management, the internationally standardized Project Management terminology will be used. At the end of the course the student will be able to plan a project starting from the objectives of quality, time and cost defined by internal or external customers of a company. She/he will also be able to critically analyze an ongoing or closed project proposing both organizational and managerial improvements and both the use of correct Project Management methodologies. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. The course will allow an in-depth comprehension of the fundamental concepts and tools of Project Management in the main application contexts: new product/service development, business process reengineering and management of engineering-to-order jobs . The students will learn to recognize and to master the best practices of Project Management and to apply them in real contexts. CAPABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. Through this course students will be able to plan a project starting from the objectives of quality, time and cost requested by the internal or external client, to manage the project execution phase through a proper monitoring of the activities, and to assess project benefits in line with the expectations of the main stakeholders. They will also be able to critically analyze a project in progress or finished proposing both organizational and management improvements and the use of correct Project Management methodologies. MAKING AUTONOMOUS JUDGEMENTS. After the course, students will be able to choose, for a given project, the best methodology through a deep understanding of the requirements and constraints of the business context; moreover they will develop the ability to critically analyze a project. COMMUNICATE SKILLS. At the end of the course the students will be able to illustrate the concepts of Project Management using the standard international terminology, to organize information and project data according to a format and a standardized reporting process comprehensible to professionals, and to present in depth all the aspects of a project to an audience of specialists and non-specialists. LEARNING SKILLS. The student will develop the capability to autonomously study, the capability of teamworking and the critical understanding and evaluation of projects and of different Project Management methodologies.