PMI GACPM accredited by the PMI (Project Management Institute - USA) and Accredited Academic by APM (Association for Project Management - UK)
For the past fifty years Project and Programme management has become a well accepted way to manage organizations.
Projects and programmes, as strategic processes, modify the conditions of the firm in its environment. Through them, resources and competencies are mobilized to create competitive advantage and other sources of value. As resources are easily shared by many organizations, the organization's competencies are the most important relevant driver and are at the source of competitive advantage and the creation of value.
The main objective of this MSc programme is to facilitate the dynamic development of participants' managerial and entrepreneurial competencies, allowing them to enlarge their expertise, and to work as managers and leaders in the management of complex projects, and in an international and multicultural environment.
Three main dimensions characterise the competence of a Project & Programme Manager: Knowledge and Skills, Personal characteristics/Features, Experience and capacity to learn, adopt and adapt.
Thus the programme has three dimensions: - The contents of the modules present all the knowledge and skills to be acquired as well as the personal characteristics to be developed;
- Work on internal projects and internships contribute to developing and to improving professional experience and, individual and team performance;
- The professional thesis integrates these dimensions and demonstrates the students' capacity to apply knowledge reflectively and learn to learn critically.
Intended Learning Outcomes
After completing the programme students are expected to develop generic Intended Learning Outcomes (at Master level), core skills and specific Intended Learning Outcomes (in the area of the programme).
In the curriculum, the main specific learning outcomes that are sought comprise:
Development of Knowledge and Understanding (KU):
- Understand the business, social and political contexts which impact auditing, management accounting and information systems;
- Understand and apply auditing, management accounting and Information System’s techniques in practice;
- Work within corporate, financial, governance, production, organisational and/or technological constraints.
Cognitive and Intellectual Skills (CIS): - Identify options and use the benefits of circumstance or opportunity to deliver value.
Intellectual Skills (CIS): - Evaluate auditing, management accounting and information systems and/or existing facilities, and make sure that the lessons learned will be used for improvement of future projects;
- Assess the impact of auditing, management accounting and information systems on a company’s corporate strategy.
Practical Skills (PS): - Develop a focused and disciplined approach to developing and implementing plans and controls of systems in auditing, management accounting, and information systems;
- Make balanced decisions, implement policies and find solutions on the basis of either complete or incomplete information;
- Conceive, cost, plan, resource, and manage complex projects and programmes in auditing management control and information systems;
Key / Transferable Skills (TS): - Appreciate the roles, manage and utilise the services of employed consultants and contractors;
- Effectively lead and motivate individuals, and project, programme or portfolio teams to achieve organisational goals;
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing, using a range of media and work effectively in groups.
Career Opportunities
Positions held are highly regarded in terms of the duties performed and in the sector of activity.
Some examples include:
Associate Strategic Management Consultant, Division Manager, Chief Operating Officer, General Manager, Information Systems Manager, Chief Technology Officer, Senior Strategic Planning Manager, Regional Business Development Manager, and Programme Manager.