Project Administration

Program Overview

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The Project Administration program equips individuals with the skills and knowledge to manage projects effectively. It covers both managerial and strategic aspects, with a focus on practical application. The program involves certified project management professionals and offers a final assignment that requires original research and potential real-life implementation. Graduates are prepared for careers in project development, administration, and consulting.

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

The Project Administration program aims to equip individuals with the skills to manage projects of any nature. It focuses on acquiring general and executive skills necessary for successful project realization. The program structure covers both managerial aspects (initiating, planning, designing, executing, controlling, closing, and post-mortem analysis) and strategic elements related to program or portfolio projects. A key feature is its concise structure, summarizing knowledge into nine topics. The program involves Certified IPMA professionals and is supervised by IPMA/AGPA member associations. The program is designed for highly disciplined professionals, with or without prior experience, who seek to expand their project administration knowledge for application in teaching, research, or professional settings. Successful completion leads to a Specialization in PROJECT ADMINISTRATION degree awarded by the enrolling university. Students may also obtain a Certified Project Management Associate (Level D) certification through a cooperation agreement with the Argentina Project Management Association (AGPA) and the Argentina IPMA Certifying Body (OCIA), contingent upon enrollment and completion of the Project Design Module and a subsequent test. This certification is exclusive to students residing in America. The program has 38 credits and takes 9-12 months to complete, depending on student dedication.

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General Objective:

To train specialists in directing all types of projects and develop specific management models for each project.

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Specific Objectives:

• To determine and analyze the activities and responsibilities of a project director in each area of expertise.
• To propose tools to manage each of the phases of a project.
• To cover all areas of expertise of a project (integration, scope, time, expenses, quality resources, communications, risks, and supply, among others).

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Outline:

The Project Administration program consists of two parts:

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Part 1: Subjects (28 credits)

This part focuses on building foundational knowledge and skills for project administration. The subjects, while independent, follow a pedagogical order. Each subject is divided into thematic units or chapters, with printed materials provided.

• Virtual Collaborative Work Environments (2 credits): Covers technologies for collaborative work, organizational team management, and managing remote teams via virtual environments.
• Management without Distances (2 credits): Focuses on the processes, tools, methodologies, and types of off-shore project management.
• Public Speaking Techniques (2 credits): Trains managers in promoting projects and their products/services to attract investors or market interest.
Topics include communicating project proposals and documents, and oral and graphic communication techniques for planners.
• Business Administration and Management (4 credits): Introduces concepts and techniques of business administration and management, covering organizational theories, structures, types of businesses (service, technology, SMEs, family businesses), business functions, and novel organizational approaches in the new economy.
• Strategic management and planning (4 credits): Focuses on strategic thinking in management, including tools and mechanisms used in modern management and adapting to changing organizational environments.
Topics include change management, strategic management as a model for change, and implementation of strategic management business strategies.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution techniques (3 credits): Provides theoretical and practical knowledge for conflict resolution, strategies, and skills.
Topics include introduction to conflict analysis and strategies and methods for the search of resolutions and the competencies and necessary skills in conflict resolution in a business.
• Management Techniques for Teams (3 credits): Presents team management techniques focusing on human resource management.
Topics include group and team concepts, their differential characteristics, practical applications for motivation, teams, competition related to teamwork, members and roles in a team.
• Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning (3 credits): Analyzes knowledge creation, management, diagnosis, distribution, and information availability in companies.
Topics include knowledge management (objectives, properties, types, tools, and implementation), new paradigms in teaching and research (e-learning), and organizational learning and maturity models.
• e-Business and its Integration in Corporate Management Systems (5 credits): Provides a broad view of business integration through information technology, covering organizational and technological aspects and integration concepts based on ICTs like ERP, SCM, and CRM.
Topics include the organizational vision of integration, technological vision of integration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Human Resource Management within the digital field, Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Customer Relation Management (CRM).

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Part 2: Final Specialization Assignment (10 credits):

This involves developing an original monograph on project development, demonstrating a strong component of practical application. The assignment must be an original contribution to the field of projects with a strong component for specific possible application. It mentions that students must successfully pass all evaluated activities and approve the Final Project to complete the program. The Final Specialization Assignment is described as a monograph requiring an original contribution with practical application.

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Teaching:

The program uses a methodology that integrates knowledge and skills acquisition through integrative exercises and internalization of project practices. The subjects are structured in a coherent pedagogical order. Printed versions of the content are provided. The faculty includes numerous Doctors and specialists in various relevant fields (see the extensive list of faculty members in the provided text). The program highlights the participation of Certified IPMA professionals and supervision by IPMA/AGPA.

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Careers:

The program prepares students for careers in:

• Project development departments
• Project administration areas in government agencies
• Project administration areas within universities
• Private consulting in program administration
• General architecture and engineering studies

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Other:

The program is offered online. FUNIBER offers training scholarships. The program has collaborations with the International Project Management Association, the Argentina IPMA Certifying Body, Fundación Innovación y Desarrollo, and the Asociación de Gestión de Proyectos Argentina. The credit structure may vary depending on the university where the student is enrolled. One (1) ECTS credit is equivalent to 10 + 15 hours. The credit-hour relationship may vary for universities outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).