Course in Leadership Techniques, Tools and Models for Flex Project Management – Ed.1

The course provides broad preparation in project management, with particular attention to flexible models. Contents include project life cycle management, operational project management processes both repetitive and non-repetitive, Stage-Gate and Agile methodologies, risk management, including Enterprise Risk Management, team organisation and leadership, and financial assessment with the discounted cash flow method. Situational management, innovative leadership and the concept of customer delight applied to project management are also covered. The term flex refers to the ability to adapt the management method to the nature of the project, combining more structured approaches, such as Stage-Gate, with iterative and agile approaches; the course shows how to choose tools and techniques according to uncertainty, complexity, time, costs and relations with customers and other stakeholders.

The programme lasts six months and is held in person in Milan. The page does not describe the teaching structure or give information on the hours of lessons, the credits, the modules or the assessment methods; the start date, the enrolment deadline, the number of places and the cost are also not stated. Admission is open to bachelor's or master's graduates, including with an equivalent foreign qualification. The course is run by the Department of Management Engineering, and is an advanced specialisation course, not a first- or second-level master. The first edition is an opportunity to update skills according to recent approaches. Specific attention is given to leadership, because the success of a project depends not only on techniques but also on the ability to motivate the team, manage conflicts and adapt one's leadership style to the situation; situational management and innovative leadership are therefore an integral part of the programme, together with the concept of customer delight.

The aim is to offer a complete toolbox for managing complex projects, with an emphasis on innovation, team leadership and skills applicable in different sectors. The related professions number nine: project consultant, project director, project manager, sustainability project manager, event project manager, editorial project manager, construction project manager and project leadership roles. The course is useful both to those who already coordinate projects and wish to update their skills and to those who want to take on a role of responsibility in industrial, service, cultural or construction settings. The six-month duration makes it possible to explore the topics gradually and to apply the tools to ongoing projects in one's own organisation, while the breadth of themes, from financial assessment to enterprise risk management, makes the course useful in very different sectors, such as industry, services, publishing, construction and events.