Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública

Health Project Managment

Code

9361

Academic unit

Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública

Department

Saúde Pública e Comunidade

Credits

4.0

Teacher in charge

António Barata Tavares

Total hours

28

Teaching language

Português

Objectives

 

–         Understand the fundamental concepts of project management;

–         Identify and explain the main project management success criteria and factors;

–         Describe the project life cycle;

–         Understand the project management knowledge areas: scope, time, costs, quality;

 

–         Define the project risks and opportunities and mitigation strategy;

–         Understand and explain a budgeting strategy in project managment;

–         Apply project management monitoring and controlling tools;

–         Understand and apply the most important project manager behavioral competences;

–         Understand the IPMA model of competences in project management;

–         Be able to build a project management plan and apply it as a management tool;  

–         Describe the most important EU funding mechanisms for public health;

- Develop a project plan using Microsoft Project.

Subject matter

 

–        Basics in project management (e.g: project, operation, program, portfolio and project management);

–        Health planning methods and project management;

–        Success criteria and success factors in project management;

–        Management of the project lifecycle and PMBOK;

–        Planning and managing project management nuclear areas: scope, time, organization, quality, risks;

–        The project plan and other planning and control mechanisms;

–        European and national funding mechanisms for public health projects and programmes;

–        Human resources management in projects;

–        Behavioral skills in project management and IPMA model;

–        Leadership, motivation and negotiation in projects;

–        EU Funding mechanisms for public health;

- Microsoft Project essentials.

Bibliography

 

–        TURNER, Rodney – The handbook of project-based management: leading strategic change in organizations. 3ª edição. Mcgraw-Hill.

–        TAVARES, António – Métodos e Técnicas de Planeamento em Saúde. Centro de Formação e Aperfeiçoamento Profissional do Departamento de Recursos Humanos da Saúde. Ministério da Saúde. Lisboa, 1992.

–        PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. PMI Standards Committee. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. 

Teaching method

 

–        Lectures on participatory system

–        Team work

–        Commitment, work and active participation in classes (20%)

–        Final exam (40%)

–       Team work - project plan (40%)

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