Scientific Project Management

Manage your projects with impact, excellence and efficacy

This course introduces the core concepts, tools, and practices of Project Management. Participants will learn key vocabulary and guidelines, and gain a clear understanding of the end-to-end project management process.

The course offers a broad, practical overview of the Project Management framework. Learning is based on a hands-on approach that combines short theoretical inputs with practice, collaborative learning, and group work on real cases. Throughout the course, each participant will work on their own project and will leave with tangible progress already made.

What to expect

This is not a course to sit back and take notes. You will learn by doing, sharing experiences, and receiving feedback from peers and trainers. Active participation is expected.

Format and requirements

Format: In-person, interactive course with a strong hands-on and collaborative learning approach.
Audience: Junior Group Leaders, PhD students (3rd year or above), and Postdoctoral researchers from all BIST research centres.
Language: English.
Requirements: No prior knowledge of project management is required. Participants are expected to actively engage, share experiences, and work on their own projects throughout the course.
Attendance: Participants are expected to attend all sessions. Full attendance is required to receive a certificate of completion.

Agenda

The course consists of 5 sessions of 5 hours each (09:00–14:00).

Day 1

• Welcome, introduction and course calendar.
• Project Management fundamentals.

Day 2

• Project Management toolkit: What is a project? Project phases, triple constraint, planning, team roles, RACI, risk management, problem solving, lean-agile mindset.

Day 3

• Project Management toolkit: Monitor and control, PDCA, continuous improvement, ecosystem, communication, urgent vs. important, reporting, closing, lessons learned.

Day 4:

• Learning by doing: Each group or individual selects one or more tools and applies them to their day-to-day work.

Day 5

• Competition Day: Elevator pitch competition. Each group or individual presents their project to a jury

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