Market is constantly offering new Project Management methods and it can be difficult to understand what we really need. A base culture on Project Management discipline becomes essential to master the project governance strategies and to make them truly effective in order to plan and control the different types of projects, both in terms of dimension and complexity.

The roles of Methods, Techniques an Tools in a project. The basic principles of a Project Management Method/Discipline. Analysis of where we are and where we want or could arrive adopting a Project Management Method. The organizational and environmental contexts that can influence the course of a project. The technical and humanistic competences required by a Project Leader.

Subdivision of the Project Management activities by phases: Beginning, Planning, Organizing, Controlling and Closing. Definition of the Project Management dimensions: Scope, Times, Costs, Quality, Personnel, Communications, Risk, Procurement, and the integrated vision of the various dimensions. Other needed dimensions for particular projects. For every project phase and dimension, analysis of the most used techniques and how to adapt them in different contexts.

Project Management Method: Make or Buy? Coherence between the Method’s dimension & complexity, and the managing culture in the organization. Web tools available to assemble a Project Management Method as the managing culture grows. Beyond Project Managment: higher managing levels for business changes that require the definition and the coordination of many projects.