The CSP (Continuing Study Program) in Project Management is a methodology for planning, organization and resource management for the successful fulfillment of the aims of a project. In the field of creative industries, devoted to design, communication and innovation, it is the tool that facilitates an adequate communication between the implied agents and the interrelated activity to achieve the project’s objectives.
This postgraduate course trains the figure of Project Manager, given the of specific professionals, with a perspective not only on design/innovation, but also on project management. The project manager figure is essential to conceive, plan, execute, supervise and implement project from a leadership perspective, to balance out the key aspects: scope, time and budget. It is in charge of guaranteeing quality, profitability and value creation for stakeholders in creative, design or innovation projects. These are some of the challenges for project managers in an increasingly competitive and professionalized industry, in which “good ideas”, on their own, are not enough if not addressed by a strategic perspective.
– Provide participants with the conceptual and technical tools to plan, develop, manage and implement projects within the field of creativity, design and/or innovation.
– Students learn to handle creative projects more efficiently thanks to the methodologies imparted during the course. This allows them to understand in a global manner the implications of a project and the leading role that has to be performed by the project manager.
– The aim is to enable students to incorporate project management into their regular activity, identifying the adequate methodology for each stage of the project, knowing and using the suitable tools for each occasion and developing their leadership aptitudes.
– The knowledge acquired in the course can be applied to several fields and formats, from integration into a company’s creative team, to management of a design studio or performance of freelance projects.
– Group work is fostered and promoted, looking for participants experimentation with the advantages and difficulties of working in multidisciplinary teams, approaching the experiences to the real conditions of projects development.
IED Barcelona, for their Continuing Study Programs proposes a dynamic methodology in which the course serves as a laboratory for analysis & exchange of information and discussion of cases. Participants will have the opportunity to share experiences with the speakers, in a climate of close dialogue that serves as a meeting point of their current knowledge and future career aspirations.
The professional program is aimed at all those professionals (creative, technical, executive of management-related profiles) who, regardless of the specific area they perform, want to acquire specific tools and methodologies for project management and design either to incorporate them into their their own companies and projects or to promote creativity and competitiveness in the organizations they work for.
– Businessmen and industrials from several sectors wanting to question their processes for production and products conception to find techniques and methodologies to reconsider the scope of their business.
– Other professionals with proven experience in the field of design/innovation/marketing.
– Apply project management methodologies to creative processes to maximize their output.