Project Management

Apply fundamental Engineering knowledge to real scenarios and learn how to setup and improve a project under your leadership.

Duration: 7 weeks (every Saturday from 18:00h to 20:00h CEST)   Location: Online   Start Date: 14 May    Fees: 1200 € (payment in instalments available)

Overview

The Space Sector is evolving rapidly, which require the application of international standards and follow technological changes as they are taking place across the world. In order to cope with and actively shape these complex changes, new forms of leadership are required.

This program explores the realities of managing a project in the space sector in the 21st century, from adopting standards, making strategic decisions, managing people and performance effectively, to financial, operational and marketing management.

A Manager is able to look at the overall picture, and apply coordination and take decision for a project 360 degrees, within or outside is areas of direct expertise.

Focusing on the development of critical thinking and entrepreneurial skills, this Program will give students the tools to be an effective leader and to adapt to future changes in business.

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    WANT TO ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER AND LEARN EFFECTIVE WAYS OF MANAGING A PROJECT?

    The Project Management Program is designed to provide you with the tools to be an effective leader. Learn how to set up, manage and improve a project under your leadership in the best effective way.

    Areas of Work

    The SEAC Space Project Management Program offers students a comprehensive understanding of the business and management in the Space Sector. Graduates of this Program may be interested in working in the following professional areas.

    STRATEGY

    Develop strategic vision, structure organizational goals and establish and implement strategies for competitive advantage and long-term sustainability. It includes the need of addressing multiple fields and trends. Competition analysis is key and Strategic Managers build strategies to keep ahead of the ever-changing environment.

    Apply methodologies and processes to ensure that a project meets its objectives, with a pre-determined budget and resources and within a specified timeframe. You will be capable of defining objectives and converting them into achievable deliverables. You have the skills to ensure correct planning, resources management, problem-solving and reporting.

    Innovation Management is the area of continuous transformation of the Space Sector. Agencies and Industries have created dedicated Innovation departments to maintain the company, technology and strategic objectives aligned with the transformation of the sector and the new applications.

    Space projects are based on strategic operations. Managers oversee and control the processes involved in the technology and operational areas. Strategy is implemented through a series of processes, services and products developed within and outside the department. This field is key in improving an organization’s efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

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    Success Stories

    I got to grow personally and professionally with this program. I learnt how to take on board new responsibilities, organize the project, and manage new aspects which I did not consider before. I can see the big picture now, and be a leader for the project, for the team and for myself.

    Ayushee Chaudhary

    Space Journalist, India

    Ayushee Chaudhary

    THE FOCUS OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS YOU!

    You will dive into the Program as part of a small class, providing you with the opportunity to interact closely with the lecturers and your classmates.

    The class provides you with the skills and tools to gain the knowledge of the topic. It is customized to your needs and support you to accelerating or kick starting your career.

    The focus of the Program is you!

    Our Project Management Program is for you if…

    • You are an individual who wish to kick start or accelerate your career in a leadership role.
    • You are ready to take on board responsibilities and manage projects through different phases, from the concept definition, standards application till launch.

    • You wish to develop a critical-thinking mindset, and get a 360 degrees of a project in the Space sector.

    • You want to work in a Space Agency or a Space Industry and manage projects.

    • You wish to increase your knowledge and acquire new skills with high flexibility.

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      Benefits of Studying our Space Project Management Program

      TOP LECTURERS

      Learn from experienced leaders from the Space Industry and Forbes List Makers

      REAL SCENARIOS

      Get exposed to real challenges and improve critical-thinking skills

      IMPROVE CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS

      Take a problem-solver approach

      Project Management PROGRAM

      Whether you are managing a small or a complex project, you need to acquire leadership and critical-thinking skills. The Program provides you with a 360 degrees view of a project and provides you with the full set of skills, from technical, organizational, financial and leadership skills.

      Space Missions are ever-changing, with increasingly sophisticated architectures. Now more than ever, companies and agencies, require innovative, qualified managers to prepare and support new and avant-garde projects.

      PROJECT MANAGEMENT

      What will you learn:

      Project Management is a very important aspect of every industry and agency. The Space sector apply general Project Management skills as well as specific Space Standards which will be examined during the Module.

      Module Details

      • ECSS Standards with focus on Operations
      • Project Lifecycle
      • Reviews and key milestones, from Phase A to Phase F
      • Roles and Responsibilities
      • Mission Planning
      • Mission Operations Concept Definition
      • Operations Preparation, Integration Verification and Validation Activities, Procurement
      • Routine Operations
      • Internal and External interfaces

      What will you learn:

      In every project, the manager needs to take into account the financial resources. Despite the manager may not have a strong financial background, he or she needs to be able to understand the main aspect of managing financial resources within a project.

      Module Details

      • Investments
      • Financial Statements
      • Profit and Loss
      • Accounts Analysis
      • Examples of successful companies in the Space Sector and their financial analysis

      What will you learn:

      The expansion of the Space sector is to be placed within a biggest economic and juridical context. From the Space Race to the Space Economy several regulations and treaties have been signed and international markets started to develop across the globe.

      Module Details

      • International Space Policy
      • History of Space Law
      • Outer Space Treaties
      • New Legal Trends

      What will you learn:

      During your work experience you will face difficulties where stress, pressure and self-demand prevent you from giving your best and being as efficient as you would like to be. Leaderships skills are the most important tool to face challenges and achieve measurable results.

      Module Details

      • Clarify your needs, goals and priorities
      • Identify your resources, strengths and values
      • Detect and overcome the external and internal obstacles that limit you
      • Generate effective conversations and relationships
      • Develop a strategy and an action plan

      What will you learn:

      No project can be carried out if not properly planned and structured. The Business Model Canvas is a strategic management template commonly used for developing new projects with business models. It has a visual impact which helps managers to organize the project and to showcase it to the team or reporting upper management.

      Module Details

      • What is a Business Project
      • Business Model Canvas modules
      • Technical , Financial, Marketing and Business
      • Setup of the Working Groups
      • Analysis of skills needs in the group

      What will you learn:

      At the end of the Program you will challenge yourself applying Project Management skills to a complex project. You will structure a full Space Mission from Phase A to Phase F.

      Module Details

      • Identify a Space Mission
      • Mission Operations Concept Document (MOCD)
      • Scheduling and Planning
      • Reviews
      • Systems
      • Ground and Space Operations
      • Internal and External Interfaces

      Your Roadmap

      7 weeks every Saturday from 18:00h to 20:00h CEST

      First week

      Module 1:
      Project Management

      Second week

      Module 2:
      Finance Management

      Module 3:
      Space Law

      third week

      Module 4:
      Leadership Skills

      fourth week

      Module 5:
      Business Model Canvas

      fifth week to seventh week

      Business Project

      SUCCESS STORIES

      I would totally recommend to study at SEAC Business School! It took me a step further in terms of space entrepreneurship and it was an excellent opportunity to benefit from the expertise of the professionals involved.

      Júlio Alexandre Ponte dos Santos

      Trainee in the Mission Operations Department of European Space Agency (ESA)

      Júlio Alexandre Ponte dos Santos

      Fees

      Investing in an education at Seac Business School is investing in the future.

      Duration: 7 weeks
      Location: Online
      Start Date: 14 May
      Fees: 1200 €
      Payment in instalments available

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