SPECIALIZATION IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION

SNIES: 107738
Certified register: Resolution 002150 from march 6, 2019
Validity: 7 years
Credits: 27
Duration: 2 semesters
Value 2024: $7.335.935 per semester

Presentation

The Maria Cano’s Specialization in Management and Project Evaluation has three differentiating attributes, which respond to the trends, needs and dynamics of the business sector in Colombia, Antioquia and specifically at the local level. Such differentiating attributes are: curriculum set up through training axes which strengthens holistic knowledge of organizations; on the other hand, a curriculum design that strengthens the «Evaluation»component as a complement and provides information to those who must make investment decisions, understanding the program with a clear financial approach and oriented to meet the needs in companies; and, finally, the trajectory in innovation projects that facilitate interaction with target audiences which have been part of the different projects and research carried out by the Sumar group, the Innovation and Competitive Referencing Unit and the entrepreneurship E Center, which formulates innovation projects and sets out our students’ needs, supporting them in their life projects from business innovation and generation of new productive ideas.

Jorge Armando García García
Postgraduate coordinator
Faculty of Business
Telephone (60+4) 4025500 ext. 209

Graduate’s Profile

The Project Management and Evaluation Specialist will have extensive knowledge in the design of private and public projects with a high social component that allow them to make decisions and participate at the business level in productive, efficient business units, with investments that meet the organization’s goals. In addition, they will be creative, competitive, capable of managing investment projects in their identification, formulation, preparation, evaluation and management phases belonging to any sector of the economy, developed at the regional and national level and at any scale or size. Also, accordingly:

  • They will be able to manage the process of evaluating all types of projects, both public and private, working with and through a team of people towards achieving the objectives of the organization.
  • Lead high performance work teams, strengthening their management.
  • Plan, execute and direct projects meeting the objectives set for it, based on the scope, time and estimated costs.
  • Ensure the quality of the project, identifying and mitigating potential risks.
  • Manage financial resources seeking the highest return to investors.
  • Manage any type of business, whether micro, small, medium or large companies, created by different labor needs and for wanting to be innovative entrepreneurs.

The curriculum design of the specialization will allow you to identify the following work scenarios for graduates:

  • In private, public, mixed economy, solidarity and NGO companies.
  • In public and private project banks.
  • In organizations that promote entrepreneurship and business creation.
  • In large, medium and small companies.
  • In companies in the primary, manufacturing and service sectors.
  • Consultant and business advisor for the design and development of public or private projects

Competences to develop

  • Identify problems, needs and opportunities which might lead to specific projects with creativity and leadership.
  • Formulate and evaluate investment projects, based on the PMI® methodology.
  • Direct the planning, execution, control and closure of projects, managing their risks.
  • Train specialists for the planning, organization, direction and evaluation of investment or social projects in accordance with established quality indicators and standards

Addressed to:

Professionals in Administration, Accounting, Economics, Engineering and related areas seeking training for the formulation, construction, evaluation and monitoring of public and private projects from a solid and advanced financial perspective, who expect to take senior management positions in the area.

Curriculum

Study Plan

Content

Management Competencies 2
Strategic Management 2
Financial Management 2
Elective course 2
Research Seminar I 1
Marketing Management 2
Surrounding analysis 2
Research seminar II 2
Formulation and evaluation of projects 3
Legal and tax ethical aspects of projects 2
Finance focused on projects for decision making 3
Execution of projects 3
Computerized tools in project management and evaluation 1

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