Project Excellence in a competitive environment
Changing markets are demanding successful, flexible and cost effective solutions on complex projects. Strategic and operative process management as well as people management are as important as the project management for success. The Executive CAS Project Excellence provides you to with all necessary tools and skills to handle complex projects in a competitive environment.
Your Executive CAS programme
All courses have an integrated view and are organised around central subject areas, the development of which has been identified by employers and economic experts as the basis for a successful management.
Project Management
Through the composition of theoretical knowledge, industrial and consulting applications, as well as topical case studies, a real-world experience is provided in this 4 day course.
Course Content
Project Management 1
- The practical and interactive sessions allow the class to form groups and simulate a project execution from beginning to end
- The course structure follows the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK®), with a heavy focus on Agile and Global Project Management principles
- The principles of portfolios, programs and projects are discussed with a real-life perspective
- The module provides an understanding of how to initiate and plan a project successfully
Project Management 2
- The principles of effective monitoring and control of the project execution are presented with real-life examples
- The management, leadership and communication skills and techniques are presented and debated with an international focus
- The importance of project closure is discussed using real-life experiences from the participants
- The debates and brainstorming in class allow a rich and dynamic exchange of experience, providing an understanding of the challenges and success factors of global projects
Subject Area Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Stephanie Teufel
Operational Excellence
Through the composition of theoretical knowledge, industrial and consulting applications, as well as topical case studies, a real-world experience is provided in this 2 day course.
Course Content
Operational Excellence
Process management
Value adding processes
Strategic and operative process management
A practical insight in process oriented reorganisations
Subject Area Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Thomas Friedli
Quality & Productivity
Through the composition of theoretical knowledge, industrial and consulting applications, as well as topical case studies, a real-world experience is provided in this 2 day course.
Course Content
Quality & Productivity
Quality concepts, models and tools
Excellence programmes in the industry
Leading excellence
Subject Area Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Thomas Friedli
Competition
Through the composition of theoretical knowledge, industrial and consulting applications, as well as topical case studies, a real-world experience is provided in this 2 day course.
Course Content
Competition
- Definition of the relevant markets
- Economic Basis of Competition policy
- Horizontal Agreements
- Vertical Restraints
- Abuse of dominant position
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Competition drivers in the digital markets
- Competition patterns in digital networks and platforms
- Disruptive new market entrants of the sharing economy
Subject Area Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Philippe Gugler
Competitiveness
Through the composition of theoretical knowledge, industrial and consulting applications, as well as topical case studies, a real-world experience is provided in this 2 day course.
Course Content
Competitiveness
- Defining Competitiveness based on productivity
- Macroeconomic
- Microeconomic
- Competing on strategic positioning
- Impact on the Smart Connected Products and of Augmented Reality Technologies on firms' competitiveness
- Keys of a successful strategy
- Created shared value strategy
- Diamond model
- Role of physical and digital clusters to sustain firms' innovation and productivity
- Smart cities challenges and opportunities for business
Subject Area Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Philippe Gugler
Selected Legal Issues
Through the composition of theoretical knowledge, industrial and consulting applications, as well as topical case studies, a real-world experience is provided in this 2 day course.
Course Content
Selected Legal Issues
Intellectual Property – overview and trends in the market
Technology Licensing – key terms
Social media and online campaigns – legal aspects
Agreements for the digital world – SaaS, Cloud, Platform Terms, Smart Contracts
M&A deals in the tech industry – key lessons form the practice
Privacy, data protection and cyber security – from compliance to best practices
Big Data Analysis
Through the composition of theoretical knowledge, industrial and consulting applications, as well as topical case studies, a real-world experience is provided in this 2 day course.
Course Content
Big Data Analysis
Data warehouse architecture
Customer data warehouse
Knowledge discovery process
Data mining techniques
Subject Area Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Stephanie Teufel
The Executive CAS Project Excellence programme consists of 7 different modules.
*These modules are elective modules. You can choose which module to attend.
Assemble your Executive CAS Programme to your personal needs and requests. Should you wish to change some modules, or should you have any other questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
Flexibility & Advantages
Flexibility
Participants can choose the length, the starting date, and the type of their studies. The flexible design of the courses allow participants to have a full-time (7 modules in 1 year) or part time (7 modules in 1 up to 3 years) study programme.
University Degree
The iimt’s Executive CAS programme of the University of Fribourg is recognised all over the world.
International Environment & Networking
Leading experts offer the possibility to enhance the participants networks on 3 levels: students, lecturers, and the institute with the iimt alumni network.
A unique learning experience
Interactive teaching methods combine theoretical know-how and practical approaches.
Practical Information & Admission
Course location
iimt University of Fribourg
Language of instruction
English
Examinations
7 written/oral examinations and 1 final project
Admission Requirements
2 years professional experience, management position, licence (Bachelor/Master) recognised from a University or University of Applied Sciences or other diploma recognised as equivalent (candidates may be admitted “sur dossier”).
Teaching Team
Leading Professors and lecturers with a strong academic and teaching record are acting as lecturers and offer participants the most advanced training available.
