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Project Manager

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SYLLABUS

0A

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

International cooperation today: challenges and opportunities

DURATION 2H
LECTURER | Claudio Ceravolo

0B

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Project management in development contexts

DURATION 2H
LECTURER | Italo Rizzi

0C

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Project management in emergency contexts

DURATION 2H
LECTURER | Cristiano Gavarini

01

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CYCLE

Project management consists of planning, conducting and monitoring actions related to the overall project action plan in tune with the organization’s strategy. Through Project Cycle Management, all the steps involved in project implementation, activities, launching, recruitment, monitoring, communication, reporting, etc. are analyzed, which will be explored in the following modules.

DURATION 8H
LECTURER | Uberto Pedeferri

02

COUNTRY, PROJECT COORDINATION AND THE INTERNAL RELATIONS SYSTEM

This module provides an overview of the project’s internal relations system in both hierarchical directions of the organizational chart: the country coordinator manages the relationship with the other project leaders, who in turn coordinate the staff on the ground.

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Damiano Lotteria

02bis

EXTERNAL RELATIONS: PARTNERSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, NGOs AND DONORS

The outward view enables you to ensure communication and relations with project partners, authorities, other organizations, and help manage donor relations in collaboration with the Country Coordinator.

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Damiano Lotteria

03

THE PROJECT CONTRACT

Guide to the key elements of a project contract, distinguishing between donors’ guidelines, general conditions, and special conditions. The purpose is to raise awareness on a preliminary understanding of the contract for subsequent good project management, through examples of contracts with different donors.

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Gaspare Rinicella

04

PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS, CONSORTIA AND
CO-FINANCING

DURATION 8H
LECTURER | Gaspare Rinicella

Presentation on the different types of partnerships and consortia in project management and implementation, the diversity that exists among categories of potential partners, and good rules for the management of agreements. After a general overview on the concept of Partners and on the limitations and potential of this form of collaboration, the module covers the criteria to be used for their selection as well as the formal instruments necessary to regulate the relationship between the parties (Memorandum of Understanding). Co-financing: types and management methods.

05

PROJECT BUDGET

Understanding the financial plan used by major donors, plus insights into creating a project budget as a starting point for the sustainability of the project itself.

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Gaspare Rinicella

06

PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES

Guidelines for managing purchases from proposal requests to delivery, ensuring cost eligibility. Includes methods for vouchers and cash transfers, with a practical exercise.

DURATION 8H
LECTURER | Marco Faragutti

07

THE PROCUREMENT PLAN

Introduction to a model for planning and monitoring economic and financial project values. To understand how the different actors involved in monitoring management work together, and learn how to use them, examples of monitoring and planning models are provided with hands-on exercises.

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Augusto Prete

08

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Acquisition of tools and methods for tracking project progress, interpreting the results and, if necessary, taking corrective measures to implement the evaluation process during the different stages of implementation of the project idea.

DURATION 12H
LECTURER | Matteo Mazzoleni

09

PROJECT COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY

Strategies for effective communication and branding are addressed both from the inside and the outside: from writing an article to using logos and letterhead.

DURATION 8H
LECTURER | Isabella Samà

10

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Exploring COOPI’s financial monitoring tool for budget control and forecasting

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Paolo Gioffreda

11

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Identification of the main criteria and indicators for effective economic and financial monitoring of the project, developed through the tool used by COOPI, highlighting the responsibilities of the project manager.

DURATION 12H
LECTURER | Alessandro Cerri

12

PROJECT LOGISTICS

Insights into the logistics function in project management and its connection to administrative controls.

DURATION 8H
LECTURER | Marco Faragutti

13

PROJECT PERSONNEL SELECTION

Overview of the recruitment process: channels and publications, timing and rules. Second, selection and interview management techniques are explained: the interview form, first and second interviews, tests. The module ends with the management of formal communications, both internal and external, the filing of the entire process, and the evaluation of the staff.

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Roberta Castelli

14

PROJECT STAFF MANAGEMENT

Managing local staff in compliance with organizational procedures, focusing on team management and leadership styles.

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Uberto Pedeferri

15

DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT EXPENDITURE

Detailed explanation of necessary documentation for different types of expenses, including warehouse and inventory management.

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Augusto Prete

16

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL AUDIT

Understanding project audits, including internal and external audits, eligibility principles, and audit preparation tools.

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Augusto Prete

17

PREVENTION OF UNLAWFUL ACTS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Addressing potential misconduct in project management, risk assessment methods, and COOPI’s prevention and investigation tools.

DURATION 4H
LECTURER | Giuseppe Rinicella

18

SECURITY MANAGEMENT

It is intended to provide basic information on the methods and procedures to ensure the safety of personnel as well as the association’s assets in the event of emergency situations at foreign branches.

DURATION 12H
LECTURER | tdb

SYLLABUS

0A

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

0B

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

0C

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

01

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CYCLE

02

COUNTRY, PROJECT COORDINATION AND THE INTERNAL RELATIONS SYSTEM

02bis

EXTERNAL RELATIONS: PARTNERSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, NGOs AND DONORS

03

THE PROJECT CONTRACT

04

PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS, CONSORTIA AND CO-FINANCING

05

PROJECT BUDGET

06

PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES

07

THE PROCUREMENT PLAN

08

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION

09

PROJECT COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY

10

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11

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

12

PROJECT LOGISTICS

13

PROJECT PERSONNEL SELECTION

14

PROJECT STAFF MANAGEMENT

15

DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT EXPENDITURE

16

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL AUDIT

17

PREVENTION OF UNLAWFUL ACTS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

18

SECURITY MANAGEMENT

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