INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S PROGRAM

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

A Master’s Degree in Project Management is ideal for managers who want to “juggle three balls - TIME, COST and QUALITY”. It is good for people who want to obtain or expand existing knowledge of project management, motivate people and achieve cost-effective results.

 

Mitali Mittra, MA, MBA, Ph.D Program Director

 

“Operations keeps the lights on, strategy provides a light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward” - Joy Gumz

 

Project Management is one of the fastest-growing and most popular areas of business education. It is especially relevant during financial crises and times of limited economic resources. Project Management's answer to these challenges is the creation of new ideas and the application of innovative technologies in today’s highly competitive economy.

 

The aim of this course is to provide managers with skills and expertise to formulate and execute the best possible response to project, communication and risk management.

 

Project Management is highly relevant today with the rising challenge of effective management of projects in the communities, public projects as well as private projects. It is designed to evolve critical thinking and practice in international and industry specific Project Management.

 

MSc in Project Management is meant to prepare highly-qualified specialists in one of management's most in-demand areas today, as well as to help develop strategic-thinking skills and the ability to accept and implement strategic decisions in varied contexts. The program will also teach students effective management skills for both Russian and international projects.

 

The managers will acquire a balanced blend of quantitative and qualitative tools through theoretical and applied instructional methods. They will learn to initiate, manage and drive change through the usage of financial and business competence. This approach to project management has proven to be practical and effective in the world’s leading companies.

 

ADVANTAGES

-    A broad understanding of project management
Including its current tools and techniques

-    Earning International Certification PRINCE2®
Earning International Certification PRINCE2®

-    Implementing change

An understanding of implementing change through projects4

-    Strong business focus

The program has a strong business focus and aims to provide knowledge in other areas of business too (strategy, HRM, organizational change, marketing, planning & control, leadership etc).

-    Simulated case studies
Through simulated case studies, the students learn how to successfully plan, manage and deliver projects. They will also learn how to implement project management processes, develop leadership skills and respond to real-world scenarios.

CURRICULUM

YEAR 1
Core Subjects:

    International Business Environment
    Financial Management for Multinationals
    Managerial Economics
    Operations Management
    Principles of Project Management
    Global Leadership in the age of Change
    Organizational Behavior and Development
    International Business Development
    Data Management and Analysis for Project Managers
    Change Management - Projects
    Cross-Cultural Management
    International marketing for Project Management
    Strategic Marketing
    HR in Global Context
    Supply Chain Management
    Blue Ocean Strategy
    Project Management - Prince 2

Electives:

    Business Evaluation
    Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Projects
    PM Risk and Issue Management
    Intercultural Project Management and Team Development

Additional courses:

    Team Building
    Presentation Skills
    Economic Problems of Russia
    Case Study Analysis
    Project Simulation Games
    How to Increase Probability of Project Success (PM)

Projects:

    Problems of Modern Russia
    Strategic Marketing

 

YEAR 2

  Core Subjects:

    Strategic Project Management
    MS Project (PMI)
    Management Graphics
    Strategic Management
    Strategy of Entering New Markets for Project Managers
    Research Methodology

Projects:

        Theory and Practice of Project Consultancy (Consulting project with companies)

Dissertation

 

FACULTY & STAFF

Dr. Mitali Mittra
Director of the International Master’s Program Project Management
Ph.D, M.A. in Political Science, M.A in Russian language, CIM Marketing (Cambridge, UK), MBA (Kingston University, UK). Mitali has more than 15 years of work experience in marketing with different International companies. She was head of the Research and Marketing Department for The British Council. She was the Marketing and Communication Director for TMI (UK Consultancy Company). Mitali runs her own consultancy company providing services in the area of marketing, strategy and communication.

Alexander Zubretsky
Vice President, Moscow Project Management Institute.
Dr. Desmond Doran
Dr. Des Doran is a Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management at University of Sussex (UK).
Dr. Maxim Kisilev
Chief Development Officer at Technopark Skolkovo LLC.
Founding Partner and CEO at MKVD
Owner and CEO at MK ACT
He earned his PhD in social psychology (Yale University, 1996). He was professor of Psychology (The State University "Higher School of Economics", Professor of organizational behavior (Kingston University-Russian Academy for National Economy MBA Programme).

Dr. Sarah Ross
Professor from Lille University, France.
PMP, PRINCE2™ Trainer, MSP™ Foundation, PMC, CCT, Master in Business Studies, Master in Project and Programme Management, Dip. Occupational Therapy, Dip. Quality Assurance, Dip. Health Administration.

Phillip Samouel
Phillip Samouel was educated in the UK gaining a BA First Class Honours in Social Science and two masters, one in Economics and one in Management Science, from the London School of Economics and Imperial College respectively.

Robin Matthews
(Kingston University)
Industrial performance; Complexity chaos information; Globalization, Spirituality in business; International business; Alliances & Mergers

Sergey Choumak
Sergey works as a Partner of Strategy Partners Group (a group of companies Sberbank). EDUCATION: Harvard Business School, US executive programs (strategic finance, B2B marketing, turnaround management, M&A, achieving-breakthrough service); MBA - The Sellinger School of Business & Management, US Sergey Chumak has more than 15 years of experience in change management. He was involved in more than 100 projects to develop strategies, create marketing systems and sales in Russia, Latin America and the U.S.

Teimuraz Vashakmadze
Master’s in Global Management
Teimuraz has an extensive professional experience in Investments area and is an experienced lecturer. He has been teaching at the RANEPA since 2005 at various levels (bachelors, masters, MBAs, EMBAs) the following courses: financial management, strategic finance, international finance, investing in emerging markets.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Dr. Dmitry Savkin
e-mail: apply.ranepa@yandex.ru
Phone: +7(499)270-29-84