IOGE [M.

EIG] 2022-2023

Lecture class plan Thursday 16:00) TP class plan

M.EGI04 M.EGI02&03
M.EGI01
W Date Prof. Topics W (Wednesday (Thursday 14h
(Friday 11h)
Prof. Session Topics
8:30h) and 18h

Course presentation. Plan, Methodology and Evaluation.

Organization Fundamentals
1 9/2/23 ALA 1 -----
Introduction to Organization and Management: Definition and Context.
Management Levels, styles and roles;

Management models: evolution through time.

d. The Organization and its environment
2 16/2/23 AS 2 15/2/23 16/2/23 17/2/23 AS
e. Enterprise subsystems. The general and specific contexts of a company. CASE #1: N12 Building an Organization and Building a Business; analysis and discussion
f. Global and international companies. Inter-organizational models (strategic alliances, joint-ventures, etc.).

Organisational Design
Mechanistic and organic approaches. CASE #2: Kinematix; analysis and discussion
3 23/2/23 ALA Organisational Design elements: command unit; control range; authority; centralization/decentralization, etc. 3 22/2/23 23/2/23 24/2/23 AS TW#1: kick-off: selection of target organisations
Alternative organizational configurations of the firm: Functional; Divisional; Matrix; Distributed organizations.
The organisation from the process perspective

Planning and Strategy Process (part I)

Planning: its relevance in a managerial context. Types of plans. Examples CASE #3: PSA - Strategic Alliances for Competitive Advantage
4 2/3/23 ALA 4 1/3/23 2/3/23 3/3/23 AS
Planning levels; Strategic Planning; environment analysis. TW#1:Teamwork
Strategic Planning Process: analysis, formulation and implementation.

Planning and Strategy Process (part II) CASE #4: Wildfire Entertainment - Organisational Structure Archetypes; analysis and discussion
5 9/3/23 ALA 5 8/3/23 9/3/23 10/3/23 AS
SWOT analysis; portfolio analysis and product-market strategy tools (BCG matrix, GE/Mckinsey matrix, Ansoff matrix). TW#1:Teamwork

6 16/3/23 ALA Guest Speaker: to be defined 6 15/3/23 16/3/23 17/3/23 ALA TW#1 Teamwork

Management Control
CASE #5: Scenic Floral
7 23/3/23 ALA - Fundamentals, context and practices. Control system development. Budget control. BSC. 7 22/3/23 23/3/23 24/3/23 AS
TW#1 Teamwork
- performance evaluation.

Guest Speaker: Leadership and Team Management: Conflict and Negotiation; Motivation; Communication. (Patrícia TW#1 - CLASS PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
8 30/3/23 ALA 8 29/3/23 30/3/23 31/3/23 AS - ALA
Villas Boas) Key Dates - Delivery of TW#1 Assignment: 27/03/2023 23:59 (Moodle Submission: report and presentation)

6/4/23 Easter Holidays 5/4/23 6/4/23 7/4/23 Easter Holidays

9 13/4/23 ALA Guest Speaker: Organizational Culture (and Change Management) (COLEP) 9 12/4/23 13/4/23 14/4/23 AS CASE #6: Enterprise Rent-a-Car and The Perils and Pitfalls of leading change; analysis and discussion

Project based management. “Project thinking”. Main types and characteristics of projects.
10 20/4/23 JPS Multi-criteria evaluation of project ideas. 10 19/4/23 20/4/23 21/4/23 GB The CPM (Critical Path Method) for project planning and control: the time; resources and cost dimensions.
The project life-cycle and phases. Work Breakdown Structure and work-packages.

Project organization: goals; stakeholders; activities; resources; costs.

Project planning and control. Computational tools for project management. Case 01: multi-criteria evaluation of project ideas and definition of indicators; the project life-cycle; project
11 27/4/23 JPS 11 26/4/23 27/4/23 28/4/23 GB
A conceptual framework for project planning: objectives and indicators; dimensioning of resources sizing; design of organization and planning; activities and work-packages; plans; control mechanisms; risks and contingency plans.
plans; control mechanisms; contingency plans and risks.

Organisation of teams and leadership skills in project management. Case 02: organisational issues: teams; communication mechanisms; reporting principles; control tools;
12 4/5/23 JPS Communication mechanisms; change management; critical success factors. PMBOK. 12 3/5/23 4/5/23 5/5/23 GB computational tools for project management. Management of collaboration and relations with partners; cultural
Cultural issues and informal aspects in project management. issues and informal aspects in project management.

11/5/23 Academic Week 10/5/23 11/5/23 12/5/23 Academic Week

Presentation and discussion on the group assignment (to be done outside the classes) and covering the main
Deployment issues and guidelines for small and medium size projects.
13 18/5/23 JPS 13 17/5/23 18/5/23 19/5/23 JPS dimensions of the subject: the project of a Decision Support Systems (DSS).
"Agile" project management: general principles and practical application issues.

14 25/5/23 JPS Lessons learned and discussion on project management in practice. 14 24/5/23 25/5/23 26/5/23 JPS Group assignment: the project of a Decision Support Systems (DSS).