Two years of MAS in Project Management und Business Analysis in Switzerland Insights and Experiences Vienna, 26 th of May 2010
PM Post Graduate Studies in Switzerland Type: Generic Master of Advanced Studies in Project Management HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich Zürich Master of Advanced Studies in Corporate Innovation Management FHS St. Gallen Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaft St. Gallen Nachdiplomstudium Projektmanagement und Führung Höhere Fachschule Uster HFU Uster Nachdiplomstudium Projektmanagement-Praxis NDS HF Höhere Fachschule für Wirtschaft (HFW) Bildungszentrum kvbl Reinach-Muttenz-Liestal Reinach (near Basel) 2
PM Post Graduate Studies in Switzerland Type: Spezialized (I) IT Management & E-Government Advanced Studies Master in IT Project Management Kalaidos Fachhochschule Zürich CAS - Management et technologie des systèmes d'information Université de Genève Genève e MAS FHNW in Electronic Government Hochschule für Wirtschaft FHNW Olten 3
PM Post Graduate Studies in Switzerland Type: Spezialized (II) Construction/Engineering & International & Strategic Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS Pojekt Projektmanager a e Bau) Hochschule für Technik+Architektur Luzern Horw MAS International Project Management ZHAW School of Management and Law Zürich Strategic Project Management international institute of management in technology, University of Fribourg Fribourg 4
Experiences from Kalaidos There is a need for different specialized courses of study All students chose Portfolio Project Management as consolidation (students wanted to understand best practice processes due to their bad experiences in that area) Not all important competencies are already incorporated respectively adequately mapped (e.g. Requirements Engineering, Recruitment, Quality and Test Management, Business Process Management, Unified Modeling Language (UML), agile PM) Students showed interest for incorporating of IPMA or PMI certifications A case is now implemented and also a SW based Simulation (Simultrain) Case Study 5
About the author in general Rüdiger Geist, PMP, IPMA Level B, is the Managing Director of Spirit@PM GmbH, a Swiss-based consultancy specializing in coaching, consulting, outsourcing and training in the areas of Project, Programme and Project Portfolio Management He was Managing Director for Agora Associates GmbH during 2007-2008, where he was engaged in consulting, coaching and training in project, program and portfolio management. He was previously lead PM coach, project manager and project portfolio manager for Credit Suisse; senior project manager, coach and portfolio manager for SPOL AG; assistant CFO, contract manager, project manager, and coach for CSC Switzerland; project designer, manager and coach for CSC PLENZKE AG in Wiesbaden, Germany; and information systems developer for BVV Versicherungsverein des Bankgewerbes AG, Freie University and others in Berlin. Rüdiger has a Diploma in Political i l Science from Freie University i Berlin (1988) and in Informationsorganisator from Siemens/Nixdorf, Berlin. He is also a CMMI and SPICE certified assessor. Rüdiger holds an IPMA Level B project management certification (GPMF) and the Project Management Professional (PMP ) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI ), as well as the PMOS (CSC) and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University (GWU) in the USA. Rudiger has authored papers and presentations at IPMA and PMI conferences and voluntered on the board of the PMI Switzerland Chapter as Vice President Education & Certification. Fluent in English and German, Rüdiger is based in Zurich and can be contacted at rg@spirit-at-pm.com. Scientific context: Associate Professor for Master Advanced d Studies in IT Project Management (Kalaidos Fachhochschule, h h Zürich) Strategic Project Management (international institute of management in technology, University of Fribourg) MAS Project Management and MAS Business Analysis (IFA AG, Zürich cooperating with ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften) 6 Member of the scientific advisory board Master Advanced Studies in IT Project Management (Kalaidos Fachhochschule, Zürich) Strategic Project Management (international institute of management in technology, University of Fribourg) Master of Advanced Studies in Project Management (HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich)