Master in Project Management
- May 2026
- 10/11/14 months
- Spanish and English
- Various formats
Managing projects today is not about following a manual, but about making decisions in changing environments. Companies need professionals capable of connecting strategy and execution, leading teams, and managing projects with Agile, predictive, and hybrid methodologies.
The Master in Project Management is designed to develop that profile.
Throughout the programme, you will learn to manage projects comprehensively, from the business case to value delivery, working with real tools, simulations, and practical cases. In addition, it includes preparation for the PMP® certification, one of the most widely recognized standards in project management worldwide, together with access to Project Management Institute (PMI) resources.
The goal is not only for you to understand the methodology, but to know how to apply it in real situations where decisions determine the outcome.
Preparation for PMP® certification
Triple methodological approach: Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid
Practical application through simulations and specialized software
Practical application through simulations and specialized software
Development of management and team leadership skills
Direct connection with the business environment
Is this Master’s Degree for you?
This Master’s Degree is designed for professionals who:
- Manage projects or plan to move into this role
- Work as team leaders, coordinators or consultants
- Are keen to take on management responsibilities
- Want to redirect their career towards Project Management
WHY TAKE THE MASTER IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT?
The program combines technical knowledge, strategic vision and leadership skills to manage complex projects in real-world environments.
Being aligned with international standards (PMI) and preparation for professional certifications make it a program focused on direct impact on employability.
- It also integrates current methodologies and technological tools, enabling you to apply what you learn in your professional environment from day one.
Why EAE Barcelona?
EAE Barcelona is a school that drives professional growth through executive education connected to real business reality. Our approach combines academic rigor, a global outlook, and a methodology designed to turn learning into impact.
EAE Barcelona is a school designed for professionals who lead, not just learn.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Project Management Institute
The Master’s Degree includes preparation for PMP® certification.
SYLLABUS
BUSINESS AND PROJECTS IN VUCA ENVIRONMENTS
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE
- Liquid organizations and customer experience in the digital age
- Strategic management and balanced scorecard
- Agile Manifesto
- Professional branding
PROJECT LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT
- Value delivery
- Structuring the project business case
- Exploration of business analysis techniques and tools
- Foundations of economic analysis of investment projects
- Cash flow conceptualization
- Project management timeline: life cycle and approaches
- PMBOK7 Life Cycle domain
- Change management in predictive and hybrid projects. Environmental analysis and organizational development
- Relevant frameworks
- Lean Startup methodology
- Agile Manifesto. PMBOK7 Delivery
- Project life cycle analysis from Project Charter to scope statement
- Project life cycle management processes from design to delivery
- Project closure structuring
PROJECT WORK PLANNING
ADVANCED PLANNING: TIME, COST, RESOURCES AND UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT
- PMBOK7 Planning domain
- Schedule management planning
- Overview of cost and resource management
- Techniques for defining, sequencing, estimating and controlling activities
- Relationship between risk management and scheduling
- Scheduling methods: critical path vs. others
- Practical workshop on schedule monitoring and control
- Microsoft Project workshop
- Uncertainty management
ASSET AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT, PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
- Project Manager vs. Contract Manager
- Resource procurement and purchasing process management
- Project processes, management processes and workflow delivery
- Contract Statement of Work
- Make or Buy decisions
- Procurement workshop
- Acquisition techniques
- Quality management: principles and concepts
- Models, methods and artefacts and their application in projects
TEAM PERFORMANCE AND MEASUREMENT
TEAM PERFORMANCE AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
- Introduction to Project Manager soft skills
- Leadership, influence and team management
- Project Manager communication and communication planning
- Resilience and adaptability of the Project Manager
- PMBOK7 Team Performance domain
- Stakeholder management in predictive and hybrid projects
VALUE-DRIVEN PROJECTS & PMO DATA ANALYTICS
- Introduction to PMO, programs and portfolios
- Benefits of a PMO
- Program and portfolio management
- PMBOK7 Measurement domain
- Reporting and dashboards for projects and portfolios
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CERTIFICATIONS
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
- Agile Manifesto
- SCRUM framework
- Roles, functions and techniques
- SCRUM team and responsibilities
- Workflow optimization
- Kanban method
- Introduction to Disciplined Agile
- Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)
- Lean-Agile principles
- Scaled agile frameworks, lean thinking and team archetypes
- Key agile tools
- Scaling agile practices
CERTIFICATION PREPARATION AND PM GAME
- Guidance for PMP certification application (PMI website)
- Simulation workshops and mentoring
- Introduction to PMBOK methodology
- Exam simulation to maximize certification success
- Collaborative practice simulations of PMI tests
- Collaborative simulation using Project Management Game
MASTER’S THESIS
- Master’s Thesis
BUSINESS AND PROJECTS IN VUCA ENVIRONMENTS
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE
- Liquid organizations and customer experience in the digital age
- Strategic management and balanced scorecard
- Agile Manifesto
- Professional branding
PROJECT LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT
- Structuring the project business case
- Exploration of business analysis techniques and tools
- Foundations of economic analysis of investment projects
- Discounted cash flow method
- Project life cycle scope
- PMBOK7 Life Cycle domain
- Process groups in predictive projects
- Introduction to agility in incremental development
- Relevant frameworks
- Framework selection
- PMBOK7 Delivery domain
- Project and product scope management
- From Project Charter to scope statement
- Project scope requirements
- Work breakdown structure
- Scope management processes
PROJECT WORK PLANNING
ADVANCED PLANNING: TIME, COST, RESOURCES AND UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT
- PMBOK7 Planning domain
- Overview and management processes
- Flow analysis
- Schedule management planning
- Overview of cost and resource management
- Techniques for defining, sequencing and estimating time and cost
- Relationship with resource management
- Scheduling methods: Critical Path vs. Critical Chain
- Schedule monitoring and control techniques
- Microsoft Project workshop
UNCERTAINTY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN PROJECTS
- Quality concepts
- Quality approach
- Risk analysis and uncertainty management guidelines
- PMBOK7 Risk domain
- Quality management in predictive and agile projects
ASSET MANAGEMENT, PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
- Introduction to Project Contract Management
- Role of the Project Manager in procurement and contracts
- Overview and management processes
- Types of contracts
- PMBOK7 Project Work domain
- Make or Buy decisions
- Contract Statement of Work
- Procurement documentation
- Contracts
- Contract terms and conditions
- Negotiation objectives, topics, protocols and tactics
- Contract Change Control System and Buyer-Conducted Performance Review
- Knowledge management
- Knowledge life cycle
- Lessons learned practices in predictive and agile projects
- Retrospectives (Stop & Think)
TEAM PERFORMANCE AND MEASUREMENT
TEAM PERFORMANCE AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
- Introduction to Project Manager soft skills
- Leadership, influence and team management
- Project Manager communication and communication planning
- Resilience and adaptability
- PMBOK7 Team Performance domain
- Stakeholder management
VALUE-DRIVEN PROJECTS & PMO DATA ANALYTICS
- Introduction to PMO, programs and portfolios
- Benefits of a PMO
- Program and portfolio management
- PMBOK7 Measurement domain
- Reporting and dashboards
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CERTIFICATIONS
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
- Agile Manifesto
- SCRUM framework
- Roles, functions and techniques
- SCRUM team responsibilities
- Artefact exploration
- Workflow optimization
- Gamification
- Disciplined Agile framework
- Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)
- Lean-Agile Organization
- Scaled agile principles and system archetypes
- Organizational design
- Agile portfolio and program management
- Scaling agile practices
CERTIFICATION PREPARATION AND PM GAME
- Guidance for PMP certification application
- Simulations and time management
- Comprehensive review of PMBOK methodology
- Recommendations to maximize exam success
- Collaborative practical simulations
- Preparation for PSM I (scrum.org)
- Project Management Game simulation
MASTER’S THESIS
- Master’s Thesis
BUSINESS AND PROJECTS IN VUCA ENVIRONMENTS
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, TRANSFORMATION & CHANGE
- Liquid organizations and customer experience in the digital age
- Strategic management and balanced scorecard
- Agile Manifesto
- Professional branding
PROJECT LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT
- Structuring the project business case
- Exploration of business analysis techniques and tools
- Foundations of economic analysis of investment projects
- The discounted cash flow method
- Project management timeline: project life cycle
- PMBOK7 “Life Cycle” domain
- Process groups in predictive projects
- Introduction to agility in incremental development
- Relevant frameworks
- Framework selection
- New PMBOK7 “Delivery” domain
- Project and product scope management
- From Project Charter to scope statement
- Project scope requirements
- Work breakdown structure
- Scope management processes
PROJECT WORK PLANNING
ADVANCED PLANNING: TIME, COST, RESOURCES AND UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT
- New PMBOK7 “Planning” domain
- Overview, management processes and flowchart for schedule management planning
Overview of the cost and resource area - Techniques for defining, sequencing, and estimating activity duration and cost
- Relationship with the resource knowledge area
- Scheduling methods: Critical Path vs. Critical Chain
- Schedule monitoring and control techniques
- Practical Microsoft Project workshop
UNCERTAINTY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN PROJECTS
- Quality concepts
- Quality approach
- Quality management
- UNE 66916 standard. Guidelines for quality management in projects
- Spectrum of uncertainty in project management
ASSET MANAGEMENT, PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
- Project Manager vs. Contract Manager
- Role of the Project Manager in procurement management
- Overview, management processes and flowchart
- Relationship with the “Project Work” domain in PMBOK7
- Types of contracts
- Make or Buy
- Contract Statement of Work
- Procurement process documents
- Source selection criteria, bid evaluation, and weighting matrices
- The contract
- Contract terms and conditions
- Negotiation objectives, topics, protocol, and tactics
- Contract Change Control System and Buyer-conducted Performance Review
- Knowledge management
- The knowledge life cycle
- Lessons learned practices in predictive and agile projects
- Retrospectives, “Stop & Think”
TEAM PERFORMANCE AND MEASUREMENT
TEAM PERFORMANCE AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
- Introduction to Project Manager soft skills
- Leadership, influence, and team management
- Project Manager communication. Project communication plan
- Project Manager resilience and adaptability
- New “Team Performance” domain in PMBOK 7th
- Stakeholder Management in predictive and hybrid projects
VALUE-DRIVEN PROJECTS & PMO DATA ANALYTICS
- Introduction to PMO, programs, and portfolios
- Benefits of a PMO
- Program and project portfolio management
- New “Measurement” domain in PMBOK 7th
- Reporting and dashboards in projects and portfolios
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CERTIFICATIONS
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
- Agile Manifesto
- SCRUM framework
- Roles, functionalities, and techniques
- SCRUM team and responsibilities
- Exploration of artefacts
- Improvement of project workflow
- Gamification
- Disciplined Agile framework
- Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)
- Lean-Agile organization
- Principles of agile scaling, lean thinking, and system archetypes
- Organizational design
- Agile portfolio and program management
- Scaling agile practices
CERTIFICATION PREPARATION AND PM GAME
- Guidance through the application process (PMI website) for the PMP certification exam
- Simulations and time management
- Comprehensive review of the PMBOK methodology
- Recommendations to maximize the chances of exam success
- Collaborative practical simulation
- Preparation for scrum.org PSM I
- Collaborative practical simulation with “Project Management Game”
MASTER’S THESIS
- Master’s Thesis
QUALIFICATION
On completion of the Master’s Degree, you will obtain a double qualification awarded by EAE Business School Barcelona and the Universitat de Lleida (UdL), depending on the format taken.
Full-Time: Official qualification
- EAE-specific qualification: Master in Project Management from EAE Business School Barcelona
- Official Master in Project Management from the Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Part-Time: Institutional qualification
- EAE-specific qualification: Master in Project Management from EAE Business School Barcelona
- Master of Lifelong Learning in Project Management from the Universitat de Lleida (UdL).
Hybrid: Institutional qualification
- EAE-specific qualification: Master in Project Management from EAE Business School Barcelona
- Master of Lifelong Learning in Project Management from the Universitat de Lleida (UdL).
Advanced Specializations
Boost your master’s degree. Define your path.
Advanced Specializations are certified tracks that allow you to personalize your master’s program and incorporate professional competencies that truly differentiate you in today’s market. Design a flexible master’s experience, connected to the most in-demand digital professions and strengthened by our partnership with Mobile World Capital Barcelona.
Choose between two focus areas:
Here, you define your path. Barcelona and Mobile World Capital amplify it.
Develop the leadership that the digital world demands: one that integrates technological agility, designs forward-looking strategies, and makes decisions with a positive impact. More than just skills, you will adopt the mindset that enables you to lead transformation—not just be part of it. It is the bridge from professional to industry-leading expert.
- IA & Machine Learning
- Innovation Strategy
- Project Management & Agile
- Data-Driven Business Analytics
- Emprendimiento
- ESG & Sustainability
Designed to deepen expertise in strategic areas and strengthen your technical profile. Become a go-to professional who solves the most complex industry challenges and makes a difference in high-impact projects.
- Digital Business Transformation
- International Markets
- Product Management
- Fintech
- Big Data Tools & Applications
- Business Analytics & Data Science
- DEI Strategy
- Marketing Digital Avanzado
Added value thanks to Mobile World Capital Barcelona
As an Official Talent Hub of MWCapital, your Advanced programmes are delivered with a real focus on Barcelona’s technological and business ecosystem, strengthening your professional visibility and connection with the sector.
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PROFESSIONAL PROSPECTS
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Marisa Andrea Lostumbo
Advanced Architectural Diploma from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Master in Project Management from the Universitat Ramon Llull. PMP/ATP certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Member of the Research Group of the Internet, Computing & Systems Optimization (ICSO) Department, with over 15 years’ professional experience in the field of project management in the private and public sector, specifically in the architectural and construction sector.
Marc Bara Iniesta
PhD in Telecommunications Engineering at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (2000) with an European Doctorate. Researcher for the Department of Signal Theory and Communications of the University of Seville between 1996 and 2000. He has worked for over 14 years in project management — more precisely, in the aerospace and industrial sector.
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Admissions process
Financial aid and grants
We know that deciding to take a Master’s degree is also a financial decision. With this in mind, EAE Barcelona offers different types of financial aid and grants that may apply depending on your profile and circumstances:
Academic Excellence Grant
For students whose academic records demonstrate outstanding effort and dedication.
Women in Leadership Grant
For women who have previously held or currently hold leadership positions while studying at the School and whose academic records demonstrate outstanding effort and dedication.
Entrepreneurship Grant
For students who are founding partners of an active company that has existed for at least one fiscal year and whose academic records demonstrate outstanding effort and dedication.
Grant for Students with Disabilities
For students with a certified minimum disability of 33% and whose academic records demonstrate outstanding effort and dedication.
FAQs
The difference is not just a matter of format, but also professional focus:
- Full-Time: designed for profiles looking to start or redirect their career in project management.
- Part-Time: designed for working professionals who want to move into roles with greater responsibility.
- Hybrid (Global): combines flexibility with a more international and digital approach.
Each modality has its own syllabus and learning pace.
Yes. The Master’s Degree includes specific preparation for the PMP® (Project Management Professional) certification, with exam simulations, review of the PMBOK methodology, and guidance throughout the process.
No. The program includes preparation, but the PMP® certification exam has an additional cost set by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Being a PMI member may offer reduced fees, but it does not mean the exam is free of charge.
The program covers the three key approaches demanded by the market:
- Predictive (Waterfall)
- Agile (Agile, Scrum, Kanban)
- Hybrid (Hybrid Project Management)
This enables you to adapt to different types of projects and sectors.
Yes. The program incorporates specialized software and simulations that replicate real project management environments, including planning, cost control, resource management, and monitoring.
The approach is highly practical. Throughout the program, you will work with:
- Project simulations
- Real case studies
- Collaborative dynamics
- Project Management Game
El objetivo es aplicar directamente lo aprendido en contextos reales.
Absolutely. The Master’s Degree includes networking events, sessions with professionals, masterclasses, and access to initiatives such as the Career Development Center and EAE Entrepreneur.
These activities are designed to facilitate contact with companies and expand your professional network.
No. It is a cross-cutting program that enables you to apply project management across multiple sectors:
- Technology
- Industry
- Construction
- Services
- Consulting
Yes. Especially in the Full-Time format, the program is designed to build a solid foundation from scratch and progress toward advanced competencies.
The features that set the program apart include:
- Real integration of methodologies (predictive, agile, and hybrid)
- Preparation for recognized certifications such as PMP®
- A practical approach with simulations and real tools
- Direct connection with the business environment
The program brings together a diverse range of profiles:
- professionals transitioning into project management
- technical profiles looking to move into management roles
- managers seeking to formalize methodologies
- professionals from different sectors
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