GS EAM Intensive Training Management Skills

All members of GS EAM and its member RTGs are invited to this year’s GS EAM intensive training on management skills.

The course is a full day block seminar held in three modules (2.5 days each) that can be booked and certified individually. The full certificate will be issued after completion of all three modules and submission of an independent project thesis.

Venue: P 3.88, Egerlandstraße 3 (Physical Chemistry)

Trainer: Dr. Andreas Späth (certified in project management, SCRUM, Lean Six Sigma and targeted innovation techniques)

max. 12 participants

Booking: eam-graduateschool@fau.de

Module 1: Strategic Analysis and Forecasting, March 24th – 26th (noon)

SWOT, Porter‘s 5 Forces, Analysis of Business Reports and Financial Key Figures, BCG-Matrix, 9-Windows, Trends of Engineering System Evolution, …

Module 2: Classical and Agile Project Management, July 28th – 30th (noon)

Cynefin Framework, Roles and Tools of Classical PM, Agile PM according to SCRUM

Module 3: Overview on Modern Management Tools, TBD (~ October)

Introductions to Lean, Six Sigma and Targeted Innovation via TRIZ

The course provides introductions to several aspects of entrepreneurship and management skills. It will cover methods for strategic analyses, project management and lean management. Methods for targeted innovation and ideation are introduced.

The seminar includes a high proportion of practical tasks that require active participation. Skills are further trained via a short independent project thesis containing a strategic analysis of a self-chosen enterprise and a short case study regarding project management.

The modules can be booked individually and will be acknowledged as singular trainings. The certificate for the integrated course requires active participation in all three modules including a short project thesis.