Managing Complexity in Projects

New Theoretical perspectives of understanding and handling complexity (sense-making sociometrical and practice perspective

Projects is seen as a journey characterized by uncertainty, ambiguity and complexity

Projects as heterogeneous processes of interaction involving actors, artefacts and knowledge

Understanding of different types of projects and the implication for management and planning activities

Identifying, stakeholders in socio-material perspective

Networking and brokering in and between projects

Knowledge and learning

Power and sense-making in projects

Challenges in managing complex projects

The role of learning and knowledge

Introduction to participatory perspectives on managing uncertainty, ambiguity and complexity

 

Synergies, conflicts and trade-offs in climate change planning

 

Potentials and Challenges of Circular Economy as Sustainability Strategy

1) re-designs of products and services based on considerations about necessary changes in roles of products, users, service, infrastructure, etc. 2) re-designing value chains both up-stream and down-stream and 3) internal organizational redesign of the business organization in order to integrate environmental concerns in product and strategy development.

 

Entrepreneurship Specialization, Entrepreneurship Specialization covers the conception, design, organization, and management of new enterprises. This five-course series is designed to take you from opportunity identification through launch, growth, financing and profitability. With guidance from Wharton's top professors, along with insights from current Wharton start-up founders and financiers, you'll develop an entrepreneurial mindset and hone the skills you need to develop a new enterprise with potential for growth and funding, or to identify and pursue opportunities for growth within an existing organization.

Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity

Entrepreneurship 2: Launching your Start-Up

Entrepreneurship 3: Growth Strategies

Entrepreneurship 4: Financing and Profitability

Wharton Entrepreneurship Capstone