Professional knowledge
At the comprehension level:
1. Organisation’s mission and vision.
2. Difference between tactics and strategy.
3. Diagnostic and interactive control systems.
4. Management control systems.
5. Application of the fundamental principles of innovation and creativity.
6. Concepts, tools, and analytical methods to formulate a strategy.
7. Types of alternative analysis methods and their application.
8. Programme and portfolio management.
9. Project management in an international environment.
10. Strategic management.
11. Relationship between theoretical and practical knowledge for successful management of human resources of the project.
12. Legal aspects and regulatory framework of labour law.
13. Methods, techniques, and information technology tools for project planning.
14. Management of the change management process.
15. Methods for processing statistical data.
16. Management of the change management process.
17. Methods for processing social research and statistical data.
18. Archiving and storage of project documentation.
19. Fundamental principles of creating a social environment.
20. Emotional intelligence.
21. Fundamental principles of personnel assessment.
22. Relationship between theoretical and practical knowledge for successful management of human resources of the project.
23. Legal aspects and regulatory framework of labour law.
24. Fundamental principles of project budget development.
25. Risk identification and management strategies.
26. Entire process of project quality management.
27. Interaction of project quality with the institution’s management system.
28. Types and regulatory framework of procurements.
29. Course of the procurement process.
30. Types of procurement contracts and differences in their content.
31. Types, gestures, and body language of communication.
32. Types of media and advantages of their use in establishing communication.
33. Communication tools, channels, and development trends.
34. Management and communication differences of intercultural projects.

At the application level:
1. Critical success factors.
2. Key performance indicators.
3. Assessment methods and tools.
4. Project lifecycle and stages.
5. Definition of project problems, the goal, and alternatives.
6. Role of project management within the organisation.
7. Project governance processes.
8. Modern trends in project management.
9. Fundamental principles of team building.
10. Project terminology: goal, activity, result.
11. Management and communication tools, methods, and psychological aspects.
12. Preparation of project planning documentation.
13. Planning of teamwork.
14. Management of the project life cycle.
15. Supervision and monitoring of the project implementation process.
16. Management of project documentation.
17. Supervision and monitoring of the project implementation process.
18. Methods and tools for presenting project results appropriate for the target group and intended purpose.
19. Knowledge of cooperation tactics and strategies.
20. Conflict resolution strategies and problem-solving methods.
21. Creation of a register of project stakeholders.
22. Methodologies for summarising the scope.
23. Methods for planning and monitoring deliverables.
24. Methods for planning and monitoring the set of project activities (including the structural plan).
25. Team formation, building, and development cycles.
26. Management and communication tools, methods, and psychological aspects.
27. Human resource management methods and tools.
28. Planning and assessment methods.
29. Fundamental principles of critical path identification.
30. Market analysis and baseline aspects.
31. Fundamental principles of determining project stages and milestones.
32. Methods and techniques for planning, supervising, and monitoring project costs.
33. Elements, levels, and principles of determining project costs.
34. Concept of risk/opportunity, types of risks, and risk management process.
35. Risk identification and assessment methods.
36. Creation and maintenance of a risk register.
37. Project quality management principles.
38. Management systems and efficiency tools.
39. Fundamental principles of communication and their practical use.
40. Business communication.

General knowledge
At the conceptual level:
1. Regulatory enactments governing employment relationships.

At the comprehension level:
1. Ergonomics.
2. Rational management of environmental and natural resources.
3. Principles, methods, and tools of project management.
4. Professional career development and its significance.
5. Grammar and language functions.
6. Language styles and intonation features.
7. Diversity of language and communication in different contexts.

At the application level:
1. Employee’s and employer’s rights, obligations, and responsibility.
2. Provisions of the employment contract and job description.
3. Requirements of occupational safety regulations.
4. Personal protective equipment.
5. First aid ABC.

At the conceptual level:
1. Concept of sustainable development.
2. Requirements of environmental protection regulations.
3. Principles and norms of professional ethics.
4. Time planning principles.
5. Sectoral-specific regulatory enactments.
6. Learning strategies.
7. Self-assessment principles.
8. Specialised software applications suitable for the work task.
9. Project management software.
10. Office equipment and its operating principles.
11. Information system and data security.
12. Vocabulary and use of foreign language.
13. Professional terminology in a foreign language.
14. Intercultural interaction.

Professional skills and attitudes
1. To analyse and assess business directions.
2. To reflect the organisation’s goals.
3. To use strategic and sustainable thinking and understand the context.
4. To identify issues and formulate project goals.
5. To identify alternatives and project solutions.
6. To analyse and assess the financial indicators of the project.
7. To apply appropriate monetary and non-monetary methods and techniques for assessing project alternatives.
8. To develop a project proposal.
9. To select the most appropriate type of funding for the project.
10. To select the most suitable project management tools, methodologies, and iterative approaches for project management.
11. To select, apply, and combine the most suitable methodology for project implementation.
12. To perform project analysis across various sectors continuously.
13. To perform project environmental analysis across various sectors.
14. To select the most suitable form of organisation for project implementation.
15. To assign roles among the project team members.
16. To plan, organise, and manage the project kick-off meeting.
17. To resolve conflict situations.
18. To structure project tasks.
19. To determine the logical sequence of project activities.
20. To calculate the project duration and deadlines.
21. To calculate resources and costs.
22. To define project milestones.
23. To engage the project team.
24. To delegate tasks.
25. To summarise and analyse project implementation data.
26. To monitor the performance of tasks.
27. To assess project progress and prepare reports.
28. To assess project development forecasts.
29. To draft and manage project documentation.
30. To manage project changes.
31. To monitor the implementation of project changes.
32. To prepare project closure documentation.
33. To apply appropriate methods and tools for project assessment and analysis.
34. To assess the project team activities.
35. To organise a project closing event for the team.
36. To provide information on results achieved within the project.
37. To define the roles, responsibilities, and influence of stakeholders in the project.
38. To create and maintain a stakeholder register.
39. To apply the most appropriate strategy for engaging project stakeholders.
40. To perform the social environment analysis of the project.
41. To configure the scope of the project.
42. To set project priorities.
43. To develop the project iteratively.
44. To evaluate the responsibility and roles of human resource management.
45. To define, delegate, and monitor project tasks and their implementation.
46. To unite individuals for teamwork and achievement of project goals.
47. To define activities from work packages.
48. To determine the interrelation and sequence of project activities.
49. To assess the resources and duration of activities, and make corresponding adjustments.
50. To develop a project budget.
51. To assess the costs of resources related to project implementation.
52. To plan project costs.
53. To supervise and monitor the use of project costs during project implementation.
54. To select appropriate methods and procedures to manage project costs.
55. To establish the principles and methods of project risk management.
56. To create a risk register.
57. To assess the probability and influence of risks, and identify the level of risk.
58. To select a risk management strategy and develop appropriate risk mitigation and/or prevention measures.
59. To observe and analyse current risks, and implement appropriate measures.
60. To establish quality requirements for the project and project deliverables.
61. To establish tools, procedures, methods, and resources for ensuring quality requirements in the relevant sector.
62. To engage experts to ensure the procedure process, preparation of documentation, and drafting of a contract.
63. To cooperate with the supplier to ensure compliance with contract requirements.
64. To apply communication tools.
65. To use the available volume of information and find the most efficient ways to provide information on the project.
66. To present any project aspect and stage.
67. To respond and provide feedback to the communication target audience.
68. To address communication issues.

General skills and attitudes
1. To comply with regulations regarding employment relationships.
2. To respect the rights and obligations of the employer and employee.
3. To comply with occupational safety requirements.
4. To respond to emergency situations.
5. To make sure the employees have undergone occupational safety briefing.
6. To provide emergency medical assistance.
7. To comply with environmental protection requirements.
8. To perform work duties while reducing the environmental impact.
9. To meet work performance deadlines and quality requirements.
10. To plan own work time rationally.
11. To observe the norms of professional ethics and code of conduct.
12. To follow the principles of effective communication.
13. To apply the relevant sector-specific regulatory enactments when performing the assigned task.
14. To keep up with changes in sector-specific regulatory enactments.
15. To appropriately assess own professional experience and development opportunities.
16. To plan own career while working in changing conditions.
17. To understand learning needs for career development.
18. To participate in qualification improvement activities.
19. To keep track of sector developments.
20. To use a computer, software, and office equipment.
21. To use specialised computer programs according to the work task.
22. To use safe and legal desktop application software.
23. To comprehend the operating principles of project management software.
24. To manage a project, using project management software.
25. To communicate, using information technologies.
26. To consistently find necessary information in internet resources and data carriers.
27. To analyse large volumes of information.
28. To communicate in the official language.
29. To communicate verbally and in writing in at least one foreign language.

Professional competences
1. Ability to identify and use the opportunities to influence the organisational strategy.
2. Ability to define, assess, and review critical success factors.
3. Ability to establish, assess, and review the key performance indicators.
4. Ability to link the project goals with the organisation’s strategy, mission, and vision.
5. Ability to apply analytical thinking and analyse problems.
6. Ability to distinguish and apply methods for assessing project alternatives.
7. Ability to apply and combine project management methodologies, tools, and iterative approaches.
8. Ability to methodologically manage and analyse projects in different sectors.
9. Ability to analyse and logically present a project idea.
10. Ability to manage a project team, delegate tasks, and accept and assess work results.
11. Ability to create the organisational structure of the project.
12. Ability to explain and convince the stakeholders of the project goals and results.
13. Ability to distinguish project terms: goal, activity, result.
14. Ability to use suitable/appropriate project management tools/methods.
15. Ability to plan and identify the necessary resources, costs, deadlines, and scopes.
16. Ability to respond promptly to changes.
17. Ability to assess and analyse project performance indicators.
18. Ability to proactively anticipate the course of the project.
19. Ability to draft and manage project documentation.
20. Ability to create a single project control mechanism.
21. Ability to assess and analyse project experience and ensure knowledge transfer (lessons learned) to future project managers.
22. Ability to provide constructive feedback to the team and stakeholders.
23. Ability to organise the dissemination of information on the results achieved within the project.
24. Ability to perform the social environment analysis of the project.
25. Ability to cooperate and coordinate the needs and interests of different stakeholders.
26. Ability to find the most appropriate solution in cooperation with stakeholders, including in cases of conflict situations.
27. Ability to create and maintain a stakeholder register.
28. Ability to structure the scope of the project.
29. Ability to define project tasks and link them to the project goal.
30. Ability to define project work packages.
31. Ability to establish and maintain the scope configuration, responding to changes proactively, in line with project goals.
32. Ability to collaborate and analyse the needs of team individuals, establishing positive relationship and teamwork.
33. Ability to identify individual and team benefits and limitations.
34. Ability to manage a project team, delegate tasks, and accept and assess work results.
35. Ability to define activities necessary for project implementation.
36. Ability to define measures and the duration of activities.
37. Ability to plan project activities in sequence and create a time schedule.
38. Ability to monitor progress against the time schedule and make the necessary adjustments.
39. Ability to assess project budget and its limitations.
40. Ability to plan project costs and financial flow.
41. Ability to monitor the progress of actual project costs, compare them against the planned ones, and anticipate the dynamics of costs.
42. Ability to explain the concept of risk and the importance of the risk management process to the project team.
43. Ability to assess the probability and impact of risks/opportunities.
44. Ability to apply risk management to take decisions.
45. Ability to integrate the principles of the organisation’s quality management system with project quality requirements.
46. Ability to respond to quality non-conformities of the project and find solutions to restore the project quality compliance.
47. Ability to assess the nature and potential risks of the procurement process.
48. Ability to cooperate with stakeholders involved in the organisation and implementation of the procurement process.
49. Ability to organise the procurement process and monitoring of contracts to achieve project goals.
50. Ability to identify information and communication needs.
51. Ability to provide appropriate information in the required volume, quality, and within the set deadlines.
52. Ability to organise communication in line with the communication plan and strategy.

General competences
1. Ability to perform work tasks in compliance with employment relationships.
2. Ability to perform work tasks while maintaining health and complying with occupational safety requirements.
3. Ability to provide first aid.
4. Ability to implement a project while preserving environmental quality and natural resources.
5. Ability to responsibly complete tasks individually or in a team, meeting the established work performance deadlines and quality requirements.
6. Ability to comprehend sector-specific regulatory enactments.
7. Ability to plan and take decisions in shaping own professional career.
8. Ability to select and use secure information and communication technologies to complete work tasks.
9. Ability to use project management software and applications in project management.
10. Ability to express and interpret concepts, ideas, facts, and opinions both verbally and in writing in the official language.
11. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in at least one foreign language.