Course Summary

Behind every successful startup, there is a team of talented people who chose to work together to build something greater than themselves.

This course is designed to equip you with tools for managing work in the entrepreneurial world—one characterized by limited resources, radical changes, and extreme uncertainty.

The course is divided into two parts:

• In the first part, we will learn the principles, methods, and tools for managing work, with an emphasis on self-management.

• In the second part, we will expand the scope to learn how to build and manage a team and go step by step through the process of project management.

Throughout the course, you will gain hands-on experience applying these methods and tools by working as a team on a project based on a real startup case study.

About the Course

Schedule: Fall Semester, Wednesday 18:00-20:00
Credits: 2 credit points
Lecturer: Yaniv Corem
Office Hours: By appointment, before or after class
Location: In-person sessions and online Zoom meetings, as detailed in the syllabus
Eligibility: Undergraduate students from second year and above, and graduate students
Additional Requirements: If the course is held online, students will be required to keep their cameras on during class. In the case of recorded sessions, gallery view images will not be recorded. Failure to turn on the camera will be considered an absence.

Course Description

As part of the course, we will:

• Become familiar with the fundamental concepts of the language of entrepreneurship and work/project management.
• Learn how to manage ourselves — mapping tasks, prioritizing, and developing habits that enable progress.
• Understand the different types of people in a team and how to lead through influence rather than control.
• Explore different work management methods, examine their advantages and disadvantages, and practice applying them.
• Learn the various stages in a project lifecycle, what is important in each stage, and how to structure them effectively.
• Learn how to manage risks in environments of extreme uncertainty.
• Understand why it is essential to place emphasis on starting a new project — and even more so on closing it.
• Get to know available tools for work management and how to use them.