UO Project Management: Principles and Strategies

Course aim

To enable students to develop an understanding of the nature and functions of administrative information systems project management and its role in the corporate business environment, with particular emphasis on the practical learning experience in effectively managing, and completing an industry project plan.

Course content

Introduction of project management concepts; project evaluation and risk, project planning and control; the principles of planning and scheduling techniques. Project proposals; Role of the project manager; Resource negotiation and conflict resolution techniques; Budgeting and cost estimating; Resource allocation; Advanced techniques for monitoring and control of project operations and relationships including soft systems methodologies. Project strategy and governance.

Textbooks

Pinto, J 2015, Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage, 4th edn e-book, Pearson, Prentice Hall, Sydney

Prerequisites

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Group project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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