PRJ3001 Project Management in Practice
SUBJECT INFORMATION |
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SUBJECT CODE PRJ3001 |
SUBJECT CREDITS 5 |
SUBJECT OWNER AIHE Business School |
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SUBJECT LEVEL Undergraduate |
TOTAL COURSE CREDIT POINTS 120 |
OFFERED EXTERNALLY Yes |
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CORE SUBJECT Yes
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EFTSL* 0.125 * Equivalent Full time Study Load
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NOTE This offering may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the time table for further details.
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Subject Description
A diverse set of project management and leadership skills are required from project initiation through to completion. Students in this subject are introduced to concepts, tools, and techniques needed to manage projects successfully in practice and throughout a project life cycle.Students will develop a project management plan, stakeholder management plan and risk management plan to monitor and control a project successfully. It also covers the management of projects using traditional and non-traditional Agile project management methodologies.
Textbook(s)
Project Management Institute. (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (6th ed.). Newtown Square, PA.Pearson, N. (2013). Project Management in Practice: Australia New Zealand. McGraw-Hill Education Australia.
Teaching Method
Semester Study Period: 3 hour Face-to-face sessions x 12 weeks + 2 hours self study/ assessment x 2 weeks plus personal study hours Winter or Summer School: 7 hours Face-to-face sessions x 5 weeks plus personal study hoursPrerequisite(s)
- PRJ2001 Project Management Concepts
Assessment
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Task |
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Project Management Plan |
Written group report, approx. 2,500 words |
30% |
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Stakeholder Management Plan |
Written individual report, approx. 600 words |
20% |
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Risk Management Plan with status report |
Written group report, approx. 2,500 words |
30% |
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Presentation – Comparison of Traditional and Non- traditional Agile project management approaches (Groups of 2-4 with 3 slides per member and 5 minutes presentation per member) |
20% |
