Strategic Project Management

INF70005 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students

Duration

  • One Semester or equivalent

Contact hours

  • 36 Hours

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.

2024 teaching periods

Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 1
Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 2

Dates:
26 Feb 24 - 26 May 24

Results:
2 Jul 24

Last self enrolment:
10 Mar 24

Census:
31 Mar 24

Last withdraw without fail:
12 Apr 24

Dates:
29 Jul 24 - 27 Oct 24

Results:
3 Dec 24

Last self enrolment:
11 Aug 24

Census:
31 Aug 24

Last withdraw without fail:
13 Sep 24

More teaching periods

2024 teaching periods

Swinburne Online

Teaching Period 3
Swinburne Online

Teaching Period 2

Dates:
6 Nov 23 - 11 Feb 24

Results:
5 Mar 24

Last self enrolment:
19 Nov 23

Census:
1 Dec 23

Last withdraw without fail:
29 Dec 23

Dates:
8 Jul 24 - 6 Oct 24

Results:
29 Oct 24

Last self enrolment:
21 Jul 24

Census:
2 Aug 24

Last withdraw without fail:
23 Aug 24


Prerequisites

Nil
 
Anti-requisite :
Completion of a unit that is very similar in content or the content overlaps with another unit.

Corequisites

Nil

Aims and objectives

This unit examines the concepts, issues and challenges that are critical for implementing, maintaining and completing projects successfully. The reasons behind contemporary organisations move towards a project approach are considered and the common methodologies, tools and techniques of project management are critically evaluated. Students will examine the Project Management Body of Knowledge and its knowledge areas from a strategic perspective and evaluate how an organisation's individual industry, culture, structure and objectives, may influence the project management approach taken. Students will study the risks and challenges that emerge in project management and the tools that have been developed to address these.

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
 
1. Demonstrate coherent and advanced knowledge of organisational strategy and the principles of competitive advantage and align these to project management.

2. Critically evaluate project management principles, practices, methodologies, tools and techniques and align these to the strategic objectives of organisations.

3. Critically analyse complex project management problems and identify appropriate solutions to these in the organisational context.

4. Critically evaluate issues in contemporary project management and communicate about these effectively to a diverse range of stakeholders.

5. Communicate effectively as a professional and function as an effective leader or member of a diverse team.