Strategic Project Management
Duration:
1 Teaching Period
Unit Code:
INF70005
Contact Hours:
Recommended 8 hours of study per week
About this unit
This unit is a thought-provoking introduction to project management, with an emphasis on teaching students to see the big picture of organisational strategy so as to gain competitive advantage where possible. Project management principles and best practice are tied into the larger context of an organisation’s strategic objectives. Students learn to critically analyse and evaluate various strategies in order to implement effective solutions to existing and anticipated project-related challenges.
Content
- Project management principles and methodologies
- Issues in contemporary project management
- Project management solutions in an organisational context
- Competitive advantage
- Organisational strategy
- Strategic objectives
- Stakeholder management
- Professional communication and leadership