Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Workshop
Module Offerings
6554SLIBM-JUL-PAR
Aims
To equip students with the knowledge and skills to understand the relevance and significance of project management principles in an organisational context.
To enable students to demonstrate competence in the application of project management methods through the project life cycle.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Explain the characteristics of organisation approaches to project management
2.
Evaluate the importance of effective management of the project life cycle.
3.
Transfer detailed knowledge of the concepts of stakeholders, success criteria and critical success factors and apply systematically in the context of projects.
4.
Apply methods, tools and techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects and for managing risk.
5.
Evaluate and use computer packages in providing planning and reporting information to assist in managing projects.
6.
Utilise the highly specialized knowledge of a recognized project methodology as well as critically applying to specific project scenarios
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:1. Introduction to project management
2. Planning and monitoring of projects
3. Project lifecycles
4. Understand the make-up of project teams and structures
5. Management of risk and stakeholders in projects
6. Success and Failure criteria
7. Recognised project methodologies
8. Use of project management software
Additional Information:The module takes a broad approach to the subject of project management. It examines the implications of using project management principles to manage all types of organisational change. It analyses methods and techniques for managing a project through its life cycle. It allows the student to combine creative thought and specialised knowledge to realistic business scenarios in which they may be unfamiliar, but still require a valid management approach within imposed constraints