Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Engineering

Learning Methods

Lecture

Tutorial

Module Offerings

6161PDE-JAN-CTY

Aims

Provide an overview of how design is managed in organisations and the principle methods of planning, monitoring and controlling design projects.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Synthesize project management theory and techniques to conceive an effective project plan
2.
Monitor and analyse project activity to ensure effective execution of project plan through the use of industry standard PM tools
3.
Test the outcome of the project against stated project objectives in terms of time, cost and quality constraints

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:BS7000 design management standard. Project management. - Determining a projects characteristics; - Pitfalls in project management; - Laying a solid project foundation; - Project breakdown structure (PBS) - Global project planning - milestone planning; - Global project organizing - milestone responsibility chart; - Detail planning and detail organization - activity charts; - Work breakdown structure (WBS) - Activity planning, monitoring and control techniques (relationship between schedules WBS and PBS); - Controlling projects effectively; - Financial control of projects; - Quality in project work; - Developing a project culture; - Use and development of Gantt charts, identifying critical paths; resource smoothing; execution strategy.
Module Overview:
This module will provide an overview of how design is managed in organisations and the principle methods of planning, monitoring and controlling design projects.
Additional Information:This module is delivered using a variety methods including lectures and tutorials. The module will be delivered from a engineering and product design perspective.

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