This unit provides both a theoretical and practical overview of processes involved in successfully managing medium to large scale projects undertaken by organisations operating within various industry sectors. Even though, this unit makes references to projects common to the information technology industry, the principles are equally applied to non-IT related projects. Examples and mini-cases illustrating project management issues experienced by various sectors (e.g. construction, business, defence) are cited. Typical topics include the project life cycle, problem definition, project evaluation, high and low level planning using such techniques as networking, gantt charts and resource levelling, team building and people management, contract management, ethical and security issues, project monitoring and control, reporting and communication, termination and assessment.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk
Workload commitments per week are:
AFW3043, BEW3640, BUS2176, CIV3205, CPE2006, CSE2203, GCO3807, GEG3104, GSE3003, FIT3086, MGW2700, MMS2203
Completion of at least 24 points of level one study or equivalent.
Rodney Martin
Consultation hours: Wednesday 2pm - 4pm
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Unit Overview and Introduction to Project Management | |
| 2 | Network Calculations and Scheduling | |
| 3 | Scheduling, Capacity Calculations, Project Compression | |
| 4 | Project Compression, PERT | NQA 1 PROJECT NETWORKS (5%) |
| 5 | Project Cost Management - Financials, Cash Flow | |
| 6 | Earned Value, Net Present Value | NQA 2 PROJECT COMPRESSION (5%) |
| 7 | Net Present Value | |
| 8 | Decison Making and Project Selection | NQA 3 FINANCIAL CALCULATIONS (5%) |
| 9 | Revision and Buffer | |
| 10 | Quality, ISO9000 Standards, Organisational Structure | NQA 4 NET PRESENT VALUE (5%) |
| 11 | Human Resources, Contract Law | |
| 12 | Contract Administration. Exam Description. | MS PROJECT (20%) |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
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Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical Questions Assignment | 20% total (5% each) | NQA 1 due Week 4; NQA 2 due Week 6; NQA 3 due Week 8; NQA 4 due Week 10 |
| Microsoft Project Assignment | 20% | Week 12 |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
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Assessment will be on:
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Assessment will be on:
The numerical work will be Excel and Microsoft Project files.
Schwalbe K (2010) Information Technology Project Management, Kathy Schwalbe, 6th Edition, Thomson Course Technology
Bunin R & Biheller (2010) New Perspectives on Microsoft Project 2010 Introductory, 2010 Edition, Cengage Learning
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Microsoft Project 2010.
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