Managing Large Projects

This subject is not offered in 2013.

120 hours

Students enrolled in the two year 200 point Master of Information Systems must have completed 50 points of study

None

Basic knowledge of MS-Project

None

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This subject examines three advanced topics in the field of project management with an emphasis on commercial corporate practices and techniques used in the management of large projects:

1. Project planning, scheduling, estimation and control techniques.
2. Project management models including the use of methodologies, outsourcing, procurement and project management office arrangements.
3. Project governance processes, models and techniques including risk management, value management, reporting and change management and stakeholder management.

This subject builds upon the knowledge acquired in ISYS90037 Advanced IS Project Management. The subject seeks to ensure students develop skills, knowledge that can be directly applied in their work as project management practitioners and that they can apply techniques and models appropriately to their work context.

Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:

• Apply a range of project management planning, controlling, scheduling and estimation techniques recognising in which context these techniques are useful to project success
• Understand how project management methodologies assist in contributing to project success and be able to critique a methodology
• Develop expertise in a range of techniques associated with the governance of a project. In particular students should be capable of undertaking risk assessments of their project, define the value of their project in business terms, be capable of identifying and managing the various stakeholders to the project, and be able to report project status effectively to their stakeholders

• One 2000 word project action plan, due near the beginning of semester (30%)
• One 4000 word project report, due near the end of semester (30%)
• One 2-hour examination held in the examination period (30%)
• Participation mark (10%)

Kerzner, Harold 2009 Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning Scheduling, and Controlling, John Wiley & Sons

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Students should develop skills in:

• Analysis
• Critical thinking
• Independent learning
• Confidence at presenting to a business audience

Basic knowledge of MS-Project is required for this subject