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MGMT07015 2009 Project Management

General Details

Full Title
Project Management
Transcript Title
Project Management
Code
MGMT07015
Attendance
N/A %
Subject Area
MGMT - 0413 Management & Admin
Department
MENG - Mech. and Electronic Eng.
Level
07 - Level 7
Credit
05 - 05 Credits
Duration
Semester
Fee
€
Start Term
2009 - Full Academic Year 2009-10
End Term
9999 - The End of Time
Author(s)
Paul Curran
Programme Membership
SG_EQUAL_H08 200900 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Quality Engineering SG_EQUAL_J07 200900 Bachelor of Science in Quality SG_EQUAL_J07 200900 Bachelor of Science in Quality SG_EMANU_J07 200900 Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Management SG_EENGI_B07 200900 Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management SG_EQUAL_B07 200900 Bachelor of Science in Quality Engineering
Description

The student should be able to provide technical support to a Project Manager on a large distributed project.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to;

1.

Discuss the project environment, characteristics, objectives, life cycle phases and the dimensions of project success

2.

Apply non-numeric, profitability and scoring models in project selection

3.

Discuss the roles and characteristics of project managers and project teams

4.

Describe forms of project organisation and identify factors favouring particular forms

5.

Describe and apply project planning techniques

6.

Describe and apply various project scheduling techniques for projects with single-time and multiple-time estimates

7.

Solve problems relating to resource allocation

Indicative Syllabus

  1. Forces fostering project management; project environment, stakeholders, objectives, scope, specifications and critical success factors
  2. Criteria for model selection; project evaluation factors; numeric and non-numeric models; project portfolio process
  3. Contrasting roles of managers and team members in project and functional environments; special demands relating to projects
  4. Functional, project and matrix organisational forms; mixed organisational forms; factors influencing selection of project form
  5. Project plan elements; work breakdown structure; linear responsibility charts; management of projects by phases and phase gates
  6. Gantt charts; precedence diagrams; PERT/CPM networks; problems with multiple time estimates; probability of completion
  7. The resource allocation problem; resource loading and levelling; project crashing; priority rules

Project Management/Office Applications

  1. Investment appraisal techniques; payback period, present worth, uniform annual cost and return on investment; unweighted and weighted factor scoring models
  2. Project properties; determining accurate task durations; four types of task relationships; lag and lead times; task phases, milestones and critical path
  3. Work and material resources; resource costs; cost accrual; resource groups; assignment to tasks; effort-driven scheduling; examining resource costs and allocations over time; resource levelling
  4. Sharing information between multiple projects; resource pools; updating assignments and working time; creating dependencies between projects
  5. Progress tracking; updating task status; entering actual start, finish and durations; tracking work by time period; amendment of remaining work or duration; identification of schedule slippage and over-budget tasks and resources; reporting project status; measurement of performance using earned value analysis

Coursework & Assessment Breakdown

Coursework & Continuous Assessment
100 %

Coursework Assessment

Title Type Form Percent Week Learning Outcomes Assessed
1 Continuous Assessment CA Coursework Assessment UNKNOWN 40 % OnGoing 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
2 Practical Evaluation Computer Laboratory Assessment Coursework Assessment UNKNOWN 40 % OnGoing 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
3 Case Study case study reviews Coursework Assessment UNKNOWN 20 % OnGoing 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Part Time Mode Workload


Type Location Description Hours Frequency Avg Workload
Lecture Distance Learning Suite Theory 2 Weekly 2.00
Tutorial Distance Learning Suite Computer laboratory 2 Weekly 2.00
Total Part Time Average Weekly Learner Contact Time 4.00 Hours

Module Resources

Non ISBN Literary Resources

Authors

Title

Publishers

Year

Burke R

Project Management - Planning and Control Techniques

 

Wiley

2003

Gray C

Project Management - The Managerial Process

Wiley

2005

Kerzner H

Project Management - A Systems Approach

Wiley

2006

Maylor H

Project Management

FT Prentice-Hall

2005

Meredith J.R.

Project Management

Wiley

2007

Turner

Handbook of Project-Based Management

McGraw-Hill

1998
Other Resources

None