| CODE | CNM5811 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Project Systems 1 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Construction and Property Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The aims of this study-unit are to introduce students to the concepts of strategic and programme management in the realm of physical assets and infrastructure. The main objective of the study-unit is to provide students with the opportunity to view project management as an asset delivery process with clearly defined business objectives. Study-unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are: - To introduce students to the significance of buildings/infrastructure as major component of the capital assets of an entity and the consequent strategic significance of the briefing process; - To identify the stakeholders interests in a construction project; - To explain the process of programme management as an intermediary phase between strategic and project management; - To establish project benchmarks for performance objectives; - To explore tools and techniques in programme management. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify the strategic, financial and organizational importance of a (construction) asset through an analysis of an entity's capital assets; - In the context of a case study, produce a client's brief for a construction project; - Produce a programme plan with clear objectives for performance benchmarks; - Demonstrate an understanding of programme management techniques by applying them to a specific project and producing a management report concerned with the technique; - Produce a project plan for a specific construction project with reference to time, cost and quality parameters. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Within the context of an organization, evaluate the strategic importance of construction capital assets; - Scope project requirements and formulate them in a programme management plan for others to follow; - Understand and deploy programme planning techniques in the context of a case study. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - APM Introduction to Programme Management. Association for Project Management 2007. - The Handbook of Program Management: How to Facilitate Project Success with Optimal Program Management (2007) James T Brown. - Organizational Project Portfolio Management: A Practitioner’s Guide (2014) Prasad Kodukula. - Portfolio and Programme Management Demystified: Managing Multiple Projects Successfully (2012) Geoff Reiss, Paul Rayner. - Program Management (Fundamentals of Project Management) (2010) Michel Thiry. - Portfolio, programme and project offices (P30) Paperback (2008) Office of Government Commerce, Great Britain. - Strategic Project Management: Creating Organisational Breakthroughs (2002) T. Grundy & L. Brown. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar and Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Rebecca Dalli Gonzi Charlene Darmanin |
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