| CODE | EMA5109 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Enterprise Project Management | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Projects are the building blocks of a company’s success. To help them run smoothly and efficiently, companies rely on project management. This unit is based on the notion that success in project leadership depends on appropriate managerial style and attitudes, and not just specific tools for planning and controlling – thus also focusing on developing the manager’s conceptual thinking. This unit provides an applied theoretical perspective on project management for a better understanding of project implementation in modern organisations. Enterprise project management will give participants the skills and confidence needed to direct projects, budgets, and timelines across the enterprise. Study-unit Aims: (a) Enable students to understand the concepts of Project Management from planning to execution of projects; (b) To ensure that students understand the feasibility analysis in Project Management and network analysis tools for cost and time estimation; (c) Enable students to comprehend the fundamentals of Contract Administration, Costing and Budgeting; (d) Develop skills to ensure students are capable of analysing, applying and appreciating contemporary project management tools and methodologies. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) Discuss project characteristics and various stages of a project; (b) Describe a project life cycle, and skillfully map each stage in the cycle; (c) Identify the resources needed for each stage, including involved stakeholders, tools and supplementary materials; (d) Describe the time needed to successfully complete a project, considering factors such as task dependencies, task lengths and task costs; (e) Discuss and analyze techniques for project planning, scheduling and execution control; (f) Appreciate the leadership challenges faced by a project manager to lead a team under tight performance targets and deadlines. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) Provide internal stakeholders with information regarding project costs by considering factors such as estimated cost, variances and profits; (b) Develop a project scope while considering factors such as customer requirements and internal/external goals; (c) Assume responsibility as a professional practitioner of project management, applying PM principles and practices while maintaining high standards of practice; (d) Apply generally recognized frameworks and good practices of project management; (e) Asses project risk, including identifying, analysing and responding to risk; (f) Apply processes required to manage the procurement of a project, including acquiring goods and services from outside the organisation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Project Management Institute, 2021. PMBOK Guide. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Supplementary: - Dennis, L., 2013. Project Management. Routledge - Larson, E. W. and Gray, C. F., 2017. Project Management: The Managerial Process. McGraw-hill - Pinto, J. K., 2015. Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. Pearson Publishing - Rodriguez, A. N., 2021. Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook: How to Launch, Lead, and Sponsor Successful Projects. Harvard Business Review Press - Schwaber, K., 2004. Agile Project Management with Scrum. Microsoft Press - Sutherland, J. and Sutherland, J.J., 2014. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time. New York, Crown Business. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study, Lecture & Online Learning | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | David Jonathan Dingli |
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