UNIT 303: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Chifley is a registered education provider with the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA, for this project management course [R.E.P. Provider No. 2032]. This course provides 120 professional development units (PDUs) for PMI members.

Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)—endorses the Diploma of Project Management and project management units of the Chifley postgraduate programs. This course provides 20 continuous professional development (CPD) points for AIPM members.

Overview

This unit aims to develop a sound knowledge of the many and varied types of projects utilised in organisations today and the stages involved in the conception and implementation of projects. Skills in writing project briefs, executing feasibility studies, and organising and managing project teams are developed, with reference to the role of project management within the organisation, finance, coordination of consultants, contractual arrangements and project supervision. Participants are encouraged to apply material studied in other units of the program to the specific problems of managing projects.

Aims

After studying this unit you should be able to:

• Identify the essential features of a project and classify specific projects
• Select appropriate strategies to integrate and manage scope, schedule, cost and quality to ensure a successful project outcome
• Identify the principles of effective management and apply them to strategically manage projects and project staff
• Critically evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of a range of basic planning and control tools which are available to project managers
• Identify the factors which are likely to lead to the success or failure of a project
• Identify appropriate strategies to manage project risk throughout the project life cycle
• Identify the relationship between effective information and stakeholder management and project success
• Identify any emerging project management issues likely to impact on the management of projects in the future

Topics

• The background of project management
• Project identification and definition
• Project information and communication
• Management and the project manager
• Project planning and organisation
• Project costing and estimating
• Project design, scheduling and procurement
• Project administration, contracting, monitoring and control
• The project management office
• Project termination

Study Guide Author

Kevin Baker
Bec, Mec (Hons), Mth PhD

Kevin Baker took his PhD (Economics) from Sydney University with a study of the Royal Exchange of Sydney. He also qualified as a Certified Practising Accountant in 1985. He was a Professor and Program Director of the Northern Consortium Pre-Masters Course in Sichuan University, Chengdhu, China and before that Professor of Management at the University of Applied Science, Bonn, Germany. He is currently contracted to the Australian National University and is the author of five published textbooks on topics such as Project Management, Fraud Prevention and Financial Management.

Unit Chair

Stephen Foden
BSc, GradDipMgt, MBA

Steve is a commercially savvy project/program director with an extensive track record within the banking, defence, telecommunications, government and gaming industries. Steve is highly effective at leading people in a strategic direction, having worked with stakeholders at all organisational levels. He has undertaken projects that include strategic procurements, infrastructure implementations, application roll outs, marketing campaigns, organisational transformations, project performance reviews and project recoveries in US, European and Asian companies.