BMGT3008D Project Management

Academic Year 2020/2021

In recent years there has been a rapid growth in the use of project management methods and tools as a means by which organisations achieve their objectives. Projects drive business activities in a wide variety of sectors, from private sector manufacturing and service companies, to government and public sector organisations and not for profit charities and humanitarian groups. Irrespective of the product or service sector, good project management techniques will provide a result that is delivered on time and within budget. In this regard, the module will cover topics such as planning, scheduling, budgeting, quality, leadership and risk management which are some of the key issues that need to be understood and practiced by managers to realise successful project delivery. The moduel focuses on project organisation (functional, hybrid, task force), principles (anticipation vs flexibility) and contingencies (uncertainty, relevance)

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module you should be able to:
• Explain the importance of project management planning and execution
• Describe the drivers of project performance
• Apply structured methods and tools in project planning, delivery and execution
• Evaluate a project plan or a completed project using the lifecycle approach
• Develop communication and teamwork skills

Indicative Module Content:

Project management is an integrative module where you bring many disciplines together with the objective of “creating a unique product, service or result”. In other words Project Management is all about “getting things done”.

The module will draw on your previous modules in the BBS. You will be reacquainted with People Management and Accounting from Year 1. Your project should not be illegal so Year 2’s Law of Business will help you too. Most projects involve people so Managing Change from Year 3 will also feature. All projects require status reports so Accounting Information for Managers from Year 3 will also be important.

This module is designed to support your work on Entrepreneurship and Innovation. You will get the most out of the module is you are studying Entrepreneurship and Innovation concurrently. However, this is not a requirement.

In the way that you cannot learn how to ride a bicycle from a book – so it is with project management. As well as studying, there is learning by doing. You will experience the frustrations of project management (by working on a project) and the thrill of success at the end.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Specified Learning Activities

70
Autonomous Student Learning

150
Total

232
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
There are three “block” release lectures. These lectures will be somewhat interactive.

You will be working on a project with some of your fellow students. This will demonstrate the challenges (and joys) of working in a project team. As Bertolt Brecht says “even emperors can’t do it all by themselves”.

The idea is that you move through the three levels of competency:
• I know
• I can do
• I can adapt to new situations

The time scale is short to assimilate and apply the material but there is no exam in this module. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Group Project: A documented project plan for the Entrepreneurship & Innovation presentation. The plan will be a working document. You will be in the same groups for both modules. Unspecified n/a Graded No

65
Project: Prepare a project plan for this module. This module is “a temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result”. The requirements will be discussed in class.
(Individual)		 Week 3 n/a Graded No

35

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Larson & Gray (2021) Project Management | The Managerial Process 8th ed., McGraw-Hill
[earlier versions of the text are acceptable]

Module Study Guide (based on recommended text).
Name Role
Mr Gerard Dooley Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Orna O'Brien Tutor