PS4S40 - Project Management and Consultancy Skills 01 Sep 2015 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | PS4S40 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Project Management and Consultancy Skills | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Operations Management | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Operations Management | ||
| Module Leader: | Chris Lee, Manisha Kumar | ||
| Module Team: | Naveen Madhavan, Rekha Shewakramani, Salma Yehia, Maria Monica, Rajashree K.N, Filippos Proedrou, Steffan James, Kerry Cope, Simon Griffiths, Davina Evans, Andrew Thompson | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2015 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100078 - business and management | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2015 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
This module aims to critically explore and examine project management and consulatancy skills in a business and supply chain context. Enabling students to undertstand and explore relevant and key project management techniques and principles and the impact that they have on operations, supply chain and business processes. Students will be able to use consultancy skills to reflect, monitor and evidence the 'management of self' in a marketing and buisness context.
Content Summary
What is management consultancy
History
Scope
& Function
Types
& Approaches to consultancy (including specialisation)
Current
state of the industry, models, trends and criticismRise of internal corporate consulting groupsGovernment Consultants (models of…)
Skills
& Qualifications required
Culture
An Introduction to a Project and Project Management
What is a project & its attributes
Suitable structures and frameworks for projects
Identifying common managerial issues
Characteristics of the project process
The strategy and scope for a project
People & Projects
the role of key stakeholders in a project
Identifying
key stakeholder groups
Strategies for the management of stakeholder perceptions
& expectations
Structural & leadership issues that will be
faced in managing a project and a project team
The Project Management Process
Identifying the typical process involved in a project
and project management
Identifying the characteristics of each phase in
the project process
The Project ‘life-cycle’
Identifying & Selecting Projects
Identifying the ‘need for a project’ – how are
projects initiated
Setting project objectives
Designing and implementing a project plan
the
formation of project proposals
Setting project requirements
Assessing those strategies that provide the most
benefit – a feasibility study
Type of costs involved and financial evaluation
techniques
SWOT of a project
Recognise the effects of risk and uncertainty within
a project
Identify suitable strategies for dealing with risk
and uncertainty
Performing the Project
The
range of methodologies & systems used in managing projects
Project
control systems
To
evaluate, through selected review & audit, the learning outcomes of a
project
To
evaluate the process of continuous improvement to projects
Project Management Tools
To
distinguish the key tools & techniques that would be needed to be applied
in the project process, including the evaluation of proposals
Gantt
Charts, Networks (CPA)/ Activity on a Node, Computing EST / LST, Critical Path,
Floats & Slack, Histograms
Project
Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)
Crashing
a project
Calculating
likelihood of penalty clauses being applied
Calculating
probabilities
Project
Management (PM) software
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 16 |
| Tutorial | 24 |
| Independent Study | 160 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | To critically evaluate the key principles of project management and their application. |
| LO2 | To critically reflect upon the key principles of consulatancy skills to enable the evaluation and management of self. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Assignment (CW) | Critique 1 | Assignment | 0 | 6000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Critique 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |