MGT8025 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management (FOBUS)

Semester 1 (ONC)Springfld (WEB)Toowoomba (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Project Management) Band 3A

Although there are no formal pre-requisite nor co-requisite courses for MGT8025, it is recommended that students enrol in MGT8022 Project Management Framework prior to, or simultaneously with, study of MGT8025. Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to USQConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at http://www.usq.edu.au/business/aboutfob.htm

Synopsis

The course examines the following: (1) the inputs, tools techniques and outputs for project initiation, scope planning, scope definition, scope verification, scope change-control, and successful completion of projects; (2) time management in a project context, tools and techniques, the value of work breakdown structures, defining a project schedule, estimating activity durations, the need for cost/time tradeoffs, inter-relationships between activities, consideration of resources, graphical techniques available to display project schedules and the significance of the critical path and float; (3) cost planning in a project context, lease/buy decisions, project funding, cost definition, estimating methodologies, sources of data, contingency funds, opportunity studies, feasibility studies, cost benefit analyses, discounted cash flow analysis, sensitivity studies, project selection criteria, monitoring and control procedures and earned value analysis.