MGT8027 Project Human Resources, Communications and Integration Management

Other requisites

Although there are no formal pre-requisite nor co-requisite courses for MGT8027, it is recommended that students enrol in MGT8022 Project-based management prior to, or simultaneously with, study of MGT8027 except where the student is intending to undertake the Complex Project Management specialisation.

Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at http://www.usq.edu.au/ict/students/standards/default.htm.

Synopsis

The course examines the following: identification of the environment in which projects are carried out; the extensive range of stakeholders who have an interest in the project outcomes; identification and establishment of an appropriate organisational structure; development of the project management team; the legal environment in which projects are carried out; communications requirements to ensure that all stakeholders are adequately informed; development of a formal project management information system (PMIS); the need for an integrated approach to the planning of a project in its early stages; methodologies by which complex project management processes are integrated; the importance of planning and defining a project at the early stages; the need for adequate change control processes; the value of periodic project reviews and post-completion audits.

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