AIMS OF THE MODULE
International Project Management (MC018) critically investigates how business projects, with the introduction of new business structures and the growth of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) are increasingly ‘global’ activities.
As a result, the project manager often requires new approaches to dealing with geographically dispersed groups of individuals as well as other resources. One particular interest is the so called ‘Super Projects’ where the both financial scale and the complexity of the human coordination are unprecedented.
With the development of supra-national bodies such as the European Union demanding ever more integrated Small and Medium Enterprise activity and with larger companies through mergers ‘Super Project’ thinking may become vital to the 21st century business world Project Management is a rapidly evolving discipline that spans all business contexts. Many organisations now employ specialist Project Managers to control projects involving extensive capital expenditure.
However, most managers will at some point in their career be required to draw upon their knowledge of Project Management techniques to control schedules, resources, budgets and risks. The aim of this module is to introduce the principles, techniques and practice of Project Management. In doing so, illustrations of its application in several contexts are provided.
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of the course students should be able to:
1. Understand and apply a holistic view of how projects contribute the strategic management and linkages and integration of selecting projects.
2. Understand the role of a project in an organization and to master the project management tools and techniques and interpersonal skill necessary to orchestrate project from start to finish.
3. Analyse business problems using project planning and control tools and techniques.
