15361 Specialist Project Study 2
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Description
The subject includes topics that are important to organisational project management (OPM) with an emphasis on collaboration and partnership in projects. According to the Project Management Institute (PMI 2003), organisational project management is the systematic management of projects, programs, and portfolios in alignment with the achievement of strategic goals. The concept of organisational project management is based on the idea that there is a correlation between an organisation's capabilities in project management, program management, and portfolio management, and the organisation's effectiveness in implementing its strategy. Topics covered in this subject include organisational strategy and role of projects, project portfolios and decision making, partnership and collaboration and organisational capability (including dynamic capability) to support collaboration in projects.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
| 1. | Understand how projects contribute to an organisation’s strategy |
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| 2. | Develop an ability to manage inter-organisational relationships for effective management of partnerships and collaboration in projects. |
| 3. | Demonstrate the capability to make decisions on project portfolios in alignment with an organisation’s strategies |
| 4. | Understand the importance of organisational capabilities, including dynamic capabilities, to successfully manage partnerships and collaboration in projects |
| 5.. | Debate the nature of value (tangible and intangible) perceived by stakeholders to enable organizations to make balanced decisions project portfolio selection. |
| 6. | Demonstrate effective communication skills by preparing and delivering presentations on case studies |
Teaching and learning strategies
Mixed-mode block workshop alternating between delivery of content and facilitated group exercises
Content (topics)
- Organisational strategy and role of projects
- Project portfolios and decision making
- Partnership and collaboration in projects
- Collaborative capabilities
- Dynamic capability
- Value in projects
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Pre-Workshop assignment
| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): .1 and .2 |
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| Type: | Report |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 10% |
Assessment task 2: Team workshop activities
| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 2, 3, 4, 5. and 6 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): .1, .2, .2 and .3 |
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| Type: | Exercises |
| Groupwork: | Group, group assessed |
| Weight: | 30% |
Assessment task 3: Essay
| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 2, 3, 4 and 5. This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): .1, .2 and .5 |
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| Type: | Essay |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 60% |
Required texts
None required. e-readings will be available from UTS library
Recommended texts
Readings:
Drouin, N., Bourgault, M., Lizarralde, G. (2012) Collaborative capability to build innovative projects. XXIII ISPIM Conference (International Society For Professional Innovation Management), Barcelona, 17-20 June .
Hammond, J.S., Keeney, R.L. (2006) The hidden traps in decision making, Harvard Business Reiew, 2006, pp. 118-126.
Killen, C P (2014), Organizational agility through project portfolio management, Chapter 1 in Levin, G. (ed.), Portfolio Management: A Strategic Approach, CRC Press, Boca Raton FL.
Killen, C. P., Hunt, R. A., & Kleinschmidt, E. J. (2008). Project portfolio management for product innovation. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 25(1), 24-38.
Mankin, D, Cohen, S, Fitztgerald, SP (2004), Developing complex collaborations: basic principles to guide design and implementation, in Complex collaboration; Building the capabilities for working across boundaries. Advances in interdisciplinary studies of work teams Volume 10, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.1-26
References
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Other resources
TBA