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Evidence-Based Project Management
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48 h
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- 6 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
- Subtitles in English
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Syllabus
Week 1: Portfolio, program and project management
Introduction to the key considerations impacting organizations as they manage portfolios, programs and projects.
Week 2: Project benefits and initiation
Introduction to how organizations identify project benefits and translate these into effective initiation strategies.
Week 3: Processes to create project outputs
Introduction to the relationship between different process and project related outputs.
Week 4: Monitoring and control
Introduction to tools for monitoring and controlling project resources.
Week 5: Project performance and evaluation
Introduction of tools for the collection, synthesis and analysis of different project objectives.
Week 6: Contingency and context
Review and reflect on the limitations of different project management strategies in different contexts, and the importance of contingency strategies to limit risk.
Introduction to the key considerations impacting organizations as they manage portfolios, programs and projects.
Week 2: Project benefits and initiation
Introduction to how organizations identify project benefits and translate these into effective initiation strategies.
Week 3: Processes to create project outputs
Introduction to the relationship between different process and project related outputs.
Week 4: Monitoring and control
Introduction to tools for monitoring and controlling project resources.
Week 5: Project performance and evaluation
Introduction of tools for the collection, synthesis and analysis of different project objectives.
Week 6: Contingency and context
Review and reflect on the limitations of different project management strategies in different contexts, and the importance of contingency strategies to limit risk.
Prerequisite
Students are required to have completed . It is also recommended that students complete prior to taking this course. This course is a graduate level course that assumes an undergraduate degree level understanding in a non-cognate area.
Instructors
Ying-Yi Chih
Senior Lecturer in Project Management
Australian National University
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Australian National University
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