Project Management

Unit 303

Chifley is a registered education provider with the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA, for this project management course [R.E.P. Provider No. 2032]. This unit provides 120 professional development units (PDUs) for PMI members.

This unit is endorsed by the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM). This unit provides 20 continuous professional development (CPD) points for AIPM members.

Overview

This unit aims to develop a sound knowledge of the many and varied types of projects utilised in organisations today and the stages involved in the conception and implementation of projects.

Skills in writing project briefs, executing feasibility studies, and organising and managing project teams are developed, with reference to the role of project management within the organisation, finance, coordination of consultants, contractual arrangements and project supervision. Participants are encouraged to apply material studied in other units of the program to the specific problems of managing projects.

Aims

After studying this unit you should be able to:

• Identify the essential features of a project and classify specific projects
• Select appropriate strategies to integrate and manage scope, schedule, cost and quality to ensure a successful project outcome
• Identify the principles of effective management and apply them to strategically manage projects and project staff
• Critically evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of a range of basic planning and control tools which are available to project managers
• Identify the factors which are likely to lead to the success or failure of a project
• Identify appropriate strategies to manage project risk throughout the project life cycle
• Identify the relationship between effective information and stakeholder management and project success
• Identify any emerging project management issues likely to impact on the management of projects in the future

Topics

• The background of project management
• Project identification and definition
• Project information and communication
• Management and the project manager
• Project planning and organisation
• Project costing and estimating
• Project design, scheduling and procurement
• Project administration, contracting, monitoring and control
• The project management office
• Project termination

Unit Chair

Stephen Foden

Study Guide Author

Kevin Baker

Student Reviews

• The Study Guide was excellent and very easy to read and well laid out. It will make a very useful reference for the future.
• The additional documents provided by the Unit Chair especially the exam guidance were excellent and gave a very good basis upon which to study for the exam.
• Really enjoyable as highly relevant to my current work, and very practical tasks.
• The unit was relevant and the study guide was easy to follow.