School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Managing Project Scope and Stakeholders
  • Unit Code

    MAN5401
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Richard HUGHES

Description

Successfully managing project stakeholders, scope and communications is crucial to effective project management. Project scope management is defined as the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required, to complete the project by successfully meeting stakeholders needs. When scoping projects, it is vital to define the need for them. This is typically done at the project start up/initiation stages at a high level relating the projects intended benefits to the organisations strategic intent and in more detail during the later stages. In some cases, the operational concept may exist before the need to undertake the project has been realised. Throughout the life of the project, successful scope management is intertwined with managing the various stakeholders in the project and the communications with them. This unit examines the processes, resources and techniques to effectively manage project stakeholders, scope and communications.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This unit may be offered in intensive weekend mode at ML campus.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Appraise the soft skills required for successful project management.
  2. Compare the major alternative methodologies used in managing projects and the considerations involved in choosing which methodology to use.
  3. Construct a business case at the outline and detailed levels.
  4. Critique project scope, stakeholder and communications issues in various project settings (e.g. geographically distributed project team members, cultural issues).
  5. Design outputs that would contribute to the successful management of stakeholders, scope and communications in a project.
  6. Design project stakeholder, scope and communications management plans.
  7. Review inputs into the various stakeholder, scope and communications management processes.
  8. Synthesise stakeholder theories to formulate an approach to project stakeholder analysis.
  9. Synthesise the various approaches to gathering stakeholder requirements.

Unit Content

  1. Creating project stakeholder, scope and communications management plans.
  2. Defining, verifying and managing project scope (includes requirements gathering and the product and work breakdown structures).
  3. Developing a Business Case.
  4. Managing communications and issues with project stakeholders.
  5. Managing stakeholders, scope and communications in the project closeout stage.
  6. Project management methodologies and approaches (e.g. PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile).
  7. Soft skills and project politics.
  8. Stakeholder Theory and Analysis.
  9. The impact of context (e.g. different cultures, jurisdictions and locations) on project scope, stakeholder and communications management.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students attend a weekly three hour seminar. The unit will be taught through an interactive lecture process, whereby students will be asked to answer questions, and the ensuing discussion will lead the learning and teaching. The use of cases and study aids will enhance student learning. Practical sessions will allow students to apply theory learned in the unit, as well as encouraging students to make oral and written presentations. The Internet will be a key resource for students, and they will use Blackboard to collaborate, access updates, articles, and other unit-related material. Students studying in off campus mode will access the program via Blackboard and regular on line access is required. Students need to be actively engaged in the unit by listening to the recorded lectures, reading the required readings and other unit related material and collaborating via the group features on Blackboard.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Quiz10%
AssignmentGroup Assignment (Case Study)40%
Examination ^Final Examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Quiz10%
AssignmentGroup Assignment (Case Study)40%
Examination ^Final Examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Managing Project Scope and Stakeholders
  • Unit Code

    MAN5401
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Richard HUGHES

Description

Successfully managing project stakeholders, scope and communications is crucial to effective project management. Project scope management is defined as the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required, to complete the project by successfully meeting stakeholders needs. When scoping projects, it is vital to define the need for them. This is typically done at the project start up/initiation stages at a high level relating the projects intended benefits to the organisations strategic intent and in more detail during the later stages. In some cases, the operational concept may exist before the need to undertake the project has been realised. Throughout the life of the project, successful scope management is intertwined with managing the various stakeholders in the project and the communications with them. This unit examines the processes, resources and techniques to effectively manage project stakeholders, scope and communications.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This unit may be offered in intensive weekend mode at ML campus.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Appraise the soft skills required for successful project management.
  2. Compare the major alternative methodologies used in managing projects and the considerations involved in choosing which methodology to use.
  3. Construct a business case at the outline and detailed levels.
  4. Critique project scope, stakeholder and communications issues in various project settings (e.g. geographically distributed project team members, cultural issues).
  5. Design outputs that would contribute to the successful management of stakeholders, scope and communications in a project.
  6. Design project stakeholder, scope and communications management plans.
  7. Review inputs into the various stakeholder, scope and communications management processes.
  8. Synthesise stakeholder theories to formulate an approach to project stakeholder analysis.
  9. Synthesise the various approaches to gathering stakeholder requirements.

Unit Content

  1. Creating project stakeholder, scope and communications management plans.
  2. Defining, verifying and managing project scope (includes requirements gathering and the product and work breakdown structures).
  3. Developing a Business Case.
  4. Managing communications and issues with project stakeholders.
  5. Managing stakeholders, scope and communications in the project closeout stage.
  6. Project management methodologies and approaches (e.g. PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile).
  7. Soft skills and project politics.
  8. Stakeholder Theory and Analysis.
  9. The impact of context (e.g. different cultures, jurisdictions and locations) on project scope, stakeholder and communications management.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This Unit will be delivered as a Blended model integrating face-to-face and digital learning experiences. Students will be required to access and use a variety of digital learning materials to prepare for and engage in class discussion and activities. The use of cases and study aids will enhance student learning. Practical sessions will allow students to apply theory learned in the unit, as well as encouraging students to make oral and written presentations. The Internet will be a key resource for students, and they will use Blackboard to collaborate, access updates, articles, and other unit-related material. Students studying in off campus mode will access the program via Blackboard and regular on line access is required. Students need to be actively engaged in the unit by listening to the recorded lectures, reading the required readings and other unit related material and collaborating via the group features on Blackboard.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Quiz10%
AssignmentGroup Assignment (Case Study)40%
Examination ^Final Examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Quiz10%
AssignmentGroup Assignment (Case Study)40%
Examination ^Final Examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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