MANAGING IT PROJECTS

BUS5MIP

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

IT projects involve multiple stakeholders with competing interests, operate in dynamic business environments and must deliver projects in increasingly short time-frames. The subject examines the foundations of project management involving scope, cost, time, human resources, procurement, risk, quality, communication and integration in the context of information systems projects and methodologies. Management techniques to effectively respond to the organizational, political and cultural barriers IT projects typically face will be discussed. Risk and stakeholder analysis, and critical chain scheduling will be taught. The subject will also consider advanced topics like project governance, management of cross-organisational projects, vendor and customer relationship management, benefits realization, project office functions and project management toolsets.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Mei-Tai Chu

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: BUS5EBI

Co-requisites: if enrolled in LMBISC - BUS5BID, BUS5EIS

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Information systems project management: a process and team approach	Prescribed	Fuller, Mark A., Valecich, J.S., Joey F. George	UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J.: PEARSON PRENTICE, C2008
Readings	Information technology project management	Recommended	Schwalbe, K.	THIRD EDN., COURSE TECHNOLOGY: BOSTON, 2004

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Mei-Tai Chu

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
class activities and assessment	equivalent to 1,000-words	10
one group assignment	2,000-words per student	20
one-2-hour final examination		60
tutorial activities and assessment	equivalent to 1,000-words	10

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day