Project Management - People and Organisations | MANG6311

Module overview

The specific nature of projects as temporary and unique activities has implications on managing project teams and the human aspects of project-based organisations. The module introduces different aspects and approaches to managing and leading projects and project-based organisations and resolving the potential challenges. The specific issues and challenges of managing large international projects and programmes will inevitably be part of the discussions.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

the value of effective teamwork, participative approach and stakeholders’ management in projects.
the impacts of organisational dynamics on project success or failure.
traditional and contemporary approaches to the management of organisational aspects of projects.
the temporary nature, specific dynamics and potential diversities of project environments, characterised as: multinational, multidisciplinary, multi objective and multi stakeholder.
the roles of project leader and manager and their required competencies.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Analyse the effect of projects’ organisation structures, management and leadership in project success.
Critically analyse projects’ contexts, challenges and dynamics considering the pluralistic nature of projects and project organisations - regardless of their industry.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Apply an analytical, reflective and critical approach to problem analysis and resolution.
Report and present ideas in writing or orally.
Work effectively in project teams as a team member, manager or leader.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

The key knowledge and theoretical components will be delivered via lectures and supplemented with directed self-study, class discussions, case studies, team work and short presentations. Practical aspects of the theories will be explored further by inviting guest lectures from industry where possible.

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	126
Teaching	24
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Turner, R. (ed.) (2009). The handbook of project-based management: leading strategic change in organizations. London: McGraw-Hill.

Frame, J.D. (2002). The New Project Management – Tools for an Age of Rapid Change, Complexity and other Business Realities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Maylor, H (2010). Project Management. Harlow: Financial Times - Prentice Hall.

Turner, R. (ed.) (2014). Gower handbook of project management. Farnham: Gower.

Shenhar, A.J. & Dvir, D. (2007). Reinventing project management – The diamond approach to successful growth and innovation.. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Gardiner, P. (2005). Project Management: A Strategic Planning Approach.. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Pinto, J.K. (2013). Project Management - Achieving Competitive Advantage. Essex: Pearson.

APM (2012). APM Body of Knowledge.. UK: Association for Project Management..

PMI (2013). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK guide). Newtown Square, Pa.: Project Management Institute.

Turner, R., Huemann, M., Anbari, F. & Bredillet, C. (2010). Perspectives on Projects. Oxon: Routledge.

Assessment

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

In-class activities

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback: Short student activities in small groups during the lectures will be followed by questions and answers. Students are strongly encouraged to ask questions and engage throughout the lecture to receive feedback. Hence, plenty of opportunities for receiving feedback from lecturer or their peers.
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Report	80%
Group presentation	20%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Report	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Report	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External

Project Management - People and Organisations