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SSUD71-403: Project Resource Planning

Description

The two most commonly identified critical success factors for projects are an appropriately involved and supportive sponsor and an experienced and people-savvy project manager who understands what it takes to create a performance-focused culture. This subject emphasises the people (soft) skills of project management and the qualities of effective project leadership and communication, including emotional intelligence. These comprise leadership maturity, advocacy, strategic awareness, executive presence and project planning skills. Specific topics explore the interaction between project time and human resource management, such as high-performance teams, resource planning and productivity, resource allocation and levelling using industry-leading software, ethical behaviour, positive project-corporate politics, stakeholder engagement, influence and persuasion, the art of negotiation and compromise, and conflict management. The application of 'Agile' project management is also introduced and compared to traditional project planning frameworks.

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: SSUD71-403
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Society and Design
Semesters offered:
  • May 2023 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • May 2024 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Business, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship
  • Project Management and Innovation
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,520.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $5,630.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,710.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $6,060.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Show competency in project schedule and resource management
  2. Manage high performance project teams.
  3. Evaluate the characteristics of an effective project manager.
  4. Practise scheduling in the context of resource allocation and levelling.
  5. Show emotional intelligence in human resource management contexts.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions:

Subject dates

  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 19/03/2023
    Semester start: 12/06/2023
    Subject start: 12/06/2023
    Cancellation 1: 23/06/2023
    Cancellation 2: 25/06/2023
    Last enrolment: 21/06/2023
    Withdraw - Financial: 03/07/2023
    Withdraw - Academic: 16/07/2023
    Teaching census: 02/07/2023
  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 17/03/2024
    Semester start: 03/06/2024
    Subject start: 03/06/2024
    Cancellation 1: 15/06/2024
    Cancellation 2: 18/06/2024
    Last enrolment: 13/06/2024
    Withdraw - Financial: 26/06/2024
    Withdraw - Academic: 11/07/2024
    Teaching census: 25/06/2024
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 19/03/2023
Semester start: 12/06/2023
Subject start: 12/06/2023
Cancellation 1: 23/06/2023
Cancellation 2: 25/06/2023
Last enrolment: 21/06/2023
Withdraw - Financial: 03/07/2023
Withdraw - Academic: 16/07/2023
Teaching census: 02/07/2023