Course results for Postgraduate Project management Subjects

Utilise various analysis techniques to investigate risk at different stages of a project’s lifecycle. Differentiate strategic and operational risk. Devise ways to mitigate and control risk. Switch onto computer-based risk management tools.

Achieve an advanced understanding of how major projects are controlled and monitored. Follow the project management process from inception to completion. Outline tracking and scheduling practices. Put forward suggestions for process improvements.

Gain perspective on real industry projects in professional settings from idea to execution. Analyse a case study to contrast initiation and planning ideas. Scope out and communicate project management concepts and processes. Consider costs and risk. 

Oversee the monetary side of the project development process. Tally up cash-flow management, cost estimations and overall budgeting. Familiarise yourself with the tools, theories and techniques you’ll need to create and implement a project budget.

Begin an in-depth research project that will stretch across two subjects and 9,000 words.Show specialised project management knowledge. Develop a proposal and dive into the literature. Continue your exploration in Masters Research Project Part B.

Advance your knowledge of portfolios and of the managers who oversee them.Trace the ties between portfolios, programs, projects and organisational management. Enhance your one-on-one and team skills. Address program strategy and performance.

Uncover the problems that project management teams face when they don’t pay attention to time management. Focus on effective strategies such as activity sequencing. Juggle time constraints using Gantt charts and specialist software.

Reveal the mental, physical, emotional and social behaviours people engage in. Expose effectiveness of diverse people in project groups. Personalise attitudes and values and get emotional about mood. Uncover leadership and probe power and politics. 

Follow up your work in Masters Research Project Part A and complete your in-depth research project. Dig further into your chosen research area using qualitative and quantitative analysis methods. Recommend ways to address project management problems.

Expand your understanding of the governance aspects of project management. Follow project documentation and communication guidelines. Keep the moral, ethical and legal considerations of project governance at the forefront of your mind.