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Title Sustainable Programme and Portfolio Management
Code KMGT702
Coordinator Dr F Misopoulos
Operations and Supply Chain Management
F.Misopoulos@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 7 FHEQ Whole Session 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):

KMGT689 PROJECT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT IN ORGANISATIONS; KMGT699 Planning for Risk, Uncertainty and Complexity; KMGT700 Executing, Controlling and Closing Projects 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:

 

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           50

100

150
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 0
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
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CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
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% of
final
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opportunity
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Assessment 1 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Weekly    35       
Assessment 2 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Weekly    25       
Assessment 3 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Weekly    30       
Assessment 4 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Week 4 and Week 8    10       

Aims

Understand the nature and importance of 'Sustainability' within project management projects; Understand the principles and role project management portfolios; Understand and apply a range of tools and techniques relevant to managing product portfolios.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Be able to define and appreciate sustainability within project management projects

(LO2) Be able to assess and evaluate the performance of the multiple projects

(LO3) Be able to apply a range of tools and techniques when managing product portfolios

(S1) Communication Skills: Students will have opportunities to develop written communication skills through group discussions and assignments.

(S2) Problem Solving and Decision Making: Students will be challenged to think critically about organisational issues and dilemmas. They will do this by gathering and synthesising information, analysing alternative perspectives and options and presenting a considered opinion or programme of action in their course assessment.

(S3) Information and Communication Technology Skills: Students will have opportunities to improve their ICT skills. Students will demonstrate skills in the use of software applications including word processing, visual presentations, data bases, spreadsheets and using the internet for information searches in the course.

(S4) Time management. This involves planning scheduled work and meeting assessment deadlines. This will be evident in the students’ independent management of their assignments and coursework and by meeting coursework deadlines.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Virtual classroom hours (for online modules)
Notes: Number of hours per week, per student expected in the virtual classroom in discussion, dedicated to group work and individual assessment is .

Teaching Method 2 - Non-classroom hours (for online modules)
Notes: Number of hours per week, per student expected for reading, research and other individual work to support engagement in the classroom is .


Syllabus

 

Moving beyond projects: Analyse the essential differences between a 'project', a 'mega-project', a 'programme' and a 'portfolio'; Compare programme activities and organisational configurations for different programme types.

Organisational context: Examine programme typologies: Analyse specific organisational challenges faced in managing different types of programmes; Evaluate key questions, principles, tools and lessons learnt in undertaking a project portfolio management (PPM) process.

Programme/portfolio formulation: Analyse the process of selecting and prioritising projects in a portfolio; Analyse the potential impact of the early and front-end stages of the project portfolio process on overall project portfolio success.

Organisational structure: Analyse how an organisation can maximize and sustain value from having a project management office (PMO) in place; Evaluate practices and strategies of programmes and portfolios.< /p>

Multi-project scheduling and resource allocation: Examine methods for scheduling and allocating resources in multi-project environments; Appraise commonly used heuristics in multi-project scheduling.

Executing programmes and portfolios: Examine the requirements of each stage of the programme life cycle; Analyse how an organisation can benefit from developing a generic model of the programme life cycle.

Benefits realisation: Examine how organisations define value to meet the requirements for change; Analyse how an organisation can proactively manage the creation of value from programmes and portfolios; Analyse a topic from an area of programme/portfolio management

Programme and portfolio capability: Analyse competency frameworks for programme and portfolio management; Assess the various change agents that an organisation could utilise as part of a major change initiative to develop its programme or portfolio management capability.


Recommended Texts

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