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ENGINEERING TRIPOS PART IIB - 2012/2013

Module 4E12 - Project Management

Leaders:	Dr Paul Heffernan (pbh24@cam.ac.uk)
Timing:	Lent Term
Prerequisites:	None
Structure:	Eight 2-hour sessions + coursework
Assessment:	*Material / Format / Timing / Marks* Group Work (5%) and Individual Report (95%) / 14 days after last lecture

AIMS

The aim of this course is to introduce the principal elements of project management; equipping students with the basic skills to enable them to manage a small project and to operate effectively as part of a project team.

LECTURE SYLLABUS

Session 1: Introduction to Project Management - inception phase

Definition of a project
Benefits of the project approach
Types of projects
Client and programme management
The Project Life Cycle
Project inception: initial appraisal

Session 2: Evaluating and defining the project - project planning

Project planning - cost, time, quality, safety and environment
Work Breakdown Structure, critical path analysis
Network diagrams
Project resources

Session 3: Evaluating and defining the project - risk management

Project scope - alignment between client and the project team
Project definition
Procurement
Health and safety
Design
Risk and risk management - failure modes and effects analysis
Coursework briefing

Session 4: Project execution - organisation

Managing client and user expectations
Team organisation
The project team
Change control / management
Motivation

Session 5: Handover - project control, completion and evaluation

The Project plan
Monitoring and control
Project handover and acceptance
Post-project Evaluation
Case example - Holyrood House

Session 6: Bringing it all together - case study exercise

Group case study exercise: project recovery

Session 6:PRINCE 2 and Research Projects

Project Methodologies (Guest Speaker)
Research Projects (Guest Speaker)

Session 8: Course Review and Current Topics

Current Topics (e.g. Critical Chain, Project Governance)
Project Success factors
Course review

OBJECTIVES

On completion of the course, students should:

Have a thorough appreciation of project management principles.
Be able to run a small scale project and to be an effective member of any project team.
Understand the need for appropriate management and control systems in the delivery of project objectives.

Please see the Booklist for Group E Courses for references for this module.

Last updated: September 2012

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