Course overview
This course provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge of project and operations management, and explores how this impacts on organisational management and leadership decisions, business strategy, and business conduct. The course seeks to foster among students an appreciation of the importance and fit of operations as a major strategic element of an organisation and to equip them to undertake the management of projects.
Students completing the course develop a body of knowledge that:
Contributes to a comprehensive and integrated application of principles of operations and project management to recent developments in the field of senior organisational management and leadership in international business environments.
Provides a pathway for further learning.
Course learning outcomes
- Discuss contemporary project and operations based management principles and practices.
- Explain the impact of globalisation and technological change on project and operations management practices.
- Recognise the strategic importance of effective project and operations management in achieving corporate goals.
- Develop baselines and benchmarks for operational effectiveness and describe how to monitor and control performance against them.
- Develop a project plan, considering resource allocation, organisational structures, risk management and procurement.