HANDBOOK - Wellington Institute of Technology

Aim(s):To provide required knowledge and competence to enable students to establish acontext for project management in an organisation, analyse and plan projects, create,structure and organise projects using project management tools while recognisingthe importance of teamwork.Topic(s) or summary of content:Project management fundamentalsProject contextRisk and quality managementChange processProject resourcesMonitoring and controlContractorsTopic 1:FundamentalsLearning Outcome(s):Understand the project management environmentAssessment criteria:1.1 Explain how an effective project would be established, launched and monitored1.2 Clarify reporting relationships in terms of project stakeholders and theirinformation needs during the life cycle of the project1.3 Describe ethical, governance and other factors which impact on themanagement of a project1.4 Describe a suitable project management organisation structure for a specificprojectTopic 2:Risk and Quality ManagementLearning Outcome(s):Demonstrate knowledge and application of risk and quality management processesAssessment criteria:2.1 Analyse and classify risks, including health, safety & environmental risks2.2 Develop risk plans2.3 Create a risk-logging system and a change process2.4 Create a project quality management plan for a specific project2.5 Identify what issues within a project are likely to result in theneed for change