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Modules’ Learning Outcomes

Title of the Module/Unit: PMG 711: Advanced Project Management
Learning Outcomes:
1. Competences
  • Demonstrate leadership and innovation sustain strategic techniques and innovative solutions to the project problems.
  • Taylor and modify the state of art tools of the concepts related to project tasks assignments, procurement, quality and people management to the process of project management
  • Develop novel performance excellence methodologies applicable to a range of projects.
  •  Taylor and justify the selection of project constraints management methodology appropriate to the theoretical perspective or conceptual framework employed strategies and tools.
  •  Create assessment and analysis toolsets for the evaluation of the developed project plans to ensure that the optimum economic project solution is attained.
  • Evaluate the implementation of the assigned projects to ensure that the project plan converges with the actual implementation of projects milestones to mitigate time and budget discrepancies.
  • Assess the implementation of assigned projects in comparison with the risk management plan to ensure that any identified risks are controlled and mitigated.
  • Estimate required level of stakeholder engagement and accordingly construct a project specific stakeholders’ engagement and communication plan addressing both specialist and non-specialist information sharing needs.
  • Develop further advanced project management capacity professional development plans for self and key project management team members.
2. Knowledge

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

  • Demonstrate the contemporary roles and responsibilities of the project manager, together with the leadership and organization skills essential to discharge this function in the workplace.
  • Develop critical and evaluative perspectives and in-depth knowledge of the theory and practice applied methodologies in project management.
  • Analyse the principles in the context of the challenges of project management.
  • Evaluate the knowledge and the critical understanding of various tools and techniques to plan projects to implement them within the defined management and organizational constraints.
  • Evaluate the risk applicable to the project to mitigate the identified risk by recommending appropriate measures.
  • Develop a critical understanding of tools and concepts related to information technology that enables a project manager proactively plan and implement successful projects.
  • Develop knowledge and sustainability innovation in the context of project management, society, and organizations.
3. Skills

 At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

  • Develop appropriate decision-making and information Management tools for project planning and project control.
  • Analyse and apply appropriate methods of data analysis to project management scenarios.
  • Demonstrate appropriate theoretical concepts of project management considering legal and ethical considerations to contemporary projects.
  • Employ appropriate Information Systems and other innovative tools and techniques of project management to contemporary project scenarios.
  • Develop scope, cost, timing, and quality of the project management to meet the needs of stakeholders from multiple sectors of the economy.

 

Title of the Module/Unit: PMG 712: Project Risk Management
1. Competences

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

  • Determine technical parameters, specifications, and the project schedule
  • Evaluate and assess the exposure of the project to particular risks in real and measurable financial terms using qualitative and quantitative methods.
  • Develop adequate contingency levels through the application of the concept of expected monetary value.
  • Compose a dynamic risk mitigation process to reduce the risk profile to comply with organizational thresholds
  • Develop pro-active response strategies to potential risks by deploying acquired deep understanding of the six primary risk treatment strategies to
  • Propose Risk Response Matrix communication strategy and process to cover the needs of specialists and non-specialists.
  • Rate Risk Strategy Development and Implementation
  • Determine Annual Project Cash Flow Forecasting over the Economic Life.
  • Select Financial Scenario Planning and Risk Mitigation frameworks as applicable to achieving excellence in project success rates.
  • Develop further project risk management capacity professional development plans for self and key project management team members.
2. Knowledge

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

  • Demonstrate   the benefit of risk management for projects success.
  • Critique the risk management process
  • Analyse roles and responsibilities in the risk management process
  • Deeply understand and assess possible project risks
  • Communicate both qualitatively and quantitatively acquired risk management processes clearly to both specialized and non-specialized audience
  • Identify and mitigate knowledge gaps related to project-specific risks and uncertainties of self and team corresponding to Project design, planning, execution, and operation.
3. Skills

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

  • Identify Risk Ranking and Assess the impact of risk to your project
  • Apply knowledge and understanding of risk, theories, and concepts to risk management.
  • Improve Risk Mitigation Strategies for diverse project circumstances
  • Improve the Risk Management Plan
  • Use multiple techniques to identify and document risks
  • Identify risks. The first step to getting a grasp on potential risks is to know what they are. 
Title of the Module/Unit: PMG 713: Project Leadership
1. Competences

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

  • Lead the project management function within the organization.
  • Manage own and others emotional burden to accomplish project objectives.
  • Develop and manage own and others learning and professional development plans.
  • Select leadership techniques and appropriate practices for motivating teams to different project situations that may involve multicultural, intergenerational, hierarchical, and virtual teams.
  • Construct Communication and Interaction initiatives with various organizational tiers to influence and direct project related decisions.
  • Lead organizational change and inspire high-performing global teams
2. Knowledge

Upon course completion students will be able to:

  • Evaluate the relevance and applicability of various Servant and Situational Leadership models.
  • Modify the fundamental aspects of team structure, interpersonal dynamics, and the role of the project manager to deliver project success.
  • Develop own team management skills continuous improvement plant by reflect upon personal strengths and weaknesses in order to achieve optimum team performance.
  • Manage teams’ formation, assignment and development to accelerate team cohesion and peak value delivery performance.
  • Assess personality types and select appropriate leadership style given project environment and circumstances.
  • Judge own personality type and leadership style and modify to suite varying project situations and needs.
  • Critique and modify own and team leaders ability to understand human behavior and group dynamics
  • Justify the different motivational theories and their relevance to project and team performance management.
3. Skills

Upon course completion students will be able to:

  • Effectively apply situational leadership models to tailor one’s leadership style to meet the needs of the individual and the project team.
  • Plan and conduct a successful project kickoff meeting and reflect upon the formation and dynamics of teamwork and how to motivate teams.
  • Analyze sources of conflict and, given a specific challenge, apply a problem‐solving process that focuses on confronting and resolving the conflict
  • Assemble and manage diverse teams to optimize innovative and high-quality outcomes
  • Apply conflict resolution techniques where necessary, provide feedback and hold team members accountable.
  • Face work challenges as related to leading teams through dealing with complexity.
Title of the Module/Unit: PMG 714: Supply Chain Management 
  
1. Competences

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

  • Construct communication planning strategy in order to evaluate, present and communicate professional issues relevant to SCM and logistics, on an expert- as well as a common level.
  • Recommend how to apply acquired knowledge and skills within new areas of SCM research and applications
  • Justify decisions and judgements based on scientific papers and other academic work with a critical view
  • Develop logistics service and activities
  • Determine logistics activities costs and promote how to increase benefit to cost ratio.
  • Design the necessary steps to improve the project supply chain
  • Evaluate and choose the best way to solve all problems in the project supply chain
  • Assess Supply and Demand, profitably for products and services
  • Propose competitive market position improvement strategies
2. Knowledge

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

  • Demonstrate supply chain activities and transactions are compliant with relevant legal, regulatory and contractual obligations, and industry and organization standards and policies for supply chain responsibility.
  • Identify advanced knowledge about supply chains and logistics in general
  • Develop   strategic plan when dealing with different types of supply chains
  • Develop plan to deal with current supply chain management trends Understand and apply the current supply chain theories, practices and concepts utilizing case problems and problem-based learning situations
  • Identify the foundational role of logistics as it relates to transportation and warehousing.
  • Classify The five most critical elements of Supply chain management
  • Analyze bottlenecks and identify issues with material flow
3. Skills

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

  • Demonstrate   advanced theory and methods to identify inefficiencies in supply chains
  • Apply knowledge and understanding of Inventory, theories, and concepts to Supply chain Management.
  • Solve operational challenges/problems in supply chains and logistics systems and to assert the relevance of models and methods to resolve these
  • Analyse operational challenges/problems in supply chains and logistics systems and to assert the relevance of models and methods to resolve these
Title of the Module/Unit: RSC 701: Research Methods  
1. Competences

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

  • Demonstrate advanced quantitative, qualitative, and constructive research methods.
  • Analyse and evaluate the methodology and the quality of the existing research methods and their propriety to different research questions.
  • Evaluate practical, legal, and ethical issues associated with conducting research.
  • Develop research strategies and research agilities to support different research approaches, data collection activities, and solve complex practical problems about the learner’s chosen area of interest.
  • Select appropriate research strategies and tools to undertake an in-depth research project conducted in the field of project management
  • Develop strategic techniques and provide innovative and sustainable solutions to project and people management.
2. Knowledge

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

  • Develop applied research projects designed to solve complex practical problems.
  • Articulate in a comprehensive and concise style the components and alignment among the parts of a research proposal suitable for quantitative, qualitative, and constructive research.
  • Evaluate legal, and ethical issues associated with conducting research with different methodologies.
  • Evaluate and practice in-depth knowledge of project management and research methodologies.
  • Analyse the principles of project management in the context of developing a critical awareness of tools that enable to implementation of successful research projects.
  • Critically demonstrate the roles and responsibilities of the project manager, together with the leadership skills as applied to research and product development projects.
3. Skills

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

  • Evaluate quantitative, qualitative, and constructive research designs;
  • Formulate alignment between a problem statement, purpose statement, and research question suitable for quantitative, qualitative, and constructive research;
  • Apply management research approaches to solve complex practical problems of the chosen research approach and interest.
  • Develop a decision-making approach for project planning and project control.
  • Evaluate different approaches for the scope, cost, timing, and quality of the project.
Title of the Module/Unit: RSC PMG 715: Project Resources and Time Management 
1. Competences

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

  • Develop advanced administration and leadership principles to achieve peak performance from the project team 
  • Prepare applicable tools and techniques to assure excellence in the process of the identification and allocation of project resource needs. 
  • Modify and improve processes for planning, acquiring, managing and controlling the project human and physical resources
  • Lead and manages stakeholder expectations and engagement to ensure a successful project outcome
2. Knowledge

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following as appliable to projects management:

  • Identify the ‘time stealers’ and handle them appropriately
  • Plan and define your workload
  • Identify Estimate Duration
  • Identify resource bottlenecks
  • Identify resource bottlenecks and manage risks associated with such bottlenecks.
3. Skills

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills as applicable to projects management:

 

  • Analysis the physical resource usage and availability
  • Estimating the type and quantity of resources required to complete all the project activities
  • Demonstrate Management Strategy Development and Implementation
  • Develop the resources management approach 
  • Develop a project scope while considering factors such as customer requirements and internal/external goals
  • Estimate resource requirements
Title of the Module/Unit: PMG 722: Project Financial Management 
1. Competences

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

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  • Analyse financial statements to understand performance
  • Implement cash management practices
  • Analyse, synthesize and communicate the financial context of projects and compare alternative funding schemes for project performance;
  • Develop, implement and control budget
  • Develop and apply financial models and use datasets to make financial decisions
2. Knowledge

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

  • Assess legal issues that impact financial and other risks affecting business and design suitable management plans.
  • Defend the importance and role of financial management in enterprises to guide and influence directive decisions. 
  • Justify the importance of working capital management and the tools to manage it with regards to business growth and continuity.
  • Put in place necessary systems required to assess the factors affecting investment decisions and opportunities presented to an organization.
  • Develop and communicate deep understanding of the overall role and importance of the finance function to specialized and non-specialized stakeholders.
  • Propose one’s own as well as team’s professional development plans with regards to basic and advanced finance management knowledge.
  • Analyse the initial phase of the project and create a project plan.
  • Appraise tools and  techniques for effective management of working capital
  • Evaluate the processes involved in managing contracts from a financial perspective.
3. Skills

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills as applicable to project management environment:

  •  Apply specialized knowledge of traditional and contemporary costing methods and systems to diverse projects
  •  Select and utilize appropriate tools to  develop project budgets
  • Develop company finance tools to improve Financial Goals 
  • Assess the profitability of investments with default basic parameters using the various generally accepted capital budgeting techniques
  • Analyse the essential features that need to be taken into account in managing the working capital.
  • Analyse a company’s performance and make appropriate recommendations
Title of the Module/Unit: PMG 723: Agile Project Management
 
1. Competences

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

  • Perform Agile & Scrum Professional jobs in various project and organizational environments.
  • Manage and lead organizational transformation projects.
  • Negotiate how the characteristics of a project dictate the right structure for project planning, management, and control
  • Advise on how to apply lean principles in the project management arena
  • Promote and advocate for project and organizational lean and agility.
2. Knowledge

Upon course completion students will be able to:

  • Describe and debate the key ideas behind agile project management, agile project delivery, and agile software development.
  • Differentiate among the distinctions between Agile methodology and traditional project delivery
  • Fully comprehend the project management continuum between the two extremities of adaptive and predictive project management methodologies.
  • Define the various Agile methodologies and identify their strengths and weaknesses.
  • List the most common Agile games and state their usages.
  • Analyze, organize and prioritize customers’ requirements and products’ specifications
  • Search, analyze, understand, and evaluate online information and media.
  • Match international and remote agile projects with the most appropriate technology to leverage to overcome associated challenges.
3. Skills

Upon course completion students will be able to:

  • Coach an Agile team and help them overcome challenges.
  • Build and manage a Product Backlog and perform Backlog Refinement
  • Select and tailor project management techniques to fit with the project’s
  • Use “Agile Information Radiators” to communicate projects status and team performance data.
  • Design and use Kanban boards to plan projects and lead meetings.
  • Facilitate the various Agile events also referred to a Scrum Ceremonies to promote maximum collaboration between team members as well as external stakeholders.
  • Advocate and promote organizational lean and agility with regards to optimizing organizational resources in the achievement of strategic objectives.
Title of the Module/Unit: PMG 724: Program and Portfolio Management
 
1. Competences

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

  • Demonstrate appropriate communications and leadership styles. 
  • Engage respectfully with stakeholders and human resources.
  • Advise stakeholders on best practices for program and portfolio management.
  • Guide and inform decision-makers about the theoretical arguments for making decisions in professional practice as well as portfolio and program management approaches.
  • Manage projects and programs of varying sizes and complexities.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify program and project key success factors
  • Perform audits and reviews on programs and projects to map and evaluate their conformance to the applicable standards.
2. Knowledge

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

 

  • Appraise the theories and practical applications of project, program, and portfolio strategic management practices in support of organizational vision and mission.
  • Differentiate and compare program, portfolio and project management concepts and principles
  • Assess simple and complex commnunications theories underpinning program and portfolio management
  • Construct systems mapping and evaluate complexity within the context of program and porfolio management
  • Rate systematic evaluations of case studies to determine lessons learned, improvement strategies, and suggestions
3. Skills

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

  • Apply the principles of program and portfolio management to contemporary problems and prepare recommendations and solutions.
  • Create program and portfolio plans to implement strategic business changes
  • Prepare risk management plan.
  • Prioritize projects and programs through portfolio management methods.
  • Perform project assessment.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in managing stakeholders and project communications.
Title of the Module/Unit: PMG 725: Global Projects Management
 
1. Competences

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

  •  Implement Project Management mechanisms and methods to assist and manage a variety of projects in the organization.
  • Develop an action plan for targets, objectives, persons responsible, and time frames using the appropriate software and tools.
  • Create a communication plan to share information relating to actions, responsibilities, and deadlines with relevant stakeholders.
  • Evaluate project risk assessment and cost to ensure the project is beneficial, successful, and within budget.
  • Manage resources and budgets to avoid incurring unnecessary losses.
  •  Analyse potential challenges, obstacles, and barriers which could delay the project process.
  • Diagnose the potential impact on internal and external stakeholders.
2. Knowledge

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

 

  • Analyse aspects and scopes of Project Management
  • Evaluate processes, tools, and techniques in Project Management.
  • Assess and critique the Functions of Project Management,
  • Develop the Management Process and Work Breakdown Structure. Analyse and evaluate Mind Mapping as a tool in Project Management.
  • Demonstrate the concept of Resource Allocations and Costs.
  • Build the methods of estimating activity duration, and Estimated Cost of operations/project.
  • Evaluate Cost Budgeting and Management for a Project, and the Reporting System for the project
3. Skills

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

  • Evaluate and apply the basic-step management process when working on a project plan,
  • Apply the functions of project management when working on a project.
  • Assess and implement appropriate software tools and techniques to schedule and track tasks.
  • Apply the breakdown structure with a clear description to relevant stakeholders and team members.
  • Apply tools such as Gantt Charts and PERT Charts to monitor project progress
Title of the Module/Unit: PMG 761: Dissertations
 
1. Competences

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

  • Administrate methods of research and development and are able to carry out R&D projects developing the field in question.
  • Initiate and apply developmental approach to work.
  • Solve problems creatively and innovatively in the changing workplace situations,
  • Applying the existing knowledge in the field and follow the instructions on ethical research practices given by the Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity.
  • Manage multidisciplinary situations based on limited knowledge
  • Provide evidence of the skills required to produce a coherent and semi-professional piece of work.
2. Knowledge

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

  • Develop and analyse profound information from many sources, in the field of expertise as well as related fields.
  • Analyse information critically and to see things holistically as well as to produce new knowledge
  • Evaluate the new applications and solutions of the field as well as to plan, organize and develop operations in practice in changing situations
  • Analyse widespread connections and causal relationships between things
  • practice within Business market, environmental, educational, cultural, scholarship (or other contexts) where Indigenous Knowledge’s and ways of understanding the world provide a foundational grounding and shape the approach used by practitioners.
  • A community of practice can be a physical Indigenous community or organization in which the student develops a relationship, or a working partnership with.
  • Consider legal and ethical considerations to research methods
3. Skills

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

  • Demonstrate the operational environment as well as the actors operating in their professional field
  • Demonstrate the rules of the working life and are able to take part in coordinating, developing and managing the operations of an organization
  • Produce a project component that is in dynamic relation to the theoretical and scholarly ideas explicitly discussed in the written component.
  • Develop the Vision Statement of the project and thus make original and ethical contributions to Indigenous communities/organizations.
  • Demonstrate and outline a research area with clear questions
  • Analyse and evaluate the leading issues and the relevant information
  • Assessing the reliability and legitimacy of the research issues
  • Evaluate the evidence on all sides of a debate
  • Create a well-argued conclusion
  • Develop and present the outcomes of the work critically.
  • Analyse and apply appropriate methods of data analysis and theoretical concepts to the dissertation subjects.
  • Employ appropriate Information Systems and other innovative tools and techniques of project management
  • Manage the scope, cost, timing, and quality of the research.