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ITECH7401 - Leadership in IT Project Management
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4.2
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Information Technology
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<p>This unit provides the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills to lead successful IT projects in line with project management standards and methodologies. You will investigate the alignment of projects to organisational strategic objectives, explore features of successful projects and determine strategies to mitigate risk of failure. You will adopt the role of leader to develop skills such as team building, delegation, and negotiation techniques to lead a successful project. You will also be expected to prepare written documentation and provide verbal project progress reports.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br>
1. Project management methodologies - agile and traditional.<br>
2. Project selection techniques.<br>
3. Strategic alignment of IT projects.<br>
4. Organisational structures.<br>
5. Project job roles.<br>
6. Project problem solving.<br>
7. Project decision making.<br>
8. Project delegation.<br>
9. Standard for project management.<br>
10. Project management body of knowledge.<br>
11. Global IT project management.<br>
12. Current and future issues in ITPM.<br>
13. ACS’s CBOK, SFIA and IT project management.</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit provides the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills to lead successful IT projects in line with project management standards and methodologies. You will investigate the alignment of projects to organisational strategic objectives, explore features of successful projects and determine strategies to mitigate risk of failure. You will adopt the role of leader to develop skills such as team building, delegation, and negotiation techniques to lead a successful project. You will also be expected to prepare written documentation and provide verbal project progress reports.</p>
Unit content
<p>Topics may include:<br> 1. Project management methodologies - agile and traditional.<br> 2. Project selection techniques.<br> 3. Strategic alignment of IT projects.<br> 4. Organisational structures.<br> 5. Project job roles.<br> 6. Project problem solving.<br> 7. Project decision making.<br> 8. Project delegation.<br> 9. Standard for project management.<br> 10. Project management body of knowledge.<br> 11. Global IT project management.<br> 12. Current and future issues in ITPM.<br> 13. ACS’s CBOK, SFIA and IT project management.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Information Technology
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
029999 - Information Technology, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Melbourne City Campus (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p> <p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Melbourne City Campus (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/itech7401">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p> must have completed 1 of <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=ITECH1100" target="_blank">ITECH1100</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=ITECH5100" target="_blank">ITECH5100</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=ITECH5207" target="_blank">ITECH5207</a></p>
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None
Exclusion
None
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Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Analyse and evaluate various project management methodologies utilised on IT projects.</p>
K2
<p>Demonstrate how to strategically align IT projects to organisational objectives.</p>
K3
<p>Investigate and implement strategies for coordinating the standard for project management.</p>
K4
<p>Understand and manage project success through exploration and implementation of the project management body of knowledge.</p>
K5
<p>Research and critique current and future issues in IT project management in a global context.</p>
S1
<p>Apply theoretical and practical techniques to lead a successful IT project through a project lifecycle including risk mitigation, reporting and stakeholder management.</p>
S2
<p>Demonstrate leadership skills including, team building, delegation and negotiation techniques and performance management approaches for IT projects</p>
S3
<p>Utilise decision making and problem solving approaches to resolve and pre-empt range of problems on IT projects</p>
S4
<p>Apply delegation and negotiation techniques in order to manage organisations, stakeholders, and team members on IT projects.</p>
S5
<p>Critique contemporary IT industry practices/presentations relevant to IT leadership approaches, and relate them to professional standards and your own career aspirations</p>
A1
<p>Construct written and verbal approaches to developing and presenting IT project documentation.</p>
A2
<p>Implement the standard for project management approach and the project management body of knowledge to manage IT projects.</p>
Assessment
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Learning outcomes assessed
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<p>Develop skills in the analysis and practical application of theoretical content introduced.</p>
<p>Tutorial learning activities</p>
<p>20% - 30%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1, A2
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<p>Communicate research findings using verbal and visually engaging presentation approaches.</p>
<p>Presentation</p>
<p>20% - 30%</p>
K2, K3, K4, S2, A1
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<p>Conduct research, apply theoretical concepts, review and analyse organisational requirements.</p>
<p>Assignment(s)</p>
<p>40% - 50%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Information Technology
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
029999 - Information Technology, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Melbourne City Campus (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p> <p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Melbourne City Campus (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/itech7401">View unit fees</a>
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