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BUS384 Global Business Project Management (8)

Abstract

 

Global Business Project Management deals with the effective and efficient design and management of business projects in a global setting. It examines the material from three (3) separate but related contexts, these being:

 

a)    strategic or ‘hard’ skills, such as planning, scheduling and controlling to effectively coordinate business projects

b)    managerial or ‘soft’ skills, such as communication, understanding of cultural differences and team building

C)  practical or ‘informal’ project management techniques including networking, influencing and improvisation

 

The subject establishes a framework of good practices on global project management essential for the success of global projects and programs.

           

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 1
InternalYangzhou University
InternalYunnan Uni-Finance & Economics
Term 3
InternalJilin Uni- Finance & Economics
InternalTianjin University of Commerce
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Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLSchool of Management and Marketing

Enrolment restrictions

Students completing Stages I, II and III of the Bachelor of Business Studies China Program or students enrolled in a Transnational Education Partner Program only.

Incompatible subject(s)Related subject(s)
MGT290 MGT385 MGT385 significant overlap in content
MGT290 significant overlap in content

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

·         be able to analyse the scope and methodologies associated with the technical aspects of Global Business Project Management.

·         be able to identify how project management can contribute to global strategy implementation.

·         be able describe the implications of team development and management, leadership, structure and culture in relation to global project implementation.

·         be able to explain the distinction between global project management and general management.

·         be able to explain the reasons for the success and failure of projects.

·         be able to describe the project life cycle and the processes of project management

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
 

·         Introduction to Project Management in the International Setting

·         Project Definition and Structure

·         Project Development and Developing a Project Plan

·         Project Risk and Scheduling

·         Project Management

·         Project Personal and Team Management

·         Project Management Control, Measurement and Evaluation

·         Contemporary Issues in Global Project Management


 

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