PPMP20010 - Executing and Closing Projects

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage project execution and closure, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of stakeholders. You will learn about various activities involved in executing a project plan, such as managing project resources, monitoring project progress, and controlling project risks. You will learn about the importance of communication and collaboration among team members and stakeholders during the project execution phase. You will be able to identify the practical application of project monitoring, control systems, and the management of issues, such as scope creep, risk, quality, and baseline changes, arising during the execution. You will also learn about the importance of proper project closure, including finalizing deliverables, conducting post-project evaluations, and documenting project outcomes.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. Practical Assessment 40%
3. Written Assessment 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 87.85% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 42.97% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback
Feedback
There was a lack of resource availability to support the completion of assessments and facilitate learning for each topic covered.
Recommendation
Assessment documentation is to be reviewed and updated to better support students in completing their assessments. Students will be encouraged to do further research.
Action Taken
Feedback was implemented and assessment documentation was amended to reflect this feedback, specifically around the effort required for each case study.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
A bit of misalignment was observed between assessments and the lectures. The assessments could be better aligned to the lectures.
Recommendation
The lectures and assessment topics are to be reviewed and updated to ensure alignment.
Action Taken
Assessment items were amended to reflect this feedback to provide better alignment with learning material presented.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Both the tutor and lecturer are very helpful. They have excellent teaching skills to ensure students understand the lesson and tasks.
Recommendation
The teaching team will continuously work hard to engage students in the class for comprehensive learning of the best project management practices in real-life fields toward developing skilled manpower for the industry.
Action Taken
Continuous coaching and support provided to the teaching team to maintain this item.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Students love to have real-life case discussions in class and ensure they are engaged in the lectures.
Recommendation
The teaching team will focus on discussing more real-life cases in class with special care. They will also use appropriate teaching techniques to engage students in class.
Action Taken
The case studies presented in this unit are discussed in class as well as supported via material in Moodle with detailed list of references for further reading.
Source: Student Feedback.
Feedback
Some misalignments between case studies and learning material in class.
Recommendation
Review learning material and case studies to ensure the topics are aligned.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Feedback.
Feedback
Great use of a variety of learning approaches, such as lectures, case studies, group discussion and in-class activities to engage students.
Recommendation
Maintain the high level of teaching and learning and provide support to academic staff where they may need assistance to provide prompt feedback to students and engage students in class.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Feedback.
Feedback
Provide pre-recorded lectures and tutorials for DST students and to those students that potentially miss classes.
Recommendation
Recorded lectures are no longer a requirement (post-COVID); however, DST students need additional support. It is worthwhile considering developing a series of videos for lectures and tutorials for DST students. Recording live lectures is not advisable due to logistical challenges and student privacy (for subsequent terms), so this will require a budget in order to develop professional video collateral (which will need updating with the PMBOK guide or unit material changes).
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Feedback.
Feedback
Provide formal and structured Zoom or MS Teams drop-in sessions to DST Students.
Recommendation
Currently, there are no formal drop-in sessions, and while many DST students do not seek this level of support, there are times when such support is required. This level of support will require drop-on sessions to be organised in the evenings (as most DST students work during the day). Implementing such a recommendation will improve the DST learning experience; however, implementing this recommendation will have resource implications. Another option could be to livestream lectures on each campus and allow DST students to join if possible. However, this will require that lectures be delivered in spaces with such technical capabilities.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain the processes applied during project executing and closing.
  2. Examine and apply project monitoring and control processes to ensure that the project is effectively managed, and status is accurately reported.
  3. Discuss and analyse project closure activities.
  4. Appraise the success of a project and provide recommendations to improve performance on future projects based on the lessons learned.

This unit will satisfy one of the core requirements for the Australian Computer Society (ACS) accreditation in the postgraduate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) courses. This unit is also part of an accreditation package granted by the ACS. The unit contributes to the required number of academic study units for students wishing to undertake professional certification with the Project Management Institute's (PMI) professional qualifications, such as CAPM or PMP.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments and individuals in many countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles. ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile.

This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 8 (the SFIA code is included)

  • Project Management (PRMG)
  • Audit (AUDT)
  • Risk Management (BURM)
  • Governance (GOVN)
  • Quality Management (QUMG)
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management (RLMT)
  • Change Control (CHMG)

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • • •
3 - Written Assessment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Communication • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • • •
4 - Research • • •
5 - Self-management •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • •
7 - Leadership •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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