module specification

This module responds to the central need for event managers who are confident and capable of structuring, organising, managing and delivering projects that vary in size and scope. To this end, the module equips you with an understanding of the complexities of managing projects using a variety of resources and project management tools. You will become familiar with the project business case, the detailed planning and the use of Work and Organisational Breakdown Structures and their management, the timeline, budgeting and cash flow along with the monitoring and control of the project. In addition, the module covers the management of human talent in successful projects through the study of appropriate models of leadership, team behaviours and motivation and methods of conflict management and resolution. These working frameworks are applied in the context of quality management for events with the aim of nurturing event managers capable of planning and managing projects that are sustainable across operational areas of event projects. These areas include the sustainable planning and management of water, transport, energy and food resources along with effective approaches to managing waste stemming from event projects.

The module aims to enable students to:
• assess projects to determine the approach most likely to succeed
• contribute to the design and development of effective event projects that provide governance, assurance, support and direction to the project team
• prepare key project documents and communicate project management plans effectively
• apply the concepts of quality and sustainability across all stages of event project planning and management

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Available for Study Abroad? YES
 

The module contents cover all areas as described in the module description and a detailed outlined of these contents is as follows:

1. Introduction to projects and project management - LO1
• Types of project – highly predictive to highly adaptive
• Lifecycles and methods – linear, incremental, iterative and evolutionary
• The Iron Triangle
• Traditional and Agile projects compared

2.    Project Lifecycle - LO1
• Project Stages and Activities
• Project documentation
• Project Management processes and systems
• The role of the business case

3. Projects as Temporary Organisations - LO1, LO2
• Project Sponsors, Boards and Committees
• Stakeholders
• Assurance and Governance
• PMO

4. Quality Management - LO2, LO3, LO4
• Managing quality
• Acceptance
• Assurance

5. Sustainable project management – operational issues LO3, LO4
• Water
• Energy
• Transport
• Food
• Waste

6. Project Requirements and Deliverables - LO2, LO3
• Project Requirements
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Product Descriptions
• Agile approach - MOSCOW

7.    Project Design and Planning - LO2, LO3
• Estimating activity durations
• Network Diagrams
• Gantt Chart

8.    Resource Scheduling and Time Scheduling - LO2, LO3
• Resource management
• Adding resources to the Gantt Chart
• Working time and resource availability
• Agile Timeboxing

9.  Risk Management - LO2, LO3
• Assessing risk
• Risk management
• Contingency Planning

10. Managing Projects - Progress Tracking and Reporting – LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
• Project information
• Reporting
• Earned Value

11. Project team management LO2, LO3
• Motivation
• Monitoring
• Conflict management
• Communication

The module will be delivered over a 12-week period consisting of 3 hours of face-to-face contact each week. The key theories, models and concepts of project and quality management for sustainability will be covered during the weekly sessions through the use of seminars, tutorials, case study analyses, question and answer sessions, discussions, presentations, student-led group activities, etc. Teaching materials will be available via the Virtual Learning Environment (WebLearn).
The module draws on a wide range of academic frameworks and professional experience. It introduces core concepts and encourages students to develop a critical and analytical approach to issues related to project management for quality and sustainability in the events sector. Students will develop an awareness of different theoretical and practical perspectives, so that the complexity of project management issues and practice is explored as thoroughly as possible. To ensure a positive and productive student learning experience the programme is designed to be a combination of class-based sessions, seminars, tutorials and case-study group work, as well as self-directed learning, VLE activities (including reflective commentary) and presentations.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the different stages involved in project management
2. Manage resources for effective project planning and management
3. Use appropriate tools and approaches to enable the successful planning and running of projects for events
4. Effectively apply the concepts of quality and sustainable planning across all stages of event
project planning and management

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Journals
Project Management Journal
International Journal of Project Management
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
Journal of Modern Project Management

Websites
Project Management Institute: https://www.pmi.org/
Association for Project Management (APM): https://www.apm.org.uk/
Project Management Today: http://www.pmtoday.co.uk
Project Management: www.projectmanagement.com
The Chartered Quality Institute (CQI): https://www.quality.org/