The project life cycle - characteristics, activities. Project management functions - planning, organising, controlling. Project success Organisational Behaviour 550 - Organisational behaviour. Perceptions, personality and motivation, leadership, group processes, performance appraisal, conflict and work redesign. Organisational development and the design of organisational structures.
New issues confronting the way work is organised and managed.
Practical approaches to obtain improved effectiveness and enhance the quality of life at work. Cost Management 642 - Cost management within a project environment. Life cycle costing. Cost management processes, methods, techniques - estimating, budgeting, controlling. Time programming and scheduling - bar charts, networks, line of balance.