Portfolio and Program Management

Course Level Postgraduate

Year

Area/Catalogue
BUSS 5405

Course Level
Postgraduate

Offered Externally
No

Course ID
156361

Unit Value
4.5

University-wide elective course
No

Course owner
UniSA STEM

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Course aim

To provide students with advanced knowledge in respect to portfolio and program management as applied in professional practice.

Course content

Students will study advanced topics in the domain of portfolio and program management including: inter-relationships between portfolio, program, project, and organisational management; program management performance domains; program strategy alignment, benefits management and stakeholder engagement; program governance, program life cycle management, portfolio management and organisational strategy; the role of the portfolio manager; and the of the PMO in portfolio management.

Textbook(s)

Project Management Institute 2017, The Standard for Portfolio Management, 4th edn, Project Management Institute Inc, Newtown Square, Pa.

Project Management Institute 2017, The Standard for Program Management, 4th, Project Management Institute Inc, Newtown Square, Pa.

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BUSS 5142	Principles of Project Management

It is recommended that the Graduate Certificate in Project Management be completed prior to undertaking this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Essay, Group assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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