Portfolio and Program Management

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 of portfolio and program management, including: inter-relationships between portfolio, program, project, and organisational management; portfolio and program lifecycle and performance domains; portfolio and program strategy alignment; portfolio value management and program benefits management; portfolio and program stakeholder engagement and governance; roles of the PMO, portfolio and program managers in maintaining a portfolio of projects aligned with the organisational objectives.

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)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

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

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Seminar	3 hours 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

Essay, Presentation, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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