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PMGT3623: Scheduling
Projects typically need to be delivered within a defined timescale. Providing robust estimates, monitoring and controlling project duration are crucial to understand the ongoing viability of the investment made in a project. This Unit provides students with a background in advanced scheduling and estimation techniques, supported by project management software.
| Code | PMGT3623 |
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| Academic unit | Project Management |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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[24 cp of BPM core 2000 level units] or [30 cp of any 2000 level units of study] |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Select appropriate planning and scheduling approaches for different project types.
- LO2. Understand different formats of project schedules such as precedence diagrams and Gantt charts..
- LO3. Demonstrate competence in the creation of project schedules, manually and using commonly used computer software.
- LO4. Demonstrate the ability to construct feasible project schedules under resource constraints.
- LO5. Demonstrate the ability to track and manage costs using scheduling tools.
- LO6. Demonstrate the ability to track and manage task progress using scheduling tools.
- LO7. Demonstrate the ability to extract relevant management reporting information from scheduling tools.
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- Semester 2, 2024 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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