Module Descriptors
PROJECT AND RISK MANAGEMENT - SOFT AND AGILE METHODS
COIS51034
Key Facts
School of Digital, Technologies and Arts
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Wilfred Eardley
Email: W.A.Eardley@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 70%
- CLASS-TEST weighted at 30%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
This module will look at
Project management approaches such as PRINCE2
Software and System Development Life Cycles - structured, throwaway, prototyping etc.
Scheduling techniques - GANNT, PERT, etc.
Risk Management - Planning, Identification, Analysis, Response And Action
Soft, agile and OO methodologies
- Including Agile Manifesto, Peter Checkland, SCRUM, XP etc.
Project management approaches such as PRINCE2
Software and System Development Life Cycles - structured, throwaway, prototyping etc.
Scheduling techniques - GANNT, PERT, etc.
Risk Management - Planning, Identification, Analysis, Response And Action
Soft, agile and OO methodologies
- Including Agile Manifesto, Peter Checkland, SCRUM, XP etc.
Module Additional Assessment Details
An assignment weighted at 70% comprising the following:-
The first part of the assignment will be to access a given scenario and produce an appropriate project plan. (1500 words) weighted at 33% Learning outcome 1.
The second part of the assignment would then reflect on that project plan and how risks would be reduced. As well as reflecting on how alternatives to traditional methods could be used successfully to aid a project lifecycle and how these would be integrated into traditional project management (3000 words) weighted at 66% Learning outcome 2 and 3.
A class test duration 45 minutes weighted at 30% assessing Learning Outcome 1.
The first part of the assignment will be to access a given scenario and produce an appropriate project plan. (1500 words) weighted at 33% Learning outcome 1.
The second part of the assignment would then reflect on that project plan and how risks would be reduced. As well as reflecting on how alternatives to traditional methods could be used successfully to aid a project lifecycle and how these would be integrated into traditional project management (3000 words) weighted at 66% Learning outcome 2 and 3.
A class test duration 45 minutes weighted at 30% assessing Learning Outcome 1.
Module Learning Strategies
48 hours of lectures and 24 hours of practical sessions. In the practical session you will work through exercises to get hands-on experience of the principles taught in the lecture.
Module Texts
Brilliant Project Management (Revised Edition), Barker and Cole, 2009, Prentice Hall, , ISBN-10: 0273722328
Project Manager's Spotlight on Risk Management, Heldman, April 2005, Jossey Bass, ISBN-10: 078214411X
Project Manager's Spotlight on Risk Management, Heldman, April 2005, Jossey Bass, ISBN-10: 078214411X
Module Resources
None
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CESCOM10096-4 Structured Systems Analysis and Design or module covering similar material.