ARBE6404
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
Examines the core concepts, principles and techniques of Project Procurement, Cost, Quality & Risk Management.
Availability
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Trimester 1 - 2023.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. the principles of procurement management and their application;
2. procurement management processes and procedures;
3. the need to link time, cost and resources to the project framework;
4. Development of project budgets and expenditure forecasts
5. Use of the budgets and expenditure forecasts as control mechanisms
6. Appropriate cost management methodologies, their capabilities, limitations, application and outcomes
7. The principles of quality management and their application
8. Quality processes, quality planning, perform quality assurance, perform quality control
9. Quality management systems, methodologies and tools
10. Risk management planning, risk identification, qualitative risk analysis, quantitative risk analysis, risk response planning, risk monitoring and control
11. Appropriate risk management methodologies, their capabilities, limitations, applicability and outcomes
Content
Procurement
- Determine procurement requirements
- Follow agreed procurement processes
- Conduct contracting and procurement activities
- Implement contract and/or procurement
- Manage contract and procurement finalisation procedures
Cost
- Determine project budget
- Monitor and control project budgets and costs
- Conduct project financial completion activities
Quality
- Determine quality requirements
- Implement quality assurance
- Implement project quality improvements
Risk
- Determine project risk events
- Monitor and manage opportunities
- Monitor and manage project risk
- Assess risk management
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Project Outline Presentation
Written Assignment: Assignment 2 Project Report
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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