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Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Applying Project Development, Planning and Management in practice: case studies

SMP803 · Project Development, Planning and Management — Week 12 of 16

CourseSMP803
Week12 of 16
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This week’s topics

Applying Project Development, Planning and Management in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. Planning a Case Study. Part 2 of 3 on Case Studies

What you will be able to do

  • 2.5 Discuss how to manage risk in a DBA project.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Planning a Case Study. Part 2 of 3 on Case Studies · YouTube · Graham R Gibbs · 9 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
  • MIT 1.040 Project Management (Spring 2009) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Role of Projects in Modern Organisations
  • Week 2: Project Management Methodologies and Governance
  • Week 3: Typologies of Research Projects versus Organisational Initi…
  • Week 4: The DBA Project Life Cycle and Research Funding Ecosystem
  • Week 5: Doctoral Research Risk Identification and Mitigation
  • Week 6: Research Work Breakdown Structure and Activity Scheduling
  • Week 7: Resource Planning and Financial Budgeting for Research Proj…
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Critical Path Method and Research Schedule Optimisation
  • Week 10: Project Life Cycle Analysis and Doctoral Research Bottlenec…
  • Week 11: Project Best Practices and Strategic Frameworks for DBA Del…
  • Week 12: Applying Project Development, Planning and Management in pr…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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