Engineering and design

Business and Project Management

Module code: H7095
Level 6
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Lecture
Assessment modes: Coursework

On this module, you’ll address the wider business and project management issues that affect the technological and engineering environment. Some of these issues include:

• the business environment
• principles of strategic management
• portfolio, programme and, project management
• quality and control
• organisational structure
• cultural issues
• governance of project-based organisations and international projects.

Pre-requisite

Professional and Managerial Skills

Module learning outcomes

• Analyse the management process with a focus on the business environment in which a firm operates.
• Apply tools and techniques to evaluate a firm’s competitiveness in the business and technological environment.
• Evaluate the significance of quality, innovation processes and security risks within a firm for the successful delivery of projects, programmes and portfolios.
• Explain how projects contribute to the overall business environment.