10 Unit Credit Values

• Principles of project management: Purpose and principles of project management; Project lifecycle; Key principles; Responsibilities of project managers; Interpersonal skills; Judging project success; Problems in organisation, implementation & control
• Justification of a project: Identifying areas for investigation; Physical environment; Business case; Aims, objectives and scope of a project; Work Breakdown Structure; Expected outcomes of a project; Activity sequencing; Activity duration estimation; Schedule development tools and techniques; Schedule control
• Research and analyse data: Sources of data for a project; Analyse data and recommend a course of action; Monitoring progress of the project; Risk management; Data analysis; Project evaluation

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