Course summary

The management of complex projects can be challenging and requires a multidisciplinary skill set including planning and resource management but also soft skills, such as interpersonal and leadership skills. This course aims to develop this skill set and in particular, the course seeks to develop your: •Enquiry skills through conducting case studies and projects requiring a search for information using a range of sources, to support your learning. For MSc students, a final dissertation will also develop your research skills and problem-solving skills. •Contextual understanding through developing your knowledge and understanding of current project management and data analytics and network system issues (via participation in Association for Project Management (APM) events and via guest lectures from members of the course’s Employer Advisory Panel. Additionally, you will analyse client requirements in the Project Entrepreneurship and Client Delivery Project units, and manage a real project for a client in the latter unit. •Collaboration skills by giving opportunities for you to work in teams to deliver solutions to project management problems and projects and enhance your interpersonal and leadership skills. •Enterprise skills via group work to develop your interpersonal and leadership skills and providing you with real client problems and projects to develop your creative, decision-making and stakeholder management skills.