BUSINESS SCHOOL
Version: 2015 Business School 1
Unit of Study Outline
Unit Code INFS2040
Unit Title Project Management Foundations
Semester 2, 2015
Pre-requisite Units:
Co-requisite Units:
Prohibited Units: : INFO3402, ENGG1850
Assumed Knowledge and/or Skills:
Unit Coordinator: Ms. Sharon Coyle
Address: Room 390, Merewether Building(H04), The University of Sydney NSW 2006
Email: S.Coyle@econ.usyd.edu.au Phone: 69063
Consultation Hours: Please go to Blackboard for details of all staff consultation times.
Class Day(s): Please go to Blackboard for class times and locations
Required Text / Resources:
Journal articles and required readings will be uploaded to Blackboard on a weekly basis however, students may
find the following recommended resource useful for additional reading:
Schwalbe, K. (2014). Information Technology Project Management. Cengage. 7th Edition (Revised). ISBN:
9781285847092.
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1. Unit of Study Information
Projects are a common way of managing organisational transformation and change, the development of new
products and the implementation of Information Technology (IT) in business. Information Systems (IS) business
analysts will work in projects and need an understanding of both project management and the project environment.
This unit will introduce you to the end-to-end project management lifecycle as described in the Project
Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). You will learn how to successfully manage projects from initiation
through execution to completion. The focus of this unit will be on the management, execution, and coordination of
project activities. To this end you will learn hands-on project management techniques and gain first hand
experience with modern online project management platforms, including an introduction to agile project methods.