Course Description

The course provides learners with a solid understanding of projects portfolio and risk and how to manage it. It looks at risk from different perspectives and analyses the possibilities for managing it in each situation. It focuses primarily on operational, project, and reputation risk management. Students will also learn to make a clear distinction between strategic and operational Portfolio Management with the inclusion of strategic framework analysis, in-depth discussions regarding the selection of tools, decision methods, reporting metrics, e It also exposes students to identify their specialization areas in Projects Management to become experts in those areas.

Learning Outcome

At the end of the course, students shall be able to:

• Analyze various risk associated to projects implementations
  
• Examine risk tolerance levels for all forms of projects
  
• Analyze various techniques to identify, assess, manage & monitor risks
  
• Streamline portfolio set-up through the use of formal processes integrated within organizational governance
  
• Analyze the strategic plan and link strategic business portfolios with project portfolios
  
• maximize the value of Portfolio Management by gaining full awareness of business objectives and applying different techniques 
  
• Define criteria for achieving the organization’s strategy and setting metrics for measuring value and periodic progress
  
• Master portfolio management reporting
  
• Understand how to manage resourcing demand
  

Course Content

• Risk mitigation matrix and options
• Risk management principles
• The role of Procurement and Supply Chain strategy
• Evaluation and prioritisation of risks
• Developing a risk management culture
• Contingency and risk management planning
• Program and Portfolio Concepts
• Program Management Life Cycle
• Program infrastructure development
• Portfolio Management Overview
• Key stakeholders in portfolio management
• Portfolio Component Selection
• Balancing the Portfolio
• Monitoring and Controlling the Portfolio

Required Reading Materials

• Sanchez, H., Robert, B., & Pellerin, R. (2008). A project portfolio risk-opportunity identification framework. Project Management Journal, 39(3), 97–109. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmj.20072
• Singh H. (2014).  Mastering Project Human Resource Management: Effectively Organize and Communicate with All Project Stakeholders (FT Press Project Management) 1st Edition

      Topic to Final Text. Stylus Publishing. Virginia, US

• Swetnam D, (2004), Writing Your Dissertation: The bestselling guide to planning, preparing and
  

      presenting first-class work. How To Books Ltd. Oxford, UK

• Glatthorn A. A, and Joyner L. Randy (2005), Writing the Winning Thesis or Dissertation: A
  

      step-by-step Guide (2^nd Ed), Corwin Press. US

• Kothari, C (2004), Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, New Age International
  

Course Description

This course is concerned with the decisions and process by which managers and executives choose strategies, plans and options to maximize corporate objectives. The concept of a ‘strategy’ in business raises the decision function beyond the mundane and routine. This course therefore seeks to expose subjects to the various business strategies to enhance their competitive advantage, strategic planning skills and business level strategy and leadership skills.

Course Outcome

• The students will appreciate all options of business strategies in modern business
  
• To enhance students overall strategic decision making.
  
• To be an excellent strategist in your field of operation
  

Course Content

• Overview of Strategic Managemen
  
• Strategy Formulation
  
• Strategy Implementations:
  
• Strategic analysis and choice.
  
• Strategic Review, Evaluation and Control.
  
• Business Ethics/Social Responsibility/Environmental Sustainability

• Required Text book:
  

• David F. Fred. (2011), Strategic Management-concepts and cases (13^th ed.). New Jeesey: Pearson Education Inc. 

• Slack, and Lewis (2010). Operations Strategy, 3rd, Prentice Hall/Pearson.