Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LM Business Case
School	Chemical Engineering
Department	Chemical Engineering
Module Code	04 23112
Module Lead	Prof S Blackburn
Level	Masters Level
Credits	10
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites	LM Introduction to Industrial Project Management - (04 23104)
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Exclusions
Description	This module looks to show the importance of how the project interacts with the business case. Topics include change management, value chain analysis, portfolio management and benefits tracking.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: Relate the business (or customer) challenges and business terminology to the project strategies; Contrast business strategy development with project planning and analyse robustness of business strategies; Analyse value chains of businesses or proposal and identify ways to improve business or proposal; Explain organisational change models and devise plans to apply to change models to described situations; Describe top market challenges in 3 different industries and relate these market challenges to typical project focus; Decribe application of portfolio management and benefits tracking at business level and list example techniques; Describe the ethics required of project managers and business managers within the project management profession.
Assessment	23112-01 : Overall Mark : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessed tutorial, 40% of module, (covering definitions and other terminology required for course); Coursework, maximum of 3000 words, 60% of module (based on reviewing business based scenario and researching background information)
Other	Maximum number of 30 students on module.
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