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 5 Learning Outcomes
• Apply the 10 Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) areas to
PMBoK Standard
1 modern IT projects

• Create IT project governance & compliance frameworks needed to manage Project Governance
2 modern IT projects

• Recommend project management & critical thinking strategies and Employability Skills
3 techniques for modern IT projects

• Create a collaborative ICT project plan Case based

4 using the PMBOK areas for a given case-study Project Planning

• Apply collaborative strategies to support Hybrid Industry-like

5 effective teamwork in modern IT projects Collaboration Skills
 1. Apply the 10 Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK) areas to modern IT projects

Your regular attendance & active participation are success factors

2 X Individual Assignments
2 X Group Assignments

& Applied Class

 2. Create IT project governance & compliance frameworks
needed to manage modern IT projects

Compliance to project governance requirements involves

PMBoK is a Governance Framework behaviour & practice conformity to PMBoK principles, processes, methods &
for Project Management (PM). IT professionals techniques, DevSecOps standards & other enterprise governance frameworks
can customise it to provide

• The DevOps principles for digital services

development
• The processes for managing DevOPs work
• The PM methods and techniques involved
in managing DevOps work

• Setting DevOps and security standards for

IT projects
• Compliance to Corporate & IT Governance
Frameworks You will learn the basic concepts of Governance & Compliance and
apply this knowledge via Group Assignment 2 and 3 activities
 3. Recommend project management & critical thinking
strategies and techniques for modern IT projects

All your assignments give you PMBoK Influenced

hands-on learning to develop Thinking Skills Problem Solving Models Writing Skills

• Your critical thinking skills Assignment 1

• Writing
Your experience reflective thinking The Analytical Paragraph
skills Trust
Assignment 2
Communicating:
• PMBoK influenced problem solving +3 • Critical Literature
skills from an academic perspective Solutions
• Project Planning
AND from a enterprise project Trust
Solutions
planning perspective Assignment 4
• Reflective
Experimental
Solutions
• Your management writing skills to Reflective Thinking Cycle

communicate your problem solving

findings
 Assignment Scores: A Different Use-Context
Assignment 1: Academic Problem Solving,
Assignment 1, 2-3 and 4 is a collective measure of your current
emphasizing on literature research, critical thinking
competency-levels in the following capability areas:
& academic writing using reporting style.
Capability A-1 A-2 A-4
A-3
Critical Thinking X X X
Reflective Thinking X
Literature Research X X X

Academic Problem Solving X

PM Problem Solving X
Academic Writing X X
Management Report Writing X X X

Assignment 2 & 3: PM Problem Solving, using Group Work X

PMBoK concepts & methods, literature research,
critical thinking & management writing techniques Assignment Grade Indicators

Assignment 4 – same as Assignment 1, plus N - unaware to under developed

reflective thinking sty;e C – emerging to early developing
D – developing
HD – advancing
 4. Create a collaborative ICT project plan
using the PMBOK areas for a given case-study;
A chosen latest digital savvy enterprise case company
frames your PMBoK influenced problem solving work. The
deliverable is a Project Plan for the case company’s
executives to decide investing in your proposed project
plan.

The given case info and additional research you do will give
you hands-on experience in planning the scope, schedule
and budget of an IT project, ensuring you are well
prepared to manage the project stakeholders and risks
involved. You will also understand the business drivers that
create projects that have to be project-planned.

Applying PMBoK and other assumed DevOpSec standards

and methodologies in Assignment 2 and 3 is learning
hands-on and also actively complying to a proven IT
Project Governance Framework
 5. Apply collaborative strategies to support
effective teamwork in modern IT projects
FIT is moving to Active Learning delivery models

Lectures & Tutorials are OUT

Workshops & Applied Classes are IN

Your Attendance & Active Participation & Notes Taking

ARE VERY IMPORTANT Self Commitments.

Concepts
Essential Readings

Concepts & Do it
Workshops
Do it
Do it
MS Team
Applied Classes Activities

Assignments Driven
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Learning Resources
MOODLE BOOKS

Outcomes for the ASSIGNMENTS

ED FORUM

Unit MS TEAM WORKSPACE

 Know & Understanding
Unit Resources
how to use all the given resources
Assignment-Briefs Essential Pre-class Readings
• Unit Learning Outcomes Aligned PMBoK 6th Edition KA aligned ED Books
• Problem Background / Case Story Form of Forms
• Problem Solving Instructions
o Inquiry Qs Workshop Books:
o Case Project Plan Report
PM Concepts by Knowledge Areas
Introductory Do-it activities
• Writing Templates
Applied Class Books:
• For Assignment 2 – 3, instructions for using Assignment linked Do-it activities
project planning template
ED Forum
• Sections’ Aggregated Marking Weights ED Community of Practice Forum
Forum
Dedicated Supervisor • Assignment tips based on students’
• Personal coach and mentor for all assignment common progress making
work and your well-being • Real life cases
Not * Assignment Q&A • Socialising
Other Staff
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) Access MS Team
• Standby access when supervisor not available Assignment group workplace
• Assignment Q&A
• Chats, Meets, Files, Apps
• Supervisor Interactive Consults
 Resources can help achieve the Learning Outcomes
IF and WHEN …….
Resource Usefulness
Is determined by how effective you
yourself make use the given
resources.
This means your success drivers are:
• Regular class attendance and active
participation
• Timely assignment progress making in
MS Team, using all its features and
apps to show evidence of your self
directed proactive progress and
risks/issues management
• Optimising use of your supervisor’s
meetings & multi-channel
interactions
Active Learning works best
when there is 2 ways ENGAGEMENT
interactions
1. You engage effectively with your
peers and supervisor
2. Teachers provide the resources
including the personal learning
support / consult
Unit Resources deliver
value ONLY if you:
1. Regularly do most to all pre-
class essential readings
2. Regularly attend classes AND
actively engage in discussions
and activities
3. Regularly collaborate with
your group peers and
supervisors via MS Team to
incrementally progress
assignment work (including
individual ones)
4. Regularly make consolidating
notes after each lesson
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