OPO5000 The rise of project-based organisations
Faculty of Business and Economics
OPO5000 The rise of project-based organisations is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
Reviews
No reviews yetNo reviews yet. Be the first to review OPO5000.
Requisites
Before OPO5000
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After OPO5000
No unit lists OPO5000 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in a Monash Online Course to undertake this unit. If you are in course B5005 or B6025 you must have completed 12 credit points from OPM5900, OPO5901, OPO5902 or OPO5903.
Overview
The unit explores the rise of an emerging organisational form – the project-based organisation. It addresses the environmental forces that give rise to project-based organisations and the requisite governance systems required to coordinate across projects, programs and portfolios, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, and the creation of value for the organisation. Leadership theories and the competencies of project leadership, which are required to support effective governance when managing projects, are also reviewed.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 3 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Written50%
- Written50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse and evaluate how project-based organisations develop policy and strategy, and formulate structures, including program and portfolio management, to link projects to corporate strategy
- 2
design and communicate suitable advanced governance structures that support the development of a program framework and culture to critically manage risk and uncertainty
- 3
assess alignment with organisational objectives and strategic goals, and develop, document and prepare a program management business case for an organisation.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit): http://monash.rl.talis.com/index.html <http://monash.rl.talis.com/index.html> Research and Learning Online: www.monash.edu/rlo <http://www.monash.edu/rlo>
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Danielle Ramirez
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OPO5000?
OPO5000 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is OPO5000 offered?
OPO5000 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is OPO5000?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does OPO5000 have an exam?
No. OPO5000 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.