OPO5002 Project management for organisational innovation
Faculty of Business and Economics
OPO5002 Project management for organisational innovation is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before OPO5002
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After OPO5002
No unit lists OPO5002 as a prerequisite in the 2027 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 OPO5900, OPO5901, OPO5902 or OPO5903.
Overview
Organisational innovation and new product/service development are particularly challenging for project management. Such projects are volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. As such, they require project managers to engage in various project management tools, techniques and change management approaches. This unit will explore the need for project managers to develop bespoke practices that address the unique requirements of innovation-driven projects. With a focus on design thinking, including the combination and re-combination of disparate techniques, in teams, you will evaluate the requirements of a specific (disruptive) innovation and propose a unique project design using emerging technologies to achieve the organisation’s goals.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 1 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 5 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Written40%
- Artefact30%
- Written30%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
evaluate research innovation concepts to inform project delivery in complex organisational contexts
- 2
analyse innovative methods, techniques, tools, strategies, protocols, emerging technologies and change management approaches in project teams and complex organisational contexts
- 3
apply design thinking and solution development in complex organisational contexts
- 4
evaluate project planning and learning approaches using advanced project management perspectives in complex organisational contexts.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based 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 allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective 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.
Learning resources
Required resources
A collection of resources including journal articles, book chapters, government/industry reports and relevant web-based materials will be provided on the unit Moodle site where necessary.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Danielle Ramirez
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OPO5002?
OPO5002 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is OPO5002 offered?
OPO5002 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
How much work is OPO5002?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does OPO5002 have an exam?
No. OPO5002 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.