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 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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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 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B5005, B6025 or in a Monash Online course and have completed 12 credit points of OPO59 level units to undertake this unit.
Equivalent units
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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 a range of project management techniques. This unit will explore the need for project managers to develop bespoke approaches which address the unique requirements of innovation-driven projects. With a focus on design thinking, including the combination and re-combination of disparate techniques, you will evaluate the requirements of a specific (disruptive) innovation and propose a unique project design to achieve the organisation’s goals.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 1 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 5 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
appraise the concepts of innovation in the context of delivering projects
- 2
critique the project management techniques in the context of delivering innovation projects.
- 3
assess the application of design thinking and solution development to manage innovation projects
- 4
contrast and evaluate appropriate advanced project management perspectives, critically incorporating planning and learning approaches, to meet contextual demands and communicate findings.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period typically comprising a mixture of learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for activities. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective 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.
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 where necessary.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Danielle Ramirez
- Associate Professor Jonathan Matheny
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 2023 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 1 assessment task and no exam.