OPV5000 The rise of project-based organisations
Faculty of Business and Economics
OPV5000 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 2022. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before OPV5000
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After OPV5000
No unit lists OPV5000 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B4010, B4011, B5009, B6031, B6032 to undertake this unit.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
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 2022
The 2022 handbook lists no offerings for OPV5000.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
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 approachPeer assisted learning
- 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.
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
- Associate Professor Jonathan Matheny
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OPV5000?
OPV5000 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is OPV5000 offered?
OPV5000 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.
How much work is OPV5000?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does OPV5000 have an exam?
No. OPV5000 has 1 assessment task and no exam.