PMN504 Managing Project Teams
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| Unit code: | PMN504 |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite(s): | Completion of 192 credit points in current course or Admission to (BN87 or EN55 or EN71 or EN73 or EN74 or EN80 or PM15 or PM20) |
| Equivalent(s): | PMQ504 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,444 |
| International unit fee | $5,220 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | PMN504 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Completion of 192 credit points in current course or Admission to (BN87 or EN55 or EN71 or EN73 or EN74 or EN80 or PM15 or PM20) |
| Equivalent: | PMQ504 |
| Coordinator: | Vaughan Coffey | v.coffey@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit will provide you with the fundamental skills and knowledge to manage internal stakeholders, and to appreciate the role and contribution of the Project Manager in facilitating outcomes critical for the success of a project. It will specifically focus on the competencies required to effectively lead, motivate and manage individuals within the project team. The unit provides an understanding of how to undertake negotiation and conflict resolution, and recognise individual and cultural differences and different communication styles appearing in project teams.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Critically reflect on personal leadership attributes and emotional intelligence to identify and plan for personal and professional development.
- Apply the principles of effective team management skills, leadership, motivation and conflict resolution in a project management setting.
- Explain how to manage in a project team environment so that team members achieve personal development and growth, whilst successfully contributing to the project's success.
- Create team development plans to encourage greater team diversity and inclusivity.
Content
The topics in this unit include and focus on:
- Project stakeholder identification and management;
- Project Team Building, Creativity and Problem-solving;
- Project Manager's Role and Competencies;
- Self-awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Motivation and Productivity;
- Leadership in Projects (vs. Management);
- Individual and Cultural differences;
- Communications Theory and Skills in Teams;
- Conflict Resolution and Negotiation in Teams;
- Stress Management and 'Burnout'.
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in the following:
- Lectures
- Tutorials
You will engage in both individual and group activities and assignments designed to develop a theoretical understanding as well as progressively explore the application of those theories to a range of 'real world' situations using topical case studies and scenarios drawn from a range of perspectives and project environments.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:
- Rubrics provided to show the expected standard for each criteria in an assessment item.
- Feedback comments on assignments returned to you via Canvas.
- Lecture and tutorial sessions providing extensive question and answer opportunities.
- Peer feedback from team members to inform team planning.
- Self assessments of emotional intelligence and leadership skills
Assessment
Overview
- Reflection - following the completion of two self-assessments emotional intelligence and leadership., you will write a self-reflection report setting down your understanding of these important skills and your understanding of how they can help you contribute to project management in the future.
- High-performance Team Development Report - working as a project manager heading a team with performance issues, you will as a group, devise, develop and present to the Project Director, a high-performance team plan designed to alleviate the problems being faced by the team and then individually reflect on your learnings from undertaking this task.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment
You will write two reflections following your self-assessments on emotional intelligence and leadership.
Part A
Complete a self-assessment on emotional intelligence. Following the self-assessment reflect on the value of emotional intelligence to working in project teams. Your response will need to include relevant scholarly literature and include actions for the future.
Part B
Complete a self-assessment on leadership styles. Following the self-assessment reflect on the value of leadership styles to working in project teams. Your response will need to include relevant scholarly literature and include actions for the future.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: High Performance Team Development Report
You will take on the role of a project manager working in a project team that is experiencing some team performance issues. In response to concerns from your project director, together as a team you will develop and present a high-performance team plan including early definition of Roles and Responsibilities, Staffing Management, Communication Management, stakeholder identification and management, Ethics, Safety and Compliance. The project director has asked that the plan specifically be set up to encourage greater team diversity and be more inclusive.
Individually, you will then write a reflection on the teamwork and communication process throughout this assignment.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
There are no prescribed resources required for this unit. There are however recommended texts stipulated below. Further, additional resources will be made available through the unit's Canvas site and QUT Readings as relevant to each unit module.
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
PMI, 2021, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Seventh Edition, Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, PA.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.BN87 Master of Engineering Management
- Critically analyse and evaluate complex engineering management problems to achieve research informed solutions
Relates to: ULO1, Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment - Apply systematic approaches to plan, design, execute and manage an engineering management project
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3 - Communicate complex information effectively and succinctly, presenting high level reports, arguments and justifications in oral, written and visual forms to professional and non-specialist audiences.
Relates to: ULO4 - Organise and manage time, tasks and projects independently, and collaboratively demonstrating the values and principles that shape engineering management decision making and professional accountability .
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, High Performance Team Development Report
EN55 Master of Professional Engineering
- Apply advanced and specialist knowledge, concepts and practices in engineering design, analysis management and sustainability.
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Critically analyse and evaluate complex engineering problems to achieve research informed solutions.
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Communicate complex information effectively and succinctly, presenting high level reports, arguments and justifications in oral, written and visual forms to professional and non specialist audiences.
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report
EN71 Master of Sustainable Infrastructure with Project Management
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist discipline knowledge, concepts, methods and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Sustainable Infrastructure and Project Management domains
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment - Analyse and evaluate problems in Sustainable Infrastructure and Project Management domains using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice and leading-edge research to achieve evidence based, innovative, critically informed solutions and outcomes
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Apply innovative, systematic approaches to plan, design, deliver and manage projects in Sustainable Infrastructure and Project Management domains in a way that assures sustainable outcomes and strategic objectives over their whole lifecycle
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Effectively communicate problems in Sustainable Infrastructure and Project Management domains, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Demonstrate ethically and socially responsible practice, recognising the importance of personal accountability, reflective practice, risk-informed judgements, and leadership
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report
EN73 Master of Renewable Energy with Project Management
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist discipline knowledge, concepts, methods and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment - Analyse and evaluate problems in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice and leading-edge research to achieve evidence based, innovative, critically informed solutions and outcomes
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Apply innovative, systematic approaches to plan, design, deliver and manage projects in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains in a way that assures sustainable outcomes and strategic objectives over their whole lifecycle
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Effectively communicate problems in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Demonstrate ethically and socially responsible practice, recognising the importance of personal accountability, reflective practice, risk-informed judgements, and leadership
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report
EN74 Master of Advanced Manufacturing with Project Management
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist theory-based discipline knowledge, concepts, methods and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment - Employ advanced specialist technical skills, analysis approaches, design, and data to the solution of problems in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains, critically evaluating solutions and practice-informed performance to deliver whole of life requirements and strategic objectives
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Develop and employ professional leadership skills and management frameworks to deliver projects, lead teams, and enact change in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Implement professional communication and collaborative skills while engaging with stakeholders, exchanging ideas, and presenting complex information to specialist and non-specialist audiences in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Demonstrate ethical and socially responsible practice, recognising the importance of personal accountability, and reflective practice, risk-informed judgements, and leadership
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report
PM15 Graduate Certificate in Project Management
- Formulate approaches to effectively manage individuals in a project team environment for successful project outcomes
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Apply appropriate tools, methods and techniques to plan and execute projects
Relates to: ULO4, High Performance Team Development Report
PM20 Master of Project Management
- Synthesise and apply leadership and team development theory across dynamic and complex project environments
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Create project plans to effectively deliver strategic business and organisational objectives.
Relates to: ULO4, High Performance Team Development Report
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | PMN504 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Completion of 192 credit points in current course or Admission to (BN87 or EN55 or EN71 or EN73 or EN74 or EN80 or PM15 or PM20) |
| Equivalent: | PMQ504 |
| Coordinator: | Vaughan Coffey | v.coffey@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit will provide you with the fundamental skills and knowledge to manage internal stakeholders, and to appreciate the role and contribution of the Project Manager in facilitating outcomes critical for the success of a project. It will specifically focus on the competencies required to effectively lead, motivate and manage individuals within the project team. The unit provides an understanding of how to undertake negotiation and conflict resolution, and recognise individual and cultural differences and different communication styles appearing in project teams.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Critically reflect on personal leadership attributes and emotional intelligence to identify and plan for personal and professional development.
- Apply the principles of effective team management skills, leadership, motivation and conflict resolution in a project management setting.
- Explain how to manage in a project team environment so that team members achieve personal development and growth, whilst successfully contributing to the project's success.
- Create team development plans to encourage greater team diversity and inclusivity.
Content
The topics in this unit include and focus on:
- Project stakeholder identification and management;
- Project Team Building, Creativity and Problem-solving;
- Project Manager's Role and Competencies;
- Self-awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Motivation and Productivity;
- Leadership in Projects (vs. Management);
- Individual and Cultural differences;
- Communications Theory and Skills in Teams;
- Conflict Resolution and Negotiation in Teams;
- Stress Management and 'Burnout'.
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in the following:
- Lectures
- Tutorials
You will engage in both individual and group activities and assignments designed to develop a theoretical understanding as well as progressively explore the application of those theories to a range of 'real world' situations using topical case studies and scenarios drawn from a range of perspectives and project environments.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:
- Rubrics provided to show the expected standard for each criteria in an assessment item.
- Feedback comments on assignments returned to you via Canvas.
- Lecture and tutorial sessions providing extensive question and answer opportunities.
- Peer feedback from team members to inform team planning.
- Self assessments of emotional intelligence and leadership skills
Assessment
Overview
- Reflection - following the completion of two self-assessments emotional intelligence and leadership., you will write a self-reflection report setting down your understanding of these important skills and your understanding of how they can help you contribute to project management in the future.
- High-performance Team Development Report - working as a project manager heading a team with performance issues, you will as a group, devise, develop and present to the Project Director, a high-performance team plan designed to alleviate the problems being faced by the team and then individually reflect on your learnings from undertaking this task.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment
You will write two reflections following your self-assessments on emotional intelligence and leadership.
Part A
Complete a self-assessment on emotional intelligence. Following the self-assessment reflect on the value of emotional intelligence to working in project teams. Your response will need to include relevant scholarly literature and include actions for the future.
Part B
Complete a self-assessment on leadership styles. Following the self-assessment reflect on the value of leadership styles to working in project teams. Your response will need to include relevant scholarly literature and include actions for the future.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: High Performance Team Development Report
You will take on the role of a project manager working in a project team that is experiencing some team performance issues. In response to concerns from your project director, together as a team you will develop and present a high-performance team plan including early definition of Roles and Responsibilities, Staffing Management, Communication Management, stakeholder identification and management, Ethics, Safety and Compliance. The project director has asked that the plan specifically be set up to encourage greater team diversity and be more inclusive.
Individually, you will then write a reflection on the teamwork and communication process throughout this assignment.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
There are no prescribed resources required for this unit. There are however recommended texts stipulated below. Further, additional resources will be made available through the unit's Canvas site and QUT Readings as relevant to each unit module.
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
PMI, 2021, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Seventh Edition, Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, PA.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.BN87 Master of Engineering Management
- Critically analyse and evaluate complex engineering management problems to achieve research informed solutions
Relates to: ULO1, Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment - Apply systematic approaches to plan, design, execute and manage an engineering management project
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3 - Communicate complex information effectively and succinctly, presenting high level reports, arguments and justifications in oral, written and visual forms to professional and non-specialist audiences.
Relates to: ULO4 - Organise and manage time, tasks and projects independently, and collaboratively demonstrating the values and principles that shape engineering management decision making and professional accountability .
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, High Performance Team Development Report
EN55 Master of Professional Engineering
- Apply advanced and specialist knowledge, concepts and practices in engineering design, analysis management and sustainability.
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Critically analyse and evaluate complex engineering problems to achieve research informed solutions.
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Communicate complex information effectively and succinctly, presenting high level reports, arguments and justifications in oral, written and visual forms to professional and non specialist audiences.
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report
EN71 Master of Sustainable Infrastructure with Project Management
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist discipline knowledge, concepts, methods and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Sustainable Infrastructure and Project Management domains
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment - Analyse and evaluate problems in Sustainable Infrastructure and Project Management domains using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice and leading-edge research to achieve evidence based, innovative, critically informed solutions and outcomes
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Apply innovative, systematic approaches to plan, design, deliver and manage projects in Sustainable Infrastructure and Project Management domains in a way that assures sustainable outcomes and strategic objectives over their whole lifecycle
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Effectively communicate problems in Sustainable Infrastructure and Project Management domains, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Demonstrate ethically and socially responsible practice, recognising the importance of personal accountability, reflective practice, risk-informed judgements, and leadership
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report
EN73 Master of Renewable Energy with Project Management
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist discipline knowledge, concepts, methods and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment - Analyse and evaluate problems in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice and leading-edge research to achieve evidence based, innovative, critically informed solutions and outcomes
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Apply innovative, systematic approaches to plan, design, deliver and manage projects in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains in a way that assures sustainable outcomes and strategic objectives over their whole lifecycle
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Effectively communicate problems in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Demonstrate ethically and socially responsible practice, recognising the importance of personal accountability, reflective practice, risk-informed judgements, and leadership
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report
EN74 Master of Advanced Manufacturing with Project Management
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist theory-based discipline knowledge, concepts, methods and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment - Employ advanced specialist technical skills, analysis approaches, design, and data to the solution of problems in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains, critically evaluating solutions and practice-informed performance to deliver whole of life requirements and strategic objectives
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Develop and employ professional leadership skills and management frameworks to deliver projects, lead teams, and enact change in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Implement professional communication and collaborative skills while engaging with stakeholders, exchanging ideas, and presenting complex information to specialist and non-specialist audiences in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains
Relates to: High Performance Team Development Report - Demonstrate ethical and socially responsible practice, recognising the importance of personal accountability, and reflective practice, risk-informed judgements, and leadership
Relates to: Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report
PM15 Graduate Certificate in Project Management
- Formulate approaches to effectively manage individuals in a project team environment for successful project outcomes
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Apply appropriate tools, methods and techniques to plan and execute projects
Relates to: ULO4, High Performance Team Development Report
PM20 Master of Project Management
- Synthesise and apply leadership and team development theory across dynamic and complex project environments
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Reflective Journal and Self-Assessment, High Performance Team Development Report - Create project plans to effectively deliver strategic business and organisational objectives.
Relates to: ULO4, High Performance Team Development Report