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PGMT 2001: Project Quality and Risk Management
Effective date
May 2022
Department
Bus & Project Mgmt PD Diploma
School
Hospitality, Food Studies and Applied Business
Description
This course explores the processes for planning, managing, and controlling project and product quality requirements. This course also introduces students to risk management. Students examine ways to reduce the probability of negative risks and enhance the probability and/or impact of positive risks to optimize the chances of project success.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
PGMT 1001, PGMT 1002.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Produce a comprehensive Quality Management Strategy / Plan
- Define and establish clear quality metrics to ensure project quality requirements are being met.
- Determine how quality issues can impact the project
- Control project and product quality using established processes and guidelines.
- Document and deliver on project quality objectives
- Identify and assign quality management roles through the project
- Understand concepts and terminologies in risk management
- Plan project risk management
- Identify, analyze and monitor project risks
- Plan and implement appropriate risk responses
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 45
Total Hours: 45
Total Hours: 45
Instructional Strategies
Lecture, group work, case studies, discussions, presentations, guest speakers, online activities
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
D
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Midterm Exam |
20 |
|
|
Final Exam |
30 |
|
|
Quizzes/Tests |
20 |
Weekly planned and/or ad-hoc quizzes |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Class, individual, and team assignments and projects |
|
Participation |
10 |
Active participation in class and team discussions |
Course topics
- Key concepts and terminologies of Quality Management
- Quality Management Plan
- Quality metrics and analysis
- Quality Control and Assurance
- Risk Management
- Risk register creation
- Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
- Plan and implement risk responses
- Identify, analyze, and monitor risks
- Quality and risk management in Agile environments
Learning resources
Project Management: The Managerial Process, 8th edition, by Erik Larson and Clifford Gray
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.