We provide you with the unique opportunity to study tourism and management's academic and practical aspects and gain first-hand industry experience. It covers all the integral features and concepts of the tourism and travel sector, including visitor attractions, hotels, leisure centers, theatres, events, business tourism, music venues, and travel.
We provide you with the unique opportunity to study tourism and management's academic and practical aspects and gain first-hand industry experience. It covers all the integral features and concepts of the tourism and travel sector, including visitor attractions, hotels, leisure centers, theatres, events, business tourism, music venues, and travel.
This course is a comprehensive learning module that introduces students to the fundamental principles of financial accounting. It consists of 20 lessons covering key topics such as financial statements, bookkeeping, accounting principles, and financial decision-making. Through interactive learning methods and a blend of online and offline resources, worksheets, and assessments, students will develop the skills to analyze financial data, prepare reports, and apply accounting techniques in real-world business scenarios.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Understand core accounting principles and their real-world applications.
Distinguish between financial and management accounting.
Understand accounting cycle and be able to be able to prepare the accounts step-by-step.
Prepare the financial statements and undertstand their relationship.
Calculate and interpret financial ratios and information.
Understand finacial principles and ethics and their real world application.
Apply key accounting techniques to analyze financial performance.
Understand the basic ideas of equity finance
Work with numerical data using spreadsheets and accounting software.
Engage in collaborative financial analysis projects.
The lesson plan are structured into six Sections as sequenced below:
Part I. Introduction & Foundations (Lessons 1-3)
Module Overview and Learning Goals
Accounting concepts and Business Types
Accounting Principles and Ethics
Part II. Accounting Process (Lessons 4-8)
4. Accounting cycle, Double-Entry Bookkeeping
5. Accounting Equation and The Three Types of Accounts
6. Posting Journals to Ledgers
7. Extracting Ledgers to Trial Balance
8. Adjustment and Adjusted Trial Balance
Part III. Financial Statements (Lessons 9-11)
9. Trial Balance to Financial Statements, Income Statement
10. Balance Sheet
11. Cash and Cash Flow Statement
Part VI. Asset Valuation & Adjustments (Lessons 12-14)
12. Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities
13. Depreciation
14. Inventory
Part V. Financial Report and Analysis (Lessons 15-18)
15. Financial Report and Analysis
16. Ratio Analysis and Interpretation
17. Ratio Analysis Example 1
18. Ratio Analysis Example 2
Part IV. Advanced Topics - Equity Finance & Stock Market (Lessons 19-20)
19. Corporate Equity and Stock Market Basic
20. Partnership Accounting
This course includes a comprehensive set of exercises, quizzes, reading materials, core textbook, and formal exams that can be used for both formative and summative assessments in each lesson.
This course is designed for students who are new to or unfamiliar with accounting and finance, as well as those seeking foundational knowledge in the subject. It provides essential skills for further study or professional application.
All the best with your study.
This is the 2nd lesson of the Compelete Course - Introduction to Financial Accounting. The key learning outcomes are:
Define accounting and explain its importance.
Differentiate between financial and managerial accounting.
Identify various types of organizations: business and non-business.
Understand generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Recognize the users of accounting information and their needs.
Explore career paths and opportunities in accounting.
The Course is a comprehensive learning module that provides students with a structured introduction to the fundamental principles and concepts of financial accounting. It consists of 20 lessons, covering most of the essential topics in Financial Accounting such as financial statements, bookkeeping, accounting principles, and financial decision-making. Through interactive learning methods, coupled with thorough online and offline resources, worksheets, and recommended assessments, students will develop the skills to analyze financial data, prepare reports, and apply accounting techniques in real-world business scenarios.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Understand core accounting principles and their real-world applications.
Distinguish between financial and management accounting.
Prepare and interpret financial statements.
Apply key accounting techniques to analyze financial performance.
Work with numerical data using spreadsheets and accounting software.
Engage in collaborative financial analysis projects.
The lesson plan are structured following this sequenced:
Part I. Introduction & Foundations (Lessons 1-3)
Module Overview and Learning Goals
Accounting concepts and Business Types
Accounting Principles and Ethics
Part II. Accounting Process (Lessons 4-8)
4. Accounting cycle, Double-Entry Bookkeeping
5. Accounting Equation and The Three Types of Accounts
6. Posting Journals to Ledgers
7. Extracting Ledgers to Trial Balance
8. Adjustment and Adjusted Trial Balance
Part III. Financial Statements (Lessons 9-11)
9. Trial Balance to Financial Statements, Income Statement
10. Balance Sheet
11. Cash and Cash Flow Statement
Part VI. Asset Valuation & Adjustments (Lessons 12-14)
12. Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities
13. Depreciation
14. Inventory
Part V. Financial Report and Analysis (Lessons 15-18)
15. Financial Report and Analysis
16. Ratio Analysis and Interpretation
17. Ratio Analysis Example 1
18. Ratio Analysis Example 2
Part IV. Advanced Topics - Equity Finance & Stock Market (Lessons 19-20)
19. Corporate Equity and Stock Market Basic
20. Partnership Accounting
This course is designed for students who are new to or unfamiliar with accounting and finance, as well as those interested in gaining foundational knowledge of the subject. It equips learners with the essential skills needed for further study or professional application.
All the best with your study.
This is a closed-book, in-class End of term exam for Introduction to Financial Accounrting. It has a duratin of 2 hours, 100 marks. The exam contributes to 50% of the overall grade for the module.
It has three sections, with different types of questions.
This examination assesses students’ ability to analyze financial statements, apply accounting principles, calculating and interpreting fancial ratios, and calculating depreciations, and make informed financial decisions.
This is a closed-book, in-class exam for the course Introduction to Financial Accounting.
The exam is planned to contribute 50% towards the student’s overall grade. The exam takes t wo hours, and has 100 marks.
It consists of three sections (A, B, and C), covering multiple-choice questions, theoretical concepts, and applied financial analysis.
This mid-term examination assesses students’ understanding of core financial concepts, their ability to analyze financial statements, and their knowledge of key accounting principles and classifications.
The answser sheet is also attached.
This Operations Management assessment (Coursework 1) is an open-book report that constitutes 30% of the final grade. It requires students to critically analyze supply chain management and assess risk mitigation strategies in a global context.
Students must submit an 800-word report (+/- 10%).
This assessment tests students’ ability to analyze global supply chain risks, compare mitigation strategies, and apply real-world business insights to supply chain management challenges.
This Operations Management assessment (Coursework 1) is an open-book report that accounts for 30% of the final grade. Students will analyze supply chain re-alignment strategies using a real-world business case based on a Case Study on the Harvard Business Review.
Word Limit: 1200 words (+/- 10%), divided into 4 questions (~300 words each).
This assessment evaluates students’ ability to apply supply chain management theories to real-world strategic decision-making. It also tests their critical thinking, analytical skills, and ability to recommend practical solutions for global supply chain challenges.
This Operations Management final assessment is an in-class exam (Coursework 2) that constitutes 70% of the final grade. It is divided into two parts, covering key operational strategies, efficiency frameworks, and waste reduction methodologies. it contains three parts:
Part 1 – Short Answer Questions (5 Questions, 100 words each)
Part 2 – Applied Analysis (2 Questions, 250 words each)
This assessment evaluates students’ ability to apply operations management theories to real-world scenarios, analyze efficiency strategies, and recommend solutions for optimizing production and service delivery.
This is an Essay Assessment on the topic of Strategic Innovation and Operational Excellence: Analyzing SpaceX’s Product and Process Development. The essay assesses students’ critical thinking, research, and analytical skills by applying strategic management frameworks to SpaceX’s innovation and operational strategies. It also evaluates students’ ability to propose realistic business recommendations based on their analysis.
The exam pack contains an Exam Brief, Marking Rubrics, and Reading Materials and recommendation. It can be used for both Mid Term and Final Term Exam. Word limit is about 1200 words (+/- 10%), with four questions (300 words each).
This is the first lesson of the Compelete Course - Introduction to Financial Accounting. The conte learning outcomes are
The Course is a comprehensive learning module that provides students with a structured introduction to the fundamental principles and concepts of financial accounting. It consists of 20 lessons, covering most of the essential topics in Financial Accounting such as financial statements, bookkeeping, accounting principles, and financial decision-making. Through interactive learning methods, coupled with thorough online and offline resources, worksheets, and recommended assessments, students will develop the skills to analyze financial data, prepare reports, and apply accounting techniques in real-world business scenarios.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Understand core accounting principles and their real-world applications.
Distinguish between financial and management accounting.
Prepare and interpret financial statements.
Apply key accounting techniques to analyze financial performance.
Work with numerical data using spreadsheets and accounting software.
Engage in collaborative financial analysis projects.
The lesson plan are structured following this sequenced:
Part I. Introduction & Foundations (Lessons 1-3)
Module Overview and Learning Goals
Accounting concepts and Business Types
Accounting Principles and Ethics
Part II. Accounting Process (Lessons 4-8)
4. Accounting cycle, Double-Entry Bookkeeping
5.Accounting Equation and The Three Types of Accounts
6. Posting Journals to Ledgers
7. Extracting Ledgers to Trial Balance
8. Adjustment and Adjusted Trial Balance
Part III. Financial Statements (Lessons 9-11)
9. Trial Balance to Financial Statements, Income Statement
10. Balance Sheet
11. Cash and Cash Flow Statement
Part VI. Asset Valuation & Adjustments (Lessons 12-14)
12. Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities
13. Depreciation
14. Inventory
Part V. Financial Report and Analysis (Lessons 15-18)
15. Financial Report and Analysis
16. Ratio Analysis and Interpretation
17. Ratio Analysis Example 1
18. Ratio Analysis Example 2
Part IV. Advanced Topics - Equity Finance & Stock Market (Lessons 19-20)
19. Corporate Equity and Stock Market Basic
20. Partnership Accounting
This course is designed for students who are new to or unfamiliar with accounting and finance, as well as those interested in gaining foundational knowledge of the subject. It equips learners with the essential skills needed for further study or professional application.
All the best with your study.
This lesson teaches the principles, frameworks, and challenges of corporate governance, focusing on its role in ensuring ethical and effective management of organizations. It explores the theoretical foundations, such as agency problems, and the contrasting approaches of stakeholder- and shareholder-focused governance models. The lesson incorporates a global perspective by examining how corporate governance varies across countries and adapts to globalization.
Using real-world case studies like Enron and Volkswagen, the lesson highlights the consequences of poor governance, emphasizing the importance of ethical practices, transparency, and accountability. It further examines emerging trends like ESG integration and the impact of digital transformation on governance systems.
Targeted at students and professionals in business and management, the lesson also poses thought-provoking questions and discussion points to encourage critical analysis of governance systems in a globalized and ethically complex world.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:
Defining corporate governance
Why is CG needed?
Theoretical framework and models
Agency problem
Stakeholders models
Shareholders models
Approaches to good corporate governance and consequence of bad
Case studies of corporate governance
International corporate governance and globalization
This is a complete lesson including all the materials needed for a lesson - PPT, review questions, case studies, group work suggestions, and class exercise sheet, MCQs and suggested answers as well as some extended readings.
This course is suitable for candidates in Grade 5, 6 (A level and further education), university-level students, or those who wish to pursue a career in management or are interested in the issues. Whether it is beginners or professional managers, this course is designed to build on your interest and passion for management and provide essential information to explore the topic further.
We wish you all the best for the study, and should you have any further questions, please get in touch via email.
This exercise focuses on concepts related to financial markets and crises, offering a range of question types to facilitate understanding, such as fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, case studies, and analytical prompts. It covers key themes like currency convertibility, financial crises (Asian and Global), trade dynamics, the middle-income trap, and economic strategies for growth.
Additionally, it explores policy impacts on developing and developed economies, including China’s financial policies, Brexit’s economic implications, and fiscal management.
Key Themes:
Currency and Trade: Currency convertibility, trade liberalization, and balance of payments.
Economic Crises: Asian Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, and their policy responses.
Developmental Challenges: Middle-income trap, globalization, and economic transitions.
Policy Tools: Monetary policy, fiscal deficits, and foreign direct investment.
Who Can Use It:
Educators and Students: In economics, finance, and international relations courses.
Professionals: Analysts and policymakers studying financial systems or developmental strategies.
Applicable Courses:
Undergraduate and Graduate Level: Courses like International Finance, Economic Development, Global Trade Policies, and Financial Crisis Management.
Specialized Modules: Emerging Markets, Development Economics, and Macroeconomic Policy.
This exercise enhances comprehension of theoretical and practical aspects of financial markets, helping learners and professionals understand critical economic challenges and policy implications globally.
Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national park, stands as a beacon of conservation and sustainable tourism. This study explores the multifaceted aspects of sustainable tourism within the park, examining its ecological, economic, and cultural dimensions. It highlights the park’s diverse geography, including geothermal features, ecosystems, and wildlife, alongside the challenges posed by high visitation rates, climate change, and human-wildlife interactions.
Through sustainable practices such as eco-friendly infrastructure, visitor education, and partnerships with local communities, Yellowstone exemplifies how tourism can coexist with environmental stewardship. By addressing historical injustices faced by Indigenous communities and fostering global collaboration, the park continues to inspire innovative approaches to preserving natural wonders for future generations.
Learning Outcomes:
Define sustainable tourism and its significance in balancing environmental, economic, and social factors.
Gain insights into Yellowstone’s geothermal significance, biodiversity, and unique topographical attributes.
Recognize the role of Yellowstone as a global model for ecotourism.
Analyze the Impacts of Tourism on Yellowstone:
Identify positive and negative effects of tourism on the park’s ecosystems, economy, and cultural heritage.
Evaluate strategies employed to mitigate issues such as overcrowding, wildlife disturbance, and environmental degradation.
Examine the Role of Stakeholders in Sustainable Management:
Understand the challenges and successes of collaborative conservation efforts.
Apply Sustainable Practices in Tourism:
Discuss innovative solutions, such as virtual tours and green technologies, for enhancing sustainability in protected areas.
This complete lesson package includes a presentation file, engaging group activities, quizzes, multiple-choice questions (MCQs), critical analysis topics, further readings, all designed to foster deep understanding and interactive learning in and outside classroom.
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Imagine the following scenarios: After finalizing your project schedule, you realize the estimated completion date is two months beyond what your boss publicly promised an important customer. Five months into the project, you realize that you are already three weeks behind the drop-dead date for the project. Four months into a project top management changes its priorities and now tells you that money is not an issue. Complete the project ASAP!
This lesson addresses strategies for reducing project duration either prior to setting the baseline for the project or in the midst of project execution.
The Learning Outcomes are:
Rational for reducing projection duration
Options for accelerating project completion under resource constrain and no resource constrain
Project cost-duration graph
Direct and indirect project costs
Cost-duration trade-off
Project crashing
Project management trade-off matrix
Benefits and risks associated with project crashing
This is a comprehensive lesson plan for about 1.5 hours includes a well-prepared PowerPoint presentation, with video links, interactive exercises, in-depth case studies, and associated reading materials, designed to provide a holistic learning experience. The materials are based on “Project Management: The Managerial Process” of Clifford Gray (Author) and Erik Larson.
We wish you all the best for the study, and should you have any further questions, please get in touch.
This is a case study on sustainable agricultural tourism in the Kunisaki Peninsula, located in Oita Prefecture, Japan. This region is renowned for its green tourism initiatives and agricultural tourism in particular that blend cultural and natural including agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, helping to revitalize rural areas and develop local economy and tourism sustainably.
The Kunisaki Peninsula is a prime example of how tourism can support both economic growth and environmental conservation.
The learning outcomes are:
Analyzes the tourism potential of agricultural heritage landscapes for regional revitalization.
Focuses on the Kunisaki Peninsula, nominated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) in 2013.
Agricultural heritage landscapes sustain societies for millennia and offer new tourism opportunities
Gain insight into the region’s cultural and natural attractions and how they contribute to tourism.
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Kunisaki’s sustainable tourism development through SWOT analysis.
Be able to apply sustainable tourism strategies to other rural regions.
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce how local and regional authorities can build a consistent framework for collecting and analyzing tourism data using TUI in Northern Ireland as an example. This approach will ensure comparability across regions, which is essential for informed decision-making and also timely collection of accurate data. The video will walk you through key aspects of tourism measurement, data collection approaches, purpose and importance of doing so, as well as introducing definitions, economic impact, visitor surveys, benchmarking, and more. The presentation highlights the need for better measurement of tourism’s economic, social, and environmental impact, as exemplified by the case of Northern Ireland and its effort in promoting sustainable tourism development.
The presentation discusses best practices for measuring tourism locally, which is critical for developing sustainable tourism at the community level. This can involve tracking visitor numbers, environmental impacts, and ensuring resources are used efficiently without depleting them.
By the end of this session, participants will:
Understand the current state of tourism in Northern Ireland, including its economic and environmental impacts.
Be able to define sustainable tourism and explain the balance between economic growth and environmental protection.
Recognize the importance of data in shaping sustainable tourism strategies.
Identify key methods and best practices for measuring tourism’s economic, environmental, and social impacts.
Learn about the role of the Tourism Intelligence Unit (TIU) in improving tourism data and its application in decision-making.
Explore different project options for enhancing tourism statistics and sustainability practices, including practical examples.
This is a comprehensive lesson plan for about 1.5 -2 hours including a well-prepared PowerPoint presentation, interactive exercises, in-depth case studies, and associated reading materials, designed to provide a holistic learning experience.
To watch the video of this lesson please visit my Youtube channel: download the full pack of the lesson materials, please visit: Tourism Courses 旅游学习
Welcome to Project Management. This is the 8th lesson of this module.
There are always more project proposals than there are available resources. The priority system needs to select projects that best contribute to the organization’s objectives, within the constraints of the resources available. If all projects and their respective resources are computer scheduled, the feasibility and impact of adding a new project to those in process can be quickly assessed. With this information the project priority team will add a new project only if resources are available to be formally committed to that specific project. This chapter examines methods of scheduling resources so the team can make realistic judgments of resource availability and project durations. The project manager uses the same schedule for implementing the project. If changes occur during project implementation, the computer schedule is easily updated and the effects easily assessed.
This lecture series is based on Erik W. Larson and Clifford F. Gray’s Book “Project Management, the Managerial Process” chapter by chapter.
You will find the content of this text highly practical, relevant, and current. The concepts discussed are relatively simple and intuitive. As you study each chapter we suggest you try to grasp not only how things work, but why things work. You are encouraged to use the text as a handbook as you move through the three levels of competency: I know. I can do. I can adapt to new situations.
The learning outcomes of this lesson include:
In this lecture, we focus on these four learning outcomes:
8-1 Understand the differences between time-constrained and resource- constrained schedules when doing project planning
8-2 Identify different types of resource constraints.
8-3 Describe how the smoothing approach is used on time-constrained projects.
8-4 Describe how the leveling approach is used for resource-constrained projects.
8-5 Understand how project management software creates resource constrained schedules.
8-6 Understand when and why splitting tasks should be avoided.
8-7 Identify general guidelines for assigning people to specific tasks.
8-8 Identify common problems with multiproject resource scheduling.
8-9 Explain why a time-phased budget baseline is needed.
8-10 Create a time-phased project budget baseline.
This is a comprehensive lesson plan for about 1.5 -2 hours including a well-prepared PowerPoint presentation, interactive exercises, in-depth case studies, and associated reading materials, designed to provide a holistic learning experience.
To download the full pack of the lesson materials, please visit:
Welcome to Project Management. This is the 3rd lesson of this module.
Once management approves a project then the question becomes, how will the project be implemented? This chapter examines three different project management structures used by firms to implement projects: functional organization, dedicated project teams, and matrix structure. Although not exhaustive, these structures and their variant forms represent the major approaches for organizing projects. The advantages and disadvantages of each of these structures are discussed as well as some of the critical factors that might lead a firm to choose one form over others.
This lecture series is based on Erik W. Larson and Clifford F. Gray’s Book “Project management, the managerial process” chapter by chapter.
You will find the content of this text highly practical, relevant, and current. The concepts discussed are relatively simple and intuitive. As you study each chapter we suggest you try to grasp not only how things work, but why things work. You are encouraged to use the text as a handbook as you move through the three levels of competency: I know. I can do. I can adapt to new situations.
The learning outcomes of this lesson include:
In this lecture, we focus on these four learning outcomes:
1 Project Management Structures
2 What Is the Right Project Management Structure?
3 Organizational Culture
4 Implications of Organizational Culture for Organizing Projects
This is a comprehensive lesson plan for about 1.5 -2 hours includes a well-prepared PowerPoint presentation, interactive exercises, in-depth case studies, and associated reading materials, designed to provide a holistic learning experience.
Project managers in charge of a single small project can plan and schedule the project tasks without much formal planning and information. However, when the project manager must manage several small projects or a large complex project, a threshold is quickly reached in which the project manager can no longer cope with the details. This lesson describes a disciplined, structured method for selectively collecting information to use through all phases of the project life cycle, to meet the needs of all stakeholders (e.g., customer, project manager), and to measure performance against the strategic plan of the organization.
The key learning outcomes are:
Identify key elements of a project scope statement and understand
why a complete scope statement is critical to project success.
Describe the causes of scope creep and ways to manage it.
Understand why it is important to establish project priorities in terms
of cost, time, and performance.
Demonstrate the importance of a work breakdown structure (WBS)
to the management of projects and how it serves as a database for
planning and control.
Demonstrate how the organization breakdown structure (OBS)
establishes accountability to organization units.
Describe a process breakdown structure (PBS) and when to use it.
Create responsibility matrices for small projects.
Create a communication plan for a project.
This is a comprehensive lesson plan for about 1.5 hours includes a well-prepared PowerPoint presentation, with video links, interactive exercises, in-depth case studies, and associated reading materials, designed to provide a holistic learning experience. The materials are based on “Project Management: The Managerial Process” of Clifford Gray (Author) and Erik Larson.
We wish you all the best for the study, and should you have any further questions, please get in touch.
Welcome to Project Management. Project management is both people and technical oriented. Project management involves understanding the cause-effect relationships and interactions among the sociotechnical dimensions of projects. Improved competency in these dimensions will greatly enhance your competitive edge as a project manager. The field of project management is growing in importance and at an exponential rate. It is nearly impossible to imagine a future management career that does not include management of projects. Résumés of managers will soon be primarily a description of the individual’s participation in and contributions to projects. Good luck on your journey through the text and on your future projects
This lecture series is based on Erik W. Larson and Clifford F. Gray’s Book“Project Management: The Managerial Process”.
The chapters are:
Chapter 1 Modern Project Management
Chapter 2 Organization Strategy and Project Selection
Chapter 3 Organization: Structure and Culture
Chapter 4 Defining the Project
Chapter 5 Estimating Times and Costs
Chapter 6 Developing a Project Plan
Chapter 7 Managing Risk
Chapter 8 Scheduling resources and cost
Chapter 9 Reducing Project Duration
Chapter 10 Leadership
Chapter 11 Teams
Chapter 12 Outsourcing
Chapter 13 Monitoring Progress
Chapter 14 Project closure
Chapter 15 International Projects
Chapter 16 Oversight
Chapter 17 Agile PM
You will find the content of this text highly practical, relevant, and current. The concepts discussed are relatively simple and intuitive. As you study each chapter we suggest you try to grasp not only how things work, but why things work. You are encouraged to use the text as a handbook as you move through the three levels of competency: I know. I can do. I can adapt to new situations.
All lesson materials include detailed lesson plan, for about 1.5 hours, including This is a comprehensive lesson plan for about 1.5 hours includes a well-prepared PowerPoint presentation, with video links, interactive exercises, in-depth case studies, and associated reading materials, designed to provide a holistic learning experience.
The Power Point presentations are fully animated with scripts and ready to deliver. They are also videos available to watch. They contain a mixture of topic information, examples, and activities/exercises for each topic in the specification for the learning outcomes. All lessons are suitable for about 1 hour of teaching time in which class exercises and homework are integrated into lessons where appropriate.
We wish you all the best for the study, and should you have any further questions, please get in touch.
This is the 2nd lesson of Foundation of Project Management - Organisation Strategy and Project section in Project Management.
Strategy is fundamentally deciding how the organization will compete. Organizations use projects to convert strategy into new products, services, and processes needed for success.
Aligning projects with the strategic goals of the organization is crucial for project success. Today’s economic climate is unprecedented by rapid changes in technology, global competition, and financial uncertainty. These conditions make strategy/project alignment even more essential for success. Every major project needs to have a strong linkage to the strategic plan. Ensuring a strong link between the strategic plan and projects is a difficult task that demands constant attention from top and middle management.
With these views, the key learning outcomes of this lesson include:
1 Explain why it is important for project managers to understand
their organization’s strategy
2 Identify the significant role projects contribute to the strategic
direction of the organization
3 Understand the need for a project priority system
4 Distinguish among three kinds of projects
5 Describe how the phase gate model applies to project
management
6 Apply financial and nonfinancial criteria to assess the value of
projects (criteria in order to decide)
7 Understand how multi-criteria models can be used to select
projects
8 Apply an objective priority system to project selection
9 Understand the need to manage the project portfolio
This is a comprehensive lesson plan for about 1.5 hours includes a well-prepared PowerPoint presentation, with video links, interactive exercises, in-depth case studies, and associated reading materials, designed to provide a holistic learning experience. The materials are based on “Project Management: The Managerial Process” of Clifford Gray (Author) and Erik Larson.
We wish you all the best for the study, and should you have any further questions, please get in touch.