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STRATEGIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT - PGPM028

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Purpose: Syllabus/Content Topics Managing by Projects: Strategic Perspective A Changing Public Sector environment: The Importance of a Strategic Response The changing nature of public sector management Analysing the environment: the systems approach Characteristics of the management environment Implications of the environment on public management Ways in which management reacts towards the environment Strategic Management: The Process Strategic management defined Strategic planning: envisioning an institutionメs future Strategic management: the process From Strategy to Implementation: The Use of Projects Managing by projects Setting up project support offices Strategy implementation/project management interface Establishing a project-based management structure Project implementation Managing Change through Projects Change Management: Transforming Institutional Service Delivery through Projects Conceptualisation: change management The scale of change on public institutions The principles of change Types of change Stability and chance The context of change in the South African public service Change in a strategic project management environment From change to projects Change Management: The Process Three phases of transition The change management process Elements that often derail change initiatives Managing the Human aspects of Change Resistance to change Reactions to change Managing resistance to change Role of transitional communication Cultural aspects of change management Role of project managers as change agents Managing change: skills requirements