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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND EXTERNAL STUDIES SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES BACHELOR OF PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

COURSE OUTLINE LPM 411: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

1.0 Course Rationale Contemporary issues in project management are critical current issues that are associated with project management. Knowledge of these issues is important for all stakeholders and may improve the management of projects. 2.0 Course objectives By the end of this course, the learner should be able to;      

Explain the influence of multilateral donors and development partners in projects Grasp the new approaches to project management Analyze conflicts in projects Explain change management and global warming concepts Understand the EIA process in Kenya State and explain the cultural, contextual, personal, organizational and governmental factors etc affecting projects.

3.0 Stakeholder and donors interests in projects    

Meaning and types of stakeholders and donors Interests of the various stakeholders and donors in projects Influence of multilateral donors in projects. Managing donor relations

4.0 New approaches to participatory project management    

Meaning and approaches to participatory management process Management decisions and actions in contexts Management of conflicts in projects Change management process

5.0 Factors affecting long term viability and sustainability of projects

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Cultural and contextual factors Personal factors Organizational factors Political factors Economic factors Governmental factors Business environmental factors Management factors

6.0 Environmental aspects of new ventures   

Global warning Environmental Impact assessment Classifications of environmental Laws

7.0 REFERENCES Burnside, C. and Dollar, D. (2000) Aid, Policies and Growth. World Bank Policy Research Working

Paper 3251. Washington D.C.: World Bank.

Cambridge Education, Mokoro and Oxford Policy Management (2009) ‘Mid Term Evaluation of the EFA Fast Track Initiative’. Draft Synthesis Report. November. Delors, Jacques (1996) Learning: The Treasure Within.Paris: UNESCO. Kerzner H. Conflicts. In:Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling. New York, NY:John Wiley & Sons, 2001, pp 379-408 Lerner, K. Lee; Lerner, K. Lee; Wilmoth, Brenda (26 July 2006). Environmental issues: essential primary sources. Thomson Gale. ISBN 1-4144-0625-8....