Institute of Commercial Management | Qualification Subject

Nature & Organisation Of Project Management

ICM Professional Diploma Unit

Types of Project

  • Engineering and mining
  • Manufacturing
  • Management
  • Research

Project Objectives

  • Performance and quality
  • Budget
  • Time to completion

Balancing Project Objectives

  • Time/cost relationship
  • Quality/cost relationship

Effective Project Organisation and Communications

  • Communications
  • Need for a project manager’s role

Project Organisation Categories

  • Functional
  • Matrix – the case for and against
  • Project team – the case for and against
  • The hybrid option
  • Organisation of central administration

Project Manager

  • Title and role
  • Seniority
  • Personality
  • Use of information
  • Knowledge and awareness
  • Support and co-operation
  • Project services group

Multiple Project Managers

  • Customer’s project manager
  • Customer/supplier chains
  • Contract matrix
  • Joint ventures

PRINCE 2

  • Project management processes
  • Organisation
  • Roles

Example Candidate Response Booklet

Example Candidate Response (ECR) Booklets are a source of crucial information for Centres and Candidates as they use real candidate responses. We ask Senior Examiners to comment on five or more responses in terms of why the mark was awarded with commentary about how to improve the answer (if necessary).

Recommended Reading

Main Text:

Project Management – Dennis Lock (Gower)

Indicative Text:

Alternative Text and Further Reading:

The Management of Projects – P W G Morris (Thomas Telford)