This unit provides students with the essential knowledge and techniques to successfully manage a business project with industry exposure. The project may be industry-based or an industry-relevant project offered in-house; for in-house projects, industry exposure will be provided through mentors with industry experience who will simulate an industry-client environment. Project topics require the written approval of the Project Review Panel, which will grant approval only if it is assured that the project can be completed successfully and will meet the learning outcomes of the unit. An industry-based project may have an industry supervisor, from whom the unit coordinator will seek input during the marking of assessment tasks.

Students will learn to align business needs with project components and navigate the stages of the project management life cycle in a pragmatic approach, including business requirement analysis, project scoping, project planning, client expectation management, project development, client checkpoint reviews, project review, and project delivery. They will gain team-working experience through activities such as team meetings, meetings with the industry supervisor, and contributing to group reports and presentations. Additionally, students will learn to tackle complex analytics problems with guidance from the industry supervisor and unit lecturers in a group environment while maintaining personal autonomy and accountability.