Postgraduate - UnitMGX5700 - Re-engineering the organisation

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2013 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Richard Cooney

Synopsis

As organisations move into more dynamic operating environments, characterised by rapid technological change, globalisation and freer trade between nations, the relevance of functional organisational structures designed for more stable environments has been increasingly questioned. In order to remain competitive in this demand driven environment, organisations are finding they are faced with a strategic imperative to re-organise their operations to facilitate a more agile response to customers. This unit will examine and explore from both a theoretical and practical perspective the strategic implications of this need to 'reengineer' organisational processes and structures.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

outline the key concepts of business process reengineering
evaluate differing approaches to reengineering
analyse the use of process mapping tools and applications
evaluate project methodologies for process redesign
analyse the impact of process redesign on managerial work roles and employee work roles.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Richard Cooney

Contact hours

3 hours per week