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Doctor of Research & Learning
(D.RL) - Data Science
Specialisations
Government • National Statistics • Multilateral
Private Sector • Finance • Consulting
NGOs • Development • Food Security
Project Information Systems
Develops strategic leadership and original research contribution in Project Information Systems — shaping standards, advising institutions, and driving sector transformation
Course Focus
★ Leading PIS strategy at institutional and sector level — setting standards, publishing frameworks, and advising organisations on PIS-led transformation for prescriptive decision-making
Research Strand
Producing original research that advances the theory and practice of Project Information Systems across sectors
Specialisation Context
A - Policy
Advising governments on national PIS strategy and standards; shaping how public sector organisations design and govern project information environments
B - Business
Board-level PIS advisory and thought leadership; authoring enterprise PIS frameworks that drive competitive and governance advantage
C — Livelihoods
Leading the design of continental PIS standards for development organisations; driving sector transformation in how livelihoods programmes manage project intelligence
Technical Learning Topics - by Specialisation
- National PIS strategy — setting standards for government project information environments
- Prescriptive decision-support systems for national programme optimisation and policy delivery
- Advanced PIS security, digital sovereignty, and cross-border data governance for government
- Designing PIS governance frameworks for public accountability and transparency
- AI-native PIS architectures — strategic evaluation for national and multilateral institutions
- Research leadership in PIS for public sector transformation
- Publishing PIS frameworks for government and international policy audiences
- Long-term sustainability and resilience of national project information infrastructures
- Causal evaluation of PIS impact on government programme delivery outcomes
- Leading continental-scale PIS reform and standards advisory for the public sector
Assessment Tasks
Produce a D.RL strategic research contribution on Project Information Systems — a published framework, white paper, or advisory report with sector-wide applicability and original theoretical contribution
Software & Tools
Enterprise architecture tools (TOGAF, ArchiMate), Zenodo, GitHub, ORCID, Quarto, Python/R, Planview, Clarity PPM
AI Applications
Setting AI-in-PIS standards at institutional and sector level; evaluating and publishing responsible AI-PIS governance frameworks