Syllabus
Unit 1
Overview of Project Management: Verities of project, Project Features, Project Life Cycle – S-Curve, J-C Project Selection: Project Identification and Screening – New ideas, Vision, Long-term objectives, SWOT Analysis (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats).
Project Appraisal – Market Appraisal, Technical Appraisal, Economic Appraisal, Ecological Appraisal, and Financial Appraisal – Payback, Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Returns (IRR).
Project Selection – Decision Matrix, Technique for Order Preference using Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), Simple Additive Weighting (SAW).
Unit 2
Project Presentation: WBS, Project Network – Activity on Arrow (A-O-A), Activity on Node (A-O-N). Project Scheduling: Gant Chart, Critical Path Method (CPM), Project Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT).(6hrs)
Linear time cost trade-offs in project – Direct cost, indirect cost, Project crashing Resource Consideration – Profiling, Allocation, Levelling.
Introduction to project management software: Primavera/ Microsoft project
Unit 3
Project Execution: Monitoring control cycle, Earned Value Analysis (EVA), Project Control – Physical control, Human control, financial control.
Organizational and Behavioral Issues: Organizational Structure, Selection-Project Manager, Leadership Motivation, Communication, Risk Management.
Project Termination: Extinction, Addition, Integration, Starvation.
Text Books / References
TEXT BOOKS
- Jack Meredith and Samuel J. Mantel, Jr. – ‘Project Management- A Managerial Approach’ Eighth Edition – John Wiley & Sons Inc – 2012.
- Arun Kanda – ‘Project Management-A Life Cycle Approach’ PHI Learning Private Limited – 2011
REFERENCE BOOKS
- ‘A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge’ PMBOK GUIDE, Sixth edition, Project management Institute – 2017
- Ted Klastrorin – ‘Project Management, Tools, and Trade-Offs’ – John Wiley – 2011
Objectives and Outcomes
Course Objectives
- To discuss the project life cycle and build a successful project from pre-implementation to
- To introduce different project management tools and techniques
Course Outcomes
CO1: Appraise the selection and initiation of individual projects and its portfolios in an enterprise.
CO2: Analyze the project planning activities that will predict project costs, time schedule, and quality.
CO3: Develop processes for successful resource allocation, communication, and risk management.
CO4: Evaluate effective project execution and control techniques that results in successful project completion
CO/PO Mapping
| CO/PO |
PO1 |
PO2 |
PO3 |
PO4 |
PO5 |
PO6 |
PO7 |
PO8 |
PO9 |
PO10 |
PO11 |
PO12 |
PSO1 |
PSO2 |
PSO3 |
| CO1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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2 |
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3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| CO2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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|
3 |
|
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| CO3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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2 |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| CO4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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1 |
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2 |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Evaluation Pattern
Evaluation Pattern
| Assessment |
Internal |
End Semester |
| Periodical 1 |
15 |
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| Periodical 2 |
15 |
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| *Continuous Assessment (CA) |
20 |
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| End Semester |
|
50 |
*CA – Can be Quizzes, Assignments, Projects, and Reports
