PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE OBJECTIVE Introduce students to basic principles of modern project management, project pla nning process

and knowledge area. a) Develop an understanding of the realities of project management b) Understand the components of and how to develop an effective project pla n c) Become familiar with the organization, personnel and political issues in project management d) Recognize the role of stake holders in PM and how to identify their need s and meet their expectations e) Understand the value and practice of tools and methodologies for managin g risk, change and problems, for estimating and scheduling and for tracking proc ess COURSE CONTENT

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Introduction to Project Management Definition Project characteristics Attributes of good project management Project life cycle phases Tools and Techniques for project management Project Identification and formulations Project Identification Project preparation Project management challenges Project Appraisal Technical appraisal Commercial technical Financial appraisal Management appraisal Socio cost benefit analysis Ecological appraisal Organization: structure and culture project management structure organizing projects within network organization organization culture implication of organization culture for organizing projects Project Proposal Writing Students to write a project proposal and make a presentation

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Managing Risk Risk management process Risk identification Risk assessment Risk response development Risk response control Project Planning and Scheduling Developing project network Network computation process

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Resource and cost scheduling Project Monitoring and Evaluation Project monitoring Project closure Types of Post Audit Managing Project Teams Team development Managing conflict within project teams Managing project reward systems Project Teams, Motivation in Project

COURSE TEXT R Burke, (2003),Project management: Planning and Control techniques, Core concepts: project management in practice, wiley 2004. Nagarajan K ,(2004)Project management, , New age international ltd,2004. Randolph Alan,Pasner Barry ,Effective project planning and management, ,prentice Hall of India 1998. Well-Stam et al,(2005), Project Risk Management, Kogan page ltd UK. Chang Richard,(1995), Building a dynamic team, Kogan page ltd UK Meredith jack (2006), Project Management, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Maylor Harvey,(2005),Project Management, Pearson Education, London. Heerken Gary( 2003),Project Management, Tata McGraw-hill publishing company ltd