FM-406: Project Management

Objectives: The basic purpose of this course is to understand the framework for evaluating
capital expenditure proposals, their planning and management in the review of the projects
undertaken.

Unit-I: Project Analysis

Generation and Screening of Project Idea; Capital Expenditure; Importance and Difficulties;
Market and Demand Analysis; Technical Analysis; Financial Estimates and Projections;

Unit-II: Project Financing

Financing of Projects; Investment Criteria. Analysis of Project Risk: Firm Risk and Market Risk;
Social Cost and Benefit Analysis; Project Financing in India,

Unit-III: Project Administration

Multiple Projects and Constraints; Network Techniques for Project Management; Project Review
and Administrative Aspects; Assessment of the Tax Burden; Problem of Time and Cost Overrun
in Public Sector Enterprises in India,

Unit-IV: Project environmental Diagnosis

Environment Appraisal of Projects; Human aspects of Project Management. Project Financing:

BOT, PPP and consortium financing.

Suggested Reading
1. W. Ahuja, G.K. & Gupta, Ravi : Systematic Approach to Income Tax, Allahabad, Bharat Law
House, 1997.
2. Bhalla, V.K. : Financial Management and Policy, 2nd ed., New Delhi, Anmol, 1998.
3. Chandra, Prasanna : Projects : Preparation, Appraisal, Budgeting and Implementation, 3rd ed.,
New Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill, 1987.
4. Dhankar, Raj S.: Financial Management of Public Sector Undertakings. New Delhi, Westville,
1995.