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Course Outline MGT 517 Credit Hours: 3-0 Page 1 of 2 Pages
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Planning & Budgeting With Risks

Text Book :-
Projects, Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing, Implementation and Review
Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, 5th Edition.
References:-
1. Managing innovative projects, by Alan Webb, International Thomson Business Press, 1996.
1. Project Management by Harold Kerzner, 7th edition.
2. Practical Project Management, by Colin Bentley, NCC Educational Services, 1999.

Pre-requisite:-

Principles of Management, Financial Management & Project Management.

Grading Policy:-
Mid-Term (Exam): 30%
In-Semester Evaluation (Quizzes, Assignments, Presentations etc) 20%
Final-Term (Exam): 50%
Rev No. 0
Course Outline MGT 517 Credit Hours: 3-0 Page 2 of 2 Pages
Dated: 26-11-11

Week-wise Breakdown

Week Contents
1 Introduction: Definition, Characteristics, Types of Projects.
2 Project Planning: Benefits of planning, hierarchy of plans. The planning process.
3 Identifying Strategic Project Variables, Life Cycle Phases,
4&5 Network Analysis: Network fundamentals and various Scheduling Techniques.
6 Finding critical path and minimum possible duration.
7 Project Budgeting: Budgeting tools. Levels of decision making.
8 Capital Investments. Phases of Capital Budgeting. Common Weaknesses of Capital Budgeting.
9& 10 Capital Allocation Framework: Elementary Investment options. Portfolio Planning Models.
11 Risk Assessment: Continuous Monitoring and Management of Risk.
Financial and economic analysis:
Identification of project cost of building and machinery. Tangible and intangible costs and
12 &13
benefits.
Total investment
Project financing: Time value of money. Compounding
14
Economics and prices
Financial / economic analysis based on Benefit & Cost ratio, Net present value, Internal rate of
15
returns sensitivity
16 Recapitulation