Table of Contents:

1. INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT:Broad Contents, Functions of Management

2. CONCEPTS, DEFINITIONS AND NATURE OF PROJECTS:Why Projects are initiated?, Project
Participants
3. CONCEPTS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT:THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM,
Managerial Skills
4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURES:Systems, Programs, and Projects
5. PROJECT LIFE CYCLES:Conceptual Phase, Implementation Phase, Engineering Project
6. THE PROJECT MANAGER:Team Building Skills, Conflict Resolution Skills, Organizing
7. THE PROJECT MANAGER (CONTD.):Project Champions, Project Authority Breakdown
8. PROJECT CONCEPTION AND PROJECT FEASIBILITY:Feasibility Analysis
9. PROJECT FEASIBILITY (CONTD.):Scope of Feasibility Analysis, Project Impacts
10. PROJECT FEASIBILITY (CONTD.):Operations and Production, Sales and Marketing
11. PROJECT SELECTION:Modeling, The Operating Necessity, The Competitive Necessity
12. PROJECT SELECTION (CONTD.):Payback Period, Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
13. PROJECT PROPOSAL:Preparation for Future Proposal, Proposal Effort
14. PROJECT PROPOSAL (CONTD.):Background on the Opportunity, Costs, Resources Required
15. PROJECT PLANNING:Planning of Execution, Operations, Installation and Use
16. PROJECT PLANNING (CONTD.):Outside Clients, Quality Control Planning
17. PROJECT PLANNING (CONTD.):Elements of a Project Plan, Potential Problems
18. PROJECT PLANNING (CONTD.):Sorting Out Project, Project Mission, Categories of Planning
19. PROJECT PLANNING (CONTD.):Identifying Strategic Project Variables, Competitive Resources
20. PROJECT PLANNING (CONTD.):Responsibilities of Key Players, Line manager will define
21. PROJECT PLANNING (CONTD.):The Statement of Work (Sow)
22. WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE:Characteristics of Work Package
23. WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE:Why Do Plans Fail?
24. SCHEDULES AND CHARTS:Master Production Scheduling, Program Plan
25. TOTAL PROJECT PLANNING:Management Control, Project Fast-Tracking
26. PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT:Why is Scope Important?, Scope Management Plan
27. PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT:Project Scope Definition, Scope Change Control
28. NETWORK SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES:Historical Evolution of Networks, Dummy Activities
29. NETWORK SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES:Slack Time Calculation, Network Re-planning
30. NETWORK SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES:Total PERT/CPM Planning, PERT/CPM Problem Areas
31. PRICING AND ESTIMATION:GLOBAL PRICING STRATEGIES, TYPES OF ESTIMATES
32. PRICING AND ESTIMATION (CONTD.):LABOR DISTRIBUTIONS, OVERHEAD RATES
33. PRICING AND ESTIMATION (CONTD.):MATERIALS/SUPPORT COSTS, PRICING OUT THE
WORK
34. QUALITY IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT:Value-Based Perspective, Customer-Driven Quality
35. QUALITY IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT (CONTD.):Total Quality Management
36. PRINCIPLES OF TOTAL QUALITY:EMPOWERMENT, COST OF QUALITY
37. CUSTOMER FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT:Threshold Attributes
38. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TOOLS:Data Tables, Identify the problem, Random method
39. PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY:Messages of
Productivity, Productivity Improvement
40. COST MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL IN PROJECTS:Project benefits, Understanding Control
41. COST MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL IN PROJECTS:Variance, Depreciation
 42. PROJECT MANAGEMENT THROUGH LEADERSHIP:The Tasks of Leadership, The Job of a
Leader
43. COMMUNICATION IN THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT:Cost of Correspondence, CHANNEL
44. PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT:Components of Risk, Categories of Risk, Risk Planning
45. PROJECT PROCUREMENT, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, AND ETHICS IN PROJECT
MANAGEMENT:Procurement Cycles