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    ETHIOPIAN CIVIL SERVICE UNIVESITY

    COLLEGE OF FINANCE, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT


    Project Planning and Management
    Module Number: MAPM6103
    Module Description

    This module focuses on project management tools and techniques that will increase the
    ability to initiate, and manage public projects more efficiently and effectively. Thus, it is
    structured to equip participants with in-depth knowledge on the growing importance of
    effective project identification, planning and management in the public sector. It focuses on
    critical knowledge and application areas which are often neglected and which indeed
    contribute most for many project failures in the public sector. The module seeks to emphasize
    the application of the knowledge, tools and techniques for project identification, appraisal,
    initiation, planning, and implementation, monitoring & controlling as well as closing of
    projects.

    After the completion of this module, students will be able to:


     Understand the concepts, principles, tools and techniques of project management
     Identify potential development projects
     Prepare project proposals for appropriate development projects
     Appraise public projects using financial and economic cost benefit analysis
    techniques.
     Prepare project implementation plan
     Create project risk management tools and techniques
     Design tools and methods for successful implementation of public projects
     Design schemes to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of public projects
    Course Contents
    Chapter 1: Overview of Project Management
    1.1 Concepts of a project and project management
    1.2 Public Sector Vs. Private Sector Projects
    1.3 The challenges of public-sector project management
    1.4 Why do public-sector projects fail?
    1.5 The link between plans, programs and projects
    1.6 Classification of projects
    1.7 Overview of project life cycle
    Chapter Two: Project Identification
    2.1 Sources of project ideas
    2.2 Participatory analysis
    2.3 Problem analysis
    2.4 Objective analysis
    2.5 Alternative tree analysis or project selection
    2.6 Logical framework approach

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    Chapter Three: Project preparation
    3.2 Pre-feasibility study
    3.3 Support study
    3.4 Feasibility study
    3.5 Proposal writing
    Chapter Four: Project Appraisal
    4.1 Financial analysis of a project
    4.1.1 The Costs of a Project
    4.1.2 Means of finance
    4.1.3 Accounting Income Vs Cash Flows
    4.1.4 Project Appraisal
    4.1.4.1.Payback Period
    4.1.4.2.Net Present Value (NPV) method
    4.1.4.3.Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)
    4.1.4.4.Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
    4.1.4.5.Discounted payback period
    4.1.4.6. Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)
    4.2 Risk and uncertainty in project Appraisal

    Chapter Five: Project implementation


    5.1 Project Organization
    5.2 Project Contract Administration
    5.3 Team Building and Conflict Management
    5.4 Project Implementation tools
    5.4.1 Work breakdown structure
    5.4.2 Gantt Chart
    5.4.3 Network Techniques
    5.4.4 The Critical path method (CPM)
    5.4.5 Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
    Chapter Six: Project Monitoring, Evaluation and closing
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 What is project monitoring
    5.3 What is project evaluation?
    5.4 Process and impact evaluation
    5.5 Usefulness of project Evaluation
    5.6 Problems with project Evaluation
    5.7 Project Closing

    Learning & Teaching Methods


    A combination of lectures, guided readings, group discussion, skill based group/individual
    exercises, and case analysis will be used. In addition to lecturing and presentations,
    participants will be taken through new techniques of applying different tools in project
    identification, preparation, implementation and evaluation. Participants will be required to
    carry out individual and group practical assignments to demonstrate their understanding of
    the concepts and to be able to apply them in their proposal writing as well as in diagnosing
    and offering solution to public sector management related problems.

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    Modes of Assessment
    1. Assessment item 1: Journal Article review (individual assignment) …………. ….10%
    2. Assessment item 2: Term paper (Group assignment) ……………………...…….30%
    (20% paper + 10% individual presentation)
    3. Test…………………………………………………………………………………20%
    4. Final exam…………………………………………… ………………………….40%

    Directions and guidelines for the two assignments


    Assessment item 1: Journal Article review (individual assignment) …………. ………….10%
    For this assignment, you have to undertake a review of one journal article on any project
    management topics. As an advice, let you use ‘Google Scholar’ to get journal articles. In
    general terms, a review analyses, comments on and evaluates the work. As a course
    assignment, it situates the work in the light of specific issues and theoretical concerns being
    discussed in the course. Your review should show that you can recognize arguments and
    engage in critical thinking about the course content.
    Outline of your Article Review
    1. Full Bibliographic Reference
     State the full bibliographic reference for the article you are reviewing (authors, title,
    journal name, volume, issue, year, page numbers, etc.) Important: this is the citation
    of the article itself!
    1. Background of the study
    2. Research Problem/Research Questions and/hypotheses
    3. Conceptual Framework Used
    4. Research Methods
    5. Results/Findings and Discussions
    6. Contributions of the article
    7. General Critique
     In this section you should state your opinions of how well (or poorly) the authors
    did their research and presented the research results in the article.
     Your critique can contain both positive and negative comments. Justify and
    explain in detail each of your critique points in a separate paragraph.
    8. Issues
    a. (Listed by the author)
    What open questions or issues has the author stated remain unresolved? Discuss each in a
    separate paragraph of 5-10 sentences. Each issue's paragraph should take the following
    format:
     What is the issue?
     Why do you believe this is an important issue? In what way is it unresolved?

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     Suggestions for resolving it - if you give your own suggestions (instead of or in
    addition to the authors', then precede each with "I would propose ..." If it has been
    resolved since the article was written, then state how it was resolved.
    b. (Listed in your opinion)
    List several open questions or issues which remain unresolved in your opinion? For example,
    what possible future research questions could arise from this article?
    Formatting and deadline:
     Submission date: 10 February 2023
     Submission channel: online through our common telegram address: ECSU_PM
    course
     Maximum page limits: 5 pages
     Formatting: Times New Roman with 12 Font size & 1.5 spacing.

    Individual term paper with presentation………30%


     This assignment entails empirically assessing the Practices, Challenges and Prospects
    on one of the under-mentioned potential topics on project management. Note that
    Explanatory research type is more appreciable and organize your work using a
    scientific paper approach.
    1. Prince2: A methodology of Project Management
    2. Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK): A Methodology of Project
    Management
    3. Logical Framework Approach (LFA) for Project Design & Preparation
    4. Project Contract and Procurement management
    5. Project Monitoring and Evaluation
    6. Project planning
    7. Project feasibility-studies
    8. Project risk management
    9. Project financing
    10. Project closure
    11. Project success factors and criteria
    12. Mega projects management
    13. Project organization
    14. Critical Factors of Project Success

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    15. Developing a project proposal on social protection area
    16. Other project management related topics
    Note: For this term paper, you need to consider a real organization/event/department in
    Ethiopian public sector context.

    Formatting and deadline:


     Submission date:31 March 2023 (presentation schedule will be declared through
    telegram after submission of the assignment.)
     Submission channel: online through our common telegram address: ECSU_PM
    course Maximum page limits: 25 pages
     Formatting: Times New Roman with 12 Font size & 1.5 spacing. Note that you have
    to apply complete referencing technique for both in-text citations and list of
    references. APA referencing style is recommended.

    Reading Materials:
    Project Management Institute, (2021). A Guide to the Project Management Body of
    Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—Seventh Edition and the Standard for Project
    Management. (Text Book)
    Ayele,T., (2013). Applied Project Management: Concepts and Techniques. Addis Ababa:
    Rohobot Printers.
    Chandra, P. (2014). Projects: Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing, Implementation,
    and Review.8th edition. New Delhi: McGraw –
    Choudhury, S (2013). Project Management New Delhi: McGraw-Hill Hill Publishing.
    Desai, V (2002) Project Management and Entrepreneurship. New Delhi: Himalaya
    Helfert, E.A., (2004). Techniques of Financial Analysis: A practical Guide to Managing
    and Measuring Business Performance. (9th ed.). Delhi: Mcgraw-Hill.
    Davidson, (2000). Project Management. USA: Penguin Inc.
    MOFED (2006) Guidelines for the preparation of Public Sector Projects in Ethiopia

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