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    308-UL-PROJECT

    MANAGEMENT

    SYLLABUS -2019 REVISED PATTERN


    Semester III 308 – Project Management
    2 Credits LTP: 2:0:0 Generic Elective – University Level

    Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to
    CO# COGNITIVE ABILITIES COURSE OUTCOMES
    CO 308 .1 Remembering DEFINE the key terms and
    concepts in project management.
    CO 308 .2 Understanding EXPLAIN the Importance of project
    management methodologies and
    tools at the distinct stages in the
    Project’s life cycle
    CO 308 .3 Applying ILLUSTRATE the importance of PM
    in most industries and businesses
    CO 308 .4 Analysing EXAMINE the importance of
    Leadership specifically in
    heterogenous and virtual teams as
    well as governance and
    approaches to conflict resolutions
    CO 308 .5 Evaluating DESIGN dashboard, status report
    and index for Key Performance
    Indicators of project for the
    Management

    1. Overview of Project Management: Concept of Project, Attributes of a Project, Importance of Project


    Management, Project Management Process, Project Lifecycle, Project Stakeholders, Project Management
    Structures, Choosing Appropriate Project Management Structure, Implications of Organizational Culture,
    Main Causes of Project Failure. Project Definition: Defining Scope, Establishing Priorities, Creating the
    Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), integrating the WBS with the organization, Coding the WBS for
    information system, Project Roll Up, Process Breakdown Structure, Responsibility Matrices. (5+1)

    2. Project Planning: Estimating Project Times and Costs: Factors Influencing Quality of Estimates, Estimation
    Guidelines for Time, Costs and resources, Macro versus Micro Estimating, Methods for Estimating Project
    Times and Costs, Level of detail, Developing Budgets, Types of Costs, Refining estimates and contingency
    funds. Developing a Project Plan: Developing the Project Network, From Work Package to Network,
    Constructing a Project Network, Activity-on-Node Fundamentals, Network Computation process, Using
    the Forward and Backward pass information, Level of Detail for activities, Extended Network techniques.
    (5+1)

    3. Project Scheduling & Risk Management: Scheduling Resources and Reducing Project Duration: Types of
    Project Constraints, Classification of Scheduling Problem, Resource Allocation Methods, Splitting,
    Multitasking, Benefits of scheduling resources, Assigning Project work, Multi Project resource Schedules,
    Rationale for reducing project duration, Options for accelerating Project Completion, Concept and
    construction of a Project Cost – Duration Graph, Practical considerations . Managing Risk: Risk
    Management process – Risk Identification, Risk Assessment, Risk Response Development, Contingency
    Planning, Risk Response Control, Change Control Management. (5+1)
    4. Project Organization: The Project Manager: Role and Responsibilities of the project Manager, Planning,
    Organizing, Controlling, Skills of the Project Manager – Leadership Abilities, Coaching & mentoring
    Abilities, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Ability to Handle Stress, Problem Solving Skills, Time
    Management Skills, Delegation, Management of Change. Managing Project Teams: The five stage team
    development model, Situational factors affecting team development, Team effectiveness, Conflict in
    projects, Sources of Conflict, Handling Conflict. Managing Virtual Project teams, Project team pitfalls.
    (5+1)

    5. Project Evaluation: Progress and Performance Management and Evaluation: Structure of a Project
    Monitoring Information System, Project Control Process, Monitoring Time Performance, Need for an
    Integrated Information System, Developing a dashboard, status report and index to monitor progress,
    Forecasting final project cost, Other control issues. Project Audit and Closure: Project Audit, Project Audit
    Process, Project Closure, Team, Team member and Project Manager Evaluations. (5+1)

    Suggested Text Books:

    1. Clifford Gray, Erik Larson and Gautam Desai, Project Management, The Managerial Process, Tata McGraw Hill

    2. Effective Project Management, Clements and Gido, Thomson – India Edition.

    3. Samuel Mantel, Jack Meredith, Scott Shafer, Margret Sutton and M.R.Gopalan, Project Management, Wiley India

    4. Prasanna Chandra, Projects, Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing, Implementation and Review, Tata McGraw
    Hill

    Suggested Reference Books:

    1. Project management Institute, The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), PMI
    Publication

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