Syllabus Project Management - (BE05000481) Total Credits Assessment Pattern and Marks Total Marks Theory Tutorial / Practical ESE (E) PA / CA (M) PA / CA (I) PBL (I) ESE (V) 3 70 30 20 30 50 200 Sr. No. Content 1 Project Management : Definition of project, Project Management Vs. General Management, Three goals of project, The life cycle of projects, Selecting projects to meet organizational goals, Confronting Uncertainty, Project portfolio process, An approach to Project Formulation Characteristics of projects, Characteristics of project management, Projects in contemporary organizations, Project life cycle. (Chapter - 1) 2 Organizing and Planning the project : Organizing : The PM’s Roles, The PM’s responsibility to the project, Selection of a Project Manager, Cross-functional team, Dedicated project organization, Influence project organization, Matrix organization, Advantages and disadvantages of project organizations, Selection of Project organization, Fitting projects into the parent organization. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Integration of project organization and WBS, WBS and responsibility matrix. Planning : The contents of a project plan, The planning process-overview, The planning process. The work breakdown structure and other aids, Multidisciplinary Teams : Balancing Pleasure and Pain. (Chapter - 2) 3 Budgeting the Project : Methods of budgeting, Cost estimating, Improving Cost Estimates, Budget Uncertainty and risk management. (Chapter - 3) 4 Project Network Theory : Gantt chart, Milestone chart, Network techniques : PERT and CPM, AON and AOA representation, three-time estimates, Probability distributions for time computation, Probability of project completion, Time scale version of network, Early start and late start schedules, Extensions to PERT/CPM, Project Simulation, Resource allocation, Resource loading and levelling, Constrained resource scheduling, Multi-project scheduling and resource allocation, Crashing a project. (Chapter - 4) 5 Monitoring and Controlling the Project : The plan-monitor-control cycle, Data collection and reporting, Earned Value Analysis, abandonment Analysis, Project control, Designing the control system, Scope creep and change control. Project Evaluation, Auditing and Project Termination. (Chapter - 5)
