Project Management

Paper Code: 
MHR 422
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective:

The objective of this paper is to acquaint students with various aspects of Project Management including formulation, feasibility, planning, control, evaluation and reporting.

 

Course Outcomes (CO):

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

PAPER CODE

Paper Title

MHR 422

Project Management

CO 156Analyze and evaluate various aspects and steps of Project Management

CO 157Examine various phases of Life Cycle of a project.

CO 158 Use Networking based techniques in project planning and scheduling

CO 159 Use various DCF techniques for evaluating a project proposal

CO 160 Analyze and evaluate the role of Project Management Information System.

CO 161Prepare a project report

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Case Study

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, presentations

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation

 
12.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1

Project Management: Concept, Definition, Characteristics of a Project, Classification of Projects, Project Management Vs General Management, Steps in Project Management, Roles and qualities of a Project manager, Life cycle of a project

Project Contracting-Concept, terms and conditions of a contract, Types of contracts, Terminology of contracts

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit 2

Project Feasibility and Appraisal I–Technical analysis and Market Analysis, Social Cost Benefit Analysis: Meaning, Approaches

(UNIDO & L-M approach), SCBA in India and Shadow Pricing.

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3

Project Feasibility and Appraisal II-Financial appraisal-Capital Budgeting- Introduction, Discounted cash flow techniques: Net Present Value and IRR, Capital Rationing, Risk Evaluation Techniques.

Project  Organization: Functional, Task force & Matrix Organization structure

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4

Project planning & scheduling: Introduction, Scheduling Techniques (Bar Chart, Network based scheduling-PERT &CPM)

Project Control: Information monitoring, internal & external project control, cost accounting systems for project control, control process, performance analysis, variance limits, and issues in project control.

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5

Project Management Information System: Meaning, Benefits of computer based PMIS, features of PMIS

Project Evaluation, Reporting & Termination: Project reviews & reporting, closing the contract.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Rajeev M Gupta, “Project Management”, PHI
  • Nagrajan .K Project management  New Age International Publishers
  • Vasant Desai “Project Management”, Himalaya Publishing House.
  • Mantel, Meredith, Shafer, Sutton, Gopalan, “Project Management”, Core Text Book, Second Indian Edition, Wiley
  • Prasanna Chandra  “Project Planning, Implementation & Review” Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi
  • Agarwal, Mishra, “Project Management”, RBD, Jaipur
  • Agarwal MR- “Project Management” Garima Publication, Jaipur
  • Choudhary S, “Project Management”, TMH, new Delhi

 

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