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PROJM D-14
Executive One-Year MBA (Part-time) 2014-15
PROJM
(EPGDM-PT: 2014-15: Term-III)
Project Management
Course Instructor
Prof. P.C. Ratha
Email:pcratha@gmail.com
Course Objective
This course is an introduction to Project Management. The theory will provide the foundation to current Project Management Methods.There will also be a focus onsolving practical problem cases within a management context. This course will enable the students
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To be familiar with essential project management concepts.
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To write a project plan and schedule a project
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To research and present cases of large scale projects
Textbook
1.
J. M. Nicholas and H.Steyn, Project Management for Engineering, Businessand Technology,Routledge, 2012
References
1.
C. Gray and E. Larson, Project Management, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.
2.
J.P. Clements and J. Gido, Effective Project Management, Thomson, 2006
3.
P. Chandra, Projects, Tata McGraw Hill, 2006
4.
Project Management Institute website,
www.pmi.org
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Course Plan
Module A: Philosophy and concepts
1. Project Management Introduction
Reading: Introduction Chapter, Text 1
2. What is Project Management?
Reading: Chapter 1, Text 1
3. Project Management Cases
Case 1.1: Disaster Recovery at Marshall Fields
Case1.2: Flexible Benefits System Implementation at Shah Alam Medical Center
4. Systems Approach and Systems Engineering.
Reading: Chapter 2, Text 1
5. Systems Approach and Systems Engineering (contd.)
Reading: Chapter 2,Text 1
Case 2.1: Glades County Sanitary District
Module B: Systems Development Cycle
6. Systems Development Cycle and Project Conception
Reading: Chapter3,Text 1
7. Systems Development Cycle (contd.)
Reading: Chapter 3, Text 1
Case 3.1: West Coast University Medical Center
Case 3.2: X-philes Data Management Corporation
8. Project and System definition
Reading: Chapter 4, Text 1
9.Project and System definition
Reading: Chapter 4, Text 1
Case 4.1: Revcon Products and Welbar Inc.
Case 4.2: Lavasoft.com
Case 4.3: Proposed Gold Mine in Canada
Module C: Systems and procedures
10. Planning Fundamentals
Reading: Chapter 5, Text 1
11. Planning Fundamentals
Reading: Chapter 5, Text 1
Case 5.1: Barrage Construction Company
Case 5.2: Startrek Enterprises, Inc.
12. Project Time Planning and Networks
Reading: Chapter 6,Text 1
13. Project Time Planning and Networks (contd.)
Reading: Chapter 7, Text 1
14. Cost Estimating
Reading: Chapter 8,Text 1
15. Managing Risks in Projects
Reading: Chapter 10, Text 1
Case10.1: The Sydney Opera House
Case 10.2: The Nelson Mandela Bridge
16. Project Quality Management
Reading: Chapter 9, Text 1
17. Project Evaluation, Communication & Closeout
Reading: Chapter 12, Text 1
18. Project Organization Structure & Integration
Reading: Chapter 13, Text 1
19. International Project Management
Reading; Chapter 18, Text 1
Module D: Project Presentation
20. Project Presentation
Evaluation
Quiz: 20%
Presentation: 20%
End Term Exam: 40%.
Assignment:20%
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Alora Kar
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02/03/2015
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