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PROJM-X09
PGDM-PT : 2009-12 (Term-VII)

Project Management

COURSE OUTLINE
Instructor: W.S.William
Office: Room No: 224, Ext-851
e-mail: winfred@ximb.ac.in
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The term project management is now used extensively for the management and accomplishment of any plan, scheme or task. Projects are the vital means of development and economic upliftment. They are the building blocks for generating additional capital and for ensuring flow of goods and services to the nation. In India, large amounts have been and are being spent on various projects for providing infrastructure facilities and for meeting developmental needs. Project management is thus of vital importance to any undertaking that is being newly setup or to any organization planning expansion/diversification of its activities. This 3.0 credit course covers detailed topics of the basic concepts of project management, including initiating projects, planning projects, controlling projects, executing projects, and closing projects. Those who attend the class improve their management skills and abilities to define the project scope, create a workable project plan, and manage within the budget and schedule.

2.0 OBJECTIVES

After completing this course, you should be able to:
· Use project management skills across your organization · Build a performing organization and project team · Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) · Create project plans · Execute overall integrated change control · Control project execution processes · Terminate a project with an appropriate closure strategy · Perform your role as project manager
3.0 BROAD COURSE CONTENT

The course consists of lecture and discussion, which is reinforced with team and individual exercises, presentations, role-play, case study and project work.
Session-1: Overview of project management

· Definition of PM
· Project life cycle
· Project management process
· Definition of a project management
· Project stakeholders
· Key competencies of a project manager

Session-2: Initiating Processes and Defining the Project

· Initiating Processes
· Initiating Processes Activities
· Project Charter
· Purpose of the Project charter
· Questions to Ask When Building a Project Definition Document
Session-3 & 4: Project Organization

· Types of Organizational Structures
· How Organizational Structures Influence Projects
· Case Studies Session-5 & 6 : Planning Processes and Organizing the Team

· Planning Processes
· Planning Processes Activities
· What Is a Team?
· Creating a Team Charter
· Project Kickoff Orientation
· Communications Links Within a Project
· Developing the Communications Management Plan

Team Exercise: Team Charter
Session-7: Risk Management

· Definition of a Project Risk
· Major Risk Types
· Risk Management Processes
· Risk Identification Tools and Techniques
· Risk Response Planning
· Risk Monitoring and Control
· Project Manager's Role in Risk Management Session-8: Developing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
· Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
· When Is a WBS Created?
· WBS Relationships
· The Value of the WBS
· Work Package
· WBS Formats
· Questions to Ask

Session-9: Creating a Project Schedule
· What Is a Schedule?
· The Purpose of Scheduling
· Project network Diagram
· Finding float and critical paths Example : Budgeting

Session- 10 & 11: Monitoring and Control

· Fundamentals of Project Monitoring
· Project Control Overview
· Guidelines for Collecting and Evaluating Project Performance
· Tracking and Executing the Risk Management
· Examples of Metrics
Session-12: Managing Conflicts in Projects

· The Conflict Environment
· Conflict Resolution Mode
Session-13: Project Reviews & Closing Processes
· Why Conduct Project Management Reviews?
· Different Types of Project Management Reviews
· Closing Processes
· Project Closure Activities
· Project Completion Workshops
· Lessons Learned
· Project Manager’s Responsibilities Session -14: Summarization of the all sessions and key learning



4.0 EVALUATION SCHEME

QUIZ : 20%
PRESENTATIONS : 20%
ASSIGNMENTS : 20%
FINAL EXAM : 40%
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5.0 TEXT BOOK

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO PLANNING, SCHEDULING, AND CONTROLING, KERZNER HAROLD, 2nd Edition, CBS PUBLIHERS and DISTRIBUTORS, NEW DELHI

6.0 REFERENCE BOOKS
a) Stallworthy E.A. & Kharbanda, O.P., Total Project Management from concept to completion, Grower Press. b) Stallworthy E.A. & Kharbanda, O.P., How to learn from Project Disasters, Gower Press. c) Kerzner Harold, A systems Approach to Planning. Scheduling and Controlling. d) Chaudhary Sadhan, Project Scheduling and Monitoring in Practice, South Asian Publishers. e) Wiest, J. D. and K. Levy: A management Guide to PERT/CPM, Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi. f) David I. Cleland & William R.King , Systems Analysis and Project Management,3rd edition, McGraw-Hill . g) Trevor L. Young ,The Handbook of Project Management – A Practical Guide to Effective Policies and Procedures, Kogan Page Limited h) Choudhury Sadan : Project Management, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi 7.0 JOURNALS
a) International Journal of Project Management
b) R&D Management.
c) Transactions on Engineering Management
8.0 WEB SITES




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