Unit 1 Project Management

8 lecture hours

• 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

Unit 2 Organizing and Planning the project

12 lecture hours

• 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

Unit 3 Budgeting the Project

6 lecture hours

• Methods of budgeting
• Cost estimating
• Improving Cost Estimates
• Budget Uncertainty and risk management

Unit 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. 12 Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: ALL (Except Mechanical Engineering and Allied Branches) Subject Code: BE05000481 Subject Name: Project Management

Unit 5 Monitoring and Controlling the Project

7 lecture hours

• 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