To give students in depth knowledge of various aspects concerning selection, implementation and evaluation of a project.
Project Management: Concept, Definition, Characteristics of a Project, Classification of Projects, Causes of project failure, Project Management Vs General Management, Steps in Project Management, Life cycle of a project, Roles and qualities of a Project manager Project Formulation: Introduction, sequential stages of Project formulation.
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Project Feasibility & Appraisal: Meaning, Scope, Types (Technical, Market & Financial feasibility ) Social Cost Benefit Analysis: Meaning, Approaches (UNIDO & L-M approach) and Shadow Pricing. |
Project planning & scheduling: Introduction, Scheduling Techniques (Bar Chart, Network based scheduling-PERT &CPM) Project Organization: Functional, Task force & Matrix Organization structure |
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. Capital Budgeting- Introduction, Discounted cash flow techniques: Net Present Value and IRR. |
Project Management Information System: Meaning, Benefits of computer based PMIS, features of PMIS Project Evaluation, Reporting & Termination: Project reviews & reporting, closing the contract. |