PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Course Objectives
After the completion of this course, students will be able to understand Project Planning and Management concept which makes student able to synchronize the resource and able to forecast the projected future result of the project.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Project Management (8 Hours)
1. Project definition; project objective(s); Definition of project management; Evolution of project management; Scope of project management
2. Elements of project management: organization, time, cost, quality, human resource, communication, risk, and integration
3. Concept of project cycle: identification, formulation, appraisal, implementation and M&E
4. The Change as a result of project and impact of change in project management (Dynamic management, assumptions and risks)


2. Project Identification, Planning, Formulation and Appraisal (8 hours)
1. Project identification studies (opportunity analysis) and marketing
2. Feasibility study (detailed project design, cost estimate, economic and financial analysis)
3. Project appraisal: Technical, Commercial, Economic, Financial, Managerial, Social
4. Cost-Benefit, Project Risk, Environmental Impacts


3. Project Organization and Implementation (10 Hours)
1. Project organization
2. Resource allocation: budgeting, material management (inventory), human resource allocation, and resource loading and leveling.
3. Resource mobilization
4. Project scheduling: scheduling techniques (Gantt, PERT, CPM, etc.)
5. Project delays and impact: time and cost overrun
6. Project administration


4. Project Monitoring, Controls and Information Systems (5 Hours)
1. Purpose of monitoring and types of monitoring
2. Monitoring planning, controlling cycle
3. Design of control systems
4. Project information system: Needs and reporting


5. Project Evaluation and Auditing (7 Hours)
1. Purpose of evaluation
2. Project auditing systems
3. Benefits monitoring and auditing techniques
4. Impact assessment
5. Project life cycle auditing


6. Group Project Work, Reporting and Presentation (7 Hours)
1. Student will be divided into a convenient number of groups and each group will perform case study pertaining to project management assigned by respective teacher using relevant project management software.

References

1. Cleland, David I., “Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation”, (Third Edition); McGraw-Hill International Editions, General Engineering Series 1999
2. Meredith, Jack R. and Mantel, Samuel J. Jr., “Project Management: A Managerial Approaches”; John Wiley & Sons (1998)
3. Nagarajan, K “Project Management” New Age International Publication, New Delhi, 2001
4. Chandra, Prasanna, “Projects: Planning, Analysis, Selection, Implementation, and Review”; Tata-McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi.
5. Agrawal, Dr. Gobind, “Project management in Nepal”.
6. “The Journal of Engineering and Technology Management (JET-M)”, Elsevier Publication.

Evaluation Scheme:
The Questions will cover all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below: