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Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 3rd Semester With effective

Subject Class: Functional_ Elective from academic
Subject Name: Project Management (PM) year 2018-19
Subject Code: 4539285
1. Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcome Component Learning Outcome
Business Environment and Domain  Develop understanding of significance of project
Knowledge (BEDK) management and 4D’s of Project management.
 Demonstrate effective project execution and control
techniques that result in successful projects.
Critical thinking, Business  Conduct project planning activities that accurately
Analysis, Problem Solving and forecast project costs, timelines, and quality.
Innovative Solutions (CBPI)
Global Exposure and Cross-  Display knowledge of latest developments in project
Cultural Understanding (GECCU) management across the world.
Social Responsiveness and Ethics  Apply principles and practices of Project
(SRE) Management along with maintaining high standards
of ethics.
 Evaluate the social impact of projects and develop
sensitivity to the social costs of projects.
Effective Communication (EC)  Demonstrate effective use of written, verbal, and non-
verbal communication, using industry terminology,
and write a variety of Project Management
documents and plan.
Leadership and Teamwork (LT)  Ability to allocate project management roles with
clear lines of responsibility and accountability.
 Demonstrate effective organizational leadership and
change skills for managing projects, project teams
and stakeholders.
2. Course Duration: The course duration is of 40 sessions of 60 minutes each.
3. Course Contents:
70 Marks
Module No. of
Contents (External
No: Sessions
Evaluation)
Introduction to Project Management:
 Concept of Project
 Project characteristics
 Project classifications
 Project Life Cycle
 Importance of Project Management
Project Management Structure.

I 10 18
Defining the Project:
 Project Scope, project priorities
 Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS),
integrating the WBS with the organization
 Coding the WBS for information system
 Project Roll Up, Process Breakdown Structure,
Responsibility Matrices
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Estimating Project Time and Costs:

 Factors Influencing Quality of Estimates
 Estimation Guidelines for Time, Costs and resources
 Macro versus Micro Estimating
 Methods for Estimating Project Times and Costs
 Level of detail, Developing Budgets
 Types of Costs, Refining estimates and contingency
funds.
Developing a Project Plan:

 Developing the Project Network
 From Work Package to Network
 Constructing a Project Network
 Activity-On-Node, Fundamentals, Network
Computation process
 Using the Forward and Backward pass information
 Level of Detail for activities
 Extended Network techniques.
II 10 18
Project implementation, project resource requirements:
 Types of resources – men, materials, money
 Project monitoring, evaluation, control
 Project network technique
 Planning for monitoring and evaluation
 Project audits, project management information
systems
 Project scheduling PERT, CPM
Project Identification:
 Selection of product, identification of market
preparation of feasibility study/report Project
formulation -–Evaluation of risks preparation of Project
report.
Selection of location & site of the project:

 Factors affecting location - policies of Central – State
Government towards location – Legal aspects of project
management.
Risk Management:
 Risk Management process
 Risk Identification, Risk Assessment, Risk
Response Development, Contingency Planning,
Risk Response Control, Change Control
III 10 17
Management
Scheduling Resources and Costs:

 Types of Project Constraints
 Classification of Scheduling Problem
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 Resource Allocation Methods, Splitting, Multitasking

 Benefits of scheduling resources
 Assigning Project work, Multi Project resource
Schedules
Reducing Project Duration:

 Rationale for reducing project duration
 Options for accelerating Project Completion
 Concept and construction of a Project Cost – Duration
Graph, Practical considerations.
Project Teams:
 The five stage team development model
 Situational factors affecting team development
 Team effectiveness
 Conflict in projects, Sources of Conflict, Handling
Conflict.
 Managing Virtual Project teams, Project team pitfalls.
Project Evaluation:
Progress and Performance Management and
Evaluation:
 Structure of a Project Monitoring Information System
 Project Control Process
 Monitoring Time Performance
 Need for an Integrated Information System
 Developing a status report and index to monitor
progress
 Forecasting final project cost
 Other control issues.
IV Project Audit and Closure: 10 17

 Project Audit
 Project Audit Process
 Project Closure
 Team member and Project Manager Evaluations.
Financial Analysis:
Profitability Analysis – Social cost Benefit Analysis
preparation of Budget and Cash Flows. Materials
Management in Project Planning – Procurement – storage –
disposal. Financing of the Project :- Source of Finance –
Cost implications thereof Financial Institutions –Guidelines
for funding projects.
Practical:
(30 marks
V  Students need to visit organizations to understand their ---
CEC)
project management experiences.
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4. Pedagogy:
 ICT enabled Classroom teaching
 Case study
 Practical / live assignment
 Interactive class room discussions
5. Evaluation:
Students shall be evaluated on the following components:
Internal Evaluation (Internal Assessment- 50 Marks)
A  Continuous Evaluation Component 30 marks
 Class Presence & Participation 10 marks
 Quiz 10 marks
B Mid-Semester examination (Internal Assessment-30 Marks)
C End –Semester Examination (External Assessment-70 Marks)
6. Reference Books:
No. Author Name of the Book Publisher Year of
Publication /
Edition
Clifford E. Gray, Erik
Project Management: The
1 W. Larson, Gautam McGraw Hill 2017 / 6th
Managerial Process
V. Desai
Erik W. Larson, Project Management: The
2 McGraw Hill 2017 / 7th
Clifford E. Gray Managerial Process
PMP - Project Management
3 Kimi Heldman Wiley India 2016 Edition
Professional - “Study Guide”
4 Sadhan Choudhary Project Management Tata McGraw Hill Latest Edition
McGraw Hill
5 Prasanna Chandra Project Management Latest Edition
Publications
6 P. K. Mattoo Project Appraisal First
7 Vasant Desai Project Management Himalaya Latest
Project Management & Oxford Second

8 Sitanshu Khatua
Appraisal Publications Edition
R. Panneerselvam, P Project Management
9 PHI Latest
Senthilkumar
10 Rajiv M Gupta Project Management PHI Latest
Note: Wherever the standard books are not available for the topic appropriate print and online
resources, journals and books published by different authors may be prescribed.
7. List of Journals / Periodicals / Magazines / Newspapers / Web resources, etc.

1. International Journal of Project Management
2. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
3. Project Management Journal
4. The Journal of Modern Project Management
5. Journal of Advances in Management Research
6. Project Management and Risk Analysis
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Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 3rd Semester With effective

2. Course Duration: The course duration is of 40 sessions of 60 minutes each.

Project Management Structure.

Estimating Project Time and Costs:

Developing a Project Plan:

Selection of location & site of the project:

Scheduling Resources and Costs:

 Resource Allocation Methods, Splitting, Multitasking

Reducing Project Duration:

IV Project Audit and Closure: 10 17

7 Vasant Desai Project Management Himalaya Latest

Project Management & Oxford Second

7. List of Journals / Periodicals / Magazines / Newspapers / Web resources, etc.

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