Project Management

Paper Code: 
MMM 422
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Objective: 

To give students in depth knowledge of various aspects concerning selection, implementation and evaluation of a project.

Project: Concept, Definition, Characteristics, Importance and Challenges of a project. Life cycle of a project, Phases of Project Management Project Formulation: Introduction, sequential stages of Project formulation.

Project Feasibility & Appraisal: Meaning, Scope, Types (Technical &Financial ) 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 & Matrix Organization

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: Present Value and IIR.

Project Management Information System:, features of PMIS, Project Evaluation, Reporting & Termination: Project reviews & reporting, closing the contract.

Essential Readings: 

• Nagrajan .K Project management New Age International Publishers • Agarwal, Mishra, “Project Management”, RBD, Jaipur • Agarwal MR- “Project Management” Garima Publication, Jaipur

References: 

• Choudhary S, “Project Management”, TMH, new Delhi • Vasant Desai “Project Management”, Himalaya Publishing House. • Prasanna Chandra “Project Planning, Implementation & Review” Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi

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