Project Management Syllabus

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Unit 1: 

Introduction, Structures and Frameworks of Project Management  -  Introduction 

of  the  project,  Historical  Perspective,  Definition,  Current  Issues,  Relationship  between
general  Management  and  Project  Management,  Project  Management,  Knowledge
Management  Base,  Project  Model,  4  phase  of  project  management,  7-S  of  Project
Management, The project environment, Complexities of project,

Unit  2:  
Strategy,  Project  Management  and  Project  Definition  -  Why  Strategy,
Organizational Strategy and Projects, Project Management as a strategic capability, Resource
Coordination,  Project  and  organizational  goals,  project  performance  measurement,
Developing  the  concept,  Scope  Management,  Project  Process,  Work  Breakdown  Structure,
Process Mapping, Establishing Check Points, Stakeholder Management, Project Management
Software

Unit 3: 
Time  Planning and Critical Chain Project Management  -  The Process, Gantt
Charts,  Estimating,  Activity  on  Arrow  and  Critical  Path  Analysis,  Activity  on  Node
Diagrams, Activity on Arrow vs. Activity on Node, Scheduling, Computer Assisted Project
Planning, Fast Track Projects, Project Evaluation and Termination

Unit 4:  
Cost and Quality Planning  -  Cost Planning, Cost Estimating, Cost Build up, Cost
Budget, Quality Planning Process, Quality Conformance and quality performance planning

Unit 5: 
Plan Analysis and Risk Management -  Analyzing Time Plan, Analyzing Cost Plan,
Analyzing Quality Plan, Risk Management, and Risk Quantification Technique

Unit  6:  
Project  Organization:  Structure  and  Teams  -  Role  of  team,  Pure  Project
Organization,  Matrix  Management,  Structure  Selection,  Team  Work,  Life  Cycle  of  Team,
Managing personalities in a team, Effective Team Work


Suggested Readings:
1.  Project Management, Maylor 3rd Edition,
2.  Project  Management:  Achieving  Competitive  Advantage  &  MS  Project,  Pinto
(Publisher)
3.  Project Management, Meredith, Mantek,7th Edition, Wiley India
4.  Project Management and Control, Narendra Singh, Himalaya Publishing House
5.  Project  Management;  Strategic  Decision  and  Implementation,  David  Cleland,
McGraw-Hill