Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division First Semester 2010-2011 Course Handout

Course No. Course Title

: CM ZG523 : Project Management

Course Description : Concepts and techniques of project formulation, evaluation and implementation; Project planning and scheduling; Risk management; Time-cost trade off; Resource levelling and allocation; Project monitoring and control; Contract Management. Scope and Objectives To enable the students to: Prepare and formulate a capital investment project correctly after appraising the projects feasibility of customer needs. Assess and manage various types of risks in implementing projects. Plan, organize, staff, lead, monitor and control the implementation of a project for its completion within cost, time and performance parameters, and Make and execute contracts for projects correctly, properly levelling scarce and limited resources.

Prescribed Text Books

T1. T2.

Chandra Prasanna, Projects: Planning, Analysis, Selection, Fin. Implementation & Review, Tata McGraw Hill, 7th Ed., 2009. Nicholas John M., Project Management for Business and Technology, Prentice Hall of India, 2nd Ed., 2001.

Reference Books

R1. R2.

Kerzner, Harold, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning and Controlling, CBS Publishers, 2nd Ed., 2000. Samuel J Mantel et al., Project Management Core Textbook, First Indian Edition, Wiley India, 2005.

CM ZG523

(Course Handout)

First Semester 2010-2011

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Plan of Self Study Week No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Topics Reference to Text book

Overview T1- Chapter 1 Market and Demand Analysis T1-Chapter 4 Technical analysis T1-Chapter 5 Financial Estimates and Projections T1-Chapter 6 Investment Criteria T1-Chapter 8 Financing of Projects T1-Chapter 18 Introduction to Project Management T2-Chapter 1 What is Project Management T2-Chapter 2 Syllabus for Mid-Semester Test (Closed Book): Topics in Week No. 1 to 8 9 Planning Fundamentals T2-Chapter 6 10 Network Scheduling and PDM T2-Chapter 7 11 PERT, CPM, Resource Allocation, and GERT T2-Chapter 8 12 Cost Estimating and Budgeting T2-Chapter 9 13 Managing Risks in Projects T2-Chapter 10 14 Project Control T2-Chapter 11 Project Management Information Systems T2-Chapter 12 15 Project Evaluation, Reporting, and Termination T2-Chapter 13 16 Project Organization Structure an Integration T2-Chapter 14 Syllabus for Comprehensive Exam (Open Book): All topics given in Plan of Self Study

Evaluation Scheme: EC No. Evaluation Component & Type of Examination EC-1 Mid-Semester Test (Closed Book)* EC-2 Comprehensive Exam (Open Book)*

Duration 2 Hours 3 Hours

Weightage 40% 60%

Day, Date, Session,Time Saturday, 28/08/2010 (AN)* 2 PM 4 PM Saturday, 23/10/2010 (AN)* 2 PM 5 PM

* Legend: AN: AfterNoon Session; FN: ForeNoon Session Closed Book Test: No reference material of any kind will be permitted inside the exam hall. Open Book Exam: Use of any printed / written reference material (books and notebooks) will be permitted inside the exam hall. Loose sheets of paper will not be permitted. Computers of any kind will not be allowed inside the exam hall. Use of calculators will be allowed in all exams. No exchange of any material will be allowed. Note: It shall be the responsibility of the individual student to be regular in maintaining the self study schedule as given in the course handout, attend the online/on demand lectures as per details that would be put up in the BITS WILP website www.bits-pilani.ac.in/dlp-home and take all the prescribed components of the evaluation such as Mid Semester Test and Comprehensive Examination according to the Evaluation Scheme given in the respective Course Handout. If the student is unable to appear for the Regular Test/Examination due to genuine exigencies, the student must refer to the procedure for applying for Make-up Test/Examination, which will be available through the Important Information link on the BITS WILP website on the date of the Regular Test/Examination. The Make-up Tests/Exams will be conducted only at selected exam centres on the dates to be announced later.

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