BY

DR.K.KAVITHA MAHESWARI
PG AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
SHRIMATI INDIRA GANDHI COLLEGE
TIRUCHIRAPALLI-2
Subject code: P16SW33A
Semester: III
 Project management
 Characteristics of projects
 Scope of project management
 Objectives of project management
 Approaches
 Methodologies
 Project management cycle
 Project formulation
 Participatory process
 Project appraisal
 Detailed project report
 Projects are group of activities that have to be
performed with limited resources yield specific
objectivs in a specific time and in a specific locality.

 Project management is a unique proces consisting of

a set of coordinated and controlled activities with
start and finish dates, undertaken to achieve a
objective conforming the specific requirement
including the time, cost and resources
 Ithas number of starting points and one end
point
 Complexity
 Focus fixed set of objectives
 Time bound
 Unique
 Unity in diversity
 Works on goals
 Manage resources efficiently
 Communication management
 Time and schedule management
 Quality control
 Cost control
 To handle projects
 Work for and with stakeholders
 Planning resources
 Cost management
 Planning schedules
 Allocation of right resources
 Risk management
 Efficient communication
 Goal clarity
 Bottom up approach
 Top down approach
 Demand and need driven approach
 Cost effective approach
 Water falls project management
 Agile project management
 Critical path method or cycle
 Prism: projects integrating sustainable
methods
 Project identification
 Project formulation
 Project appraisal
 Project implementation
 Project management
 Project reporting
 Project evaluation
 Follow up
 Project formulation refers to a series of steps to
be taken to convert an idea or aspiration in to a
feasible plan of action.

 A project can be identified for different sources

such as government agencies, credit and
financial institution, non governmental
organisatons and the general public .
 Participatory rural appraisal
 Participatory development
 Participatory planning
 Participatory decision making
 Participatory management
 Participatory evaluation
 Technical analysis
 Economic analysis
 Financial analysis
 Commercial analysis
 Organisational analysis
 Social analysis
 Environmental analysis
 Project title (Name of the project)
 Implementing agency’s profile.
 Description of the project operational area.
 Target group.
 Problem statement.
 How was the problem identified.
 Organizations interest.
 Problems addressed to
 Project objectives
 Action plan.
 Methodology.
 Inputs
 Required time
 Monitory and organizational co – ordination.
 Involvement of the people.
 Expected result.
 Evaluation and follow up.
 Budget justification.
 Budget estimate.
 Local contribution.
 Reference and recommendation .
 Letter of application / covering letter.
 Operational area survey report.
 Latest annual report.
 Auditor’s statement of accounts.
 Balance sheet.
 List of beneficiaries.
 Bio data of responsible persons.
 Information relating to previous Grant – in – Aid and Assets.
 Relevant paper cuttings.
 Documentary photos.
 Area map.
 Evaluation report.
 Recommendation letter.
 Covering letter.
 Documents of support from government or Banks
1. Explain about Project management.
2. List out the Characteristics of projects.
3. Bring out the Scope of project management.
4. Discuss about the objectives , approaches and
methodologies of project management.
5. Write about Project management cycle.
6. Explain the phase of Project formulation.
7. Write about Participatory process.
8. Give a short note on Project appraisal.
9. Examine the contents of a Detailed project report.
THANK YOU.