R.G.P.V. BHOPAL,M.P.
AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING 7TH SEMESTER
AU-702(B) PROJECT MANAGEMENT
UNIT-I
Concepts of project management: Meaning, definition & characteristics of a project, technical & socio-cultural dimensions; project life cycle phases, project planning & graphic presentation; work breakdown structure, manageable tasks; size of network; blow down NW; identity and logic dummy activity; Fulkerson rule for numbering NW; time- scaled NW.UNIT-II
NW analysis: PERT network; mean time & variances; probability to complete PERT project in specified time; CPM network; Event Occurrence Time (EOT); activity start/ finish times; forward & reverse path calculations, concept & calculation of floats; resource allocation & critical-chain; overview of MS-project-2000.
UNIT-III
Project duration and control: Importance and options to accelerate project completion; time cost tradeoff; fixed variable and total costs; use of floats & cost optimization; project performance measures; project monitoring info and reports; project control process; Gant chart and control chart;cost-schedule S-graph; planned cost of work schedule (PV), budgeted/ earned cost of work completed (EV) and actual cost of work completed (AC); schedule and cost variances (SV, CV) forecasting final project costs.
UNIT-IV
Project organization,culture & leadership:projects within functional organization; dedicated project/ task-force teams; staff, matrix and network organization; choosing appropriate project organization; Organization culture; ten characteristics; cultural dimensions supportive to projects; social network and management by wandering around (MBWA); different traits of a manager and leader; managing project teams; five stage team development model; shared vision; conflicts; rewards; rejuvenating project teams; project stakeholders; concept of project partnering.
UNIT-V
Strategic planning and project appraisal:Capital allocation key criteria;Porters competitive strategy model; BCG matrix; Strategic Position Action Evaluation (SPACE); time value of money;cash flows; payback period; IRR; cost of capital; NPV; social cost benefit analysis; UNIDO approach; project risks and financing.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
- Prasana Chandra: Projects: planning Implementation control; TMH.
- Gray Clifford F And Larson EW; Project The managerial Process; TMH
- Panneerselven and Serthil kumar; Project management, PHI
- Burke ; Project Management-Planning and control technics; Wiley India
- Kamaraju R; Essentials of Project Management; PHI Learning
- Jack R. Meredith, Project Management: a managerial approach, Wiley.
- Choudhary ;Project Management; TMH
- Srinath LS; PERT And CPM Principles and Appl; East West Press
- Richman L; Project Management: Step By Step; PHI Learning
- United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Guide to practical project appraisal social benefit cost analysis in developing countries, oxford & ibh
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