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SYLLABUS

                                         Fundamentals of Project Management

            Objectives: To provide the student with greater understanding of analytical skills for solving problems in project management.
            This course will help them learn mathematical models which aid in the decision-making process and to develop critical
            thinking and knowledge in project management's theory and practices.

               Sr. No.                                        Description
                 1.     Introduction to Projects: Project management, Project manager and his responsibilities, PM as a profession,
                        selection of a project manager, Fitting projects into the parent Organization project management team, project
                        model, phases of Project management, Project environment, the 7S of Project management.
                 2.     Project Analysis and Selection: Project Initiation and resource allocation, Market analysis  and Demand
                        analysis, Technical Analysis.
                 3.     Project Planning:  Time planning, Contents of Project plan, planning process, Work breakdown structure,
                        process mapping.
                 4.     Project Budgeting: Financial Projections, time value of money, cost of capital, Appraisal criteria, Risk
                        analysis in capital investment decisions.
                 5.     Environmental Appraisal of Projects: Meaning of Environment and pollution, pollution created by different
                        industries, Methods of preventing pollution, Environmental regulations in India, Environmental impact
                        assessment.
                 6.     Social Cost benefit Analysis: The rationale for Social cost benefit analysis, UNIDO approaches for Social
                        Cost benefit analysis, Methods followed by Financial Institutions.
                 7.     Project Scheduling: PERT and CPM networks.
                 8.     Monitoring and Controlling: Plan monitor control cycle, data collection and reporting, Project control.
                 9.     Evaluation and termination: Evaluation, Project auditing, Project termination.
                10.     Miscellaneous topics:  Managing E-business Projects, Future of Project management, Regulatory framework
                        of Projects.
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