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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.