Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Course Outline

Course Title : Project Management

Course Objectives
The specific objectives of the course are:
1) Demonstrate an understanding of the project environment, life cycle, and the
project selection and approval process.
2) Demonstrate an understanding of the phases of the project life cycle and the tools,
techniques, and issues involved in planning and monitoring & controlling a
project.
3) Develop and integrate core management plans needed for a project i.e.
a. Scope
b. Quality
c. Schedule
d. Budget and cost
e. Communication
4) Demonstrate an understanding of the computerized project management system to
support project management functions such as:
a. Planning work, schedules, costs, human resources, etc.
b. Controlling project progress and assessing risks
c. Reporting project status to stakeholders
Pedagogy
The pedagogy would be a mix of Lecture, Discussion, Group exercises in class, Case
Analysis, Assignments, Quizzes, and Project Work.

Evaluation Scheme
Assignments / Quizzes 20%
Project work & Presentation 10%
MS Project Exam 10%
Mid Term + End Term Exam 30% + 30%

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Brief Outline
Part 1: Organizing Projects.
Introduction to Project Management
Project selection and prioritization
Charting Projects
Part 2: Planning Projects
Stakeholder Analysis & Communication Planning
Scope Planning
Scheduling Projects
Resourcing Projects
Budgeting Projects
Project Risk Planning
Project Quality Planning & project kick-off
Part 3: Performing Projects
Project Supply Chain management
Determining project progress & Results
Finishing the project and realizing the benefits

References
1. Text Book
Textbook: Project Management – The Managerial Process, 8th edition, – Clifford
F. Gray and Erik W. Larson, Rohit Joshi, Tata McGraw- Hill

Additional Reference
Contemporary Project Management, Timothy J. Kloppenborg, Cengage Learning,
2. Other Readings (To be arranged by students)
Project Management: A Managerial Approach Jack R. Meredith, Samuel J.
Mantel Jr. John Wiley & Sons.
Project Management and Technology: Principles & Practices John M. Nicholas,
Pearson Education
Project Management Institute (http://www.pmi.org)
PMI India http://www.pmi.org.in/
Project Management Forum (http://www.pmforum.org)
Project Management http://www.projectmanagement.com/

Special Instructions
Please read and prepare well in advance for the case presentation & discussion in the
class. Case for each session is indicated in the Session Plan. The sessions will be 75
minutes in duration. R indicates additional readings. C indicates cases.

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 Session Plan
Topic Session Topic and Sub-topics Reference Case / Exercise / Instructor
No. No. (Book Assignment
chapter / Page
numbers from
the
book/Addition
al readings)
1 1 Introduction to Project Management Chapter 1, 3 R1, C1
Project Management Body of
Knowledge(PMBOK)
2 2 Project portfolio management Chapter 2 R2, C2
(Prioritization), Project
Identification
3 3 Project Selection with multiple Chapter 2 R3, C3
criteria
4 4 Project Charter, Stakeholder Chapter 4, 5 R4, C4
Analysis / Communications
Planning
5 5 Defining Scope and WBS, Project Chapter 6 R5, C5
Representation, and network
formation
6 6 Project scheduling, Floats Chapter 7 R6, C6
7 7 PDM Critical Chain Project Chapter 7 R7, R8, C7
Management
8 8 Crashing Projects Chapter 8 C8, C9, R9
9 9 Crashing Projects C10
10 11 Resourcing Project: Smoothening Chapter 8 C11, R-10
11 12 Resourcing Project: Leveling Chapter 8 C12
12 13 Project Cost estimation Chapter 9 C-13, C14, R11
13 14 Project Budgeting Chapter 9
14 15 Project Risk Planning / Quality - Chapter 10, 11 C15,C16, R12
Planning
15 16 Project Supply Chain management Chapter 12 R13
16 17 Determining project progress and Chapter 14 C17
Results
17 18 Project Finishing, Management of Chapter 15 C-18 C19
Project through MS Project
18 19-20 Project Presentation

Table of Contents
Sl. No. Reading/ Reading / Case Title Session Page
Case No. No. No.
1 R1 Definition and characteristics of Project, program 1
portfolio, and other key terms
2 R2 Film prioritization 2
4 R3 Multi-criteria decision making 3
5 R4 Proposal for logistical online system project 4
6 R5 Project Scope Management 5
7 R6 Project Scheduling 7
8 R7 A tutorial on project Management from a theory of 9
constraint perspective

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 9 R8 Theory of constraints 9
9 R9 Reducing project duration 10
10 R10 Resource Scheduling 12
11 R11 Methods of cost Estimation 14
12 R12 Oracle Crystal ball Simulation 16
13 R13 Types of contracts 18
14 C1 Flexible Benefits System Implementation 1
at Shah Alam Medical Center
15 C2 Hector Gaming Company 2
16 C3 Pan Europea Food SA 3
17 C4 Group Project 4
18 C5 Network Diagram for large construction Project 6
19 C6 Whistler Ski Resort Project 8
20 C7 Cyclon Project 9
21 C8 Project Management Analysis in the internet forecast 10
industry,
22 C9 Bridgecon Contractors 10
23 C10 Petersen General Contractors 11
24 C11 Logon Project 12
25 C12 DU SINGER 13
26 C13 National Acetylene Company 14
27 C14 Infotech Corporation 14
28 C-15 International Capital, Inc 16
29 C16 Advantage Energy technology data center Migration 16
30 C-17 Scanner Project 19
31 C-18 POM + Project 21
32 C-19 Red Zuma Project 22

Note: ‘R’ and ‘C’ in the second column stand for ‘Reading’ and ‘Case’ respectively.