Course Outline

OM403E - PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Dept of Management, Amrita School of Business, Kochi

Batch: 2017-19 (Trimester – IV)

Semester: July – SEP 2018

Course Staff
Convenor & lecturer:
Dr. Raja Sreedharan. V (Operations)
Third floor, Faculty Cubicle.
Tel: + 91 9578833000
Email: [email protected]

Course Purpose: The purpose of this course is to prepare the students to

understand the tools and techniques involved in a project. Moreover, enable them
to execute a project to achieve specific goals that will benefit the organizations
and society.

Required Text and Materials

Project Management: The Managerial Process (2014) by Erik Larson,
Clifford Gray
 Course Syllabus

OBJECTIVES:
1. To outline the need for Project Management
2. To highlight different techniques of activity planning
3. Project Planning & Management
LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Evaluate and select the most desirable projects.

2. Apply appropriate approaches to plan a new project and develop project
schedule.
3. Identify the important risks facing in a new project.

Course objectives and Outcomes

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Assessment

Course contributes mostly to: Employability/ Entrepreneurship/ Skill

Development/

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND

PROJECT SELECTION
Objectives of Project Management- Importance of Project Management- Types of
Projects Project Management Life Cycle- Project Selection – Feasibility study:
Types of feasibility Steps in feasibility study.
UNIT II PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Project Scope- Estimation of Project cost – Cost of Capital – Project Representation
and Preliminary Manipulations - Basic Scheduling Concepts - Resource Levelling –
Resource Allocation.

UNIT III PROJECT MONITORING AND CONTROL

Setting a base line- Project management Information System – Indices to monitor
progress. Importance of Contracts in projects- Teamwork in Project Management -
Attributes of a good project team – Formation of effective teams – stages of team
formation.

UNIT IV PROJECT CLOSURE

Project evaluation- Project Auditing – Phases of project Audit- Project closure
reports Guidelines for closeout reports.

UNIT V SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Computers, e-markets and their role in Project management- Risk management-
Environmental Impact Assessment. Case studies in Project management.

ACCOMPLISHMENT OF COURSE OBJECTIVES

In order to achieve the above objectives, you will engage in a variety of activities:
Attend all lectures. Be an active
listener/participant. Read the text and other
instructional materials.
Be ahead of class lectures by pre-reading the Chapters and come to class
fully ready to discuss the issues/topics
Regular review of articles on Project Management periodicals published
in books and in Journals. Also plan to read extra books based on your area
of interest (Refer Bibliography).
 In your study group, discuss the Project Management related case
studies. Practice solving the problems assigned in Project
Management.

TEACHING STRATEGIES

The course is replete with practical examples from use in numerous fields
and has one practical textbooks and two necessary software analysis
packages. Students are taught using waterfall approach as the class
progresses, TBL components is introduced followed by SCRUM approach
to mimic the real life project management scenario for the students. Finally,
students have to complete a live project with quantifiable results without
scope creep.

LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT

The penalty for late submission will be 10% per calendar day, or part
thereof, unless prior special consideration has been granted. Assessment
items submitted more than three calendar days late will not be assessed and
will receive a grade of zero.

SUPPLEMENTARY ASSESSMENT

Supplementary assessment in the event of failure of the course is generally

not available, and should not be expected.

Session Plan

UNIT TOPICS
Objectives of Project Management- Importance of Project Management-
1 Types of Projects
1 Project Management Life Cycle
1 Feasibility study: Types of feasibility- Steps in feasibility study.
1 Project Selection
1 Inflation adjusted Project selection
1 Project Planning
 Case Discussion – Apple’s global reach
2 Project Scope- Estimation of Project cost
2 Estimation of Project cost, Cost of Capital
2 Project representation - Preliminary Manipulations
2 Project evaluation, Basic Scheduling Concepts
2 Resource Levelling – Resource Allocation.
Setting a base line- Project management Information System – Indices to
3 monitor progress.
3 Importance of Contracts in projects- Teamwork in Project Management
TBL Activity – Palm Island
3 Attributes of a good project team – Formation of effective teams
3 Stages of team formation
4 Project audit
4 Phases of project Audit
4 Project closure reports , Guidelines for closeout reports
5 Computers and E Commerce in Business Environment.
5 Environmental Impact Assessment.
5 Risk Management
5 Case studies in Project management
Evaluation of the Live project – Outcome and Discussions
End Term Examination

Note: The Session Plan schedule is tentative and is subject to change as the course progresses.

Software

MS Projects 2016 will be covered as part of the course syllabus.

Students will be trained in MS Projects through case exercise.
R package to do analysis the project data and related attributes.

Cases

Case studies help the student to understand the challenges and difficult
in practical scenario. The cases consist of:
 International
Projects Indian
Projects
Black Swan Events
Multi-Billion Dollar
Projects Rare Events
Scope for PM in India (Discussion on emerging areas)

The course follows the PMBOK structure as outlined by Project Management

Institute, globally. Further, the course enables the student for CAPM
certification being offered by PMI

Evaluation

Team Presentations 10%

TBL Activity 10%
MS Project 10%
Case Analysis 30%
End Term Exam 40%

Note: The Instructor reserves the right to change the evaluation

pattern if necessary based on the performance of the class and other
factors. Any change made (if needed) will be announced to the class.

Bibliography: (Project Management References)

Atkinson, R. (1999). Project management: cost, time and quality, two best guesses and
a phenomenon, its time to accept other success criteria. International journal of project
management, 17(6), 337-342.
Berkun, Scott (2005), The Art of Project Management, O’Reilly Media: Cambridge, MA.
Berkun, Scott (2008), Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management, O’Reilly
Media: Cambridge, MA.
Campbell, Clark A. (2006), The One-Page Project Manager: Communicate and Manage
Any Project With a Single Sheet of Paper, Wiley: New York.
Cook, Curtis R. (2004), Just Enough Project Management, McGraw-Hill: Boston, MA.
Crowe, Andy (2006), Alpha Project Managers: What the Top 2% Know that Everyone
Else Does Not, Velociteach: Kennesaw, GA.
 Cunningham, Michael C. (2006), Finish what you Start: 10 Surefire Ways to Deliver
your Projects On Time and On Budget, Kaplan Business: New York.
Dvir, Dov & Aaron J. Shenhar (2007), Reinventing Project Management: The Diamond
Approach to Successful Growth and Innovation, Harvard Business: Cambridge,MA.
Karsh, Ellen & Arlen Sue Fox (2006), The Only Grant-Writing Book You’ll Ever Need,
Basic Books: New York.
Khanna, R. B. (2011), Project Management, PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi.
Kendrick, Tom (2004), The Project Management Toolkit: 100 Tips and Techniques for
Getting the Job Done Right, AMACOM Books: Boston, MA.
Kendrick, Tom (2006), Results without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team
Doesn’t Report to You, AMACOM Books: Boston, MA.
Kloppenborg, T. (2014). Contemporary project management. Nelson Education.
Leach, Lawrence P. (2005), Lean Project Management: Eight Principles for Success,
Advanced-Projects: Boise, Idaho.
Lewis, James (1998), Team-Based Project Management, Beard Books.
Luecke, R. (2004). Managing projects large and small: the fundamental skills for delivering on budget
and on time. Harvard Business Press.
Martin, Paula & Karen Tate (1997), The Project Management Memory Jogger: A Pocket
Guide for Project Teams, Goal/QPC: Salem, NH.
McNamara, Carter (2006), Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and
Evaluation, 4th ed., Authenticity Consulting, LLC: Toronto.
Pacelli, Lonnie (2004), The Project Management Advisor: 18 Major Project Screw-Ups,
and how to Cut them off at the Pass, Prentice Hall: New York.
Rose, Kenneth H. (2005), Project Quality Management: Why, What and How, J. Ross
Publishing: Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Russell, Lou (2007), 10 Steps to Successful Project Management, ASTD Press:
Alexandria, VA.
Snead, G. Lynne (2002), The Project Management Scorecard: Measuring the Success of
Project Management Solutions, Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford.
Tate, Karen (2001), Getting Started in Project Management, Wiley: New York.