Course Policy Project Management

Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering

(Mumbai Campus)

Course Policy

Program/Branch/Semester : MBA.Tech. /All Streams / Sem VIII

Academic Year : 2023-24

Course Code & Name : MBAB05106

Project Management
Credit Details : L T P C
2 0 0 2
Course Coordinator : Ms. Nishita Parekh
Faculty
9833497501
Contact No. & Email :
[email protected]
Office : MPSTME Building, 5th Floor, Vile Parle, Mumbai

Office hours : 10 am to 4 pm

Other Course Faculty : Course Faculty 1: Ms. Nishita Parekh

Members teaching this Contact No. & Email: 9833497501
course [email protected]
Office: MPSTME Building, 5th Floor, Vile Parle, Mumbai
Contact Hours: 10-4 pm Weekdays
Course Faculty 2: Prof. Pramod Kumar Singh
Contact No. & Email: 9930344085
[email protected]
Office: Visiting Faculty room, Department office, 7th
floor, MPSTME
Course Faculty 3: Prof. Shreekant Course Faculty 4: Prof. Anurag Nigam
Chincholikar Contact No. & Email: 9833489722
Contact No. & Email: 9833607902 [email protected]
[email protected] Office: NMIMS, Navi Mumbai Campus
Office: Visiting Faculty room, Department
office, 7th floor, MPSTME (only Saturday)
Course Faculty 5: Prof. Amit Pradhan
Contact No. & Email: 9881902955
[email protected]
Office: NMIMS, Indore Campus
Queries by Email are encouraged.
Course link : Portal Link
MS Teams Link

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1 Introduction to the Course

1.1 Importance of the course

Projects play a very important role in all industries. Hence, body of knowledge associated
with Projects and Project Management is quite essential for the initiation, planning, execution,
control & monitoring, and termination of projects. The course covers all aspects of project
management, touching upon knowledge areas and process groups as delineated in PMBOK,
PMI. The course throws light on the selection of projects, roles, and responsibilities of project
manager, Negotiation & conflicts, Project Organisations, and constrained resource allocation.
Project Audit etc.
1.2 Objective of the Course

To familiarize students with the use of various project management, concepts, methods,
techniques and tools required to execute projects and highlight the significance of Project
Management in different Industry Verticals.
1.3 Pre-Requisite
Business Management general awareness

2 Course Outcomes (CO)

2.1 After completion of this course, students will be able to-

CO1: To understand the project, Project management, project life cycle,
project selection methods, Roles and responsibilities of project manager,
and negotiation skills required by PM.

CO2: To develop project organizational structures (Pure Project,

Functional, and Matrix type), Project planning, Project budgeting & cost
estimation, Project scheduling, and resource allocation.

CO3: To prepare for project execution -monitoring and information

systems, Project control, and project termination.

CO4: To assess Project auditing, purpose, and audit life cycle

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2.2. CO-PO Mapping

Indicate mapping as 1, 2, 3 - 1 is lowest mapping,

2 is medium mapping and 3 is highest mapping
PO 5:
PO 1: PO 3 – An
An Understanding PO 4- understand
understanding of PO2: Business Effective ing of
global practices Critical Domains and commun ethical
impacting thinking Integration with ication business
organizations. skills Technology skills models
SEM VIII
Project
2 Management
To understand
project, Project
management,
project life cycle,
project selection
methods, Roles
3 1
and
responsibilities of
project manager
and negotiation
skills required by
CO1 PM.
To develop
project
organizational
structures (Pure
Project,
Functional and
Matrix type),
Project planning, 2 3 1
Project
budgeting & cost
estimation,
Project
scheduling and
resource
CO2 allocation.
To examine
project execution
-monitoring and
information
2 3
systems, Project
control and
project
CO3 termination.
To assess Project
auditing, purpose 3
and audit life
CO4 cycle.

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3 Syllabus, Pre-class activity and References

3.1 Teaching and evaluation scheme

Teaching Scheme Evaluation Scheme

Internal Continuous
Lecture
Practical Tutorial Assessment (ICA) Theory
Hours
Hours Hours Credit As per Institute Norms (2 Hrs,
per
per week per week (50 Marks) 50 Marks)
week
Marks Scaled to 50 Marks Scaled to
2 0 0 2
50

3.2 Syllabus

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3.3 Pre-class activity

Outline for the preliminary study to be done for each unit will be provided prior to
commencement of each unit. Preliminary study material (presentation, notes etc.) will be made
available on the student portal. Students are expected to go through this material before
attending the upcoming session. During the lecture session, more emphasis will be given on
in-depth topics, practical applications and doubt solving.

3.4 References

Text Books
1. Jack R Meredith and Samuel J Mantel (2016), Project Management – A Managerial
Approach, Wiley India.

Reference Books
1.Project Management Case studies by Harold Kerzner, Wiley,2017
2.Project Management for Business and Engineering by John Nicholas,
Elsevier
3.Prasanna Chandra, (2004). Projects: Planning, Analysis, Selection,
Implementation & Review, Tata McGraw Hill
Note: The latest edition of books should be referred.

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4 Laboratory details
No Laboratory details for this course

5 Tutorial Plan
No Tutorial for this course

6 Assessment Policy
6.1 Component wise Continuous Evaluation Internal Continuous Assessment (ICA) and
Term End Examination (TEE)

Assessment ICA (50 Marks) TEE (50 Marks)

Component
Project and Mid Term Test 1 Mid Term Test 2
Presentation/
Assignments
(Group activity)
Marks 30 10 10 50

Time 1st April to 8th 22nd Jan to 29th 4th Mar to 9th Mar 8th April to 13th
April Jan April

6.2 Assessment Policy for Internal Continuous Assessment (ICA)

Assessment of ICA comprises of the following components.

1. Mid Term Test 1 and 2 – 10 marks each

Two class tests will be conducted as per the academic calendar.

2. Project and Presentation / Assignments - 30 marks

Students can be asked to present the project or case study related to application
of project management in organization or any other topics related to project
management implementation. Assignments for practice to problems of project
scheduling (PERT / CPM).

3. Rubric Grid

Mapping of CO with ICA Components

CO 1 CO 2 CO 3 CO 4
M1 10
M2 5 5
Project and
Presentation /
assignments 30

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Rubrics for
Project
Acceptable( 2
Category Poor( 0 to 1 Marks) Marks) Good (3 Marks) Excellent (4 Marks)
Very clear,
Unclear, Does not Clear, Describes the Describes the
Clear, Describes
describe the practical practical practical
the practical
applications and applications and applications and
applications and
importance of the importance of the importance of the
importance of the
1. Problem problem, not problem, Refers to problem, Refers to
problem, Refers to
Definition technically relevant, and demonstrates and demonstrates
current literature
does not provide any understanding of understanding of
(3+ references),
evidence or current literature current literature
Somewhat
understanding of (3+ references), (5+ references),
interesting
current literature Interesting Very interesting and
new
No objectives/Unclear Not so clear Clear objectives, Very clear
2. Project Objectives objectives, Not written objectives, Written Written in technical objectives, Written
in technical terms in technical terms terms in technical terms
No assumptions listed, Some assumptions Appropriate Appropriate
Incorrect modeling, listed, Correct assumptions listed, assumptions listed,
3. Correctness of the
Superficial or incorrect modeling, Correct Correct modeling, Correct modeling,
Methodology
analysis in one or more analysis in each In-depth analysis in In-depth analysis in
areas area each area each area
Excellent quality
Poor quality graphs/ Fair quality graphs Good quality graphs/tables in all
4. Results and
tables, Results do not /tables, Some graphs /tables, areas, Numbers
Discussion
make sense results make sense Results make sense make sense in all
areas
Superficial or no Some Good Excellent
interpretation of the interpretation of interpretation of interpretation of the
results, No the results, Some the results, Good results, Excellent
5. Interpretation and understanding of the understanding of understanding of understanding of
Conclusion impact of the solution the impact of the the impact of the the impact of the
in a practical, global / solution in a solution in a solution in a
societal context is practical, global / practical, global / practical, global /
evident societal context societal context societal context

6.3 Assessment Policy for Term End Examination (TEE)

A written examination of 50 marks for 2 Hours duration will be conducted for the course as
per the Academic Calendar.

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7. Lesson Plan

Session Mapped Reference

Topics
No. CO
Topic: Introduction to Project Management and
its application- Projects in contemporary
organisations.
• Definition of Project and Project T1

1 Management 1
• Importance of Project Management.
• Project Lifecycle.
• Applications in different industries.

Topic: Project Selection 1 T1

• Project Management Maturity.
• Project Selection and criteria of
choice.
• Nature and Type of Project
2
selection models.
• Analysis under Uncertainty-
Management of risk.
• Project proposals.

Topic: Project Manager- Roles and 1 T1,R1,R2

Responsibilities
• Project management and Project
Manager.
• Requirements and selection of Project
Manager.
• Addressing cultural differences.
3
Multicultural communication and
managerial behaviour.
• Impact of institution/organization
environment on Project Manager.

Topic: Negotiation and Management Conflict. 1 T1

4 • Nature of Negotiation
• Partnering and chartering.

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• Conflicts and scope change

• Requirements and principles of
Negotiation.

Topic: Project in organizational structure 2 T1,R1,R2

• The Project as part of functional

organization
• Pure Project Organisation (Projectised)
5 organization
• Matrix organization
• Selection of project organizational
structure.
• Project teams- selection of teams.

Topic: Project Planning 2 T1, R1

• Initial project coordination and project plan.

• Systems approach to Project Management.
6 • Project work break down structure (WBS)
• Responsibility chart, Statement of work
(SOW) and Project charter.

2 T1, R1,R2

Topic: Budgeting and Cost estimation

• Estimating project Budget.

7
• Cost estimation process and improvements.

Topic: Scheduling of Projects 2 T1, R1.R2

• Events and Activities.

8 • Network techniques- CPM and PERT in detail
with problems and solutions

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Topic: Resource allocation (continuation of 2 T1,R2,R3

scheduling)

• CPM-crashing a project
9 • Resource allocation problem- Resource
loading and levelling
• Constrained Resource scheduling

Topic: Project Execution- Monitoring and 3 T1,R1,R2

information systems
• The planning-monitoring-controlling
cycle.
10
• Information needs and analysis
• Earned Value Analysis
• Project Management Information systems.

Topic: Project Control 3 T1,R1,R3

• The purpose of control

11 • Types of control processes
• Design of control systems
• Control of change and scope creep.

Topic: Project Auditing 4 T1

• Purposes of Evaluation
12 • The project Audit- Construction and use.
• The Project Audit Life cycle
• Essentials of Audit/ Evaluation.

Topic: Project Termination 3 T1,R1.R2

• Varieties of Project termination

13 • Timing of termination and process.
• Final Report- A Project History

Topic: Additional cases and Problem solving. 2 T1,R1,R2,R3

• Pan Europa Foods. S. A, Chapter 2,
14 Text book.
• Delhi Metro Project. Chapter 7, Text
book.

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• Problem solving in CPM, PERT,

Project Crashing and Resource
allocation.

15 Student Project Presentations and Viva-voce 4

8. Teaching-learning methodology

Faculty will make a group of 5-6 students for any group based activity such as class
participation, project/assignment, presentation etc. Lecture and Project/Assignment work to be
conducted as follows: -
1. Lectures:
o Outline for preliminary study to be done for each unit will be provided prior to
commencement of each unit.
o Relevant case studies will be taken up to understand core concepts.
o Examples of cases/companies applying the PM techniques will be discussed.
Students will be encouraged to look for and present examples from the real
world situation to study the application of core concepts.

2. Project/Assignment Work
o Department formed groups will be used for Group project/assignment work
o Students will study the application of core concepts and present their findings
in the classroom, based on the topic assigned to them.

9. Active learning techniques

Active learning is a method of learning in which students are actively or experientially
involved in the learning process. Following active learning techniques will be adopted
for the course.
1. Case Studies: Appropriate cases will be taken for consideration.
2. Flip Classroom: Students will be encouraged to present on small topics related to chapters.
3. Minute paper: Ask a question and give the students one minute to write the responses on
their paper. For instance, what is the most important concept learned in today’s class? Give
an example to illustrate your learning using a practical example from the business world.
4. Blended Learning: Students will be introduced to the topic with in-depth theory and core
concepts through notes/presentations. The faculty will discuss practical examples in the
lecture session. Preliminary study material (presentation, notes etc.) will be made available
on the student portal.

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10. Course Material

Following course material will be uploaded on the student portal / MS Teams:
• Course Policy
• Class Presentations
• Books / Reference Books / YouTube video links
• Projects/Assignments

11. Course Outcome Attainment

Following means will be used to assess attainment of course learning outcomes.

• Use of formal evaluation components of continuous evaluation, assignments, semester
end examination
• Informal feedback during course conduction

12. Academic Integrity Statement

Students are expected to carry out assigned work under Internal Continuous
Assessment (ICA) independently. Copying in any form is not acceptable and will invite
strict disciplinary action. Evaluation of corresponding component will be affected
proportionately in such cases. Plagiarism detection software will be used to check
plagiarism wherever applicable. Academic integrity is expected from students in all
components of course assessment.

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