Category L T P Credit

HSS 3 0 0 3

Preamble
Project management has been proven to be the most effective method of delivering
products within cost, schedule, and resource constraints. It provides the skills to ensure that
the projects are completed on time and on budget while giving the user the product, they
expect. This course gives strong working knowledge of the basics of project management
and be able to immediately use that knowledge to effectively manage work projects.

Prerequisite
Nil
Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
Cos Course outcomes Blooms Expected Expected
Level Proficiency attainment
(%) Level (%)
CO1 Explain the organizational structure for Understand 75 80
managing projects to develop a product
with a given specification
CO2 Estimate the cost required to complete Apply 75 80
a given project
CO3 Construct a work breakdown structure Apply 75 80
for a given business cases
CO4 Identify the critical path in scheduling a Apply 75 80
set of project-activities
CO5 Outline the importance and various Understand 75 80
activities performed for resource
management, risk assessment and
project closure.

Mapping with Programme Outcomes

COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1. S

CO2. S

CO3 S
CO4 S
CO5. S

S- Strong; M-Medium; L-Low

 Continuous
Bloom’s Terminal
Assessment Tests
Assessment Category Examination Pattern
1 2 3
Remember 10 10 10 10
Understand 60 30 30 30
Apply 30 60 60 60
Analyse 0 0 0 0
Evaluate 0 0 0 0
Create 0 0 0 0

Course Level Assessment Questions

Course Outcome 1 (CO1):
1. Identify suitable organizational structure for an Engineering college.
2. Explain the need of structure in managing projects.
3. Define organizational structure.

Course Outcome 2 (CO2):

1. Estimate the cost associated with the project using bottom up technique
2. Why is the implementation of projects important to strategic planning and the
project manager?
3. What is meant by an integrative approach to project management? Why is this
approach important in today‟s environment?

Course Outcome 3 (CO3)

1. Develop a work breakdown structure for a wedding function.
2. How does the WBS differ from the project network.
3. What is the difference between free slack and total slack?

Course Outcome 4 (CO4)

1. Create a customer database for the Modesto league baseball team. Draw a project
network Complete the forward and backward pass, compute activity slack, and
identify the critical path. How long will this project take? How sensitive is the network
schedule? Calculate the free slack and total slack for all noncritical activities.
2. List the steps in identifying the critical path in scheduling a set of project-activities.
3. Explain a method used in the determination of critical path.

Course Outcome 5 (CO5)

1. What is the difference between avoiding a risk and accepting a risk?
2. What is the difference between mitigating a risk and contingency planning?
3. Explain the difference between budget reserves and management reserves.
Concept Map

Syllabus
Understanding Projects and Project management: Definition of Project & Project
Management. Life cycle of Project. Project Management Methodologies & Growth
Project Selection & Appraisal: Project ideas generation, Pre-Feasibility Analysis (SWOT).
Feasibility Analysis-Market& Demand appraisal, Technical appraisal, Financial appraisal
( debt/equity ratio, different sources of finance, financial institution, Cash Flows, Profitability
projections like PBP, NPV, IRR, BreakEven Analysis). Risk analysis (Sensitivity analysis &
Scenario Analysis). Economic Feasibility (SCBA-UNIDO approach). Preparing a detailed
Project Proposal (Executive Summary).
Project Planning & Execution: Attributes & Definition of planning. WBS. Time Planning
(PERT/CPM/Trade off). Material Planning (Procurement logistics & storage). Machines &
Technology planning. Human Resource Planning (Project Organization). Planning the cost
(Budgeting). QAP. Planning of Risk Management. Resource Allocation & Resource Leveling.
Introduction & use of PM software.
Project Closure & Termination: Inspection. Testing. Transportation. Commissioning. Trial
Run. Documentation required for Project Handover. Preparing a Project Report for Future
Reference.
Case Studies

Text Book

1. Project Management & Appraisal, Sitangshu Khatua, Pub. Oxford University

2. Project Preparation , Appraisal, Budgeting & Implementation by Prasanna Chandra(TMH)
3. Project Management & Control by Narendra Singh, Himalaya Pub.

Reference Books

1. Project Management- a Managerial Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and

Controlling Harold Kerzner, 10th edition John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 2. Project Management - a Managerial Approach : Jack R. Meredith & Samuel J
Mantel, Jr., 7 th Edition John Wiley & Sonns, Inc.
3. Project Management Institute (PMBOK)â Guide, 5th Edition

Lecture Schedule

S.No. Topic No. of

Lectures
1 Understanding Projects and Project management:
1.1 Definition of Project & Project Management. 1
1.2 Life cycle of Project. 1
1.3 Project Management Methodologies & Growth 1
2 Project Selection & Appraisal:
2.1 Project ideas generation, Pre-Feasibility Analysis (SWOT). 2
2.2 Feasibility Analysis-Market& Demand appraisal, Technical appraisal 3
2.3 Financial appraisal ( debt/equity ratio, different sources of finance, 3
financial institution, Cash Flows, Profitability projections like PBP, NPV,
IRR, BreakEven Analysis).
2.4 Risk analysis (Sensitivity analysis & Scenario Analysis). 2
2.5 Economic Feasibility (SCBA-UNIDO approach). 2
2.6 Preparing a detailed Project Proposal (Executive Summary). 1

3 Project Planning & Execution:

3.1 Attributes & Definition of planning. WBS. 1
3.2 Time Planning (PERT/CPM/Trade off). 3
3.3 Material Planning (Procurement logistics & storage). 1
3.4 Machines & Technology planning. 1
3.5 Human Resource Planning (Project Organization). 1
3.6 Planning the cost (Budgeting). QAP. 2
3.7 Planning of Risk Management. 1
3.8 Resource Allocation & Resource Leveling. 1
3.9 Introduction & use of PM software. 2
4 Project Closure & Termination:
4.1 Inspection. Testing. Transportation. 1
4.2 Commissioning. Trial Run. 1
4.3 Documentation required for Project Handover. 1
4.4 Preparing a Project Report for Future Reference. 1
5 Case Studies 3
Total 36

Course Designers

1. Prof. S.Sivakumar siva@tce.edu

2. M.Varadharajan varatharajan@tce.edu
3. Dr.D.Kavitha dkavitha@tce.edu