The University of Lahore – Defence Road Campus

Lahore School of Aviation

Aviation Project Management, Fall 2021 SEMESTER

For BS Students (3 Credit Hours)

Instructor: Imtiaz Hussain Email: imtiaz.hussain@lsa.uol.edu.pk

Office: Lahore LBS first floor Cell: +92 332 721 2890

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Class Time and Place: Lecture Room 203 Consulting Hours: Online / By Appointment
Wed: 1.30 PM to 3.00 PM SKYPE ID:
Thu: 08:30 AM to 11:00 AM Office Hours: 24/7 by email
Management Sciences Block Internet: www.uol.edu.pk

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 I. Course Descriptions:
Aviation projects are characterized by high capital costs and often also by the organizational
complexities that arise whenever different groups or companies come together to combine
their resources and skills in implementing a project. Modern project management practice
came of age in the last half of the 20th Century and methods for planning, budgeting and
controlling projects are well established. When correctly selected and used together these
techniques comprise a methodology that can ensure a successful project outcome. Clearly
there is a need for more and better aviation project management training and education. This
important new book will help to redress that deficiency with its clearly explained and well-
illustrated account of the essential elements of the project management process, particularly
as it applies to aviation projects
II. Course Objectives:
To reinforce the student understanding of the basic aerodynamic factors influencing
aircraft performance and present a theoretical explanation for the observed effects of
flight parameter changes.

At the successful completion of this unit students should be able to;

 describe the fundamental aerodynamic forces on an aircraft and the parameters in
aircraft performance,
 apply fundamental aerodynamic and performance principles to calculate basic
problems,
 describe the aerodynamic factors impacting on operation of fixed wing transport
aircraft

III. Course Material:

a. Required Texts & Readings:
 Aviation Project Management by Triant Flouris and Dennis Lock
 Weekly Reading Material in Addition to Book would be provided to participants

c. Course Grading Policy

a. It is the policy of the instructor to grade all student performance through
examinations, class participation in discussions, individual and /or team
presentations, short or major papers requiring research or analysis, and other
appropriate means. Individual discussions of the reading material may be
held at the discretion of the instructor.
b. Unless otherwise indicated, each student is evaluated on the basis of his or
her work-product (presentation). Please note that the instructor requires that
all papers, whether short or long, must be fully annotated. Thus any original
work must be clearly distinguished from the work of others and properly
cited. More guidance will be provided in this matter, as necessary.

c. Grading Criteria:
1. Mid-term exams 30 %
2. Final Exam = 40 % paper,
3. Quizzes =10%
4. Class Assignments/project= 10%
5. Presentation 10%
Total 100
Please note: During the semester, additional readings and class work will be assigned at the instructor’s
discretion.

ABSOLUTE GRADING

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 NOTE ON EXAMS: ALL EXAMS ARE IN CLASS, CLOSE BOOK. NO MAKE UP
EXAMS, NO MAKE UP QUIZZES/ASSIGNMENTS. ONCE ANY GRADED ACTIVIY IS
MISSED IT’S GONE FOREVER.

Students performing exceptionally well/going extra miles to contribute in the learning

communities would get extra credit.

d. The Teaching/Learning Environment & Course Classroom Protocol

a. The instructor manages his classroom as if it is an executive training meeting
or session in a business or government setting.
b. The teaching/learning environment created in the classroom is led by the
instructor but it is also understood that the most beneficial learning
environment is one where students teach each other through optimum
preparation, active classroom participation, and sharing of their own personal
insights gained from lifelong experiences.

e. Statement on Faculty and Student Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics sets the parameters for proper conduct in the classroom by both
faculty and students. This is basic but it underscores the main principle here that we will
follow as a team: The faculty member will do his best to provide the best teaching and
learning environment for each student as an individual and for the class as a whole. Students
will be fairly evaluated in all their work and the contributions they make to enhance the
objectives of the course. Students, on the other hand, will be responsible for their own work-
product, will provide proper documentation when they use the work of others as references,
and will respect the rights of others to contribute to the teaching/learning environment as best
suits their comfort level, the capabilities, and their motivations.

Weekly Lecture Plan

Lecture Plan Lecture Break up

Topics
Session
Week1 Introduction to Aviation Project Management  • Revision previous lec 15 min
Lec1, 2 - Different types of projects  • Intro of the subject 30 min
- Project life cycles and life histories  • Main lec 45 min
- Factors for assessing project success or • Break 15 min
failure  • Back to main lec 45 min
- Relationship between the three primary • Class Assignment 15 min
objectives  • Revision for the day 15 min
- Perceptions of project success or failure
beyond the three primary objectives

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 - Benefits realization 
- Case example: a satellite navigation
project 

- Defining the Project Task  Revision previous lec 15 min

- Projects which are impossible to define  Intro of the subject 30 min
accurately  Main lec 45 min
- Checklists  Break 15 min
- Defining the project scope  Back to main lec 45 min
Week 2
- The contractor’s strategy  Class Assignment 15 min
Lec3, 4 - Specifications for internally funded  Revision for the day 15 min
development projects
- The project specification and version
control
- Case example: the airline check-in desks
replacement project

Estimating the Project Costs  Revision previous lec 15 min

- Cost elements  Intro of the subject 30 min
- Accuracy of cost estimates  Main lec 45 min
- Standard estimating tables  Break 15 min
- Compiling the task list  Back to main lec 45 min
- Documenting the cost estimates  Class Assignment 15 min
Week 3 - Collecting departmental estimates  Revision for the day 15 min
Lec5, 6 - The estimating abilities of different people Quiz 1
- Estimates for material and equipment
costs
- Estimating below-the-line costs
- Foreign currencies
- Reviewing the cost estimates

Risk  Revision previous lec 15 min

Introduction to project risk management  Intro of the subject 30 min
Identifying the possible risks  Main lec 45 min
Risk appraisal and analysis  Break 15 min
Risk register  Back to main lec 45 min
Week 4
Methods for dealing with risks  Class Assignment 15 min
Lec7, 8
Insurance  Revision for the day 15 min
Unique properties of aviation insurance
Obtaining project insurance
Planning for crises and emergencies

Organizing the Project  Revision previous lec 15 min

- Matrix organizations  Intro of the subject 30 min
- Project team organizations  Main lec 45 min
- Team or matrix: which organization is  Break 15 min
best?  Back to main lec 45 min
Week 5 - Hybrid organizations  Class Assignment 15 min
Lec9, 10
- Contract matrix organizations  Revision for the day 15 min
- Joint venture projects
- The project manager
- Project support groups

Week 6 - Compiling the Work Breakdown Structure  Revision previous lec 15 min
Lec11, 12 - The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)  Intro of the subject 30 min
concept  Main lec 45 min
- Some WBS examples
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 - Coding systems
- Benefits of a logical coding system
- Choosing a coding system
- What happens when the customer says
‘You shall use my coding
- system!’?
 Break 15 min
 Back to main lec 45 min
 Class Assignment 15 min
 Revision for the day 15 min
QUIZ 2

Planning the Aviation Project Timescale  Revision previous lec 15 min

- Introduction to project planning  Intro of the subject 30 min
- Bar charts   Main lec 45 min
- Critical path network  Break 15 min
- Two different network notation systems  Back to main lec 45 mi
- Critical path networks using arrow
diagrams
- Precedence diagrams
- Planning the L-F Controls aircraft
Week 7
component project by critical path
Lec13
- network 
- Level of detail in network diagrams 
- Milestones 
- Is the predicted timescale too long? 
- Early consideration of resource
constraints 
- Case example: General Aviation Hangar
Renovation 

- Scheduling Project Resources   Revision previous lec 15 min

- Introduction to resource scheduling   Intro of the subject 30 min
- Time-out to talk terminology  Main lec 45 min
- Introducing the Bild-Rite hangar  Break 15 min
construction project case example  Back to main lec 45 min
- Time analysis of the Bild-Rite project  Class Assignment 15 min
- Conventions and priority rules for  Revision for the day 15 min
Week 8 scheduling project resources  QUIZ 3
Lec 15, 16 - Data errors
- Resource schedules produced for the Bild-
Rite hangar project
- Scheduling cash flows 
- Scheduling the resources for all projects in
an organization 
- Practical hints on resource scheduling

Week 9 Implementing the Plan   Revision previous lec 15 min

Lec 17, 18 - Project authorization  Intro of the subject 30 min
- Preliminary organization of the project   Main lec 45 min
- Physical preparations and organization  Break 15 min
- Getting work started   Back to main lec 45 min
- Detailed plans and work instructions   Class Assignment 15 min
- Managing progress   Revision for the day 15 min
- Progress monitoring and schedule
updating MIDTERM
- When the news is bad 
- Progress meetings 
- Project progress reports 
- Case example: the Freezeland community
air service implementation

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 - project

Managing Purchasing, the Supply Chain, and  Revision previous lec 15 min
Aviation Project  Intro of the subject 30 min
- Materials  Main lec 45 min
- An introduction to aviation project  Break 15 min
purchasing  Back to main lec 45 min
- An outline of aviation project purchasing  Class Assignment 15 min
organization and procedures  Revision for the day 15 min
- Purchase specifications: defining what has
to be bought Final Assignment/Project/ Presentation given
- Supplier selection  to students
- Purchase requisitions and orders
Week 10 - Purchase order delivery times
Lec 19, 20
- Expediting
- Purchase order amendments 
- Logistics: a more detailed description of
the external supply chain
- Goods receipt 
- Notes on storage
- Vendors’ documents 
- Case example: a supply chain logistics
problem solved by a freight
- forwarder

Managing Changes  Revision previous lec 15 min

- The impact of changes in relation to the  Intro of the subject 30 min
project life cycle  Main lec 45 min
- Origin and classification of changes   Break 15 min
- Authorization arrangements  Back to main lec 45 min
- General administration of changes  Class Assignment 15 min
- Estimating the true cost of a change  Revision for the day 15 min
Week 11 - Forms and procedures 
Lec 21, 22 - Version control for modified drawings and QUIZ 4
specifications 
- Emergency modifications
- Version control, build schedules, and
traceability in aerospace projects 
- Case example: a version control problem
and its novel solution 

Managing Costs  Revision previous lec 15 min

Principles of cost control   Intro of the subject 30 min
Controlling variable costs   Main lec 45 min
Controlling fixed costs (overheads)   Break 15 min
A checklist of cost management factors   Back to main lec 45 min
Additional cost control factors   Class Assignment 15 min
Week 12
The total cost approach  Revision for the day 15 min
Lec 23, 24
Setting and resetting cost budgets 
Cost collection methods
Audits and fraud prevention measures 
Managing cash flow 
Comparing project costs with achievement

Week13 Earned Value Analysis and Cost Reporting  Revision previous lec 15 min
Lec 25, 26 Milestone analysis   Intro of the subject 30 min
Earned value analysis  Main lec 45 min
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 Case example: using earned value analysis on a
project to renew
perimeter fencing at an airport
What if the earned value analysis prediction is
bad? 
Effect of project changes on earned value analysis
Predicting profitability for a whole project 
Post mortem
Project Closure and Post-Project Activities
Reasons for closing a project 
Formal project closure announcement
Week 14
Post project services to the customer
Lec 27, 28
Final project cost records  
Disposal of surplus material stocks  
Project Closure and Post-Project Activities
As-built condition of a project that is interrupted
before completion
Week 15
Managing files and archives  
Lec 29, 30
Recording the project management experiences
Aviation project management: a recapitulation
Week 16
Project Presentation and Assignment
Week 17
 Revision Week
Week 18
 Examination Week
 Break 15 min
 Back to main lec 45 min
 Class Assignment 15 min
 Revision for the day 15 min
QUIZ 5
 Revision previous lec 15 min
 Intro of the subject 30 min
 Main lec 45 min
 Break 15 min
Back to main lec 45 min
Class Assignment 15 min
 Revision for the day 15 min
 Revision previous lec 15 min
 Intro of the subject 30 min
 Main lec 45 min
 Break 15 min
Back to main lec 45 min
 Class Assignment 15 min
 Revision for the day 15 min
Quiz 6
 Revision previous lec 15 min
 Intro of the subject 30 min
 Main lec 45 min
 Break 15 min
 Back to main lec 45 min
 Class Assignment 15 min
 Revision for the day 15 min

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 Note: Final Reports must be checked in the plagiarism detect software like
TURNITIN.COM available in the Library. Passwords and IDs for the software are available with
the Librarian. All students will be submitting a report of the software along with the report.
Papers without the report will result in deduction of 3 points.

The final presentation is due in the last 3 weeks of the class. Students will present their
projects using MS Power Point for their presentations/or any other tool / technique to convince
the audience (it is strongly advised that all tools should be tested well before the class
presentation to avoid unnecessary delay due to tech issues). Each student will be given 10-15
minutes to complete their presentation and 5 minutes for the class to ask questions about the
presentation. Presentation sessions may be little longer than the usual class time. If we are not
able to complete all the presentations within the scheduled classes, extra classes will be arranged.

Written report must be of maximum 20 pages, following format must be applied: MS

WORD, 12 FONT SIZE – TIMES NEW ROMAN, 1.5 LINE SPACE WITH PLAGIARISM
REPORT AT THE END IN THE APPENDICES.

Instructor wishes you every success and hope you would enjoy the course and find it
something that has made you worthy of market as a young researcher, consultant or middle
manager.

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