Course Outline

Programme PGDM Batch-31

Core/ Elective Core
Course Code and title C808 Project Management
Credits 1.5
Term and Academic Year Term-3 and AY 2022-23
Course Pre-requisite(s) NA
Course Instructor Prof. Mohita G. Sharma
Course Instructor Email mohita@fsm.ac.in
Course Instructor Phone (Office) 011 – 41242424
Student Consultation Hours Wednesday, 3.00 pm -5.00 pm
Office location B-205, Second Floor, FSM

1. Course Overview

Complex, technically demanding projects in terms of scope, technologies and regulatory

requirements are generally delivered to customers through contractual arrangements
involving clients, project management consultants, contractors and sub-contractors. The
various phases of project management cycle are: project formulation, design, documentation,
implementation, tracking, monitoring, control and closure. The success of these projects is
dependent on effective project planning, monitoring and control can reduce costs, minimize
risks and ensure timely completion of the project. This course equips the students with the
tools to effectively manage the projects. It also equips the students to analyze the case from
risk, finance, behavioral and sustainability perspective.

This course is a prerequisite for the elective Advance Project Management. The knowledge
gained in this course would facilitate students in the professional business in the software,
construction, pharmaceuticals, R & D, infrastructure industries and startups in the project
management and consulting roles.

2. Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

After undergoing this course student will be able to:
CLO1: Demonstrate a critical assessment of project management processes and tools
CLO2: Develop plan, schedule and control project activities and progress.
CLO3: Interpret goals of a project taking into account stakeholder interest and project risk
factors.

3. Mapping of CLOs with PLOs

PLO 1 PLO 2 PLO 3 PLO 4 PLO 5 PLO 6

CLO1 R
CLO2 R
CLO3 E
(I - Introduce, R – Reinforce, E - Emphasis)
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 4. Pedagogy

Mix of lectures, tutorials, discussions, case studies and group activities

5. Evaluation Criteria

Component Description Weight CLO

Group Project Group Project will include project/case analysis 0.20 CLO3
/presentations to assess analytical ability of the
students
Quiz There will be a quiz conducted during the course 0.20 CLO2
consisting of MCQ (s).
Class Student’s regularity in class, level of preparedness 0.10 CLO1,
Participation for each class and his/her participation in the class CLO2
discussions will form the basis of evaluation for
this component.
End-term The end-term question paper would consist of 0.50 CLO2
Examination conceptual questions, application based and
questions and a case study to assess the CLO3
application and analytical ability of the students.

6. Recommended/ Reference Text Books and Resources

Text Book
Pradeep Pai (2019), Project Management, First Edition, Pearson Education.

Reference Books

1. Gray, C.F.; Larson, E.W; and Desai, G.V. (2014). Project Management: The Managerial
Process. McGraw Hill Education.
2. Harvard Publishing Articles on Project Management.

7. Session Plan

Session Session Theme Additional Learning Outcomes

No. Reading/Cases
1-2 Project Management - Understanding various aspects
evolution, Project Life Cycle, Chapter-1 of Project Management. A
applications, characteristics, (Text Book) Socio- Technical approach to
Project Profiling, and Read : Project project management.
relevance; Scope of a Project: Management: Four Determinants of Successful
Statement of Work, WBS Phases HBSP Projects.
(Work Breakdown Structure) 6181BC (CLO1)
OBS (Organizational
Breakdown Structure).

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3 Project Management Chapter-5 & 7 Project Management
Organization: Structure, (Text Book); Organization types,
Roles, Culture Chapter-3&4 Project Life Cycle
Project Life Cycle (Reference Concept Project selection
Concept; Book-1) criteria
Project Selection, Chartering Projects
and Detailed Project report Scope Planning:
Resources and Costs
Assignment
(CLO1)

4-5-6 Project Network: CPM Chapter-2 & 3 Preparing project network and
Reducing Project (Text Book) finding the critical path.
Duration/PERT/ Time vs. Cost Tradeoffs and Project
trade-off Analysis/ Project crashing techniques (CLO2)
Crashing
7 Scheduling Resources and Chapter-3 Scheduling Resources,
Costs; Critical Chain Project (Text Book) Resource Leveling and
Management Critical Chain Method (CLO2)

8. Project Contracting- Case: The Types of PPP and relationship

Identifying Scope (SOW) / Road to pf Project Risk to Project
RFQ and types of projects Kolkatta: NH Contracting (CLO2)
34 and PPP in
India: Sid Yog
and Ben Eppler
:
9-215-007
9 Doing Projects in a VUCA Case: X: The Introdyction to Agile Products
Environment; Agile Projects; Foghorn and their characteristics;
Decision: (CLO3)

10 Project Risk Analysis and Chapter-6 & 9 Budgeting for project,

Management (Text Book) estimating cost and risks.
Read : Project Identifying the risk in project
Adaptation: management and Learning
Dealing with leadership quality for project
What you success.
cannot (CLO3)
anticipate:
HBSP 6273BC

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8. Rubrics

A. RUBRICS for Project and End Term ON CLO3

Competency Below Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations

goals 0-4 points 5-7 points 8-10 points
Creative & Analyse Analyse opportunities Analyse opportunities
Innovative opportunities for for creative problem for creative problem
Thinking creative problem- solving, understands solving, understands
solving. old problems in new old problems in new
ways and has novel ways and has novel
approaches to solving approaches to solving
those problems. those problems, and
connects unrelated
ideas to find global
solutions to individual
problems.
Technological Applies basic Applies basic and Applies basic and
Competency tools and advanced tools and advanced tools and
techniques for techniques for techniques for problem-
problem-solving problem-solving & solving & decision
& decision decision making making, and shows
making openness to learn the
functions, purposes,
and limitations of new
tools and technology.
Development & Applies own talents Applies own talents to Applies own talents to
Continual to work assignments, work assignments, and work assignments, and
Learning and hone the hone the competencies hone the competencies
competencies needed needed in the current needed in the current
in the current assignment. Asks for assignment. Asks for
assignment. and uses feedback to and uses feedback to
improve performance. improve performance.
Seeks and acquires new Seeks and acquires new
competencies, work competencies, work
methods, ideas, and methods, ideas, and
information that will information that will
improve own improve own efficiency
efficiency and and effectiveness. Also,
effectiveness. finds and maximizes
opportunities for
growth and
development from
multiple sources.

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 Case Requisition Format

Programme: PGDM Batch-31

S. No. Title, Author & Product No. No. of Pages Total No. of cases Visiting
Publication details registration required for faculty copy
Students (if required)
1 Case: The Road to 9-215-007 18 161 Nos. 161 Nos. -
Kolkatta: NH 34 and
PPP in India: Sid
Yog and Ben Eppler :

2 Case: X: The 618/060 20 161 Nos. 161 Nos. -

Foghorn Decision:

Faculty Guidelines for Case requisition:

A maximum of four (04) Cases can be recommended by a faculty for core/elective courses.

Course Faculty: Prof. Mohita G. Sharma Area Chair: Prof. Sumeet Kaur

Professor-in-charge (AACSB Accreditation)

Manager (Academics-I) Dean (Academics)

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