Whether it is a large project or a small one, effective management is the key to any project’s success. The main function of project management is to ensure that all the activities in a project are scheduled and achieved efficiently, within the predetermined time and budget parameters. With the business environment becoming more dynamic by the day, it is all the more important to ensure that projects achieve their objectives with minimal disruptions. It is the function of the project manager to identify the different activities in a project, allocate monetary and human resources efficiently to each of the activities, and ensure the smooth flow of all processes. A project manager acts as a facilitator in the success of a project.

The PG Diploma Program in Project Management imparts the skills necessary to develop students/executives into effective project managers.

Program Structure

The program covers the more important topics related to Project Management. The broad areas in which the body of knowledge is developed and the students will be examined are divided into two groups. The structure of the program is given below:

Group/Part

Subjects

Group A

Part I

Project Management I

Part II

Project Management II

Group B

Part III

Project Management III

Part IV

Project Management IV

Outline Curriculum

Group A

Part I: Project Management I

Management

  • Fundamentals of Organizational Planning

  • Strategic Policies and Planning Premises

  • Managerial Decision Making

  • Strategic Organizational Design

  • Effective Organizing and Organizational Culture

  • Staffing

  • Leadership

  • Controlling

Finance

  • Indian Financial System

  • Valuation of Securities

  • Financial Statement Analysis

  • Financial Forecasting

  • Sources of Long-term Finance

  • Cost of Capital and Capital Structure Theories

  • Estimating Working Capital Needs

  • Capital Expenditure Decision

Part II: Project Management II

  • Project Life Cycle: An Overview

  • Project Planning

  • Project Execution

  • Project Monitoring and Control

  • Project Closure

  • Project Initiation and Resource Allocation

  • Market and Demand Analysis

  • Technical Analysis

  • Financial Projections

  • Appraisal Criteria

  • Risk Analysis in Capital Investment Decisions

  • Environmental Appraisal of Projects

  • Social Cost Benefit Analysis

  • Multiple Projects and Constraints

Group B

Part III: Project Management III

  • Human Resource Management and Project Management

  • Interfacing with Major Stakeholders

  • Designing Organizational Structure: General Considerations

  • Issues in Project Organizational Design

  • Designing a Project Organizational Structure

  • Matrix Structure and Making it Work

  • Communication : A Key to Project Success

  • Motivation in a Project Environment

  • Understanding Conflicts

  • Managing and Resolving Conflicts in a Project Environment

  • Negotiations

  • Managing Stress

  • Leadership in Project Management

  • Power, Influence and Politics in Project Management

Part IV: Project Management IV

  • Procurement Planning

  • Solicitation Planning

  • Solicitation

  • Source Selection

  • Contract Administration

  • Contract Closeout

  • Quality Planning

  • Quality Assurance

  • Quality Control

  • Risk Management Planning

  • Risk Identification

  • Qualitative Risk Analysis

  • Quantitative Risk Analysis

  • Risk Response Planning

  • Risk Monitoring and Control

Case Studies

Software Projects, Management Consulting Project, Highway Projects, Port Project, Airport Projects, S/W Technology Parks, Power Projects, Civil Construction Projects, Telecommunications Projects, Social Projects, Event Management Projects like Asian Games, Olympics, etc.; New Product Development, Program Management.

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