JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• To provide understanding of management of projects with a special focus on every phase such as project planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation.
• To impart knowledge on various aspects in Project Appraisal.
• To educate on Project Finance Evaluation techniques.
• To explain to students the importance of organizational behaviour in Project Management.
• To elucidate different Control Mechanisms to manage a project.

Course Outcomes

Students will be able to

• Understand and appreciate the importance of Project Management.
• Learn Project Planning, Execution and implementation.
• Apply Project Appraisal Methods to Cash Flows and Corporate Practices of Dividend Payment
• Understand intricacies of Project Evaluation techniques for better decision making.
• Appreciate the significance of Organizational & Team Behaviors in projects.

UNIT - I: Introduction

Introduction to Project Management, Project Characteristics, Project Life

Cycle, Project Identification, Formulation and Implementation, Project Management in different Sectors: Construction, Services Sector, Public sector and Government Projects. Systems Approach to Project Management.

UNIT - II: Project Appraisal

Project Planning, Steps in Project Planning, Scheduling, Project

Appraisal, Feasibility Study, Technical, Commercial, Economic, Financial, Management, Social Cost Benefit Analysis, Project Risk Analysis.

UNIT - III: Project Finance

Project Cost Estimation, Project Financing, Investment Criteria, Project

Evaluation Techniques, Pay Back Period, Accounting Rate of Return, Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Profitability Index, Cash Flows Estimation for New and Replacement Projects, Cost of Capital, Risk Analysis.

UNIT - IV: Project Control

Network Diagrams, Network Analysis, Critical Path, Quality Management,

Project Execution, Monitoring and Control, Agile Project Management, Scrum, Lean Production and Project Management.

UNIT - V: Organizational Behavior in Project Management

Organizational Structure and

Integration, Role of Project Manager, Roles in the Project Team, Project Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership in Project Management, Participative Management, Team Building Approach, Conflict Management in Projects, Stress Management.

Suggested Readings:

• Stewart R. Clegg, Torgeir Skyttermoen, Anne Live Vaagaasar, Project Management, Sage Publications, 1e, 2021.
• Jeffrey K. Pinto, Project Management, Pearson Education, 5e, 2020.
• Prasanna Chandra, Projects, Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing, Implementation and Review, Tata McGraw Hill, 9e, 2019.
• Jack Gido, Jim Clements, Rose Baker, Mind Tap for Successful Project Management, Cengage Learning, 7e, 2018
• John M, Nicholas, Herman Steyn, Project Management for Engineering, Business and Technology, 5e, Routledge, 2017.
• K. Nagarajan, Project Management, New Age International Publishers, 8e, 2017.  10 MBA SEMESTER - I