MM ZG523

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI
WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMMES

Part A: Content Design
Course Title PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Course No(s) DE ZG523 / ES ZG523/ MBA ZG523/ MM ZG523/ QM ZG523
Credit Units 4
Credit Model
Content Authors Prof ARUN MAITY
Course Objectives
CO1 To understand the need of project management and deciding the right organization structure
for facilitating the success of a project.
Various project management methodologies like PMI, Prince2, Waterfall Vs Agile PM.
CO2 To understand the market and demand , technical and financial analyses for the selection and
prioritization of projects
Project life cycle and process groups in waterfall methodology.- Integration management.
CO3 To define the project scope, work breakdown structure and development of project network.
Loading, Scheduling and Allocation of Resources. Optimization of cost-time schedule and
monitoring the performance of the projects using earned value analysis.- Time, cost & Scope
Management
CO4 To identify the project risks, contingency plans and change management system. To
understand the risk analysis methods and decision making.- Risk Management
CO5 To understand the process of outsourcing of project work, types of contracts and enterprise
contact management- Resource and Procurement Management
CO6 To understand the project audit methods, project closure procedure and retrospectives. To
understand the project quality dimensions and methods of improving quality.- Quality
management
CO7 Project success factors, communication & stakeholder management
CO8 Agile Manifesto, Agile management, various forms of Agile, focus on Scrum methodology
Text Book(s)
T1 Clifford F. Grey, Erik W. Larson, Gautam V. Desai “Project Management The Managerial
Process” McGraw Hill Education(India) Private Limited, New Delhi, Sixth Edition, 2014
T2 Prasanna Chandra, Projects: Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing. Implementation &
Review, McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited, New Delhi, 8th Ed., 2014.
T3 Parameshwar P Iyer -Engineering Project Management with Case Studies, Apex
Publishing,2007.
T4 J R Meredith and S J Mantel Project Management: A Managerial Approach.

John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1995.
Reference Book(s)
R1 Kerzner, Harold, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and

Controlling, Wiley Student Edition 10th Ed., 2013
R2 Tony Kennedy, “Pharmaceutical Project Management” CRC Press, Second Edition, 2008
R3 Adedeji Bodunde Badiru, “ Project Management in Manufacturing and High Technology
Operations”, Wliey Interscience, Second Edition 1996.
R4 PMBOK, 5th edition- PMI, USA
R5 Rita Mulchany- PMP certification preparation book
Course Broad Objectives :
To impart knowledge and skills in the art of managing projects scientifically, so as to deliver the projects
successfully.
Exposure to some of technical communication aspects, project documents, templates and introduction to
software for project management.
Syllabus:
Introduction, need for project management; Systems approach; Work definition and breakdown
scheduling and network analysis; Costing, budgeting and financial assessment; Project control and
management; Project Organisation; Leadership and teamwork; Role of computers in project
management. Managerial Communication process; Technical communication; Case analysis.
Project management plans and templates, process groups and knowledge areas.
Different methods of project management delivery, scientific analysis of various knowledge areas that
contribute to the waterfall project management. Agile manifesto, agile management, focus on SCRUM.
Course Modules
Module No Module Title Objectives

1 PROJECT: INTEGRATION & STRUCTURES To understand the need of project management and
deciding the right organization structure in various industries
2 PROJECT LIFE CYCLE & INTEGRATION To understand the product life cycle, product and process
development, validation and support for delivery of
successful projects.
3 PROJECT TIME, COST & SCOPE To define the project scope, work breakdown structure and
MANAGEMENT development of project network. Loading, Scheduling and
Allocation of Resources. Estimation, Optimization of Cost-
Time schedule and monitoring the performance of the
projects using earned value analysis
4 PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT To identify the project risks, contingency plans and change
management system. To understand the risk analysis
methods and decision making
5 PROJECT RESOURCE AND To understand the process of outsourcing of project work,
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT types of contracts and enterprise contract management.
Support required for managing human resources
6 PROJECT AUDIT, CLOSURE AND To understand the project audit methods, project closure
QUALITY, STAKEHOLDER AND procedure and retrospectives. To understand the project
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT quality dimensions and methods of improving quality.
Outline on stakeholder and communications management
7 AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Agile Manifesto, Agile management, various forms of Agile,
focus on Scrum methodology
Experiential Learning:
To learn and practice planning, scheduling and control of project using MS Project software/ excel or
related software. The students are expected to prepare work breakdown structure, estimate time and
cost and plan the entire project with minute details of resources.
Simulation studies:
(Harvard Publishing platform)
SIMULATIONS: PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIMULATION: SCOPE, RESOURCES, SCHEDULE V2 by Robert D.

Austin; 4700-HTM-ENG
SIMULATIONS: FINANCE SIMULATION: CAPITAL BUDGETING by Timothy A. Luehrman; 3357-HTM-ENG
Learning Outcomes:
No Learning Outcomes
LO1 Differentiate project- driven and non-project driven organisation and identify your
organization type, appreciate project integration management
L02 Evaluate and select the projects. Understand the project life cycle and identify at what stage
your project is. Prepare Project Scope Statement.
L03 Identify the sources of finance. Prepare projected cash flow statement and balance sheet.
Estimate budget, plan and monitor status. Understand the relationship amongst Triple
constraints- Time, cost & Scope
L04 Design project plan and create a schedule diagram. Prepare a project plan using MS Project.
Show the task dependencies, overall schedule and allocate resources. Identify and assess
project risk and develop a risk response document. Devise contingency plan for one of the
projects you in your organization.
LO5 Create a project work breakdown structure and be able to represent it in Gantt chart. Assign
responsibilities and develop a responsibility matrix (RACI). Plan and execute procurement.
Analyse make or buy decisions. Identify types of contracts.
LO6 Understand the project quality dimensions. Identify quality process and differentiate
between quality assurance and quality control. Identify types of costs and discuss cost
of poor quality. Identify elements and tools of total quality management (TQM) and
apply to a given project.
L07 Understand Agile Manifesto, Agile management, various forms of Agile, focus on
Scrum methodology.
Part B: Learning Plan
Academic Term FIRST SEMESTER 2018-2019

Course Title PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Course No DE ZG523 / ES ZG523/ MBA ZG523/ MM ZG523/ QM ZG523
Lead Instructor ARUN MAITY
Self-Study & Contact Session Plan
** this course handout is in the process of final modification and there can be changes in the
following Pre CH and Post CH session topic title, content ref and text book references, please
refer to the final one that would be updated after 1st session **
Contact Hour 1
Type Content Ref. Topic Title Study/HW Resource Reference
Pre CH Identify Different Projects in your Own Organization

Industry
During Projects and Importance of Project

CH Management. Operations Vs
Projects, Programs and Portfolios
Project Life Cycle ,Project Life
Cycle, Project Management
Processes
Post CH Project and Program, Project Life

Cycle, Project Management
Processes
Contact Hour 2
Pre CH Job Description of a Project Own Organization

Manager and Skills required
During Role and Responsibilities of Project

CH Manager; Projects and Programs,
Project Integration Management
Post CH Project Integration Management

Case 1.2 Coal Fired Boilers Project
Contact Hour 3
Pre CH Draw the organization structure Own Organization
During Organization Structure, Right

CH Project Management Structure and
ITTO for project lifecycle, systems
approach
Post CH L.L. Company, Barbara

Electronics
Contact Hour 4
Pre CH Case 3.1 Moss and Mc Adams Accounting T1: Page 141-144
Firm
During Org structure- Projectised and

CH matrix organizations, stakeholder
management
Post CH Views on Q 1 to 4 on Discussion

Forum
Contact Hour 5
Pre CH Collection of Secondary Own Organization

Information regarding Market and
Demand of Main Product
During Exercise- Prepare a note on

CH Technology Used, Technical
Collaboration, Plant Capacity,
Inputs and Utilities, Product Mix
for Main Product, Carry out
technical analysis of on-going
project
Post CH Least Square Method, Elasticity
Contact Hour 6
Pre CH Prepare a note on Technology Own Organization

Used, Technical Collaboration,
Plant Capacity, Inputs and
Utilities, Product Mix for Main
Product
During Identify Sources of Finance for an

CH Industrial Project, Financial
Estimates and Projections.
Resource costing and budgeting.
Post CH Carry out technical analysis of on-

going project
Contact Hour 7
Pre CH Identify Sources of Finance for a Own Organization

Industrial Project
During Go through Balance Sheet from

CH Annual Report, Projected Cash
Flow Statement and Projected
Balance Sheet , Examples and
Problems
Post CH Working Capital Requirement and

Financing
Contact Hour 8
Pre CH Go through Balance Sheet from Own Organization

Annual Report
During Contd from 7

CH
Post CH Practice Problems
Contact Hour 9
Pre CH Vision and Mission Statement, Own Organization

Thrust Areas
During Revision 1-8 and Strategic

CH Management Process and Portfolio
Management System, Project
Selection Method Used- Criteria
Post CH Identify Organization Strategies

for achieving Goals
Contact Hour 10
Pre CH
During Time Value of Money, Cost of

CH Capital and Investment Criteria-
Examples and Problems
Post CH Classify the projects
Request for Proposals
Contact Hour 11
Pre CH Project Selection Method Used Own Organization
During INITIATION-Project plans, Project

CH Scope Statement, creeping, gold
plating, samples for scope
management plans
Post CH Classify Projects selected as per

financial and non-financial criteria
Contact Hour 12
Pre CH Time Value of Money T2: Chapter 7 Page 7.1 to 7.8
During PLANING- Kick off, PM activities,

CH plans and Work Breakdown
Structure, Responsibility Matrix
and Communication Plan
Post CH Practice Problems 2, 3, 6, 7

Contact Hour 13
Pre CH Project Scope Statement T1: Chapter 4, Page 152-153
During Estimating of Project Costs and

CH Time, Bottoms approach,
analogous and parametric
methods
Post CH Project Scope Statement
Contact Hour 14
Pre CH List all the activities of Project Own Organization

handled by you
During EXECUTION & MONITORING-

CH Project Cost Management, tracking
and reporting of status, variance,
CPI, SPI
Post CH Process Development at Union

Chemicals
Contact Hour 15
Pre CH Estimate the time of each activities Own Organization

for a project
During Exercise- Prepare a Project Plan in

CH Project Management Software
Post CH Carryout Bottom-Up approach for

a project
Contact Hour 16
Pre CH Case 5.1 Read Case 5.1 Sharp Printing, AG T1: Chapter 5, Page 258-259
During Practice Problems of CPM and

CH PERT
Post CH Project Cost Management
Contact Hour 17
Pre CH Identify the relationship between Own Organization

various activities
During Review 9-16 and Resource

CH Scheduling
Post CH Prepare a Project Plan in Project

Management Software
Contact Hour 18
Pre CH Understand Normal Distribution Statistical Tables

Table
During Resource Allocation, Multi-project

CH Resource Schedules, availability of
resources, resource histograms.
Post CH Practice Problems of CPM and

PERT
Contact Hour 19
Pre CH Revise Time Scale Network
During Re Revise CPM Calculation and

CH project crashing
source Scheduling
Examples
Post CH Problems 1, 2, 3
Contact Hour 20
Pre CH Revise Time Scale Network
During Revise CPM Calculation and project

CH costing, monitoring.
Post CH Problems 4, 5
Contact Hour 21
Pre CH Revise CPM Calculation
During Project Schedule management,

CH Prepare a schedule and track the
project against Plan In MS Project
Post CH Problems 1 – 4
Contact Hour 22
Pre CH Revise CPM Calculations
During Glossary of Terms used in Earned

CH Value Analysis, EVM methods
Post CH Problems 5 -8
Contact Hour 23
Pre CH Data collection for monitoring Own Organization

project progress
During Qualitative and Quantitative Risk

CH management
Draw Risk Breakdown Structure
and prepare a risk profile for one
project
Post CH Prepare a schedule and track the

project against Plan In MS Project
Contact Hour 24
Pre CH Glossary of Terms used in Earned T1: Page 676

Value Analysis
During Project risk management, FMEA

CH and mitigation plans
Post CH Problems 3 -8
Contact Hour 25
Pre CH List various risks in any one Own Organization

project
During Review 17-26 and Project

CH outsourcing management
Post CH Draw Risk Breakdown Structure

and prepare a risk profile for one
project
Contact Hour 26
Pre CH Risk Assessment for one project Own organization

Read Case 7.1 Page 394-395
During Project Procurement and Contract

CH Management
Post CH Project risk management
Contact Hour 27
Pre CH List the part of project outsourced Own organization

and the basis
During CLOSURE- Project Audit and

CH Closure, lessons learnt, case
studies of projects
Post CH Shell Case Fabricators

Contact Hour 28
Pre CH Go through contract document of Own Organization

any project
During Project closure and Identify any old

CH project and list what went wrong
and what went right in the project
Post CH Project Procurement Management
Contact Hour 29
Pre CH Study Audit Process of any Own Organization

Project/ Product
During Project quality and Identify the

CH benchmarking parameters and
kaizen activities, QC and QA
Post CH Prepare Audit Checklist for any

one project
Contact Hour 30
Pre CH Identify any old project and list Own Organization

what went wrong and what went
right in the project
During Project Agile Management, SCRUM

CH
Post CH Prepare a Project Close-out

checklist for one project
Contact Hour 31
Pre CH List the quality parameters for a Own organization

project
During Revision 27- 30 and miscellaneous

CH
Post CH Identify the benchmarking

parameters and kaizen activities
Contact Hour 32
Pre CH Exercise 1 T1: page 846
During Revision and Miscellaneous

CH
Post CH Exercise 4
Evaluation Scheme:
Legend: EC = Evaluation Component; AN = After Noon Session; FN = Fore Noon Session
No Name Type Duration Weight Day, Date, Session, Time
EC-1 Quiz-I Online - 5% September 10 to 20, 2018
Quiz-II Online 5% October 20 to 30, 2018
Quiz-III Online 5% November 10 to 20, 2018
EC-2 Mid-Semester Test Closed 2 hours 35% 30/09/2018 (AN)
Book 2 PM – 4PM
EC-3 Comprehensive Open 3 hours 50% 25/11/2018 (AN)
Exam Book 2 PM – 5PM
Syllabus for Mid-Semester Test (Closed Book): Topics in Session Nos upto 16
Syllabus for Comprehensive Exam (Open Book): All topics (Session Nos. 1 to 32)
Important links and information:
Elearn portal: https://elearn.bits-pilani.ac.in
Students are expected to visit the Elearn portal on a regular basis and stay up to date with the latest
announcements and deadlines.
Contact sessions: Students should attend the online lectures as per the schedule provided on the Elearn
portal.
Evaluation Guidelines:
1. EC-1 consists of either two Assignments or three Quizzes. Students will attempt them through the
course pages on the E-learn portal. Announcements will be made on the portal, in a timely
manner.
2. For Closed Book tests: No books or reference material of any kind will be permitted.
3. For Open Book exams: Use of books and any printed / written reference material (filed or bound)
is permitted. However, loose sheets of paper will not be allowed. Use of calculators is permitted
in all exams. Laptops/Mobiles of any kind are not allowed. Exchange of any material is not
allowed.
4. If a student is unable to appear for the Regular Test/Exam due to genuine exigencies, the student
should follow the procedure to apply for the Make-Up Test/Exam which will be made available on
the Elearn portal. The Make-Up Test/Exam will be conducted only at selected exam centres on
the dates to be announced later.
It shall be the responsibility of the individual student to be regular in maintaining the self-study schedule
as given in the course handout, attend the online lectures, and take all the prescribed evaluation
components such as Assignment/Quiz, Mid-Semester Test and Comprehensive Exam according to the
evaluation scheme provided in the handout.

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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI

WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMMES

CO7 Project success factors, communication & stakeholder management

T4 J R Meredith and S J Mantel Project Management: A Managerial Approach.

R1 Kerzner, Harold, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and

Course Broad Objectives :

Module No Module Title Objectives

SIMULATIONS: PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIMULATION: SCOPE, RESOURCES, SCHEDULE V2 by Robert D.

Part B: Learning Plan

Academic Term FIRST SEMESTER 2018-2019

Pre CH Identify Different Projects in your Own Organization

During Projects and Importance of Project

Post CH Project and Program, Project Life

Pre CH Job Description of a Project Own Organization

During Role and Responsibilities of Project

Post CH Project Integration Management

Pre CH Draw the organization structure Own Organization

During Organization Structure, Right

Post CH L.L. Company, Barbara

During Org structure- Projectised and

Post CH Views on Q 1 to 4 on Discussion

Pre CH Collection of Secondary Own Organization

During Exercise- Prepare a note on

Post CH Least Square Method, Elasticity

Pre CH Prepare a note on Technology Own Organization

During Identify Sources of Finance for an

Post CH Carry out technical analysis of on-

Pre CH Identify Sources of Finance for a Own Organization

During Go through Balance Sheet from

Post CH Working Capital Requirement and

Pre CH Go through Balance Sheet from Own Organization

During Contd from 7

Post CH Practice Problems

Pre CH Vision and Mission Statement, Own Organization

During Revision 1-8 and Strategic

Post CH Identify Organization Strategies

During Time Value of Money, Cost of

Pre CH Project Selection Method Used Own Organization

During INITIATION-Project plans, Project

Post CH Classify Projects selected as per

Pre CH Time Value of Money T2: Chapter 7 Page 7.1 to 7.8

During PLANING- Kick off, PM activities,

Post CH Practice Problems 2, 3, 6, 7

Pre CH Project Scope Statement T1: Chapter 4, Page 152-153

During Estimating of Project Costs and

Post CH Project Scope Statement

Pre CH List all the activities of Project Own Organization

During EXECUTION & MONITORING-

Post CH Process Development at Union

Pre CH Estimate the time of each activities Own Organization

During Exercise- Prepare a Project Plan in

Post CH Carryout Bottom-Up approach for

During Practice Problems of CPM and

Pre CH Identify the relationship between Own Organization

During Review 9-16 and Resource

Post CH Prepare a Project Plan in Project

Pre CH Understand Normal Distribution Statistical Tables

During Resource Allocation, Multi-project

Post CH Practice Problems of CPM and

Pre CH Revise Time Scale Network

During Re Revise CPM Calculation and

Pre CH Revise Time Scale Network

During Revise CPM Calculation and project