Department of Management and Marketing College of Business, Economics and Social Sciences Unity University, Addis Ababa Course

Title: Project Management Course Code: MBA 711 Credit Hours: 3 Hrs, Contact Hours: 3 Hrs, Prerequisite: None Instructor Name: Ajit Pal Singh, E-mail: scientistaps@gmail.com, Mobile Ph. No: 0921512436 Chapter 1: An Overview of Project Management Definition of a Project, Project Phases and Project Life Cycles, The Steps in Managing a Project, Project Management Process Groups, Characteristics of the Process Groups, What is Project Management, Functional Work versus Project Work, Basic Principles in Project Management, Project Failures. Chapter 2: Organization of Project Management Introduction, Line and Staff Organization, Divisional Organization, Matrix Organization. Chapter 3: Project Knowledge Management Introduction, Project Management Knowledge Areas, Relationship to other Management Disciplines, Project Characterizations, Key General Management Skills, Processes and Customizations. Chapter 4: The Role of the Project Manager Introduction, Project Manager Skills, Additional Roles of a Project Manager, Project Manager Relationships and Tools. Chapter 5: Planning the Project The Absolute Imperative of Planning, The Purpose of a Project Plan, The Elements of a Project Plan, The Elements of a Project Plan, Plan Ingredients, Suggestions for Effective Planning, Project Planning Steps. Chapter 6: Work Breakdown Structure Introduction, Guidelines for Developing the WBS, Uses of the WBS, Estimating Time, Costs and Recourses, Guidelines for Documenting Estimates. Chapter 7: Scheduling Project Work Introduction, A Brief History of Scheduling, The Reason for Scheduling, Definitions of Network Terms, Constructing an Arrow Diagram, The Fine Arts of Scheduling, Principle of Scheduling, The Format of Project Schedules. Chapter 8: Producing a Workable Schedule Schedule Computations, Basic Scheduling Computations, Using the Network to Manage the Project, Assigning Resources Availability. Chapter 9: Project Control and Evaluation Overview of Project Control, Project Evaluation. Chapter 10: Project Control using Earned Value Analysis Overview, measuring Progress, Variance and Earned Value Analysis, Responding to Variances. Chapter 11: Managing the Team and Knowledge Workplace Introduction, team Building, Stages in a Teams Development, The Pillars of Successful Team Work. Chapter 12: International Aspects of Project Management International Project Cooperation, Problems of International Projects, Typical Management Issues of International Projects, Language and Communication Issues, geographical Distribution, Work Sharing Concept, Political requirements and Restraints, Culture Differences in International projects, Organization and International Projects, Location and Staffing of the PMO, Classical Turn-Key project Concept. Books/References: Nicholas, M. (2001) Project Management for Business and Technology: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi. Gray, P. (2005) Project Management: The Complete Guide for Every Manager, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi. Harold Kerzner (2000) Project Management A Systems Approach To Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling 10th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. James P. Lewis (____) Fundamentals of project management, 3rd Edition, American Management Association. Evaluation Modalities: (1) Continuous Assessment (50 Marks): Attendance: 05 Marks, Tests: 20 Marks, Team/Individual Assignments: 25 Marks, (2) Final Examination: 50 Marks Note: No make-up test(s), for absent students in any case. There is no attendance for permission word.