Description

This course develops a foundation of concepts and solutions that supports the planning, scheduling, controlling, resource allocation, and performance measurement activities required for successful completion of a project.

Objectives

The use of project management goes back to the down of human civilization. In recent years, an understanding of project management tools and techniques and the skills and knowledge to make use of them has widely been recognized more than ever before. Today, project management or managing by projects is becoming the common language in a wide range of organizational activities. Project management tools and techniques have been proved useful in formulating and executing a network of complex projects that have made our modern world what it is today.

Hence, an awareness and understanding of the range, relevance, and significance of project management tools and techniques lies at the very heart of every manager’s job. The fast moving and changing economic, political, social, financial, and technological landscapes have necessitated an organized use and extensive application of project management tools and techniques in order to fulfill organizational objectives.

Therefore, the core objective of this course “Project Management and Analysis” is to provide students with an opportunity to synthesize and apply the tools and techniques of project management. The course centers on the essence of project management– the knowledge, tools and techniques used while taking a multifaceted look at the different phases through which projects move – from initiation to planning to implementation and then to evaluation and monitoring and close out.

The course method blends lectures, class discussions/group exercises, and case assignments. Substantial classroom discussion and participation are expected and encouraged to develop the practical skills and knowledge of students in project identification, preparation, analysis, implementation, and evaluation. This is to create a platform whereby students share the best project management practices and develop a comprehensive knowledge that would be of great value for the challenges and opportunities that awaits them in the years ahead.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Course Content
  1. AN OVERVIEW OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    1. Projects & Development

 

 

  1. PROJECT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

2.1 Project design

2.2 Project definition and description

 

2.3 Feasibility Study

 

 2.4 Institutional Capacity Assessment

 

 2.5 Steps in Project Planning & Implementation (PPI)

 

  1. Project management knowledge areas

3.1 Project Integration management

3.2 Project Scope management

3.3 Project Time management

3.4 Project Cost management

3.5 Project Quality management

3.6 Project Human resource management

3.7 Project Communication management

3.8 Project Risk management  

3.9 Project Contract and Procurement management

 

  1. PROJECT MONITORING & EVALUATION

4.1 Monitoring

4.2 Evaluation

4.3 Participatory rural appraisal:

4.4 Developing indicators

4.5 Methods to collect information

 

  1. PROJECT ANALYSIS and SELECTION  

5.1 Market Analysis

5.2 Location & Technology Analysis

5.3 Financial Analysis

5.4 Benefits and Impact Analysis

5.5 Investment Criteria Analysis

5.6 Project Selection

 

 

 

  1. PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

 

6.1 Project Planning

6.2 Developing an Action Plan

6.3 Project Implementation

6.4 Change Management during project undertakings

 

  1. PROJECT CONTROL, CLOSURE AND POST PROJECT EVALUATION

7.1 Project control

7.2 Project Closure 

7.3 Post project evaluation

Assessment Detail

Methods of Assessment

Weight

Minimum Pass mark

Length

Outline details

Assignment

20%

 

          80%

        Overall

2000 words

Individual work

Presentation

30%

30 minutes

Group work

Exam

50%

2 hours

Covers all chapters

 

Reading Materials

Author

Date

Title

Harvey A. Levine

2002

Practical project management

James P. Lewis

2001

Fundamental of project management

James P. Lewis 

2008

Mastering project management

Michael S. Zambruski

2008

A standard for enterprise project management

Project management institute

2004

Project management body of knowledge

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

1972

Guidelines for project evaluation