Programme Content
Topic 1: Introduction to Project Management
Topic 2: Project Life Cycle
Project selection, Setting up, Execution and Close-out of Projects
Topic 3: Organisational Strategy
Introduction to organisations, strategy, and alignment of strategy with various practices
Topic 4: Project-based Organisations
Different forms of organisations and project-based organisations
Topic 5: Financial Management for Projects
Time value, NPV, IRR, cash flow, Multi Criteria Decision model for project selection, and financing of projects
Topic 6: Contracts and Legal Aspects of Projects
Different clauses in contracts and legal framework and SMART contracting
Topic 7: Project-specific Human Resources Aspects
HR aspects of setting up new team and culture to deliver projects
Topic 8: Project Planning
WBS, Network analysis, PERT/CPM, critical path, levelling, critical chain, project buffer, simulation of project plans, project risk management
Topic 9: Managing Project Materials
Ensuring Supply Chain for project materials, their logistics and accounting
Topic 10: Project Quality Management
Project manager toolkit for managing project quality
Topic 11: Project Health Monitoring
Effective MIS to facilitate project monitoring, reforecasting, and re-baselining projects – time and cost
Topic 12: Portfolio Analysis
Project portfolio management and assortment of projects
Topic 13: Team Management
Team dynamics and team performance
Topic 14: Change Management
Change management in project organisations
Topic 15: Managing Project Data and Documentation
Projects entail significant amount of data generation and documentation
Topic 16: Project Management in Multi- cultural Environment
Impact of culture and managing projects in cross cultural settings
Topic 17: Project Communication
Communication and negotiation in project management
Topic 18: Project Procurement Management
Development of procurement plan for managing projects
Topic 19: Contemporary Project Management Practices
Agile/SCRUM/Jira
Topic 20: On Campus Session
Meet the Program Leadership Team, Simulation Exercise and Wrap-up
