Project management - Project, project vs operations, project performance dimensions, project planning, project management- challenges, components, steps, project life cycle, general management vs project management, qualities of project manager. System Development Cycle- SDLC meaning, phases, system analyst, authorities, responsibilities, accountabilities of system analyst. SDLC models- Waterfall, Iterative, Prototyping, Spiral and Agile model. Project Feasibility Study- market analysis, technical analysis, financial analysis, economic analysis, managerial and organizational analysis, energy management and ecological analysis
Project Appraisal: Capital Budgeting Methods: Payback period method, Accounting Rate of return , Net present value method, Profitability Index , Internal Rate of return method.
Managing risk in Projects- Project risk management, Benefits of project risk management, Project risk management steps- Risk Management Planning, Identify Risk Events, Qualitative Risk Analysis, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Risk Response, Risk Monitoring & Control
Risk and sensitivity Analysis- decisions under Uncertanity, Decisions under Risk, Techniques of Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
Social Cost Benefit Analysis- Social Costs, Social Benefits, steps in Social cost Benefit Analysis, Approaches to SCBA- UNIDO approach, Little-Mirrlees approach, Indian Approach, Limitations of social cost benefit analysis
Project Finance : Direct Financial Assistance, Bridge Loans, Specific Assistance Scheme of Financial Institutions,
Network Analysis (PERT and CPM)- Use of PERT in Project management, Critical Path method, Terminology used in network analysis, comparison between PERT and CPM, Construction of network diagram, Determination of Critical Path, application of PERT in Project management
Project Implementation and Control: Project implementation, Pre-requisites for successful implementation, Work breakdown structure (WBS)
Project management System: Introduction, Characteristics of a system, Essentials, Levels of PMIS, Information and Technology requirements
Project Audit : Project Audit Ex-post Project Evaluation, Human aspect of project Management ,Environment Appraisal of project (a brief Review).
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