MB 0049 Project Management

Contents Unit 1 Basics of Project Management Unit 2 Project Planning and Processes Unit 3 Project Management Essentials Unit 4 Concepts of Managing Conflict, Quality and IS Unit 5 Project Performance through PMO and HR Unit 6 Project Development and Modern trends in Project Management Perception Unit 7 Organisational Issues in Project Management Unit 8 Project and Programme Management P2M for Enterprise Innovation Structure
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Unit 9 Guide to Systematic Scientific Project Management Unit 10 Project Management Process Unit 11 Project Risk Management Unit 12 Fundamentals of Application Software Unit 13 Support Software A Supply Chain Monitoring Perspective and Utility of Software Unit 14 Project Management Plan and Global Delivery Model Unit 15 Case Studies and Practical Exercises Bibliography

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Dean Directorate of Distance Education Sikkim Manipal University Board of Studies Chairman HOD Management & Commerce SMU DDE Additional Registrar SMU DDE Controller of Examination SMU DDE Dr. T. V. Narasimha Rao Adjunct Faculty & Advisor SMU DDE Prof. K. V. Varambally Director Manipal Institute of Management Manipal Content Preparation Team Prof. N. Chandrashehar (Visiting Faculty Presidency College and Christ College) Peer Review By Mr. Satish Dash Global Head Internet Security Cognizent Technologies Ltd., Bangalore

Mr. Pankaj Khanna Director HR, Fidelity Mutual Fund Mr. Shankar Jagannathan Former Group Treasurer Wipro Technologies Limited Mr. Abraham Mathew Chief Financial Officer Infosys BPO, Bangalore Ms. Sadhna Dash Ex-Senior Manager, HR Microsoft India Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd.

Prof. Anil B. Gowda (Visiting Faculty MSR Institute of Management & Canara Bank Institute School of Management Studies) Edition : Spring 2010 This book is a distance education module comprising of collection of learning material for our students. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form by any means without permission in writing from Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim. Printed and Published on behalf of Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim by Mr. Rajkumar Mascreen, GM, Manipal Universal Learning Pvt. Ltd., Manipal 576 104. Printed at Manipal Press Limited, Manipal.

SUBJECT INTRODUCTION
The project management as a subject is important from the point of view of students wanting to learn the project management fundamentals and the various techniques associated with it. Today project management is spread across geographical boundaries, thanks to the information technology and its support facilities. A project requires heavy investment and requires plenty of resources. Associated with every project there are inbuilt problems, uncertainties and risks. In this course students will learn about the project management fundamentals and the philosophies underlying every project. Student will be able to understand the various factors that influence a project and also learn about the various methods to organize, monitor, execute and control the projects. In the modern times, the organizations are facing change at an unprecedented extent. The traditional and strategic changes are successfully met by managing these changes as projects. Thus, project management has laid the strategic pathway for management of product, service and organizational process changes in contemporary organizations. The success of nontraditional teams in the management of changes is also due to the project approach. This book comprises of 15 units. Unit 1: Basics of Project Management This unit attempts to explain project management through a preview of globally recognised best practices. Project Planning and Processes This unit deals with the various techniques and methodologies of project planning. Project Management Essentials This unit will introduce the principles in project management, knowledge areas, the macro issues, WBC and knowledge factor.

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Concepts of Conflict Management, Communication, Quality & IS In this unit, you will learn the concepts with respect to project management. In addition you will be familiarised with the recent trends in project management. Project Performance through PMO and HR In this unit, you will learn the importance of human resource management in project management. Project Development and Modern Trends in Project Management Perception In this unit, you will see the evolution of the concept and the latest trends in the field. Organisation Issues in Project Management This unit focuses on the organisational change, its impact on the project and best practices to handle them. You will learn about the nature and types of organisational change and the steps to bring out such organisational change. Project and Programme Management P2M for Enterprise Innovation In this unit, you will see the various steps that are taken for development of technology. Guide to Systematic Scientific Project Management In this unit you will consider how systematically implemented projects are dependent on effective data management systems. Project Management Process This unit explains Project Management Process through a documentation approach, building the concepts covered so far. In this unit, we shall focus on actual documentation done for project management. Project Risk Management In this unit you will learn more about project risk management.

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Project Management Application Software Fundamentals This unit will attempt to explain Project Management Application Software through a cursory look at the features and capabilities of leading software solutions like MS PROJECT, ODETTE, INNOVATEUR and AGILE. Project Management Support Software Perspective SCMo and Utility of Software In this unit, you will look at the importance of Supply Chain Monitoring from a project management perspective. Project Management Plan and Global Delivery Model This unit will attempt to explain project management plan and global delivery model through a sample project and some details of a typical global delivery model. Case Studies and Exercises This unit provides you with an opportunity to convert concepts into practical project working models. In this unit, therefore, you will understand a few case studies related to project management.

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