Project Management

i) Projects & Project management, The project, Project Management., Types of
projects, Contractual Arrangements.
       (1) Readings: Basic Project Management- There are Four Types. & Making Project
            Management Work.
ii) The Nature of Project Management, Management principles, Some Factors in
Project Management, The Project Manager. Factors for Project Success and Failure.
       (1) Readings: The New Managerial work & Where does Project Cost Really Go
            Wrong? What it takes to be A Good Project Manager.
iii) Organizational Structures, The Project Organization, The Functional Organization,
The Matrix organization, Designing an Organization, Building the Team, Leadership.
       (1) Readings: Selection of the Team. & Matrix management: Contradiction and
             Insights.
iv) Project Administration: Project Authority & Project Control, Principles of Project
Administration., TQM.
       (1) Readings:
            Skunk Works - Management Style- It's No Secret. & Executive Focus on Quality.
v) Defining and Financing the Project. How Project Evolve- the Client Brief.,
Financing the Project. Sources of Finance and Cash Flow.
       (1) Readings:
       (a) Structural Scale Models: Beyond The Computer.Clear Project Definition is
            Crucial. Construction Cost estimating in the Design Process.Meeting the
            Infrastructure Challenge.
       (b) Three Perceptions of Project Cost - Cost Is More than A Four-Letter Word.
vi) Feasibility Studies and Approvals, Conducting a Feasibility Study, The
            Regulations Controlling Projects, Decision-Making, Economic Analysis.
       (1) Readings:
       (a) Project Management and Environmental Issues.
       (b) Obstacles Encountered by a New Industrial Development.
       (c) Environmental Planning and Engineering Decisions.
       (d) Intellectual Sources of the Ideas of " acceptable Risk" in Public Policy.
       (e) Speaking of Risk. Humble Decision-Making. Finding a Way to Measure
            Technology's Benefits. Justification Techniques for Advanced Manufacturing
            Technologies.
vii) The Management of Design, Documentation and Tendering: The Management of Design,
Project Documentation, The Calling and Assessment of Tenders, Negotiation.
viii) The Planning of Project Implementation, The Plan of Execution, Planning the
Time Scale
       (1) Readings: Managing Software Development Projects.Balancing Strategy and
            Tactics in Project Implementations.
ix) On Time Project Completion- Managing the Critical Path.Resource Constrained
Scheduling Capabilities of Commercial Project Management Software. Project
Implementation and Control, Project Implementation, Project Execution, Project
Control, Commercial Aspects.
       (1) Readings: Managing Suppliers up to a Speed. Cost and Schedule Control in
            Naval Projects.Contract Negotiations, Dispute and Settlement. Project Management
            Control Problems: An Information Systems Focus.
x) Criteria for Controlling Projects According to Plan. Commissioning and Review,
The Commissioning phase, The Completion of a Project.
       (1) Readings: The Project Management Audit: Its Role and Conduct. & Knowing
            when to pull the Plug.