Hamdard University Bangladesh
Project Management
Course Code: BBA 421
Credit Hour: 3
Course Group: Core Courses
Introduction: Definition of Project-Types of Project-Project Life Cycle-Project Product Life Cycle- Identification of Projects and Investment Opportunities -Aspects of Project Appraisal-Project Manager-Definition of Project Management-Importance of Project Management-Project management Vs. Operations ManagementEnvironmental Forces and Project Management-Difficulties in Managing Projects.
Feasibility Study/ Project Appraisal:
- Market and Demand Analysis: Situational Analysis and Specification of Objectives-Collection of Secondary Information-Conduct of market Survey-Characterization of the Market-Demand Forecasting-Uncertainty of Demand Forecasting-Market Planning- Ecological Analysis.
- Technical Analysis: Manufacturing Process/Technology-Technical Arrangements-Material Inputs and Utilities-Product Mix-Plant Capacity-Location and Site-Machineries and Equipment-Structures and Civil Works-Environmental Aspects-Project Charts and Layout-Schedule of Project Implementation.
- Financial Analysis: Cost of Projects-Means of Financing/Financing of Projects-Estimates of Sales and Production-Cost of Production-Working Capital Requirement and Its Financing-Profitability Projections-Projected Cash Flow Statement-Projected Balance Sheet-Multi Year Projections-Other Basic Financial Management Techniques: The Time Value of Money-The Cost of Capital-Break Even Analysis-Simulation Analysis-Decision Tree Analysis.
Social Cost Benefit Analysis and Multiple Projects and Constraints: Rationale for SCBA-UNIDO Approach of SCBA-Net Benefit in terms of Economic (efficiency) Prices-SCBA by Financial Institutions-SCBA of a Project in Bangladesh-Guidelines for Project Evaluation-Multiple Projects and Constraints.
Project Management Forms: Forms of Project Organization-Project Planning and Control Human Aspects of Project Management-Prerequisites for Successful Project Implementation.
Network Techniques for Project Management: Development of Project Network-Time Estimation-Determination of Capital Path-Scheduling When resources are Limited-Introduction to PERT and CPM-Formulation: The Basic Inputs to PERT/CPM, Solving PERT and CPM, Event Analysis-Estimate of Activity Time in PERT-Finding the Probabilities of Completion in PERT (Risk Analysis)-The CPM: Cost-Time Relationships.
Managing Projects in Bangladesh: Bangladesh as a Project management Environment-Problems of Project Management in Bangladesh-Management of development Projects in Bangladesh-Development Projects Implementation in Bangladesh.
Books Recommended:
Prasanna Chandra, Projects: Planning, Analysis, and Implementation, (6/e), Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi.
Skylark Chadha, Managing Projects in Bangladesh: A Scenario Analysis of Institutional Environment for Development Projects (Latest edition), University Press Limited, Dhaka.
Cliffoerd F. Gray, Erik W. Larson, Project Management: The Management Process, (Latest edition), Tata McGrawHill Publishing Company, New Delhi.
James Cadle and Donald Yeates, ‘Project Management for Information Systems, (4/e), Publisher: Prentice Hall
David L. Olson, Introduction to Information Systems Project Management, (Latest edition), McGraw Hill
David L. Cleland, Lewis R. Ireland, Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation, (Latest edition), McGraw Hill
Avraham Shtub, Jonathan F. Bard, Shlomo Globerson, Project Management: Processes, Methodologies, and Economics, (Latest edition), Prentice Hall.
UN: Manual for the Preparation of Industrial Feasibility Studies. UN: Guidelines for Project Evaluation.