AKTU Project Planning and Control (MNPM501) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Minor Degree in Project Management

Course Objectives

1. To help students to have in-depth knowledge and information related to project planning and control
2. To help students to acquire the required skills to devise a project plan/strategy to determine the path/trajectory of the project
3. To help students to develop analytical and strategic skills to align project outcome and objectives for organisational growth
4. To help students to develop ability to handle projects of any kind in any organisation or industry

Unit 1- Introduction: Overview of Project Management; Importance in Engineering; Project

Lifecycle; Project Stakeholders; Project Phases; Project Organization; Roles and Responsibilities in Project Management (8 Hrs.)

Unit 2- Project Planning: Objectives and Scope Definition; Project Scheduling Levels; Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS); Time Estimation and Scheduling; Resource Scheduling; Resource Allocation and Budgeting; Programming Evaluation Review Techniques (PERT); Critical Path Method; Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM).

Unit 3- Project Control and Monitoring: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); Gantt Charts; Network

Analysis, Representation & Application; Time Management; Uncertainty in Project Schedules;

Time-Cost Trade-off (Crashing); Performance Measurement and Control Techniques; Earned Value Management; Introduction to Risk Management

Unit 4- Advanced Project Management Tools: Advanced Features of Project Management

Software; Integration of Cost, Time, and Quality Management; Simulation and Optimization in Project Planning; Case Studies on Software Applications in Engineering Projects (8 Hrs.)

Unit 5 - Application of Project Management in Engineering: Real-world Engineering Project Case

Studies; Group Project: Planning and Controlling a Simulated (8 Hrs.)

Text Books

1. Scott Berkun, "The Art of Project Management", Shroff
2. Joseph Heagney, "Fundamentals of Project Management", AMACOM
3. Robert K. Wysocki, "Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme", Wiley

Reference Books

1. "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)", Project Management Institute
2. Harold Kerzner, "Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling", Wiley