The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
School of Business, Management and Administrative Sciences
Baghdad-Ul-Jadeed Campus, Bahawalpur
Course Outline
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Prerequisites Project Management WhatsApp
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Course Description
Managers handle projects in any organizational setting. The scope of these projects may
vary from as small as changing equipment in a process to developing and launching new
products (whether be software, automobiles or commodity products) to managing space
missions. Managing these projects includes some common concepts and approaches that
constitute the inter-disciplinary field of project management. Project management
integrates organizational effort (finance, HR, operations, R&D etc.) in order to deliver and
better manage projects of any scope and scale.
The nature of projects is such that they have three dimensional objective (performance,
cost and time) to be met within budgeted resources. At the same time projects have
lifecycle that include stages such as planning, resourcing, organizing, monitoring & control,
assessing risk and project shut down. This course will expose students to the peculiarities of
project management, and impart to them an appreciation for the complexities involved in
managing them.
Student Objectives
After completing this course students will potentially be able to:
• Understand key concepts in project management discipline;
• Understand different stages of project management lifecycle;
• Apply project management concepts on a project of their own choice;
• Learn to sufficient extent a project planning tool namely: Microsoft Project
Recommended Books
Following two books are recommended for this course however, students are strongly
encouraged to consult any other resources such as: books, journals, magazines, sharing
personal experiences to enhance learning.
Text Book:
Gray, C.F. and Larson, E.W., (2006), Project Management – The Managerial Process, 3rd Ed.,
McGraw Hill Higher Education, NY.
Reference Book:
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd Ed., PMBOK® Guide (2004),
Project Management Institute, Global Standard.
Course Contents
S. No. Topics Sub-Topics Text to Read
1 Introduction to GL1,
Project 1. Process, Project Reading: Triple
Management 2. Triple Constraints Constraints
3. Project Lifecycle
2 Project GL4,
Initiation 1. Project Charter, Scope, Reading: WBS
Definition
2. Work Breakdown Structure
3 Estimating GL5
Project Times & 1. Cost Estimating
Costs 2. Life Cycle Costing
3. Learning Curves
4 Project GL6,
Planning 1. Network Diagrams Case
2. Discussion on Case-1: Taste
Snax Cookies
5 Multiple Cases
1. Introduction to Microsoft Lab Session
Project
2. Case-2: Jamal Family Picnic
3. Case-3: Enhancing Science
Orientation…
4. Case-4 (HMS Pinafore)
6 Case-5: A&D Hi Tech (A) Lab Session
7 Managing Risk GL7
1. Risk Identification
2. Risk Assessment
3. Response Development
4. Response Control
8 Case-6: Boeing 767 Case
9 Resource GL8
Scheduling & 1. Resource Constraints
Budgeting 2. Resource Allocation Methods
3. Splitting / Multitasking
10 Reducing GL9
Project 1. Crashing Case
Duration 2. Case-7: Kameron Mills
11 Project Control GL13
1. Project Control Cycle
2. Earned Value Approach
3. Variance Analysis
12 Case-8: A&D Hi Tech (B) Lab Session
Grading Criteria
Assignment (s)/Group Project/ Quiz (s) 10%
Attendance 5%
Presentations/Class Participation 5%
Mid Term 30%
Final Term 50%
Total 100%