To Acquaint participants with various network techniques used in project management

To Develop an understanding of the tools and techniques for effective management of resources and cost in projects

To Expose participants to behavioural aspects of project management

To Provide an insight into network-based project monitoring system

To Discuss various aspects related to contracts management, project budgeting, and such other topics

To Acquaint participants with computerized project management systems

For: Persons engaged in implementation of projects in infrastructural sectors, technology and other such areas like projects related to power plants, fertilizer plants, irrigation projects, software projects, industrial units, major replacement and reconditioning jobs; other large and small projects and time bound programmes; persons involved in planning and monitoring of projects and those in government, financial institutions, and other agencies coordinating implementation of various projects.

Contents:

Overview of project management, different stages in a project, slippages in projects

Network Techniques: Activity, events, drawing of networks, critical paths, float, methods to find critical path

PERT: Uncertainty, estimation of activity time, network simulation, creativity index, project completion probability

Project Cost: Project budgeting, time cost trade-off, optimum compression of project duration

Project Resource: Resource aggregation, resource profile, resource smoothing, multiple resource scheduling

Behavioural Aspects in Project Management: Project organization structure, management of project personnel motivation, project manager's role, etc.

Project Monitoring: Hierarchy of networks, reporting formats, reporting frequency, reporting of cost & work value, rescheduling of project

Contracts Management: Specification of contracts, criteria for awarding contracts, follow up, coordination

Computerized Project Management System: Personal computers for project management

Software Project Management: Managerial issues, quality management & software projects

Project Risk Management: Composite impact factor, composite likelihood factor, risk time, risk list

Mail your queries to
Prof. Goutam Dutta : goutam@iimahd.ernet.in

For further information, please contact: -
Manager (MDP),
Indian Institute of Management,
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380015.
Phone: +91-79-66324072-7 / 65449057 (MDP)
Fax: +91-79-26300352 (MDP) / 26306896 (General)
E-mail: mdp@iimahd.ernet.in
Website: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/mdp
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