MDPs at IIM Ahmedabad
early-September 2003


Programme on
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
September 1 - 6, 2003

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 path, float, methods to find critical path

• PERT: Uncertainty, estimation of activity time, network simulation, criticality 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 and 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, and software projects

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

Programme on
COMPUTER NETWORKS
SEPTEMBER 8-13, 2003

For:

• IT managers/professionals and system administrators involved in design, implementation, and management of organization-wide computer networks; MIS/DP/EDP professionals responsible for design of implementation of network-based information systems and services.

Contents:

• Overview of networking technologies

• ISO OSI reference model and network architecture

• Data communication technologies

• Network topologies

• Local area networking technologies

• Wide area networking technologies

• Internet technology

• Intranets/Extranets/VPNs/Wireless LANs

• Designing computer networks from the ground up

• Network services: file, print, email, ftp, web

• Network security

• Directory services

• Managing IT Infrastructure

• Case studies on design, selection, and implementation of computer networks

Programme on
THE WIMMING EDGE: Communication Strategies for Leaders
September 8 - 13, 2003

For:

• Senior mangers and administrators who head business units

• Managers with at least ten years' substantial experience in leadership positions

Contents:

• Leadership role

• Managerial negotiation

• Business presentations

• Bad news delivery

• Decision report writing

Organizational sponsorship is essential

For brochure and nomination form, please contact: -
Manager (MDA), Indian Institute of Management,
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380 015.
Phone: 91-79-6324071-4
Fax: 91-79-6300352
E-mail: mdp@iimahd.ernet.in
Website: www.iimahd.ernet.in