Course Outline Project MGT BBA7th Fall 2023
Course Outline Project MGT BBA7th Fall 2023
Course Outline Project MGT BBA7th Fall 2023
Course Introduction/Objective
Businesses regularly use project management to accomplish unique outcomes with limited resources under
critical time constraints. Other than project based industries and firms such as construction and software
houses, in the service sector, the use of project management to achieve an organization’s goals is even
more common. Advertising campaigns, voter registration drives, political campaigns, a family’s annual
summer vacation, and even seminars, trainings, workshops, & conferences on various topics are organized
as projects. Businesses involved in routine sort of manufacturing/assembling also intend to projectize their
new product development projects. Hence, there is a rapid increase in the number of firms that use projects
as the preferred way of accomplishing almost everything they undertake. Not even the most optimistic
prognosticators foresaw the explosive growth that has occurred in the field.
The aim of this course is to equip students with the knowledge of project management and develop
managerial skills and leadership capabilities that a successful project manager uses for effective initiation,
planning, implementation and evaluation of a project. Students get knowledge of different players involved
in projects as well as an in depth information regarding organizational structure and communication etc. for
projects. Students are also taught how to prepare project feasibility study which is an important outcome of
this subject. They are encouraged to come up with creative ideas and plans on projects so as to develop
entrepreneurial thinking amongst them.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course it is expected that the student will be able to:
Sr. Taxonomy
CLO Domain
No. level
1 Suggest creative ways to do the projects and develop Cognitive 6
entrepreneurial thinking.
2 Understand a step-by-step process for doing projects Cognitive 2
successfully.
Understand challenges faced by project managers in various
3 kinds of projects as well as topics in project selection, Cognitive 2
structures and team management.
Understand process of project planning particularly with
4 respect to Planning Commission of Pakistan guidelines and Cognitive 6
develop skills and capabilities in preparing good feasibility
studies.
5 Develop skills in estimating project costs and resources. Cognitive 4
6 Develop skills in project scheduling, project crashing, Cognitive 4
resource loading, and resource levelling.
7 Understand ways to monitor and control project Cognitive 2
performance.
Course Contents
Lecture 1 & 2
Lecture 3, 4, & 5
Lecture 6, 7
PROJECT MANAGER
Who is a Project Manager?
Roles and Responsibilities of Project Manager
Project Manager vs. Functional Manager
Special demands on PM, Challenges for PM
PM and related parties (Project Manager’s relationships with Boss/Client, Project Team, Functional
Managers, Contractors/Sub-Contractors)
Job Advertisements for Project Manager
Case Study
Lecture 8, 9, & 10
PROJECT ORGANIZATION
What is a Project Organization?
Types of Project Organizations:
o Project as part of Functional Organization
o Pure Project Organization
o The Matrix Organization
o Mixed Organizational Systems
o Choosing an Organization Form for a Project
The Project Team and Project Office
Mini cases and exercises
Lecture 11, 12
PROJECT PLANNING
Importance of Project Planning
Initial Project Coordination/Project Charter
Project Contracts (Lump Sum contracts vs. Cost reimbursable contracts)
Project Planning Documentation (Core & Facilitating Processes)
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) & Linear Responsibility Charts
Gantt charts, RACI matrix, Statement of Work, Project Specifications, Milestone Schedules etc.
Lecture 13, 14
Lecture 15
Lecture 22
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
Crashing a Project Through CPM
Exercises
Lecture 22, 23
Lecture 27, 28
PROJECT CONTROL
Fundamental Purposes of Control
Three Types of Control Processes
Design of Control Systems
Control as a function of Management
Balance in a Control System
Control of Creative Activities
Control of Change & Scope Creep
Lecture 29, 30
Using Microsoft Project
Feeding data, tracking progress, and generating reports.
Teaching Methodology
a) Lectures.
b) Written Assignments and Class Discussions.
c) Guest Speaker (Experts/Professionals).
d) Feasibility Report Writing.
Text Book
Course Evaluation
Midterm exam: 30 marks
Final exam: 50 marks
Sessional marks: 20 marks (Quizzes: 6 marks, Assignments/Feasibility Study: 14 marks)
Total: 100 marks