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Course Syllubus Project Management Tools and Techniques

This 2-credit course covers tools and techniques for project management. It focuses on determining the appropriate tool to use at different project stages. The course aims to help students understand strategic context, identify scope and scheduling tools, apply estimation and quality control tools, and conduct risk planning. It covers topics like stakeholder analysis, cost estimation methods, quality management processes, and monitoring and evaluation systems. Teaching methods include lectures, case studies, discussions and exercises. Students will be assessed through written assignments, an individual assignment, and a final exam.

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Course Syllubus Project Management Tools and Techniques

This 2-credit course covers tools and techniques for project management. It focuses on determining the appropriate tool to use at different project stages. The course aims to help students understand strategic context, identify scope and scheduling tools, apply estimation and quality control tools, and conduct risk planning. It covers topics like stakeholder analysis, cost estimation methods, quality management processes, and monitoring and evaluation systems. Teaching methods include lectures, case studies, discussions and exercises. Students will be assessed through written assignments, an individual assignment, and a final exam.

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Admas University

School of Postgraduate Studies


Course Outline

Course Tile: Project Management Tools and Techniques

Course Code MAPMS-632, Prerequisite: MAPMS-621

Credit Hours 2

Course Description

This course covers tools and techniques used to plan and control projects and accomplishes
business objectives. It emphasizes how to determine which tool or technique to use during
different phases of the project life cycle. It uses project management software in exercises.

Course Objective

After completing this course, the graduate students should be able to:

 Understand the strategic context of Project Management

 identify the project scope , planning and schedule development tools

 apply various tools to cost estimation, quality control , monitoring and evaluation

 Conduct risk response planning

Course Content

Chapter One: Strategic Context of Project Management

 Definition of Strategic Project Management


 Strategic Project Management Framework
 Strategic Project Management as a Competitive Advantage
 Project Portfolio Management
Chapter Two: Project Selection

 Introduction to project selection


 Stakeholder Analysis
 Problem Tree Analysis
 Economic Methods

Chapter Three: Project Scope Planning and Schedule Development Tools


 Inputs
 Product description
 Project charter
 Constraints
 Assumptions
 Tools and Techniques
 Product analysis
 Benefit/cost analysis
 Alternatives identification
 Expert judgment
 Outputs
 Scope statement
 Supporting detail
 Scope management plan

Chapter Four: Cost Estimation

 Introduction
 Need for project cost estimation
 Project Cost Management Processes
 Plan Cost Management
 Estimate costs
 Determine budget
 Control costs
 Project cost Estimation method
 Expert judgment
 Analogous estimating
 Parametric estimating
 Bottom-up estimating
 Three-point estimating
 Vendor bid analysis
 Group decision-making techniques
 Criteria of a good cost estimate

Chapter Five: Risk Response Planning


 Overview of Risk Response Planning
 Risk Response Strategies
 Risk Response Cost-Benefit Analysis
 Responding to Risks
 Completing the Risk Register

Chapter Six: Earned Value Analysis

 Introduction
 Key Earned Value Terminology
 Importance of EVA
 Cost and Schedule Variances
 Cost and Schedule Performance Indices
 Estimate to Complete (ETC)
 Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE)

Chapter Seven: Project Quality Control

 Purpose of Project Quality Management


 Project Quality Management Processes
 Quality Planning
 Quality Assurance
 Quality Control
 Projectquality control outputs
 Quality Control tools and techniques

Chapter Eight: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting

 An introduction to monitoring and evaluation


 What is M&E?
 The differences between monitoring and evaluation
 Design and implementation of M&E Systems
 M&E systems and common deficiencies
 Key design principles for project monitoring and evaluation
 The limits of project management
 The challenges of outcome and impact monitoring and evaluation
 The role of leading indicators
 Results-based monitoring and evaluation
 Contemporary evaluation challenges and responses
 Components of monitoring and evaluation systems
 Planning and implementing a project monitoring and
 evaluation system
 The components of a project monitoring and evaluation system
 Participatory project monitoring and evaluation
 Learning and M&E systems

Teaching Methods

The participant centered approach will be adopted in facilitating teaching and learning. This
teaching methodology will ensure that participants approach the entire course in a friendly and
experiential learning environment in which they relate to every aspect of the course with their
relevant work experiences. Lectures using video conferencing, case studies, and discussions will
be used to bring the experiences of others in this vast field of application to bear on the entire
teaching and learning session. Discussions and simulation exercises will also be used to
encourage interactions and idea sharing. Participants will be required to use the knowledge
acquired to assess past projects they have designed as well as proposals prepared in the past so as
to determine areas needing improvement. These will be very important lessons that will guide all
future practices in this area and reinforce new attitudes.

Modes of Assessment:

Written assignments (term paper) 30%

Individual written assignment 20%

Final exam 50%

References

1. Deborah SaterCarstens and Gary L. Richardson (2013) Project Management Tools and
Techniques: A practical Guide. London: Taylor and Francis Group
2. Milosevic, D.Z. (2003). Project Management ToolBox. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons,
Inc.
3. Frame, J.D. (1994) The New Project Management: Tools for an Age of Rapid Change,
Corporate Reengineering, and Other Business Realities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
4. AbadejBadiru and others (2008) Industrial Project Management Concepts Tools and
Techniques. London: Taylor and Francis Group
5. Davidson Frame (2002) The New Project ManagementSecond Edition Tools for an Age
of Rapid Change, Complexity, and Other Business Realities: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
and J. Davidson Frame
6. Mishra and Soota (2005) Modern Project Management. New Delhi: New Age
International (P) Ltd., Publishers
7. A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 4th 2008
(Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute)
8. Prasanna, Chandra (1988) Projects Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing,
Implementation and Review, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi,
9. Barbara Allan (2004) Project management Tools and techniques for today's ILS
professional.Lodon: Facet Publishing
10. Fortune, J. andWhite, D. (2006), ‘‘Framing of project critical success factors by a
systems model’’, International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 24, pp. 53-65.
11. Fox, G.M. (2004), ‘‘Is there a role for project management in achieving improved
success rates for start-up business?’’, University of Limerick, Limerick.

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