Discontinued (Aug 2024)- Project Management (Online)
offered by IIM Ahmedabad

Public/Government Institute
Estd. 1961

Discontinued (Aug 2024)- Project Management (Online)
at
IIM Ahmedabad
Overview

Learn everything you need to know about behavioural aspects of project management and give a boost to your professional career

Duration	16 days
Mode of learning	Online
Schedule type	Self paced
Credential	Certificate

Discontinued (Aug 2024)- Project Management (Online)
at
IIM Ahmedabad
Highlights

Learn from IIMA faculty with deep research and teaching expertise
Interactions with young and successful entrepreneurs
Learn through lectures, discussions, case studies, exercises, and presentations by participants

Discontinued (Aug 2024)- Project Management (Online)
at
IIM Ahmedabad
Course details

Skills you will learn

Project Costing Budgeting Risk Management Project Management Simulation

Who should do this course?

For middle and senior executives who are planning to be involved in risk management

What are the course deliverables?

To develop an understanding of the tools and techniques for effective management of resources and cost in projects
To expose participants to the behavioural aspects of project management
To provide an insight into the network-based project monitoring system
To discuss various aspects related to contract management, project costing, budgeting and other related topics
To acquaint participants with project uncertainty and risk management

More about this course

Project Management is the science and art of managing the business of an organization and the growth of a nation by translating strategy into successful action
While quite a few Indian projects have achieved outstanding performance and even set international records, Project Management in India still has tremendous scope for improvement

Discontinued (Aug 2024)- Project Management (Online)
at
IIM Ahmedabad
Curriculum

Overview of project management, different stages of a project and 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

Project completion probability

Project Resource Planning

Resource aggregation

Resource profile

Resource smoothing

Behavioural Aspects in Project Management

Project organisation structure

Management of project personnel motivation

Project manager's role, etc

Project Monitoring

Hierarchy of networks

Reporting formats

Reporting frequency

Earned Value Method and Earned Schedule Method

Contract Management and Legal Aspects

Specification of contracts

Criteria for awarding contracts

Follow-up and coordination

Project Risk Management

Composite impact factor

Composite likelihood factor

Expected value method

Variation, foreseen and unforeseen uncertainties

Discontinued (Aug 2024)- Project Management (Online)
at
IIM Ahmedabad
Faculty details

Prof. Goutam Dutta

Has worked in Tata Steel for eleven years in project engineering, information technology, production planning and also in the management science group.Consulted for an American steel company. He was a faculty in the Department of Operational Research in London School of Economics.