Project Management And Analysis

Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction                                                                                 12 Hours

Project: Meaning, Ten Subsystems of Project, Generation and Screening of Project Ideas, Types of Projects, Feasibility of a Project; Market Feasibility, Technical Feasibility, Financial Feasibility – Projected Cash Flow Statement and Projected Balance Sheet; Relate Capital Budgeting Concepts to Investments on Projects, Role of a Project Manager.

Module 2: Evaluation of Projects                                                                 8 Hours

Project Organization, Project Planning, Project Control, Pre-Requisites for Successful Project Implementation – Network Techniques: Development of Project Network, Time Estimation, Scheduling, PERT, CPM, Network Cost System.

Module 3: Risk Analysis in Project Management                                  18 Hours

Types and Measure of Project Risk – Simple Estimation of Risk – Sensitivity Analysis – Scenario Analysis – Monte Carlo Simulation – Decision Tree Analysis – Managing Risk – Selection of Projects under Risk – Risk Analysis in Practice. Social Cost Benefit Analysis: UNIDO Approach, Little Mirrlees Approach. (Theory and Problems)-Special Decision Situations: Choice Between Mutually Exclusive Projects, Adjusted NPV, Optimal Timing, Uniform Annual Equivalent (Replacement Period), and Adjusted Cost of Capital.

Module 4: Venture Capital Projects                                                          06 Hours

Venture Capital and Private Equity – Meaning, Stages in Venture Capital Financing, Venture Capital Investment Appraisal Process, Valuation of Venture Capital, Venture Capital Financing in India, Private Equity Funding Trends.

Module 5: Public-Private Partnership Projects                                      06 Hours

Infrastructure Projects and PPP – Characteristics of Infrastructure Projects, Risks in Infrastructure Projects and Managing such Risks, Typical Structures, Financial Evaluation of Infrastructure Projects, PPP – Meaning, Structures of PPP, Financing Sources for PPP Projects.

Module 6: Project Negotiations                                                                  06 Hours

Conflict and Negotiation, the Nature and Type of Negotiation, Project Review and Administrative Aspects, Post Completion Audits, Abandonment Analysis.