# Project Management: Planning, Execution, Evaluation and Control

- Institution: IIT Kharagpur
- Department: Management
- Teacher: Prof. Sanjib Chowdhury
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/110105167)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/110105167)
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Projects are the modus operandi of implementing organizational strategy and achieving strategic goals and objectives. Its importance is well-acknowledged and pervasive in the business world such as construction, engineering, mining, hi-tech, electronics, logistics, defense forces, product development, R&D, and so on. Project management has developed to the point where it is a professional discipline having its own body of knowledge and skills. In order to achieve business excellence, it is necessary to develop expertise in project planning, executing, evaluating, and managing projects. The course would help the academics as well as practicing managers and professionals to learn modern project management tools and techniques, scheduling of activities, resources and cost; and enhance their skills in expediting projects by prudently crashing certain activities. It would also provide them a holistic view of project management covering among others project risk and quality management, procurement and contract management, communication management, developing leadership skills and managing PM team, project performance evaluation, project audit and closure. The course would help the participants to apply Project Management knowledge in real life situation.

Intended audience: Management and Engineering students (MBA, BE/ B.Tech, ME/ M.Tech),academics, practicing managers and professionals at various levels;Commerce, Cost and Chartered Accountancy, and related disciplines.

Prerequisites: Must be a graduate in management, engineering, science, commerce, or equivalent degree

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1: Basic Concepts and Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/7af289c467cd) (YouTube)
2. [Lecture 2: Drivers of Project Management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/05e06b6cd64c) (YouTube)
3. [Lecture 3: Linkages between Organization Strategy and Projects](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/f0b61f137376) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture 4: Project Governance and Design of Project Portfolio System](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/61f599983990) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture 5: Non-Financial and Multi-Criteria Project Selection Models](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/a8e1b2bc0791) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture 6: Organization Structure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/df361886d9c4) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture 7: Organization Culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/8f789a6117e4) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 8: Project Scope of Work and Deliverables](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/a06953897647) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture 9: Responsibility Matrices and Project Communication Plan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/020137f86de9) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture 10: Estimating Guidilines and Methods, Top-down Estimation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/a699a69b98b2) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture 11: Level of Details, Type of Costs and Refining Estimates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/d31ad6a5389c) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture 12: Concept of Project Network and Development Rules](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/5914b077d8d3) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture 13: Construction of Netwrok and Computation Process](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/ced832021079) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture 14: Extended Network Techniques to Represent Reality](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/cff66dd23cc0) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture 15: Probabilty of Completion of Project on Time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/7b30b4b52f30) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture 16: Managing Risk and Risk Identification](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/40fab16b43d9) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture 17: Risk Assessment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/0f83d8fd702b) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture 18: Risk Response Development and Contingency Planning](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/991ce83853d5) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture 19: Risk Response Control and Change Control Management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/74ac32dac608) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture 20: Risk Assessment of Capital projects](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/8af1af70948a) (YouTube)
21. [Lecture 21: Classification of Scheduling Problems: Time-constrained Project](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/396eeefb099b) (YouTube)
22. [Lecture 22: Resource-constrained Project](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/dcf8f3157f3e) (YouTube)
23. [Lecture 23: Time-phased Budget, Critical Chain Project Management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/e2af0f187eea) (YouTube)
24. [Lecture 24: Rationale and Options for Project Crashing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/16ff10817089) (YouTube)
25. [Lecture 25: Crashing - Reducing Project Duration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/b9826ba1081c) (YouTube)
26. [Lecture 26: Reducing Project Duration - Solving Numerical](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/8d769bd7f2a8) (YouTube)
27. [Lecture 27: Project Monitoring and Control Process](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/e20dd20d8e02) (YouTube)
28. [Lecture 28: Development of Performance Indexes for Monitoring](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/bf2c199df688) (YouTube)
29. [Lecture 29: Forecasting Project Completion Time and Cost](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/1d54fceaaa29) (YouTube)
30. [Lecture 30: Strategic Dimensions and Decision Logic of Outsourcing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/2cf5e9ed6c6d) (YouTube)
31. [Lecture 31: Best Practices in Outsourcing Project Work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/09a5773ac999) (YouTube)
32. [Lecture 32: Partnering and Traditional Approaches for Managing Relations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/7b6ef36a0f25) (YouTube)
33. [Lecture 33: The Art of Negotiating](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/2f702bf18d0f) (YouTube)
34. [Lecture 34: Customer's Satisfaction and Managing Customer Relations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/73a562cf71ea) (YouTube)
35. [Lecture 35: Types of Contract and their Salient Features](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/613e6d32d6b4) (YouTube)
36. [Lecture 36: Preparation and Evaluation of RFP: Best Practices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/f52759f616ca) (YouTube)
37. [Lecture 37: Project Closure Activities and Post-Implementation Evaluation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/6ad0c20073b1) (YouTube)
38. [Lecture 38: Retrospectives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/09c60697f162) (YouTube)
39. [Lecture 39: Oversight Activities and Levels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/ec859156f6e0) (YouTube)
40. [Lecture 40: Phase Gate System, Project Management Maturity Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110105167/2bdb5709f0ff) (YouTube)