This document outlines the contents of 5 units that make up a course on project management. Unit I introduces key concepts in project management including the project life cycle and roles. It also discusses IPMA certification requirements. Unit II covers practice-based competencies such as time scheduling, organization, and project models. Unit III focuses on quality, finance, resources, procurement, and project control techniques. Unit IV examines risk management, stakeholders, change management, and selection techniques. Unit V concludes with people-based competencies including leadership, teamwork, conflict resolution, and result orientation.

2. UNIT-I
•INTRODUCTION – PROJECTS MEANING AND CHARACTERISTICS - PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONCEPT AND
APPLICATIONS-INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (IPMA) ROLES AND
CONTRIBUTIONS- IPMA’S LEVEL D CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS-THREE COMPETENCE ELEMENTS –
PERSPECTIVE, PEOPLE AND PRACTICE-PERSPECTIVE BASED COMPETENCE ELEMENTS 1. STRATEGY – 2.
GOVERNANCE, STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES- 3. COMPLIANCE STANDARDS AND REGULATION –
PROJECT CHARTER AND ITS CONTENTS- SELECTION OF PROJECTS (NUMERICAL)- PROJECTS VS PROGRAM
VS PORTFOLIO- PROJECT LIFE CYCLE - 4. THE POWER AND INTEREST – 5. CULTURE AND VALUES -
PHASES OF PROJECTMANAGEMENT

3. UNIT - II
•PRACTICE-BASED COMPETENCE ELEMENTS – 1. DESIGN – 2. REQUIREMENTS, OBJECTIVES, AND BENEFITS 3.
SCOPE AND DELIVERABLES – WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS) 4. TIME SCHEDULING AND PLANNING
– DEFINE ACTIVITIES – SEQUENCING THE ACTIVITIES NETWORK DIAGRAMS AND CRITICAL PATH METHOD
(NUMERICAL)- FAST TRACKING AND CRASHING (NUMERICAL) – PROGRAM EVALUATION REVIEW
TECHNIQUE (PERT) (NUMERICAL) 5. ORGANIZATION AND INFORMATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRIANGLE
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROJECT MANAGER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROJECT SPONSOR
RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNMENTMATRIXWATERFALLPROJECTMODEL ANDAGILEPROJECTMANAGEMENT

4. UNIT – III
•6. QUALITY – PROJECT QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK QUALITY CONTROL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES –
PARETO ANALYSIS (NUMERICAL) 7. FINANCE – COST AND DURATION ESTIMATION METHODS 8. RESOURCES –
RESOURCE LEVELLING AND SMOOTHING (NUMERICAL) 9. PROCUREMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS –
PROCUREMENT PLAN AND STEPS CONTRACTS AND ITS TYPES (NUMERICAL) 10. PLAN AND CONTROL –
MONITORING THE PROJECT STATUS – GANTT CHARTS – MILESTONE PROGRESS CHART (NUMERICAL) PROJECT
PERFORMANCE MONITORING EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EVMS)- SCOPE OF CONTROL –
REPORTING

5. UNIT – IV
•11. RISK AND OPPORTUNITY – RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS – RISK ANALYSIS (NUMERICAL)
12. STAKEHOLDERS – 13. CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION – CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND
CONTROL PROCESS – PROJECT CLOSEOUT 14. SELECT AND BALANCE – PEOPLE-BASED
COMPETENCE ELEMENTS – 1. SELF-REFLECTION AND SELF-MANAGEMENT 2. PERSONAL
INTEGRITY AND RELIABILITY 3. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION – COMMUNICATION
REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS, METHODS, MODELS AND BARRIERS RELATIONSHIPS AND
ENGAGEMENT– MOTIVATIONCONCEPTS - MOTIVATIONAND ITS THEORIES

6. UNIT – V
•5. LEADERSHIP – DIMENSIONS, PRINCIPLES, STYLES AND APPROACHES – PROJECT MANAGER’S APPROACH –
6. TEAMWORK – TEAM FORMATION STAGES – TEAM PERFORMANCE – 7. CONFLICT AND CRISIS – TYPES OF
CONFLICTS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT PROCESS – CONFLICT RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES – TYPES OF
CRISIS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT PROCESS 8. RESOURCEFULNESS – CREATIVITY, SMART OBJECTIVES AND
GOALS – PROBLEM-SOLVING STEPS AND TECHNIQUES 9. NEGOTIATION – PROCESS STAGES AND STRATEGY
10. RESULT ORIENTATION – PROCESS, EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS, DELEGATION AND ITS PROCESS,
TYPES OF POWER, SELF-CONTROL ASSERTIVENESS, STRESS SOURCES AND MANAGING TECHNIQUES,
OPENNESS, CONSULTATIONANDAPPRECIATION