new directions in project management

(c) 2006 Parameshwar P Iyer Indian Institute of Science Bangalore India

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New Directions in Project Management

Issues and Concerns for a

Developing Country Like India


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Agenda

• The Brief for this Lecture• The Background Scenario• The State of the Art in Project Management• Issues and Concerns in India• Case Study – Sarayu Water Project• Knowledge – Based PM Systems Design and

Analysis• Conclusions


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Brief for this Lecture

• University of Missouri-Rolla to teach a Project Management Course with an International flavor to a group of General Motors students

• Request from Dr. Benjamin L. Dow, Jr., Assistant Chair for Extended Studies

• Basic concepts of Project Management, with cultural differences, management nuances, and contract issues highlighted

• Helpful to have a Case Study to illustrate above concepts

• Distance education course over the Internet


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Background Scenario

• Faculty, Dr Parameshwar P Iyer (PPI), has over 20 years of experience in research, teaching, and consulting in PM

• There has been a rather sluggish growth of PM profession in India: the total number of PM professionals estimated at about 25,000; with less than 5000 PMP Certified Project Managers (Exhibit I, next slide)

• PPI has provided PM education to over 2500 engineers and managers from industry


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Background Scenario

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Year

PMP in India

Non PMP

Total PM ‘s

1985 500 10000 10500

1990 800 12500 13300

2000 1750 15000 16750

2005 2500 25000 27500


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Background Scenario – Approach to this Lecture

• Will first review the basics of PM• One Case Example Project, SYSNET, will be

used to illustrate fundamental concepts• Will then present some India-specific nuances,

cultural aspects, and contract issues relating to practice of PM

• A larger Case Study, concerning a River Water Project, called Sarayu, will follow

• Will make a case for the development of Knowledge – Based PM Systems Design and Analysis Techniques


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State of the Art in PM

Some Basic Concepts of Project Management


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Project Management Defined

• Basic characteristics of modern projects

• What is project management ?

• The need for project management

• Types of project managers

• The forms of project management


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PM – The Systems Approach

• Some basic systems concepts

• A general systems approach

• A project as a system - the lifecycle concept

• A systems design algorithm


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Project Organization

• Formal and informal organization structure

• Forms of organization structures

• Requirements of a project organization

• Matrix organization structure

• Pure project organization structure

• Selecting a project organization structure


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Work Definition and WBS

• Planning the project work

• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

• Responsibility chart and responsibility matrix

• Integrating the WBS and the organization structure


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Project Scheduling

• Activities , events , and work packages• Gantt charts• Network scheduling• Programme Evaluation and Review Technique

(PERT) : Single-time estimate• PERT : Three-time estimates• Critical Path Method (CPM)• Project scheduling with resource constraints


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Project Costing and Assessment

• Cost estimation and budgeting

• Project cost accounting system (PCAS)

• Cost schedules and forecasts

• Financial evaluation of a project

• Social cost-benefit analysis


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Project Monitoring and Control

• Phases and types of project control

• Variance analysis of project performance

• Problems of project control

• The role of the project manager

• Teamwork and leadership functions

• Computers in project management


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SYSNET Case Project

• Design, fabrication, installation of a parcel transport, storage, and database system for trans-shipment of containers

• Basic design, hardware design, software development, and on-site operations

• WBS is a combination type, 19 work packages, costing from $200 to $2000, durations from 1 to 10 weeks, total project cost $20,000 and duration of 47 weeks


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WBS of SYSNET Project

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