B.E. (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) Project Management Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the Fourth Year BE AI and DS syllabus under CBCS REV-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2023-24. The University has published no NEP 2020 syllabus for Semesters V to VIII of any engineering branch, so this is the scheme you are examined on — exam form 1T01817 and 1T01818. The first and second years of the degree are on NEP 2020.
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Syllabus for Project Management
Module 01 5 hours
- Project Management Foundation: Definition of a project, Project Vs Operations, Necessity of project management, Triple constraints, Project life cycles (typical & atypical) Project phases and stage gate process. Role of project manager. Negotiations and resolving conflicts. Project management in various organization structures. PM knowledge areas as per Project Management Institute (PMI).
Module 02 6 hours
- Initiating Projects: How to get a project started, Selecting project strategically, Project selection models (Numeric /Scoring Models and Non-numeric models), Project portfolio process, Project sponsor and creating charter; Project proposal. Effective project team, Stages of team development & growth (forming, storming, norming & performing), team dynamics.
Module 03 8 hours
- Project Planning and Scheduling: Work Breakdown structure (WBS) and linear responsibility chart, Interface Co-ordination and concurrent engineering, Project cost estimation and budgeting, Top down and bottoms up budgeting, Networking and Scheduling techniques. PERT, CPM, GANTT chart. Introduction to Project Management Information System (PMIS).
Module 04 6 hours
- Planning Projects: Crashing project time, Resource loading and leveling, Goldratt's critical chain, Project Stakeholders and Communication plan. Risk Management in projects: Risk management planning, Risk identification and risk register. Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment, Probability and impact matrix. Risk response strategies for positive and negative risks
Module 05 8 hours
- 5.1 Executing Projects: Planning monitoring and controlling cycle. Information needs and reporting,
- engaging with all stakeholders of the projects. Team management, communication and project meetings. Monitoring and Controlling Projects: Earned Value Management techniques for measuring value of work completed; Using milestones for measurement; change requests and scope creep. Project audit. Project Contracting Project procurement management, contracting and outsourcing,
Module 06 6 hours
- Project Leadership and Ethics: Introduction to project leadership, ethics in projects. Multicultural and virtual projects. Closing the Project: Customer acceptance; Reasons of project termination, Various types of project terminations (Extinction, Addition, Integration, Starvation), Process of project termination, completing a final report; doing a lessons learned analysis; acknowledging successes and failures; Project management templates and other resources; Managing without authority; Areas of further study.
References
- 1 Jack Meredith & Samuel Mantel, Project Management: A managerial approach, Wiley India, 7thEd.
- 2 A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 5th Ed,Project Management Institute PA, USA
- 3 Gido Clements, Project Management, Cengage Learning.
- 4 Gopalan, Project Management, , Wiley India
- 5 Dennis Lock, Project Management, Gower Publishing England, 9 th Ed.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science), item 6.12 (N), under CBCS REV-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2023-24. Wording, module numbering and hours are as printed in that syllabus.
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