TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gupta, Rajeev M.
TI  - Project management
SN  - 8120344259
U1  - 658.404 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - PHI Learning Pvt Ltd
N1  - CONTENTS Preface  xi 1INTRODUCTION  1-12 1.1Definition of Projects  1 1.2  Project Management  3 1.3Project Characteristics  3 1.4  Objectives of Project Management  4 1.5Project Management vis-a-vis Operations Management  6 1.6  History of Project Management  7 1.7Recent Trends in Project Management8 1.8  Importance of Project Management  9 Summary10 Practice Questions22 Objective Type Questions  12 ACTIVITY12 2PROJECT LIFE CYCLE AND ITS CLASSIFICATION  13-28 2.1Project Life Cycle and Its Phases13 2.2  Idea Generation (Concept Phase)  14 2.3Project Planning Phase15 2.4  Implementation or Execution Phase  17 2.5Termination Phase (Clean-up Phase)18 2.5.1  Project Audit  19 2.6  Classification of Projects on Different Basis  20 2.6.1  Greenfield Project21 2.6.2  Brownfield Projects  21 2.6.3  Divestment Project23 2.6A  Modernisation/Replacement Project24 Summary  25 Practice Questions26 Discussion Questions  26 Objective Type Questions27 ACTIVITY  28 3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND PROJECT SELECTION 29-45 3.1Process of Project Management  29 3.2Detailed Project Report (DPR)  32 3.3Project Selection Methods  33 3.4Project Selection Criteria  34 3.5BCG Matrix35 3.6McKinsey/GE Matrix  37 3.7SPACE (Strategic Position & Action Evaluation) Diagram  38 3.8Nonfinancial Scoring Models41 Summary  43 Practice Questions44 Objective Type Questions45 4TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY 46-59 4.1Factors Considered in Technical Analysis  46 4.2Factors Affecting Selection of Locations  47 4.3Government Incentives, SEZ, EOU, etc.49 4.4Technology Selection50 4.5Sources of Technology  51 4.5.1  Technology Transfer51 4.5.2  Technology Development52 4.6Appropriate Technology  53 4.7Capacity Planning and Cost Capacity Relationship54 4.7.1Primary Factors54 4.7.2  Secondary Factors54 4.8Relationship Break Even Quantity and Capacity  55 Summary56 Practice Questions57 Discussion Questions58 Objective Type Questions58 ACTIVITY  59 5MARKET POTENTIAL ANALYSIS 60-80 5.1Classical Approach to Market Potential Analysis (Demand Supply Gap Analysis)  60 5.2Qualitative Techniques  61 5.2.1  Jury Opinion61 5.2.2  Delphi Technique61 5.3Statistical Techniques63 5.3.1  Moving Average Method63 5.3.2  Weighted Moving Average Method63 5.3.3  Exponential Smoothing64 5.3.4  Regression (Time Series)66 5.4  Other Methods of Forecasting  69 5.4.1  Survey69 5.4.2  Chain Ratio Method69 5.5Characteristics of Effective Forecast70 5.6  Modern Approaches in the Era of Globalisation (Strategic Advantage Approach)70 5.7  Market Plan74 Summary77 Practice Questions78 Discussion Questions79 Objective Type Questions79 6FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS 81-101 6.1Importance and Steps of Financial Feasibility  81 6.2  Components of Cost of Project and Its Estimation  82 6.3Working Capital Estimations  84 6.4  Project Cash Flows  87 6.5Project Cash Flows in a Replacement Project90 6.6  Project Cash Flows with Consideration of Debt and Repayment  91 Summary97 Practice Questions98 Practice Problems  99 Objective Type Questions100 7PROJECT FINANCING 102-126 7.1Sources of Long-Term Finance  102 7.2  Debt Financing103 7.2.1  Characteristics of Debt  103 7.2.2  Types of Debts104 7.2.3  Cost of Debt106 7.2.4  Cost of Debenture106 7.3Equity Financing107 7.3.1  Preferential Shares108 7.3.2  Equity Shares  109 7.3.3  Retained Earnings  109 7.3.4  Calculation of Cost110 7.4Weighted Average Cost of Capital111 7.5Optimum Capital Structure113 7.6  Short-Term Sources for Working Capital  116 7.7Newer Sources of Finance117 7.8Venture Capital Financing118 7.8.1  The Process119 Summary122 Practice Questions123 Discussion Questions  125 Objective Type Questions125 8FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 127-146 8.1Ratio Analysis727 8.2Techniques of Capital Budgeting  129 8.3Pay Back Period Method, Its Advantages and Limitations  129 8.4Average Rate of Return131 8.5Time Value of Money  732 8.6Discounted Pay Back Period  134 8.7Profitability Index and Net Present Value135 8.8Internal Rate of Return  136 8.9Selection of Capital Budgeting Technique (NPV vs IRR)138 Summary  144 Practice Questions144 Discussion Questions  145 Objective Type Questions145 9RISK ANALYSIS IN SINGLE AND MULTIPLE PROJECTS 147-173 9.1Sources of Risk in Project Management  147 9.2Managing Risk  149 9.3Techniques to Assess and Estimate Risk  752 9.4Hillier Model752 9.5Scenario Analysis  755 9.6Sensitivity Analysis756 9.7Simulation Analysis759 9.8Abandonment Analysis762 Summary170 Practice Questions171 Discussion Questions173 Objective Type Questions173 10  PROJECT CONTROL THROUGH NETWORKS 174-195 10.1 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)174 10.2 Gantt Chart  175 10.3 Networks  176 10.3.1 Types of Network Diagrams176 10.3.2 Applications of Project Networks  177 10.4 Fulkerson's Rules for AOA Networks178 10.5 Network Construction  179 10.6 Critical Path Method183 10.7 Slacks, Floats and Their Applications186 10.8 Activities on Node (AON) Network and Its Application  187 Summary192 Practice Questions193 Objective Type Questions  194 ACTIVITY  795 11  PROBABILISTIC MODELS OF NETWORKS 196-212 11.1 Estimating Average Time and Standard Deviation796 11.2 Determining Critical Path and Standard Deviation of Project197 11.3 Probability of Completion of Project  797 11.4 Applications of Probabilistic Model799 11.5 PERTv/sCPM203 11.6 Limitations of Networks  204 Summary  209 Practice Questions  209 Discussion Questions211 Objective Type Questions  211 12  TIME-COST RELATIONSHIP AND RESOURCE LEVELLING 213-240 12.1 Time-Cost Relationship (Crashing)  213 12.2 Optimising Cost  275 12.3 Fast Approach to Cost Optimisation  220 12.4 Optimisation with Partial Crashing  222 12.5 Optimisation with Very high Indirect Cost (Rajeev's Reverse Crashing Algorithm)  224 12.6 Resource Levelling (RG Algorithm)226 Summary237 Practice Problems237 Discussion Questions  239 Objective Type Questions239 13  ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS 241-256 13.1 Social Cost Benefit Analysis  241 13.2 Social Costs242 13.3 Social Benefits243 13.4 Significance of SCBA244 13.5 UNIDO Approach  245 13.6 Shadow Pricing  246 13.7 Little Mirrlees Approach (L.M. Approach)250 13.8 Methods Followed in Indian Financial Institutions257 Summary255 Discussion Questions  255 Objective Type Questions255 ACTIVITY  256 14 HUMAN ASPECTS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT 257-271 14.1 Forms of Project Organisations257 14.1.1 Functional Organisation  258 14.1.2 Pure Project Organisation  259 14.1.3 Matrix Organisation261 14.2 Changing the Form of Organisation262 14.3 Project Manager  264 14.4 Traits of Project Manager265 14.5 Project Leaderships  267 14.6 Project Communications265 14.7 Change Management  269 Summary270 Discussion Questions270 Objective Type Questions271 15  PROJECT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND MONITORING 272-286 15.1 Project Management Information System (PMIS)  272 15.2 Monitoring Project  274 15.3 Earned Value Analysis  274 15.4 Project Termination  278 15.5 Project Completion Audit  279 15.6 Reasons for Failure of Projects  281 15.6.1 Reasons Related lo Planning281 15.6.2 Reasons Related to Leadership282 15.6.3 Other Reasons  282 15.6.4 Steps for Project Success253 Summary  284 Practice Questions285 Practice Problems  285 Objective Type Questions285 ACTIVITIES  286 Appendix A-The Standard Normal Probability Distribution 287-288 Appendix B-Financial Tables 289-292 Bibliography 293-294 Index 295-296
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