Project Management and Professional Practice

Syllabus

1. Introduction of Project and Project Management (2 hours)
   1. Definition of project, its characteristics and examples of project
   2. Classification of project
   3. Project objective and goal
   4. Project life cycle phases
   5. Project environment
   6. Introduction to project management
2. Project Appraisal and Project Formulation (4 hours)
   1. Concept of project appraisal
   2. Project proposal (technical and financial)
   3. Techniques of project formulation: feasibility analysis, cost-benefit analysis, input analysis, environmental analysis
3. Project Planning and Scheduling (7 hours)
   1. Concept of project planning and its importance
   2. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
   3. Project scheduling with Bar Chart, CPM and PERT
   4. Project scheduling with limited resources (resource leveling and smoothing)
   5. Introduction to planning software - MS Project
4. Project Implementation and Controlling (5 hours)
   1. Project monitoring, evaluation and controlling
   2. Project control cycle
   3. Elements of project control (time, cost and quality)
   4. Project schedule control
   5. Project cost control: methods and procedure (earned value analysis)
   6. Project quality control
   7. Project management information system (PMIS)
5. Project Risk Management and Project Finance (6 hours)
   1. Introduction to project risk
   2. Types of project risk
   3. Analysis of major sources of risk
   4. Effective management of project risk: risk management planning, risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, risk response planning, risk monitoring and controlling
   5. Project financing and capital structure planning
6. Procurement and Contract Management (10 hours)
   1. Public procurement act and regulation
   2. Types, method and tools of procurement: goods, works and services; direct, sealed quotation, tender; force account, users' committee; expression of interest, request for proposal
   3. Preparation of detailed cost estimate
   4. Technical sanction and budget approval
   5. Procurement condition, steps and provisions
   6. Tender and standard bidding documents
   7. Tender notice, submission
   8. Methods of selection and evaluation of proposals
   9. Types of contract: based on payment; build own operate transfer; design and build; turnkey; engineering procurement construction
   10. Negotiations, contract award and agreement
7. Profession, Ethics and Professional Practices (7 hours)
   1. Profession: definition and characteristics
   2. Professional institutions
   3. Ethics, code of ethics and engineering ethics
   4. Moral dilemma and ethical decision making
   5. Detailed duties of an engineer
   6. Liability, tort and negligence
   7. Public sector practices
   8. Private sector practices
   9. Occupational health and safety
   10. Decision making: minute, memo (Tippani) and approval
8. Regulatory Environment (4 hours)
   1. Nepal engineering council acts and regulations
   2. Labor law
   3. Intellectual property rights

Practicals

Tutorials (15 hours):

1. Writing project proposal
2. Scheduling using bar chart and CPM
3. Scheduling using planning software
4. Project control method (EVA)
5. Case studies based on engineering practices

Evaluation

Final exam questions cover all chapters. Approximate marks distribution (total 60 marks over 45 hours):

1. Introduction of Project and Project Management, Project Appraisal and Project Formulation: 8 marks
2. Project Planning and Scheduling: 12 marks
3. Project Implementation and Controlling, Profession, Ethics and Professional Practices: 15 marks
4. Project Risk Management and Project Finance: 8 marks
5. Procurement and Contract Management: 12 marks
6. Regulatory Environment: 5 marks