Introduction to Project Management: Principles & Practices

By Dr. Nimisha Singh | Quality Council of India

Learners enrolled: 2674

Course Overview:

The efficient and effective planning and implementation of major projects, especially in hi-tech sectors, is becoming increasingly complex and critical. The course “Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices” is aimed at providing both basic and some advanced exposure to PM, so as to enable the manager of tomorrow to complete sophisticated projects within the constraints of capital, time, and other resources. Upon completion of the course, the participants will be able to identify key characteristics of a project, identify project objectives, define roles and responsibilities of key project members, identify resources needed, and determine project schedules and budgets. The course will also help the budding project managers to effectively manage project risks, and understand the importance of effective communications.

Using the 10 knowledge areas of PMBoK, the course covers various aspects of project management:

Project initiation
Project planning and scheduling
Project monitoring and control
Project termination

The course will be delivered through video/2D /3D / Animation lectures that include:

Introduction to project management
Project initiation
Project planning and scheduling
Project monitoring and control
Leadership and communication management
Project termination
Software project management

Course Objective:

To understand the concepts of project definition, life cycle, and systems approach;
To develop competency in project scoping, work definition, and work breakdown structure (WBS);
To handle the complex tasks of time estimation and project scheduling, including PERT and CPM;
To develop competencies in project costing, budgeting, and financial appraisal;
Identify and Analyse factors for successful Projects, as well as reasons for failure in the context of effective Risk Management.

The participants will learn the skills and knowledge needed to effectively manage the project and meet its objectives. The course covers all the 10 knowledge areas of Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) by Project Management Institute, USA.

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Management Studies
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	20 Jan 2025
End Date :	30 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends :	28 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	24 May 2025 IST
Translation Languages :	English
NCrF Level	5.5
Industry Details :	Management
Exam Shift :	1

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Project Management

Week 2: Project Initiation

Week 3: Project Planning

Week 4: Project Monitoring

Week 5: Project Risk Management

Week 6: Project Monitoring

Week 7: Project Termination

Week 8: Project Communication Management

Week 9: Traits of Project Manager

Week 10: Project Team Building

Week 11: IT Projects

Week 12: Future of Project Management, SCRUM Process and Leadership in Distributed Agile Teams

Exam Schedule

Instructor bio

Dr. Nimisha Singh

Quality Council of India

Dr. Nimisha Singh is the faculty member of Business Analytics and Information Systems at Bennett University. She has over 16 years of teaching and research experience. Before joining Bennett University, she taught at Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), and Birla Institute of Management Technology. She has taught at universities in Austria, France, and Poland, using mobility grants. Her areas of interest for teaching and research are project management, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital transformation and design thinking. She has published papers in reputed national and international journals and presented papers at national and international conferences. She is the editorial board member of the Journal of Global Information Technology and Management and sub-editor of two books published by Bloomsbury. She has developed content and recorded videos on project management for the Quality Council of India and the Karmayogi Bharat Portal, Government of India. She has organized and conducted training programs for participants from IOCL, NTPC, FH Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (Austria) and Atal Incubation Centre. She has been invited as a speaker by international bodies- EFMD, and AODN. She received recognition by AACSB in 2021 for “commitment to volunteer and support AACSB in improving the quality of business education around the world”.

Course certificate

Enrolling and learning from the course is free. However, if you wish to obtain a certificate, you must register and take the proctored exam in person at one of the designated exam centre’s. The registration URL will be announced when the registration form is open. To obtain the certification, you need to fill out the online registration form and pay the exam fee. More details will be provided when the exam registration form is published, including any potential changes. For further information on the exam locations and the conditions associated with filling out the form, please refer to the form.

Grading Policy:

Assessment Type	Weightage
Weekend Assessment	25%
Final Exam	75%

Certificate Eligibility:

40% marks and above in weekend assessment
40% marks and above in the final proctored exam

Score	Type of Certificate
>=90	Gold
75 - 89	Silver
70 - 74	Bronze
40 - 70	Successfully Completed
<40	No Certificate

Sample Certificate:

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