In the present times businesses have realized the benefits of organizing work around projects and the crucial need to communicate and coordinate work across departments and professions in terms of bringing sustainable results. Project management helps in achieving the same. As we all know that one of the first major uses of project management was to manage the US space programme. In the West and many emerging markets many organizations still do not employ full time Project Managers and it is common to pull together a project team to address a specific need. However, taking a role in a project team can be an excellent learning opportunity and can improve a person’s career profile.
Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time.
This module is designed:
- To make the students to explore the concepts of project management to improve results and deliver projects of high quality on time and within budget.
- To help students understand the characteristics of a project and project management, the stakeholder needs, the tools and techniques of Project Management and the associated project risks.