project,economics,and  cost management

Education and Consulting

Project management

This course provides a basic structure for understanding project management building on the skills needed to manage projects of all sizes. Topics include the project life cycle, project team, project identification, evaluation and selection, project organization, project planning, negotiation and conflict resolution, and human resource management.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1-Use applied skill in project management origins, applications, and philosophy. 2-  Explain and use project management topics of networks, schedules, budgets, and controls. 3- Explain the human resource aspect of project management. 4-  Design and implement projects in organizations. The course instructor will provide additional learning outcomes.

This course will utilize class discussions, group learning, case analysis, project using Microsoft Project tool, student presentations, written assignments, and examinations. Instructor will function as facilitator of discussion and group learning.

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Entrepreneurship

1

Entrepreneurs Recognize Opportunities

2

The Business Plan: Road Map to Success

3

Creating Business from Opportunity

4

Exploring Your Market 

5

Developing the Right Marketing Mix

6

Smart Selling, Effective Customer Service

7

Managing Start-up, Fixed & Variable Costs

8

Financial Statements a Business Guide

9

Cash Flow and Taxes

10

Financing Strategy:  Debt, Equity

11

Addressing Legal Issues, Managing Risk

12

Operating for Success

13

Management, Leadership, and Ethics

14

Franchising, Licensing, Cashing in Your Brand

 

 

1 -Projects in Contemporary Organizations

2 - Strategic Management Project Selection

3 - The Project Manager

4 - Project Organization

5 - Project Planning

6 - Conflict and Negotiation

7 - Budgeting and Cost Estimation

8 - Scheduling.

9 -Resource Allocation

10 - Monitoring and Information Systems

11 -Project Control

12 - Project Auditing

13 -Project Termination

 

 

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Project Management -2e (Pinto)

1

Introduction: Why Project Management?

2

The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and Culture

3

Project Selection and  Portfolio Management

4

Leadership and the  Project Manager

5

Scope Management

6

Project Team Building, Conflict, and Negotiation

7

Risk Management

8

Cost Estimation  and Budgeting

9

Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation,  & CP

10

Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing and Activity Networks

11

Critical Chain Project Scheduling

12

Resource Management

13

Project Evaluation and Control

14

Project Close-Out and Termination