{"id":943,"date":"2025-04-24T05:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T05:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/mgn\/?page_id=943"},"modified":"2026-04-06T03:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:13:24","slug":"ma5710-project-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/mgn\/ma5710-project-management\/","title":{"rendered":"MA5710 &#8211; Project Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><style>\n        body {\n            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n            background-color: #f9f9f9;\n            margin: 0;\n            padding: 0 0px;\n        }\n        .container {\n            max-width: 1000px;\n            margin: 30px 0;\n            background-color: #fff;\n            padding: 20px;\n            box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\n        }\n        h2 {\n            color: #800000;\n        }\n        h3 {\n            color: #000000\n        }\n        .section-title {\n            background-color: #fff8dc;\n            padding: 10px;\n            margin-top: 30px;\n            border-top: 2px solid #800000;\n            font-weight: bold;\n            font-size: 1.2em;\n            color: #800000;\n        }\n        .content-block {\n            margin-bottom: 20px;\n        }\n        ol {\n            padding-left: 40px;\n        }\n        li {\n            margin-bottom: 10px;\n        }\n        .bold {\n            font-weight: bold;\n        }\n        .grey-box {\n            background-color:#fff;\n            padding: 15px;\n        }\n        .table-section {\n            display: flex;\n            gap: 20px;\n            margin-top: 20px;\n        }\n        table {\n            border-collapse: collapse;\n            width: 60%;\n            background-color: #fff;\n        }\n        th, td {\n            border: 1px solid #ccc;\n            padding: 8px 12px;\n            text-align: left;\n        }\n        th {\n            background-color: #fff8dc;\n            color: #800000;\n        }\n        .half-table {\n            width: 48%;\n        }\n        .text-left {\n\t\ttext-align: left;\n\t}\n\n\t.text-right {\n    \t\ttext-align: right;\n\t}\n    <\/style><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Credits:<\/strong> 3 <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Pre-requisites:<\/strong> None <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Core \/ Optional:<\/strong> Optional <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Aim(s):<\/strong>To provide theoretical and technical knowledge, skills and techniques required to manage projects throughout the project life cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Intended Learning Outcomes: <\/p><\/strong>\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>explain<\/strong> the project life cycle, phases, management processes and project performance domains.<\/li>\n<li><strong>apply<\/strong> project planning techniques for creating a project plan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>interpret and apply<\/strong> contractual procedures, rights and obligations of the parties to the contract.<\/li>\n<li><strong>explain<\/strong> the importance of managing changes, risks &amp; communication for project success.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ensure<\/strong> a project schedule using project management software for monitoring and controlling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<p><strong>Course Content (Only main topics &amp; subtopics):<\/p><\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Project Manager (Management):<\/strong> Project definition, life cycle, environment, evolution in project management, project management modelling, annual costs, and job-oriented divisions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Initiation Phase:<\/strong> Business costs, identity stakeholders, project charter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planning Phase:<\/strong> Scope, work breakdown structure, project activities: duration, resources and cost, schedule development and use of project planning activities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Execution, monitoring and controlling phase:<\/strong> Contract administration, project communication, managing time, cost, quality, change and risks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Closing phase:<\/strong> Close-out records, final payment, post-project evaluation, lessons learned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<p><strong> Time Allocation:<\/p><\/strong>\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n        <col style=\"width:60%;\">\n        <col style=\"width:40%;\">\n        \n    <\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Learning component<\/th>\n<th class=\"text-right\">Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Theory<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-right\">25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Small group activities<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-right\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Assignments<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-right\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Practical<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-right\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Independent Learning<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-right\">96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Marks Allocation:<\/p><\/strong>\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n        <col style=\"width:60%;\">\n        <col style=\"width:40%;\">\n        \n    <\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Assessment<\/th>\n<th class=\"text-right\">Percentage Marks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Continuous Assessments\n<br>Small group Activities 30%, Group project 20% <\/br><\/td>\n<td class=\"text-right\">50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Final Assessment<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-right\">50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading: <\/p><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Gido, J., and Clements, J. P. (2015). Successful Project Management, 6th edition, Cengage Learning, USA.\/li&gt;<\/li>\n<li>Project Management Institute Inc., (2017). A guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 6th edition, Project Management Institute Inc., USA.<\/li>\n<li>Project Management Institute Inc., (2021). A guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 7th edition, Project Management Institute Inc., USA<\/li>\n<li>Stephen, P. R., David A, D., &amp; Mary, C., (2013). Fundamentals of Management, 8th Edition, Pearson, USA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Credits: 3 Pre-requisites: None Core \/ Optional: Optional Aim(s):To provide theoretical and technical knowledge, skills and techniques required to manage projects throughout the project life cycle. 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