Course Contents

Theory: Process of project planning and implementation in Pakistan. Relationship between policy plans and projects in urban and regional development; Project identification and formulation. The PC-1 and PC-II forms. Financial and economic appraisal and selection of projects. Legal backing for the plans and projects. Social acceptability of projects. Sanctioning authority and institutions for approval of projects. The role of project execution authority. Scheduling of projects component, the critical path method (CPM). Monitoring and evaluation of projects, planning evaluation and review technique (PERT). Community participation for effective implementation and monitoring of projects. Practical: Preparation of a PC-I and PC-II form for a development project. Evaluation of an existing project. Use of Prima Vera, and MS Project Software. Management information systems in project management

Course Learning Outcomes

To familiarize with the methods and techniques for project planning and management