Project Management in Agribusiness

Project Management in Agribusiness

1 Introduction to Project

  1. Project
  2. Categories of Project
  3. Characteristics of Project
  4. Organisational Form
  5. Nature of Agricultural Projects
  6. Project Life Cycle
  7. Project Management
  8. Characteristics of Project Management
  9. Critical factors in project management

2 Project Preparation and Implementation

  1. Project Preparation Phases
  2. Project Selection
  3. Nature of Project Selection Models
  4. Project Implementation
  5. Project Manager
  6. Roles and Responsibilities of Project Manager
  7. Project Office

3 Project Costs and Budgeting

  1. Project Cost
  2. Identification of Costs and Benefits
  3. Feasibility Reports
  4. Financial Matrix for Project
  5. Project Budgeting
  6. Work Element Costing

4 Participatory Rural Appraisal and Rapid Rural Appraisal

  1. Concepts of Participatory Rural Appraisal and Rapid Rural Appraisal
  2. Project Management- PRA and RRA
  3. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
  4. Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA)
  5. Comparison of PRA and RRA
  6. Techniques for Data Collection
  7. Analysis of Data and Information

5 Project Planning

  1. Concept of Planning and Project Planning
  2. Project Planning Process
  3. Development of Project Plan Objective
  4. Importance of Planning Process
  5. Essentials of Planning
  6. Principles of Planning
  7. Project Planning Steps
  8. Resource Planning
  9. Project Planning Applications
  10. Project Master Plan and Project Plan Document

6 Planning Tools

  1. Bar Charts
  2. Network Techniques
  3. Critical Path Method (CPM) and Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
  4. Precedence Diagram Method (PDM)
  5. Network Techniques for Project Cost Control
  6. Project Scheduling
  7. Line of Balance (LOB)
  8. Computerized Planning

7 Modeling the Project System

  1. Project System
  2. Role of Models in Project System
  3. Business Process Modeling (BPM)
  4. Process Mapping
  5. Building Checkpoints Using the Gates System
  6. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  7. Time and Cost Planning – Tools and Techniques
  8. Resource Allocation

8 Analyzing Plan

  1. Logical Frame Work Analysis (LFWA)
  2. Time Plan Analysis
  3. Cost Plan Analysis
  4. Baseline
  5. S Curve in Project Plan Analysis
  6. Quality Plan Analysis
  7. Project Risk and Contingency Plan Analysis
  8. Strategic Investment Decisions

9 Project Control

  1. Why Project Control?
  2. Control Processes
  3. Control Methods
  4. Design of Control System
  5. Balance in Control System

10 Tools and Techniques

  1. Project Appraisal and Project Evaluation
  2. Objectives of Project Appraisal
  3. Economic and Financial Appraisal Techniques
  4. Undiscounted Appraisal Techniques
  5. Discounted Appraisal Techniques
  6. Approach to Project Appraisal
  7. Format of Project Appraisal Report
  8. Aspects of Project Appraisal

11 Project Closure and Performance

  1. Project Closure – The Final Phase
  2. Project Documentation
  3. Closure of Project Accounts
  4. Preparation of Final Project Completion Report
  5. Project Review and Audit
  6. Redeployment of Project Staff
  7. Disposal of Surplus Assets
  8. Project Performance Measurement

12 Continuous Improvement Process (CIP)

  1. Lean Management Concept
  2. CIP in Project Management
  3. Systems Approach
  4. Planning for CIP
  5. Tools for Implementing CIP
  6. Practical Roadmap
  7. Outcomes of Implementing CIP