Course Description

• Construction Project Management (CPR), or simply Construction management involves planning, coordinating and monitoring a project from the point it starts until it is completed. The course will discuss construction management principles, practices, techniques, and tools, to provide participants with an opportunity to learn key project management concepts. While project management principles can be applied to projects across different engineering disciplines, this course particularly emphasizes construction projects.

Course Objectives

• Learning construction management concepts and techniques required for managing large and complex construction projects.
• Discussing the complex technical and managerial challenges in managing construction projects.
• Getting acquainted with the role of project management methods in enhancing and optimizing construction projects.
• Understanding how to effectively addresses these challenges.
• Envisioning the overall working process, and learning ways to foresee possible developments.

Who Should Attend?

• Managers.
• Project Administrators.
• Engineers.
• Superintendents.
• Cost Estimators.
• Anyone interested in developing their performance in construction management.

Course Schedule

Day-1

• Overview of project management.
• Project life cycle.
• Characteristics of construction projects.
• Developing knowledge of the construction site.
• Familiarizing yourself with different types of equipment, materials, subcontractors, and possibly locations.

Day-2

• Selecting a contractor.
• The role of a contractor.
• The bidding process.
• Public safety.
• Time management.

Day-3

• Cost management.
• Quality management.
• Decision making.
• Working drawings.
• Knowledge of human resources.
• Project roles and organization structure.

Day-4

• Project management process and knowledge areas.
• Project procurement & Contracting.
• Project stakeholders.
• Standard-form contracts.
• Contract terms.
• Contract administration issues (change orders. change directives, etc.)

Day-5

• Planning & scheduling.
• Defining baseline progress curves.
• Specifying project objectives.
• Work breakdown structure.
• Activity definition.