Workforce Development
Contruction Management
Fundamentals of Construction Project Management
Course Description
This is a hands-on course for beginning and experienced Project Mangers as well as those seeking to advance their careers in the construction industry.
Course curriculum addresses all phases of construction project management for successful project completion and meets or exceeds all objective criteria for cost, schedule and performance from receipt of order through close-out and warranty.
Areas of focus are for construction contract/subcontract projects with emphasis on:
- Project management process
- Project leadership
- Schedule development
- Cash flow
- Team building
- Standardization of documents and best practices
Course content includes light reading assignments and at least one complete “mock” group construction project planning and scheduling exercise.
After completing this course, students will be able to :
- Understand construction project processes and execution
- Apply sound project management practices
- Effectively communicate with stakeholders
- Plan & schedule General Conditions specification requirements
- Utilize MS Excel spreadsheets and Plug-Ins
- Develop project plans & timeline milestones (Work Breakdown Structure)
- Create project management Gantt Charts
- Understand and describe CPM and PERT methods
- Manage construction project documents
- Develop Schedules of Value and manage cash flow
- Utilize construction project management terminology, processes & best practices
- Interact with other contractors and subcontractors
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- Realize new ways of looking at the construction business/industry
- Use the on-line resources and software tools available
- Manage resources to meet budgets, schedules, plans & specifications
- Analyze & mitigate risks by preparing contingencies
- Manage field change orders
- Utilize PM forms and tools
- Understand how to meet cost, overhead & profit expectations
- Learn how to locate other resources available
- Prepare applications for payment
- Manage punch list completion and warranty issues
- Understand how to produce project close-out documents
- Pull it all together as a confident PM
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CEU and College credit available for many MTTC courses
Prerequisites
Students should be experienced in a building or road construction related trade specialty, or, architecture/engineering/design occupation. However, this course does not focus on any one field and has broad appeal for students at all levels of the construction industry.
Materials students will receive
- Two volumes of materials
- An additional textbook
- An additional reference book
- “Real-world” sample documents and spreadsheets
- Two CD-ROMs of software, utilities, and resource links
- Software includes project management Gantt chart creator program and an MS Excel plug-in
Course Outline
- Introduction and Overview
- The Triple Constraints of Projects
- Management versus Project Management
- The Four Phases of a Project
- Project Management versus Construction Project Management
- Prior to Project Execution
- Project Management Terminology
- Communications and Meetings
- Purchasing and Managing Materials, Equipment & Subcontracts
- Rules for Project Success
- A Systematic Process Approach to Project Management
- Construction Project Planning
- CPM, Pert and MS Project
- Project Organization & Resources
- Project Leadership & Team Building
- Attributes of Leaders
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- Why Project Managers Succeed & Fail
- Project Risks and Contingencies – Plan “B”
- Change Order Management
- Win-Win Negotiating
- Project Implementation Phase
- Construction Project Documentation, Reporting and Spreadsheets
- Project Management Software
- Improving Cash Flow
- Project Management Maturity Model
- Organizational Maturity Model
- Project Completion & Close-out
- Post-Project Analysis
- Applying the Knowledge Gained
- “Lean” Construction Principles
- Web Sites of Interest
- Class Construction Group Project
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Course Duration and Schedule
Duration: Approximately 40 hours
Schedule Options: Flexible
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