Advanced Project and Construction Management

About the Course

The interaction of triple project constraints (i.e., time, cost, and quality trade-off) together with sound risk management practices throughout the project life cycle will be the significant input for the successful completion of complex projects and enhancing client satisfaction in terms of creating more value and benefit. 

This Advanced Project and Construction Management training course is built on lessons learned and practical experience from earlier projects. It is designed for experienced practicing project managers, construction managers, senior engineers, surveyors, project planners, and schedulers who require detailed knowledge of complex and comprehensive techniques to allow them to plan, monitor, and control project performance with confidence and deal with problems as they occur. It will focus on proven techniques for analysing risks and minimising their impact on project objectives. The 5-day interactive training course will describe the management of the project from its initiation to project close-out, where the lessons learned are gathered and recorded with the participation of project team members and other key stakeholders

Core Objectives

The training course is targeted to furnish delegates with the required knowledge, tools, and techniques to complete the projects on time, to meet desired quality levels, and at the targeted cost.

The delegates will achieve the following objectives:

• Understand the methods that will be used to complete the projects successfully
• Achieve a detailed understanding of risks and what might go wrong
• Know the best practices for project planning and scheduling
• Learn how to deal with costs and deal with cost performances
• Understand the risk response strategies and learn how to monitor and control the risks
• Understand how to manage changes
• Learn the causes of delay, and understand the extension of time claims 
• Understand how disputes arise and methods of prevention and resolution

Training Approach

This training course provides practical skills and generally accepted principles in the construction industry. It is packed with tools and techniques, and lessons learned from various projects and will be comprised of exercises to allow for a “hands-on” approach to learning. Use up-to-date learning practices, current material, and actual case studies to the maximum possible extent. The delegates will be given a pre-assessment test at the beginning of the training course. They will be encouraged to participate actively and allow live group discussions to exchange experiences. Upon completion of the course, a post-assessment test will be conducted.

The Attendees

This training course is designed as a practical workshop to the maximum possible extent for experienced construction industry professionals from government institutions, private organisations, the construction firms.

Likewise, it will be valuable to the professionals but not limited to the following:

• Project Managers
• Construction Managers
• Planners and Schedulers
• Contract Managers
• Risk Management Professionals
• Cost Management Professionals
• Procurement Management Professionals

Daily Discussion

DAY ONE: INTRODUCTION 

• Project Management Fundamentals
• What is Project Management?
• The Construction Industry
• Why do we need Project Management?
• Project Management Process Groups
• Project Management Knowledge Areas
• The Project Management vs. Construction Management
• The Project Documents
• The Project Planning
• The Project Integration Management

DAY TWO: PROJECT SCOPE AND TIME MANAGEMENT

• Project Scope Management
• The Fundamentals of Project Time Management
• Developing Work Breakdown Structure
• Developing Schedule and Schedule Classification System
• Project Network Logic and Network Diagrams
• Critical Path Method and Critical Path Calculations
• Bar Charts
• Resource Planning
• Time and Cost Relationships in a project
• Project Acceleration

DAY THREE: PROJECT COST MANAGEMENT

• Invoice Handling and Routing
• The Cost Management Processes in a Project
• Project Cost Estimating Techniques
• Types of Estimates and Cost Estimate Classification System
• Project Budget Development
• Life Cycle Costing
• Value Engineering Methodology
• Monitoring Project Progress
• Earn Value Management
• Project Cost Control Team

DAY FOUR: PROJECT COMMUNICATION, PROCUREMENT, AND RISK MANAGEMENT

• The Project Communication Management
• Communication Management within Complex Project Environments
• The Project Procurement Management
• Procurement Management within Complex Project Environments
• The Project Risk Management
• Project Contract Management
• Standard Form of Contracts in the Construction Industry
• Project Change Management

DAY FIVE: CLAIM & DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT CLOSE-OUT

• Suspension of Work
• Variation of Orders
• Differing Site Conditions
• Defective Specifications and Construction Drawings
• Force Majeure
• Termination
• Liquidated Damages
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques
• Dispute Avoidance and Adjudication
• Substantial Completion and Project Close-out