Lucy Academy

CENG 6101- Project Management and leadership [3]

1. Overview of project management

1.1. Project Features
1.2. Project life cycle
1.3. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
1.4. Construction technology and construction management
1.5. Project Feasibility analysis
2. Duties and responsibilities of main parties in Civil engineering projects
2.1.1. Owner (Client)
2.1.2. Design/consultant
2.1.3. Contractor
3. Project Delivery Methods
3.1. Design–Bid–Build Contracts
3.2. Design–Build Projects
3.3. Engineer–Procure–Construct (EPC) Projects
3.4. Design–Construction Management (CM) Contracts
3.5. Design–Agency CM Contracts
3.6. CM-at-Risk Contracts
3.7. Fast-Track Construction
4. Forms of Contract
4.1. Fixed Lump-Sum Price
4.2. Guaranteed Maximum Price
4.3. Cost Plus a Fee
4.4. Fixed Unit Prices
5. Contract administration
5.1. Contract document
5.2. Bidding process
5.3. Selection and contractual agreement with consultant
5.4. Selection and contractual agreement with contractor
5.5. Sub-contracting
5.6. Changes and Delays
5.7. Claims and Disputes
5.8. Insurance in construction industry
5.9. Health and safety at work
6. Project Management & leadership
6.1. Management vs. leadership

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 6.2. Project team leadership
6.3. Relationship building, and problem solving to enhance cooperation
across organizational and contractual boundaries
7. Professional ethics in Civil engineering

Case studies on selected topics: Preparation and presentation of term

paper on a selected topic is mandatory.

Learning Objectives/Capability Development /Outcomes

Learning objectives:
1. Recognize the various components of a construction
project that need to be managed if the project as a whole
is to be successful.
2. Understand the nature of a construction project that
consists of various construction processes that can be
tracked, measured, and managed.
3. Introduce valuable tools employed to manage the project
and its various processes.

Capability Development
This course will develop the following program capabilities:
1. Knowledge
2. Critical Thinking
3. Creativity
4. Communication
5. Responsibility
6. Leadership

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

1. Analyze the implications of project success or failure.
2. Identify project management leadership strategy, which
effectively responds to the dynamics and challenges
inherent in project management.
3. Analyze how project leaders can facilitate effective
stakeholder management.
4. Identify the competencies, drivers and inhibitors of
effective project management leadership practices.

Overview of Learning Resources

A range of resources will be available to assist your learning

including class notes, journal articles, reference lists and
conference papers.

References:

1. S. Keoki Sears Glenn, A. Sears Richard, H. Clough Jerald, L. Rounds Robert, O.

Segner, Jr. (2015), Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide to Field
Construction Management, 6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2. Daniel W. Halpin and Bolivar A. Senior (2011), Construction Management, 4th
edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3. John M. Nicholas & Herman Steyn (2008), Project Management for Business,
Engineering, and Technology Principles and practice, 3rd edition, Elsevier Inc.
4. Keith Potts and Nii Ankrah (2013), Construction Cost Management Learning
from case studies, Routledge.