1. Project Management:
Practical Aspects -
Modules
August 2016

2. 2Project Management
Module 1: Introduction to Project Management
Session 1:
 What is Project Management? Whom does it serve? What value it brings?
 The essence of Project Management – Delivering Time-Cost-Quality
Session 2:
 Time Management – techniques (WBS, PERT, Critical Path), skills and their
application
Session 3:
 Cost Management – starting with broad outlines and successively refining it
Session 4:
 Quality Management – Quality Intent and Quality Performance; Quality of
Materials and Quality of Process
 Phases of Project Management, Value Addition at each Phase.

3. 3Project Management
Module 2: Project Management Techniques
Session 1:
 Project Management Techniques Overview
 Work Breakdown Structure
 Gantt Chart
Session 2:
 Network Diagram
 Critical Path Method
 Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
Session 3:
 Managing Projects Using MS Project Phases of Project
Session 4:
 Project Work

4. 4Project Management
Module 3: Real Estate Projects: Pre-Construction Stage
Session 1:
 Challenges for the Real Estate Sector
 Planning out the Project: the Big Picture
 Project Overview and Conformity
Session 2:
 Design Management – Design Intent, Design Development, Version Control
 Cost Management – Cost Plan, Cost Estimate, Committed Cost, Cost to
Completion, Final Cost
Session 3:
 Time Management – Activity Groups, Activities, Time Estimation, Inter-
relationships, managing Critical Path
 Contract Management – Works Packaging Strategy, getting the right
Construction Partners on board; signing appropriate Contracts
Session 4:
 Materials Management – Procurement Strategy, Purchase Orders
 Regulatory Approvals

5. 5Project Management
Module 4: Breaking Ground
Session 1:
 Project Organisation – Roles & Responsibilities, Job Descriptions and Motivating
Factors
 Checklists and their importance
Session 2:
 Site Kick-off – Securing the Site, getting proper Systems in place
Session 3:
 Environment, Health & Safety
Session 4:
 Housekeeping
 Importance of Mock-up

6. 6Project Management
Module 5: Managing Site Execution
Session 1:
 Managing Contractors @ Site – Work Planning, Resources, Site Instructions and
Compliance
Session 2:
 Cost Control – Measurement Book, Running Bills Preparation
Session 3:
 Quality Assurance
Session 4:
 Materials Management – Stores & Inventory; ensuring timely availability of the
correct materials
 Decision Support – the power of Option Analysis and Logic Notes

7. 7Project Management
Module 6: Project Reporting & Project Close-out
Session 1:
 Communication and Report-back – Oral & Written
 Agenda and Minutes of Meeting
Session 2:
 Daily Site Report-back
 Monthly Project Review
Session 3:
 Project Close Out – tying up all loose ends properly and securely
Session 4:
 Documents to be completed and archived

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