Location

Community Services & Continuing Education - Cairo

Objectives

• he construction industry is the largest industry in Egypt and much of the world. Construction engineering is a relatively new field that is designed to foster technological advances in the industry, to utilize modern design techniques, and to develop means to improve production, products, components and subsystems, and distribution and utilization of equipment. Construction engineering covers the basic civil engineering components such as structures, geotechnical, water resources, transportation, and environmental engineering. In addition, it covers, in detail, methods for the modeling of construction projects, numerical simulations, the evaluation of various construction strategies, and construction quality control. It deals with organizational planning, financial and human resources management, productivity measurement, accounting, information systems, strategy and policy formation, contracting, and construction law.

Outcomes

Comprehensively define a project and project management;Outline and apply the project management framework presented in this course;Identify what is needed to manage and complete projects on time, within budget and to specification;Describe and establish the elements of project governance;Identify specific stakeholder expectations and success measures;Apply a range of tools and techniques that help better manage the needs and requirements of various project phases;Identify and complete relevant project management documentation.

Course Contents

Part One: Construction Project management CycleChapter One: Introduction to Construction Project ManagementChapter Two: Feasibility and Strategy StageChapter Three: Design StageChapter Four: Bidding and Contracting StageChapter Five: Construction StageChapter Six: Testing, Preliminary Handover and Guarantee StageChapter Seven: Final handover and Decennial Liability Insurance StagePart Two: Management and Management SkillsChapter Eight: Introduction to Management and Management SkillsChapter Nine: Individual behavior: work behavior, Motivation and stressChapter Ten: Group behavior and Interpersonal Influence: Teams and PowerChapter Eleven: Organizational Processes: Communication and LeadershipSelected chapters from the following text:1- Egyptian code for construction project management – Code 311 – 20092- Code of Practice for Project Management for Construction and Development3- Organizational Behavior and Management by John Ivancevich, Robert Konopaske