Specialisation in Construction Management

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Subject:

Specialisation in Construction Management

Duration: 3-5th semester

Status: The specialisation of the elective course of study ECTS credits: 25

Contents of the elective course of study:

The elective Construction Management is scheduled in semester 3, 4 and 5.

During 3rd semester’s course the students should be able to develop theoretical and practical knowledge about actions and deliverables of the key stakeholders involved in the tender and site mobilisation stages of a residential or commercial construction project. The tender phase will mainly deal with the contractor’s priced proposal, evaluation of tenders and finalization of construction contracts. In the site mobilization phase a post-tender construction programme will be developed setting forth studies of construction methods and equipment to be employed, the construction health and safety plan, resources allocation, activities scheduling and site and delivery logistics.

The teaching methods are internal lectures, consultancy and site visits.

During 4th semester’s course the students should be able to develop theoretical and practical knowledge about actions and deliverables of key stakeholders in the site mobilization and construction phase of a residential or commercial construction project. In the site mobilisation phase a detailed post-tender construction programme will be developed setting forth core planning activities necessary for the commencement of construction works and a system for tracking actual project costs against the post-tender budget. The principal issues dealt with in the construction phase will lay out the contractors’ and design professionals’ deliverables within process and progress management, employing various traditional and more advanced monitoring and control techniques.

5th semester’s course is designed to bring together the multiple elements of the construction management programme performed within an Integrated Project Delivery. Main issues dealt within the course will be the tendering deliverables in the IPD, involving the client’s design professional and the integrated project team, and the deliverables of the design and build contractor in the mobilisation and construction phase. In the end of the course students should be able to acquire theoretical knowledge about a particular IPD process and functional knowledge about selected deliverables of the design and build contractor.

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3. semester

Subject:

Specialisation in Construction Management

Duration: 3 weeks

Learning objectives and contents: Knowledge

The student must:

 Have development-orientated knowledge about the following topics:

o Project flow identifying overall processes, key stakeholders and deliverables in a traditional project delivery model with emphasis on the construction phase.

o Best-value-based tendering.

o Lean construction management principles. o Software-based cost estimation and time planning.

o Quality and safety management liabilities in the construction phase.

 Be able to understand the following practice, theory and method:

o Core liabilities and deliverables of the client, design professionals and contractors in the tender, mobilisation and construction phase.

o Specific actions and deliverables of key parties involved in the tender and mobilisation phase with emphasis on the principal contractor’s construction programming, mainly:

 Risk analysis.

 Budget forecasting and post-tender budgeting.  Lean management principles.

 Detailed Work breakdown Structuring (WBS) and resources allocation.  Detailed process diagramming and critical path scheduling.

 Ordering of materials and delivery logistic.  Health and safety management.

 Be able to reflect on the following:

o Identification of risks and analysis during pre-construction. o The value added to the Lean principles.

o Resource allocation and safety concerns in a construction organisation.

Skills

The student must:

 Be able to use the following methods and tools:

o Basic planning concepts in the development of a tender and post-tender programme, mainly:  The contractor’s analytical cost estimate method and proposal specification.

 Choice of construction technology methods and equipment.  Lean management techniques.

 Detailed WBS and precedence relationships among activities.  Estimating activity durations and process diagramming.

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3. semester

 Master the following skills:

o Understanding the project flow, work plan and core deliverables of key stakeholders in a traditional project delivery.

o Basic concepts and tools in construction project planning.

 Be able to assess the following types of problems:

o Tender documentation inconsistencies.

o Identification of risks and analysis in the pre-construction phase. o Inconsistent WBS and precedence relationships.

o Health and safety liabilities and management.

 Be able to select proposed solutions within the following areas and justify them:

o Solutions within all areas mentioned above which can set forth a post-tender construction programme.

 Be able to communicate the following problems:

o All problems identified within the core areas of the course programme.

Competencies The student must:

 Be able to handle the following complex situations: Not relevant.

 Independently take part in:

o All areas within the course programme.

 Take on responsibility within the following areas:

 Identify own learning needs and develop knowledge, skills and competencies:

o All areas within the tendering of construction works and post-tender construction programming.

Required qualification Pass in 2. semester. Test type

Internal examination.

Literature and other teaching material Reference is made to the current list of literature.

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4. semester

Subject:

Specialisation in Construction Management

The student must:

 Have development-orientated knowledge about the following topics:

o Plan of work of key project parties in all phases of the project.

o Deliverables of the client, design professionals, contractors and suppliers in the project mobilisation, construction and project closeout phases.

o Organisation and deliverables of design professionals, manufacturers and contractors in the project phases dealt with emphasising on the following:

 Post-tender risks analysis and management.

 Supply and delivery management.

 Subcontracts management.

 Lean Construction.

 Process and progress monitoring against budget, time and quality goals using traditional and more advanced scheduling techniques.

 Quality and health and safety management.

 Documentation and communication management.

o Relevance of risk analysis.

o The value added to the Lean management principles.

o Work productivity analysis to meet time, budget and quality goals.

o Liabilities of key project parties within health and safety and quality management during construction.

Skills

The student must:

o Actions and deliverables of the project manager, prime contractor and subcontractors during site mobilisation and construction phases with emphasis on:

 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Organisation Breakdown Structure (OBS) for site works construction health and safety monitoring.

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4. semester

 Production planning, monitoring and control using risks management, Lean techniques, cash flow management, critical path analysis and line of balance scheduling.

 Quality management.

 Project closeout procedures.

o Understand the project flow and specific deliverables of key stakeholders in all phases of traditional construction procurement.

o Be able to reflect on and optimise the contractor’s deliverables in the post-tender construction programming.

o Be able to reproduce all deliverables of the contractor and design professionals from the mobilisation phase.

o Identification of risks and analysis during construction. o Inconsistent WBS, OBS and precedence relationships.

o Supply and delivery coordination problems with actual schedule progress. o Delay’s impact on costs, quality and health and safety.

o Solutions within all areas mentioned, which can set forth an optimal development and management of a post-tender construction programme.

o All problems identified within the core areas of the course programme.

o Documentation and communication of all issues required in the course programme.

o Related to the plan of work and deliverables of the client, design professionals and contractors during post-tender construction programming, construction phase monitoring and control and project closeout.

Required qualification

Pass in 3. semester’s elective course of study. Test type

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4. semester

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5. semester

Subject:

Specialisation in Construction Management

The student must:

 Have develop-orientated knowledge about the following topics:

o Project flow identifying core processes, project suppliers and deliverables in a selected integrated project team (IPT) with partnering and facilitated by the BIM technology.

o Overall plan of works in the selected IPD procurement – emphasising the client and the integrated project team’s (IPT) actions and deliverables.

o Output specifications and tendering criteria based on value approaches for the IPT. o The IPT proposal and contract with the client.

o Scope and benefits of project risk analysis and allocation in the IPT with emphasis on the prime contractor.

o Demolition planning and specific requirements related to waste and hazardous materials handling.

o IPD procurement related to sustainable construction.

o Output specifications aimed at IPT proposals incorporating Life Cycle Analysis.

o Overall and specific characteristics of planning and managing remodelling/refurbishment constructions.

Skills

The student must:

o Core deliverables and management techniques involved in the tender, construction and final project submittal phases mainly incorporating:

 The design and build contractor’s proposal and contract management.

 Risk analysis, resource planning and delivery management.

 Construction technologies and equipment specification.

 Work specifications, costs and time planning using BIM technology.

 Work progress monitoring mainly cash flow, time progress and quality management.

 Health and safety management.

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5. semester

o Budget, process and resource management using traditional and Lean techniques. o Critical path analysis and line of balance scheduling techniques.

o Supply and delivery planning and recording.

o Quality, time and financial impact of inconsistent planning and management. o Sustainable waste management.

o Risk analysis, tendering, construction technology, process and resource planning and monitoring.

o All problems related to risk analysis, tendering, construction technology, process and resource planning and monitoring.

o All areas within a design and build contractor’s construction planning and management activities.

o All areas within a design and build contractor’s planning and management activities.

o All areas within a design and build contractor’s tendering, planning and site management activities.

o Special deliverables of a design and build contractor in IPD procurement.

Required qualification

Pass in 4. semester’s elective course of study. Test type

Internal examination.