Training course
Overview
Construction Management for
Professionals is a comprehensive professional training course designed
to strengthen the practical, technical, commercial, and managerial capabilities
required to successfully plan, coordinate, execute, monitor, and control
construction projects. The program provides professionals with a structured
understanding of the complete construction project lifecycle, from project
initiation, feasibility, design coordination, procurement, and mobilization
through construction execution, commissioning, handover, and closeout. It
integrates construction engineering principles with project management, cost
control, scheduling, quality, safety, risk, contracts, procurement, stakeholder
management, and digital construction practices.
This professional construction
management training course develops practical competence in construction
planning, work breakdown structures, scheduling, critical path analysis,
resource management, construction methods, site logistics, procurement,
materials management, subcontractor coordination, productivity improvement,
quantity measurement, cost forecasting, progress measurement, and project
controls. Participants use practical tools including Gantt charts, network
schedules, look-ahead plans, resource histograms, procurement trackers,
cost-control sheets, risk registers, inspection and test plans, nonconformance
registers, progress dashboards, and construction reporting templates.
Real-world construction scenarios and case studies are used to connect
professional theory with workplace application.
The course further develops
professional capabilities in construction quality assurance, health and safety,
environmental management, contract administration, change control, claims
awareness, delay management, technical documentation, commissioning, and
infrastructure asset readiness. Participants examine recognized frameworks and
industry practices including ISO 9001 quality management principles, ISO 14001
environmental management principles, ISO 45001 occupational health and safety
principles, ISO 31000 risk management principles, FIDIC contract concepts, ASTM
and AASHTO practices, relevant building and engineering codes, BIM principles,
digital construction methods, and applicable local regulatory requirements.
Practical exercises emphasize evidence-based decision-making, professional
documentation, structured problem-solving, and effective coordination across
multidisciplinary project teams.
By the end of this ten-day
professional construction management course, participants will be able to apply
integrated construction management methods to real projects and contribute
effectively to project planning, delivery, monitoring, and improvement. The
program progresses from foundational construction management concepts to
advanced project controls, commercial management, risk, quality, safety,
digital engineering, sustainability, project recovery, commissioning, and
lifecycle performance. A comprehensive capstone project requires participants
to manage a realistic construction project scenario involving schedule
pressure, resource constraints, procurement challenges, cost variances, quality
issues, safety risks, contractual changes, stakeholder interfaces, and project
closeout requirements.
Course
Duration
10 Days (80 Hours)
Target
Participants
·
Civil Engineers and Construction Engineers
·
Construction Management Professionals
·
Site Engineers and Project Engineers
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Construction Supervisors and Senior Site
Supervisors
·
Project Managers and Project Coordinators
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Quantity Surveyors and Cost Engineers
·
Planning and Project Controls Professionals
·
Contracts and Commercial Management
Professionals
·
Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals in
Construction
·
QA/QC Engineers and Construction Inspectors
·
Health, Safety, and Environmental Professionals
·
Architects and Design Professionals involved in
construction delivery
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Contractors, Subcontractors, and Construction
Consultants
·
Infrastructure and Facilities Professionals
·
Client Representatives and Project Owners
·
Professionals seeking structured advancement in
construction management practice
Course
Objectives
By the end of the training,
participants will be able to:
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Explain the principles, processes, roles,
responsibilities, and lifecycle of professional construction management
·
Interpret construction drawings, specifications,
contracts, schedules, method statements, and technical documentation
·
Develop construction execution strategies, work
breakdown structures, site plans, and work packages
·
Prepare and manage construction schedules using
Gantt charts, network logic, critical path analysis, and look-ahead planning
·
Plan and optimize labor, equipment, materials,
subcontractors, logistics, and construction workfronts
·
Apply professional construction methods and productivity-management
techniques
·
Develop procurement plans and manage suppliers,
materials, long-lead items, and subcontractor interfaces
·
Apply construction cost estimation, budgeting,
cost control, forecasting, cash-flow, and progress valuation techniques
·
Apply earned value and integrated
project-control concepts to construction projects
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Implement construction quality assurance,
quality control, inspection, testing, and nonconformance management
·
Apply occupational health and safety principles
and construction risk-management techniques
·
Implement environmental management and
sustainable construction practices
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Administer construction contracts and manage
instructions, variations, changes, notices, and records
·
Understand construction claims, delay,
disruption, extension-of-time, and dispute-avoidance principles
·
Conduct root cause analysis and resolve
construction quality, productivity, technical, and operational problems
·
Use BIM, digital field tools, project
dashboards, GIS, mobile applications, and construction data systems
·
Manage stakeholders, multidisciplinary
interfaces, project communications, and construction meetings
·
Apply Lean Construction, PDCA, Kaizen, Last
Planner concepts, and continuous-improvement techniques
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Manage commissioning, handover, defects,
closeout, lessons learned, and transition to operations
·
Develop integrated professional construction
management strategies for complex real-world projects
Course
Content
Day
1: Construction Management Foundations, Project Lifecycle, and Professional
Practice
Module 1: Construction Management
Foundations, Project Lifecycle, and Professional Practice
1. Principles
and Scope of Construction Management
o
Definition, purpose, and scope of construction
management
o
Construction management versus project
management and construction supervision
o
Construction lifecycle from concept through
operations
o
Roles of clients, consultants, contractors,
subcontractors, suppliers, and regulators
o
Case study: management structure for a
multidisciplinary construction project
2. Construction
Project Lifecycle and Delivery Stages
o
Feasibility, concept development, design,
procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover
o
Stage gates and project decision points
o
Design-development and construction interfaces
o
Operational readiness and lifecycle
considerations
o
Practical tool: construction lifecycle map
3. Construction
Project Delivery Methods
o
Traditional design-bid-build
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Design-build
o
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
approaches
o
Construction management and collaborative
delivery
o
Selecting delivery methods according to scope,
risk, time, and complexity
4. Project
Scope, Requirements, and Deliverables
o
Scope definition and project requirements
o
Employer requirements and technical
specifications
o
Deliverables, acceptance criteria, exclusions,
and interfaces
o
Scope baseline and scope-change principles
o
Exercise: develop a construction scope statement
5. Work
Breakdown Structures and Work Packages
o
Work Breakdown Structure principles
o
Project, phase, discipline, area, and
work-package structures
o
Activity definition and responsibility
assignment
o
Control accounts and project coding
o
Practical exercise: develop a WBS for a
construction project
6. Construction
Drawings, Specifications, and Technical Information
o
Plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules,
and specifications
o
Drawing registers and revision control
o
Shop drawings, RFIs, technical queries, and
submittals
o
Design coordination and document interfaces
o
Practical exercise: review a construction
drawing package
7. Professional
Construction Management Roles and Responsibilities
o
Construction manager, site manager, project
manager, engineer, quantity surveyor, planner, and QA/QC roles
o
Delegation, accountability, authority, and
escalation
o
Multidisciplinary team coordination
o
Professional conduct and ethical
responsibilities
o
Practical tool: responsibility assignment matrix
8. Construction
Planning and Execution Strategy
o
Construction execution planning
o
Work sequencing and construction methods
o
Site logistics and temporary facilities
o
Workfront planning and constructability reviews
o
Method statements and work procedures
9. Construction
Communication and Documentation
o
Daily reports, site diaries, meeting minutes,
correspondence, and technical records
o
Document control and revision management
o
Communication protocols and escalation
o
Evidence-based project records
o
Best practice: establishing a reliable project
documentation system
10. Professional
Construction Management Foundation Exercise
·
Analyze a realistic construction project from
initiation through mobilization
·
Define scope, stakeholders, deliverables, WBS,
responsibilities, and execution approach
·
Identify major interfaces and early risks
·
Develop a preliminary construction management
framework
·
Present the project initiation and management
strategy
Day
2: Construction Planning, Scheduling, Site Organization, and Resource
Management
Module 2: Construction Planning,
Scheduling, Site Organization, and Resource Management
1. Construction
Planning Principles
o
Planning horizons and levels of detail
o
Master planning, phase planning, and short-term
planning
o
Activity definition and sequencing
o
Planning assumptions and constraints
o
Practical planning checklist
2. Construction
Scheduling Fundamentals
o
Gantt charts and activity schedules
o
Activity relationships and dependencies
o
Milestones and completion dates
o
Schedule calendars and working-time assumptions
o
Exercise: develop a baseline construction
schedule
3. Critical
Path Method
o
Network scheduling principles
o
Critical activities and float
o
Early and late dates
o
Critical and near-critical paths
o
Practical exercise: calculate and analyze a
construction network
4. Look-Ahead
and Short-Term Planning
o
Three-week and six-week look-ahead schedules
o
Weekly work plans
o
Constraint identification and removal
o
Daily production planning
o
Practical tool: look-ahead planning board
5. Site
Mobilization and Site Organization
o
Site establishment
o
Offices, workshops, storage, welfare facilities,
utilities, and access
o
Site security and traffic arrangements
o
Material flow and work-zone organization
o
Practical tool: site logistics plan
6. Construction
Resource Planning
o
Workforce requirements
o
Equipment requirements
o
Material requirements
o
Resource loading and allocation
o
Resource leveling and smoothing
7. Construction
Equipment Management
o
Equipment selection and utilization
o
Equipment productivity
o
Availability, downtime, and maintenance
o
Equipment fleet coordination
o
Exercise: select and schedule equipment for a
construction work package
8. Construction
Productivity and Work Measurement
o
Productivity indicators
o
Labor and equipment output rates
o
Cycle time and utilization
o
Productivity benchmarking
o
Identifying productivity losses
9. Workfront
Management and Constraint Removal
o
Workfront readiness
o
Design, material, labor, equipment, access, and
permit constraints
o
Constraint registers
o
Coordination between simultaneous activities
o
Case study: recovering an unproductive
construction workfront
10. Construction
Planning and Resource Simulation
·
Develop a project schedule, site logistics plan,
manpower plan, and equipment plan
·
Identify critical activities and resource
constraints
·
Prepare a short-term look-ahead schedule
·
Analyze a simulated resource shortage
·
Develop corrective actions and revised workfront
plans
Day
3: Construction Methods, Materials, Procurement, and Subcontractor Management
Module 3: Construction Methods, Materials,
Procurement, and Subcontractor Management
1. Construction
Methods and Method Statements
o
Selection of appropriate construction methods
o
Construction sequencing
o
Method statements and work procedures
o
Risk controls and quality requirements within
methods
o
Exercise: prepare a construction method
statement
2. Earthworks
and Excavation Management
o
Excavation, cut-and-fill, grading, and
embankment construction
o
Soil handling and compaction
o
Excavation support and dewatering
o
Earthwork equipment and productivity
o
Case study: managing unsuitable soil conditions
3. Concrete
Construction Management
o
Concrete materials and mix requirements
o
Batching, transportation, placement, vibration,
finishing, and curing
o
Formwork and reinforcement coordination
o
Slump and strength testing
o
Common concrete defects and preventive controls
4. Structural
and Building Construction Methods
o
Foundations, reinforced concrete, masonry,
steelwork, roofing, and finishes
o
Construction sequencing and interfaces
o
Dimensional control and tolerances
o
Temporary works and construction-stage stability
o
Practical inspection checklist
5. Roads,
Drainage, and Infrastructure Construction
o
Road earthworks and pavement layers
o
Drainage, culverts, utilities, and pipelines
o
Alignment, levels, compaction, and testing
o
Infrastructure work sequencing
o
Real-world scenario: coordinating road and
utility construction
6. Construction
Materials Management
o
Material planning and forecasting
o
Technical submittals and approvals
o
Procurement lead times
o
Delivery, inspection, storage, and traceability
o
Material wastage and loss prevention
7. Construction
Procurement Planning
o
Procurement schedules
o
Supplier identification and qualification
o
Technical and commercial evaluation
o
Long-lead items
o
Expediting and delivery assurance
8. Subcontractor
Management
o
Subcontractor selection and onboarding
o
Scope definition and interface responsibilities
o
Performance requirements and KPIs
o
Progress, quality, safety, and commercial
monitoring
o
Case study: managing an underperforming
subcontractor
9. Construction
Supply-Chain Risk Management
o
Supply-chain dependencies
o
Market volatility and material shortages
o
Logistics and transportation risks
o
Alternative sourcing and contingency planning
o
Practical tool: procurement and supply-chain
risk register
10. Procurement
and Subcontractor Case Study
·
Analyze a project experiencing long-lead
material delays and subcontractor performance problems
·
Review procurement schedules, material
registers, subcontract agreements, and progress data
·
Identify technical, commercial, schedule, and
quality consequences
·
Develop recovery actions and
supplier/subcontractor controls
·
Present the procurement recovery and
interface-management strategy
Day
4: Construction Cost Management, Estimating, Budgeting, and Financial Control
Module 4: Construction Cost Management,
Estimating, Budgeting, and Financial Control
1. Construction
Cost Management Fundamentals
o
Cost management throughout the construction
lifecycle
o
Direct and indirect costs
o
Preliminaries, overheads, contingency, and
allowances
o
Cost coding and control structures
o
Practical cost-control framework
2. Quantity
Measurement and Take-Off
o
Measurement principles
o
Earthworks, concrete, reinforcement, masonry,
steel, finishes, roads, and utilities
o
Quantity take-off from drawings
o
Measurement sheets and quantity verification
o
Exercise: prepare a construction quantity
take-off
3. Construction
Estimating and Unit Rates
o
Labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor
rates
o
Productivity assumptions
o
Unit-rate build-up
o
Markups and indirect costs
o
Practical exercise: develop construction unit
rates
4. Construction
Budget Development
o
Cost breakdown structures
o
Baseline budgets
o
Work-package budgets
o
Contingency and risk allowances
o
Budget approval and control
5. Cost
Commitments and Actual Cost Control
o
Purchase orders and commitments
o
Accruals and actual expenditure
o
Cost coding and cost reports
o
Budget versus actual analysis
o
Practical tool: construction cost-control
register
6. Cost
Forecasting and Estimate at Completion
o
Cost-to-complete forecasting
o
Estimate-at-completion concepts
o
Trend analysis
o
Forecast variance and corrective actions
o
Case study: recovering a project with escalating
costs
7. Cash-Flow
Management
o
Project cash inflows and outflows
o
Payment applications and certification
o
Retention and commercial deductions
o
Monthly cash-flow forecasting
o
Practical tool: construction cash-flow forecast
8. Progress
Valuation and Payment Management
o
Physical progress measurement
o
Interim payment applications
o
Measurement and valuation
o
Variations and provisional items
o
Supporting payment records
9. Earned
Value and Integrated Cost-Schedule Control
o
Planned Value, Earned Value, and Actual Cost
o
Cost Performance Index and Schedule Performance
Index
o
Variance analysis
o
Forecasting project performance
o
Practical dashboard: cost and schedule
performance
10. Construction
Cost-Control Simulation
·
Analyze a simulated project with budget
overruns, productivity losses, procurement changes, and schedule delays
·
Review quantities, commitments, actual costs,
progress, and forecasts
·
Calculate cost and schedule performance
indicators
·
Develop a revised forecast and recovery plan
·
Present the financial control strategy
Day
5: Construction Quality, Inspection, Testing, and Defect Management
Module 5: Construction Quality, Inspection,
Testing, and Defect Management
1. Construction
Quality Management Systems
o
Quality planning, quality assurance, and quality
control
o
Quality objectives and acceptance requirements
o
ISO 9001 principles
o
Roles and responsibilities for quality
o
Construction quality management plans
2. Inspection
and Test Plans
o
Inspection and Test Plan structure
o
Hold points and witness points
o
Inspection requests and approvals
o
Verification responsibilities
o
Practical tool: project ITP
3. Construction
Materials Testing
o
Concrete testing
o
Soil and compaction testing
o
Aggregate and asphalt testing
o
Steel and other material verification
o
Laboratory and field testing requirements
4. Construction
Workmanship Inspection
o
Dimensional checks
o
Alignment, levels, tolerances, and finishes
o
Reinforcement, formwork, concrete, masonry, and
structural inspections
o
Inspection records and photographic evidence
o
Practical exercise: conduct a simulated
construction inspection
5. Nonconformance
Management
o
Nonconformance Reports
o
Defect classification
o
Containment and correction
o
Corrective and preventive action
o
Closeout verification
6. Root
Cause Analysis and Defect Prevention
o
Five Whys
o
Fishbone/Ishikawa analysis
o
Pareto analysis
o
FMEA
o
Systemic defect prevention
7. Quality
Documentation and Traceability
o
Material certificates
o
Inspection records
o
Test reports
o
Calibration records
o
Quality dossiers and turnover documentation
8. Construction
Quality Audits and Performance Monitoring
o
Internal and external quality audits
o
Audit planning and evidence
o
Quality KPIs
o
Trend analysis and recurring-defect monitoring
o
Practical quality dashboard
9. Quality
Improvement and Continuous Improvement
o
PDCA
o
Kaizen
o
Standard work
o
Lessons learned
o
Reducing rework and cost of poor quality
10. Construction
Quality Investigation Case Study
·
Investigate recurring structural, concrete,
finishing, or infrastructure defects
·
Review drawings, specifications, inspection
records, laboratory results, and photographs
·
Conduct root cause analysis
·
Develop corrective, preventive, and verification
actions
·
Present a quality improvement plan
Day
6: Construction Health, Safety, Environmental Management, and Risk
Module 6: Construction Health, Safety,
Environmental Management, and Risk
1. Construction
Health and Safety Management
o
Construction safety responsibilities
o
Hazard identification and risk assessment
o
Safe systems of work
o
Safety leadership and accountability
o
Applicable regulatory requirements and ISO 45001
principles
2. High-Risk
Construction Activities
o
Excavation and trenching
o
Work at height
o
Lifting operations
o
Confined spaces
o
Temporary works
o
Electrical and machinery hazards
3. Permit-to-Work
and Isolation Systems
o
Permit-to-work principles
o
Energy isolation and lockout/tagout concepts
o
Hot work, confined-space, excavation, and
lifting permits
o
Authorization and verification
o
Practical permit review exercise
4. Construction
Safety Inspections and Incident Prevention
o
Site safety inspections
o
Toolbox talks
o
Behavioral and leadership observations
o
Leading and lagging safety indicators
o
Corrective action tracking
5. Construction
Risk Management
o
Risk identification and categorization
o
Probability and consequence
o
Risk matrices and registers
o
Risk ownership and escalation
o
Practical tool: construction risk register
6. Quantitative
and Advanced Risk Analysis
o
Risk exposure and prioritization
o
Scenario analysis
o
Contingency planning
o
Schedule and cost risk considerations
o
Practical risk-response exercise
7. Environmental
Management in Construction
o
Environmental aspects and impacts
o
Dust, noise, waste, water, erosion, and
pollution
o
Construction environmental management plans
o
ISO 14001 principles
o
Environmental monitoring and compliance
8. Sustainable
Construction Practices
o
Resource efficiency
o
Sustainable materials
o
Waste minimization
o
Energy and water management
o
Circular economy principles
9. Emergency
Preparedness and Construction Resilience
o
Emergency response planning
o
Fire, structural incidents, severe weather, and
environmental events
o
Business continuity
o
Crisis communication
o
Scenario: managing a major site emergency
10. Integrated
Safety, Environmental, and Risk Simulation
·
Manage a construction project facing multiple
safety, environmental, and technical hazards
·
Review risk assessments, permits, site
observations, and incident information
·
Identify immediate and systemic controls
·
Develop corrective actions and resilience
measures
·
Present an integrated HSE and risk-management
strategy
Day
7: Construction Contracts, Change Management, Claims, and Commercial
Administration
Module 7: Construction Contracts, Change
Management, Claims, and Commercial Administration
1. Construction
Contract Fundamentals
o
Purpose and structure of construction contracts
o
Contract parties and responsibilities
o
Scope, specifications, drawings, schedules, and
conditions
o
Contract document hierarchy
o
Common construction contract arrangements
2. FIDIC
and Other Contract Framework Concepts
o
General principles of FIDIC contract
administration
o
Employer, contractor, engineer, and consultant
roles
o
Notices, instructions, payment, time, and
variations
o
Contractual risk allocation
o
Practical contract administration checklist
3. Contract
Administration and Records
o
Contract registers
o
Notices and correspondence
o
Instructions and approvals
o
Meeting records and contemporary evidence
o
Practical tool: contract obligation tracker
4. Variations
and Change Management
o
Sources of project change
o
Design changes and client instructions
o
Variation identification and valuation
o
Time and cost impact assessment
o
Change-control workflows
5. Construction
Claims Awareness
o
Common types of construction claims
o
Entitlement and evidence concepts
o
Delay, disruption, acceleration, and additional
cost
o
Contemporary records
o
Claims avoidance principles
6. Delay
and Extension-of-Time Management
o
Delay identification
o
Critical path implications
o
Employer and contractor delay concepts
o
Extension-of-time submissions
o
Schedule evidence and documentation
7. Dispute
Avoidance and Resolution
o
Early identification of disputes
o
Negotiation and collaborative resolution
o
Mediation, adjudication, arbitration, and litigation
concepts
o
Without-prejudice communication considerations
o
Practical dispute-resolution strategy
8. Commercial
Risk Management
o
Contractual and commercial risks
o
Risk allocation
o
Cost exposure and contingency
o
Subcontractor and supplier claims
o
Commercial risk registers
9. Contractual
Communication and Professional Documentation
o
Formal correspondence
o
Notices and responses
o
Technical versus contractual communication
o
Evidence-based writing
o
Document preservation and audit trails
10. Contract
and Claims Case Study
·
Analyze a construction project affected by
design changes, delay, variations, disruption, and payment issues
·
Review contract provisions, schedules,
correspondence, site records, and cost information
·
Identify potential commercial exposures and
evidence requirements
·
Develop a change, delay, and claims-management
strategy
·
Present recommendations to a simulated contract
review committee
Day
8: Project Controls, Digital Construction, BIM, and Performance Analytics
Module 8: Project Controls, Digital
Construction, BIM, and Performance Analytics
1. Integrated
Construction Project Controls
o
Integration of scope, schedule, cost, resources,
procurement, quality, and risk
o
Project control structures
o
Baselines and performance thresholds
o
Management by exception
o
Practical integrated project-control framework
2. Advanced
Schedule Monitoring and Forecasting
o
Baseline versus actual progress
o
Schedule variance and trend analysis
o
Critical and near-critical path monitoring
o
Forecast completion dates
o
Early-warning systems
3. Construction
Performance Dashboards
o
Project KPIs
o
Cost, schedule, quality, safety, procurement,
productivity, and risk indicators
o
Leading versus lagging indicators
o
Management reporting
o
Practical tool: construction performance
dashboard
4. BIM
Fundamentals for Construction Professionals
o
BIM concepts and uses
o
Model coordination
o
Clash detection
o
Information requirements
o
BIM-enabled construction planning
5. 4D
and 5D Construction Management
o
Linking BIM models with schedules
o
4D construction sequencing
o
5D quantity and cost integration
o
Visual planning and constructability
o
Exercise: develop a conceptual 4D/5D workflow
6. Digital
Field Management
o
Mobile inspections
o
Digital checklists
o
Electronic RFIs and approvals
o
Digital site diaries and progress records
o
Photographic and geospatial evidence
7. GIS,
GNSS, Drones, and Digital Surveying
o
GIS for construction and infrastructure
o
GNSS applications
o
Drone-based surveying and progress monitoring
o
Digital terrain and site models
o
Data integration and field verification
8. Construction
Data Analytics
o
Data quality and information governance
o
Trend analysis
o
Productivity and cost analytics
o
Predictive indicators
o
Practical construction analytics exercise
9. Digital
Document and Information Management
o
Common Data Environments
o
Document naming and revision control
o
Approval workflows
o
Information security and access
o
Digital handover requirements
10. Digital
Construction Management Simulation
·
Analyze a project using digital schedules, BIM
information, field records, dashboards, and progress data
·
Identify schedule, quality, productivity, and
information-management issues
·
Develop a digital monitoring and reporting
framework
·
Define improvement opportunities
·
Present a digital construction management
strategy
Day
9: Advanced Project Recovery, Leadership, Sustainability, and Operational
Excellence
Module 9: Advanced Project Recovery,
Leadership, Sustainability, and Operational Excellence
1. Construction
Project Recovery Management
o
Identifying underperformance
o
Recovery assessment and root cause analysis
o
Recovery objectives and priorities
o
Recovery governance and action plans
o
Practical recovery framework
2. Schedule
Recovery and Acceleration
o
Recovery schedules
o
Resequencing
o
Additional resources
o
Shift work and acceleration considerations
o
Cost and risk implications
3. Construction
Productivity Improvement
o
Productivity measurement
o
Waste and non-value-adding activities
o
Workflow reliability
o
Crew optimization
o
Productivity improvement plans
4. Lean
Construction and Last Planner Concepts
o
Lean Construction principles
o
Reliable workflow
o
Pull planning
o
Constraint management
o
Continuous improvement and learning
5. Construction
Leadership and Team Performance
o
Professional construction leadership
o
Team development
o
Accountability and delegation
o
Decision-making under pressure
o
Managing multidisciplinary teams
6. Stakeholder
and Interface Management
o
Client, consultant, contractor, regulator,
community, and supplier relationships
o
Interface registers
o
Stakeholder expectations
o
Conflict management
o
Practical stakeholder strategy
7. Sustainable
Construction and Lifecycle Performance
o
Lifecycle thinking
o
Carbon, energy, water, waste, and materials
o
Sustainable procurement
o
Durability and maintainability
o
Resilient construction
8. Innovation,
Automation, and Construction Technology
o
Prefabrication and modular construction
o
Robotics and automation
o
Sensors and smart construction
o
AI-assisted analytics
o
Digital twins and advanced monitoring
9. Lessons
Learned and Organizational Improvement
o
Structured lessons-learned processes
o
Root cause analysis
o
Knowledge management
o
Standardization and procedure improvement
o
Translating lessons into future project controls
10. Integrated
Project Recovery and Improvement Exercise
·
Analyze a significantly delayed and underperforming
construction project
·
Review schedule, cost, procurement, quality,
safety, commercial, and stakeholder information
·
Identify systemic causes of poor performance
·
Develop an integrated recovery and
operational-excellence strategy
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Present the recovery roadmap and
performance-improvement dashboard
Day
10: Commissioning, Handover, Strategic Construction Practice, and Capstone
Module 10: Commissioning, Handover,
Strategic Construction Practice, and Capstone
1. Construction
Completion and Commissioning Strategy
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Completion planning
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Pre-commissioning and commissioning requirements
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Testing and performance verification
o
Systems integration
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Commissioning readiness reviews
2. Handover
and Asset Readiness
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Practical completion and final completion
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As-built drawings
o
Operation and maintenance manuals
o
Asset registers and equipment information
o
Training and operational readiness
3. Defects,
Warranties, and Post-Construction Management
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Defects identification and rectification
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Defects liability periods
o
Warranty management
o
Final inspections
o
Closeout tracking
4. Final
Accounts and Commercial Closeout
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Final measurement
o
Variations and outstanding claims
o
Retention and securities
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Final account preparation
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Contract closeout documentation
5. Construction
Project Lessons Learned and Knowledge Transfer
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Technical, commercial, quality, safety, and
management lessons
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Project performance review
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Root cause and systemic learning
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Knowledge repositories and standardization
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Practical lessons-learned workshop
6. Lifecycle
Asset Management and Operational Transition
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Construction-to-operations transition
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Maintainability and reliability
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Preventive maintenance planning
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Asset performance requirements
o
Lifecycle information management
7. Strategic
Construction Management and Governance
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Aligning construction delivery with
organizational objectives
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Governance and decision rights
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Executive project reporting
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Performance management and accountability
o
Strategic construction portfolio considerations
8. Professional
Construction Management Improvement Roadmap
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Construction management maturity
o
Process improvement priorities
o
Digital transformation
o
Capability development
o
KPIs, milestones, responsibilities, and
implementation planning
9. Integrated
Professional Construction Management Strategy
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Combining planning, scheduling, cost,
procurement, quality, safety, risk, contracts, digital tools, and stakeholder
management
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Evaluating project performance and identifying
priority interventions
o
Developing a coordinated management strategy
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Establishing implementation priorities and
governance
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Exercise: prepare an integrated construction
management roadmap
10. Professional
Construction Management Capstone Project
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Manage a realistic construction project from
project initiation and mobilization through construction, recovery,
commissioning, handover, and closeout
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Develop the WBS, execution strategy, baseline
schedule, resource plan, procurement strategy, cost-control framework, quality
plan, HSE plan, risk register, contract-management framework, and communication
plan
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Analyze simulated delays, resource shortages,
procurement disruptions, cost overruns, quality defects, safety incidents,
variations, claims, and stakeholder conflicts
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Develop integrated corrective actions, recovery
measures, performance dashboards, commissioning requirements, and handover
controls
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Present the final professional construction
management strategy, project-control dashboard, recovery roadmap,
implementation plan, and lessons-learned framework