Construction Project Management: Practical Workshop

Course Introduction

This course focuses on one question: how do teams in capital projects and programme portfolios apply Construction Project Management consistently and safely under real constraints? Five days of discussion, exercises and case work provide practical answers you can adapt to your own organisation.

Training Objectives

• 01Build a shared vocabulary and framework for Construction Project Management that your whole team can use
• 02Apply proven methods for Construction Project Management to realistic scenarios drawn from capital projects and programme portfolios
• 03Anticipate the failure points and compliance issues that most often affect Construction Project Management
• 04Communicate Construction Project Management decisions clearly to colleagues, clients and management
• 05Prepare a personal action plan to apply Construction Project Management in your own organisation

What You Will Take Away

• A 30-60-90 day implementation plan for your own workplace
• Templates for planning, tracking and reporting
• A stakeholder and communication map

Who Should Attend

• Project Managers & Coordinators
• Team Leaders on Project Teams
• PMO Staff
• Engineers Moving into Project Roles

Prerequisites: Open to all levels; participants are encouraged to bring a real work challenge.

Training Methodology

This is a hands-on workshop: short briefings followed by extended exercises, simulations and group activities, with most time spent applying rather than listening. Case material and examples are drawn from capital projects and programme portfolios.

Day-by-Day Programme (5 Days)

• Day 1
  Where Construction Project Management fits

  How Construction Project Management connects to wider operations in capital projects and programme portfolios, plus the essential vocabulary.

• Day 2
  Working with the standards

  Interpreting and applying the codes and good-practice guidance that govern Construction Project Management.

• Day 3
  Tools and techniques lab

  Guided practice with the tools, checklists and templates used for Construction Project Management.

• Day 4
  Risk, compliance and case review

  Analysis of incidents and cases to see where Construction Project Management succeeds or breaks down.

• Day 5
  Consolidate and plan

  Capstone discussion, action planning and a closing assessment.

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