This module builds on Project Management 1 and considers developing an awareness of the processes and the principles of managing construction projects. It focuses on the value-related and social processes of Project Management

Aims:

An understanding of the multi-criteria objectives for construction project success and how these are established, balanced and tested for feasibility in the pre-execution states of the project.
An understanding of the social and socio-technical environment in which the role of the project manager and the project management team is set and the inter-relationship with individual and organizational behaviour.
	An understanding of projects as a series of organisational learning processes which require active knowledge capture and management.
Objectives: 

To develop an awareness of the economic value of land and constructed assets within an area.
	To develop an understanding of the processes of client briefing, the nature of different types of client and the inter-relationship between the project and the client’s overall business.
	To develop an understanding of the means of establishing the objectives of a project and of testing their viability.
	To develop an understanding of importance of establishing an overall project strategy commensurate with the client’s requirements.
	To develop an understanding of the overall role of the project manager and an awareness of the organisational and stakeholder context of project management.
	To develop an understanding of human behaviour in projects including teamwork, motivation and leadership.
	To develop an awareness of how people learn from project experience and the reality of projects using actual case studies.
Learning Outcomes: 

At the end of this unit a student should be able to:

Understand the methodology behind the management of projects, maturity, excellence and project strategy.
	Demonstrate knowledge of configuration management including configuration identification, change control systems, status accounting and auditing.
	Assess and understand quality measures based on concepts such as quality control (QC), quality assurance (QA), total quality management (TQM) and ISO 9000 standards.
	Show an understanding of value management aspects: e.g. value planning, value engineering and value analysis and their applications during the various stages of the project life cycle.
	Apply the principles of whole life costing and project appraisal including the evaluation and comparisons of different alternatives and the selection of the optimum options.
	Demonstrate an insight of the fundamental principles of leadership styles and their appropriateness; and different motivation theories.
	Establish an appreciation of different sources of conflicts in business environments and conflict resolution models; as well as how to manage the negotiation process.
Course Content:

Project Front-End
	Project Success & Benefit Management
	Value for Money in Project Management
	Project Management Methodology
	Configuration Management
	Quality Management
	Cost/Financial Management
	Value Management/Engineering
	Whole Life Costing
	Project Strategy
	Leadership / Motivation / Culture
	Negotiation / Conflict Management
	Partnering
	Project Case Studies
	Lean Construction