Project (Construction) Management

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to:

• Understand the life cycle of technical projects and realize the importance and implications of successful project management.
• Understand the concepts and methodologies of feasibility and value management of projects.
• Know the usefulness of scheduling technical projects, be able to schedule a simple project and be able to calculate the critical path and critical activities of a technical project.
• Understand the problem of allocating resources employed in a technical project and figure out ways to normalize resources.
• Understand the usefulness of financial planning of a technical project and calculate the cumulative cost and revenue-expenditure distribution curves.
• Perceive liquidity problems during the implementation of a technical project.
• Control the progress of the implementation of a technical project with the earned value method.
• Know the basic principles of managing studies and contracts and recognize their importance.
• Recognize the importance of quality management in technical projects and the basic principles of quality assurance.

 

General Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to acquire the following:

• Application of knowledge in practice.
• Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies.
• Project design and management.
• Decision making.
• Adapting to new situations
• Respect for legality.
• Autonomous work.
• Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking.

 

SYLLABUS

1. Introduction to the subject of project management. Life cycle overview of technical projects & project management.
2. Feasibility analysis and value management of projects.
3. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) overview
4. Introduction to scheduling technical projects and network analysis methods
5. Overview of the most common network project scheduling methods (CPM methods, PERT. MPM), Time margins, GANTT diagram, critical path, critical activities, etc.
6. Overview of resource allocation planning methods (resource allocation problem, resource allocation diagram, smoothing).
7. Introduction to financial project planning (project budget, cumulative cost curve, direct – indirect costs, cost – revenue statement).
8. Overview of project progress control (earned value method).
9. Introduction to study management.
10. Introduction to contract management.
11. Introduction to quality management (basic infrastructure for quality, ISO 9000 in Construction – Processes. Quality Assurance, Quality Controls in technical projects, etc.)

 

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Language of evaluation: Greek
Methods of evaluation:
• Written exam at the end of the semester
• Mid-term examination (max 30%)

 

ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Burke, R. (2002). Project management – Design techniques & control, KRITIKI PUBLISHING.
2. Ritz, G. (1994). Total construction project management. Mcgraw-Hill.
3. Efraimidis Χ. (1999). Construction management.
4. Pantouvakis, P. (2012) Management of construction projects, Athens ISBN 978-960-93- 4595-8.
5. Polyzos, S. (2018). Project management – Methods & Techniques, KRITIKI PUBLISHING
6. Ypsilantis, P. (2005). Project management – The Greek experience, Propompos Publishing