CCE4167 Civil Engineering Project Planning and Management

This module “Civil Engineering Project Planning & Management” is a practical, step-by-step guide to project management for Civil engineers. This module describes the techniques and strategies for creating a successful civil engineering project. It introduces civil engineering projects and their management, and then proceeds stage-by-stage through the engineering life-cycle project, from requirements, and implementation, to phase-out. It offers information for understanding the needs of the end-user of a product and other stakeholders associated with a project and is full of techniques based on real, hands-on management of engineering projects. It will equip students with the skills, aptitudes, and knowledge required of project management professionals. It will teach a core set of project skills known as the ten project management knowledge areas, including managing project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, risk, resources, communication, procurement, and stakeholders as well as a solid understanding of the key factors that impact on project success and project management success, and the relations between project management and change management. It will make students aware of the issues in identifying and selecting projects and in planning, performing, and controlling the project, with much emphasis on civil engineering projects. Whilst drawing on project management theory, the module is focused on training students in practical skills based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), an international standard published by the Project Management Institute (PMI).