 This
Project Management Online Course has been written from the contractor's
viewpoint.
Four contractors with a combined experience of over 100 years
in the construction industry have contributed to this course. Their
expertise covers the general construction, HVAC, plumbing, electrical
and refrigeration fields.
This course is suitable for newcomers to the construction
business who want to know where to start as well as those who have
been around for awhile and want to brush up on management techniques.
It also gives architects, engineers, and construction inspectors
insight on what contractors really think.
Practical examples are given throughout and are based
on real-life situations.
This is a no-holds barred project management course
that will raise a few eyebrows while it tells it like it really
is.
Please understand that this is an online
course only. There is no book.
Course
Syllabus - Project Management 103
Lesson 1: Course Introduction
and Pre-Construction Planning
- Basic Management Controls - Keys to success,
making a plan, delegation, pre-cons, value engineering, modifications,
forms utilization, monitoring, prefab, submittal control
- Laying Out the Job - Necessary documentation,
utility coordination, permits, environmental requirements, HAZCON,
OSHA, MSDS
- Job
Scheduling - Equipment and tool considerations, manpower
allocation, the schedule, delay administration, PERT and
CPM explained
Lesson 2: Work-in-Progress Planning
- Job Responsibilities - Duties of the superintendent/foreman,
dealing with the owner-project engineer/architect
- Labor Control - Proper manning, reporting,
assigning labor codes, proper tooling, quality control
- Material Control - Submittals, sourcing, purchase
orders, inventory control, effect of other jobs, suppliers,
job costing, shortages, direct job expenses
Lesson 3: Change-Orders
- Small
and Large CO’s - Tedious but necessary,
field responsibility, documentation, proper notification of
affected parties
- Effect on Job - Disruption, acceleration of
contract, minimizing
- Getting
Approval - The process to go through
- Who Pays? - Discretion, the better part of
valor, how to tell when to stand and when to run
Lesson 4: Punch List
- Documentation - Final submittals, job book
- Walk-Through
- Secret to an “easy” punch
list, two separate walk-through's, what to look for and what
to avoid
- Testing
- Subcontractor coordination, who foots the bill?, length
of warranty
- As-built's - Who provides?, mylars v. paper,
CAD acceptance, an alternative worth a try
- Close-out - Cleanup, materials, equipment,
labor review, maintenance scheduling, lien releases
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