Course Outline

• An overview of Project Management
• Construction Management Tool
• The Basics of Getting it Right!
• A step by step approach to rolling out a project the right way
• Identifying and Managing your Risk Items
• 5 Steps to working Safe
• Contacts
• Typical Contract Structure
• When It Goes Wrong, Then Why Does It Go Wrong?

6 Stages of Project Life Cycle

1. Initiation & Briefing
2. Concept and Viability
3. Design Development
4. Documentation and Procurement
5. Construction/Implimentation
6. Close Out

 Knowledge Areas

• Quality
• Safety
• Budget
• Programme
• Risk
• Stake Holder Management
• Scope Management
• Contract Management
• Human Resource Management
• Procurement
• Including Project Integration

• So, ‘who is who’ on a contract and how do they contribute to the development of an unsuccessful project?
• Typical roles and responsibilities on a contract
• Project challenges
• The known unknown
•  Are risks particular to an industry, or are they universal? What risks does mining attract, that are not listed in the above
• If we are able to list the risks, then how and why do they catch us out?
• A review of the project managers deliverables for the six stages of the project life cycle
• Why do we need a contract in place?
• Time barring and why?. What are the common risks tosouth african construction projects?
• So, when do you identify and manage your risk items?
• What should a risk register look like?
• What technical/ design/ detail risks are there on aconstruction project, and how can these be mitigated?
• What site risks are there on a construction project, and how can these be mitigated?
• What contractual risks are there on a construction project, and how can these be mitigated?
• What accepted / force majeure risks are there on a construction project, and how can these be mitigated?
• Techniques for identifying risks:
• Qualitive versus quantative approach
• Execution/ construction
• What you need to know about safety management
• What you need to know about programme management
• What you need to know about budget management
• What you need to know about quality management
• What you need to know about risk management
• What you need to know about communication and stake

Accreditation Details

This course is accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) with 2 CPD Points, by the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) with 12 CPD Hours, and by the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) with 12 CPD Hours.