Corso in Project Manager Edilizio

The Course is structured into nine modules that guide the student from the fundamentals of project management through to advanced application on the construction site.

1. Fundamentals of Project Management and Organisational Context

• Introduction to Project Management: definition, benefits, history and regulatory references; relationships between projects, operations, programmes and portfolios.
• Governance and Stakeholders: the role of the PM, team, sponsor, Change Control Board, PMO and stakeholder management.
• Environmental and Organisational Factors: PESTEL analysis, organisational structures and their impact on project management.
• Responsibilities of the PM: escalation, tailoring of methodologies and the culture of project management.

2. Project Planning and Structuring

• Project Start-up: business case, resource allocation, analysis of alternatives and feasibility.
• Scope Planning: objectives, success criteria, requirements and the time-cost-quality triple constraint.
• Documentation and Techniques: interviews, workshops, PRD, traceability matrix, user stories and backlog.
• Work Breakdown Structure, Risks, Quality and Scheduling: creating the WBS, risk management, quality metrics, estimation techniques and schedule optimisation (Gantt, leveling, smoothing).

3. Operational Management of Resources, Costs and Communication

• Resource Management: RACI matrix and Organizational Breakdown Structure.
• Cost Management: cost estimation, budget and contingency and management reserves.
• Communications Management: plan, formats, channels and tools.
• Stakeholders and Procurement: engagement, Make or Buy, contracts and Statement of Work.

4. Project Direction and Leadership

• Integration Processes: project charter, project plan, integrated change control and closure.
• Team Management: Tuckman model, motivation, delegation and empowerment.
• Leadership and Conflicts: leadership styles, soft skills and conflict resolution.
• Directing the Work: virtual, co-located or hybrid teams and execution according to the plan.

5. Monitoring, Control and Performance

• Monitoring and Control: collecting and analysing data against objectives.
• Time and Costs: Earned Value Management, Earned Schedule and forecasting techniques.
• Quality, Resources and Scope: inspections, control charts, corrective actions, deliverable acceptance and avoiding Gold Plating and Scope Creep.
• Projects that no longer add value: when and how to stop a project while mitigating losses.

6. Sustainability, Ethics and Agile Methodologies

• Sustainability: economic, social and environmental criteria throughout the life cycle.
• Ethics and Professional Conduct: integrity, transparency, responsibility and respect.
• Agile & Scrum: fundamentals, differences from Waterfall, artefacts, roles and ceremonies.
• Lean, Kanban and hybrid solutions: Large Scale Scrum and Scaled Agile Framework.

7. Project Management Applied to the Construction Sector

• Empathetic leadership and innovation: human-centered organisations and change management.
• Fundamentals in construction: context, distinctive features and the role of the client.
• Roles and Responsibilities: Works Supervisor, PM, RUP, tenders and major works.
• Phases, Planning and Budget: design, permits, execution, testing, WBS, Critical Path Method, PERT and the most economically advantageous tender.

8. Advanced Management of the Construction Project

• Works Progress and Performance: SAL (work progress statements), KPIs and monitoring tools.
• Contract Models: traditional and innovative approaches, FIDIC, EPC, Design & Build.
• Risks, Stakeholders and Building Systems: risk register, governance, systems design (gas, water, electrical) and safety.
• Cost and Personnel Control: SAL, payment certificates, variations, subcontracts and performance evaluation.

9. Construction Site, Safety, Valuation and Relations with Public Administration

• Variations and Digitalisation: managing unforeseen events, cloud, photographic reports and traceability.
• Quality and Workplace Safety: documentation for local health authorities (ASL) and inspectors, PPE and penalty prevention.
• Valuation and Relations with Public Administration: parametric estimation, lump-sum and measured contracts, certified email (PEC), technical reports and forms.
• Simulations, Operational Outputs and Final Preparation: case studies, decision-making templates and preparation for the final exam.