1.040 / 1.401J / ESD.018J Project Management, Spring 2007
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Author(s)
Moavenzadeh, Fred, 1935-
Labi, Samuel, 1962-
Lee, Sang Hyun, 1973-
Alternative Title
Project Management
Date Issued
June 2007
Abstract
As technological integration and construction complexity increase, so does construction lead times. To stay competitive companies have sought to shorten the construction times of new infrastructure by managing construction development efforts effectively by using different project management tools. In this course, three important aspects of construction project management are taught: (1) the theory, methods and quantitative tools used to effectively plan, organize, and control construction projects; (2) efficient management methods revealed through practice and research; (3) hands-on, practical project management knowledge from on-site situations. To achieve this, we will use a basic project management framework in which the project life-cycle is broken into organizing, planning, monitoring, controlling and learning from old and current construction projects. Within the framework, you will learn the methodologies and tools necessary for each aspect of the process as well as the theories upon which these are built. By the end of the term you will be able to adapt and apply the framework to effectively manage a construction project in an Architecture/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) organization.
Subjects
project management
quantitative tools
management methods
project life cycle
feasibility and organization
project planning
project monitoring and control
project learning
system dynamics
software tools
resource constraints
contract mechanisms
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
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