Project Management

Syllabus

Course Meeting Times

Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
2	Introduction II
3	Project organization and contracts
4	Construction finance
5	Working the globe Guest lecture: Fred Berger Privatization
6	Public-private partnerships in financing of infrastructure	Assignment 1 due
7	Private finance initiative
8	Project finance
9	How to get involved in private finance	Term project proposal due
10	Case studies I
11	Case studies II	Assignment 2 due
12	Risk analysis
13	Risk management
14	Project financial evaluation Guest lecture: Massood Samii, Southern New Hampshire University
15	Cost benefit analysis Guest lecture: Massood Samii, Southern New Hampshire University	Assignment 3 case selection due
16	Guest lecture: Massood Samii, Southern New Hampshire University
17	Capital program management Guest lecture: Chris Gordon, Harvard University Construction site visit
18	Project organization I
19	The World of Skanksa and The Road Ahead Guest lecture: Jim Becker, Skansa AB
20	Project organization II	Assignment 3 due
21	Project control
22	Project management engineering, procurement and construction
23	Identifying and covering risks—current trends
24	Masdar City: Zero Carbon, Zero Waste: ‘Someday is Today’ Guest lecture: Khaled Awad Project uncertainty management	Term project report due
25	Term project presentations