Project Management
Niveau
Introductory & advanced
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• explain the structure, phases, and stakeholder structures of construction project management.
• analyze tasks, responsibilities, and interfaces between project participants across the entire project life cycle.
• apply basic methods of schedule, cost, and quality management in construction.
• evaluate risks, decision alternatives, and control measures with regard to project objectives and success.
• communicate and document project processes, decision-making foundations, and report content in a way appropriate to the audience.
• explain the structure, phases, and stakeholder structures of construction project management.
• analyze tasks, responsibilities, and interfaces between project participants across the entire project life cycle.
• apply basic methods of schedule, cost, and quality management in construction.
• evaluate risks, decision alternatives, and control measures with regard to project objectives and success.
• communicate and document project processes, decision-making foundations, and report content in a way appropriate to the audience.
Prerequisites for the course
none
Course content
- Fundamentals, definitions, and objective systems of construction project management
- Project participants, roles, and responsibilities
- Project structuring, workflow and schedule planning
- Cost planning and tracking, construction controlling
- Quality management and documentation in the construction process
- Risk and opportunity management
- Communication and decision-making processes within the project
- Introduction to digital tools
- Project participants, roles, and responsibilities
- Project structuring, workflow and schedule planning
- Cost planning and tracking, construction controlling
- Quality management and documentation in the construction process
- Risk and opportunity management
- Communication and decision-making processes within the project
- Introduction to digital tools
Recommended specialist literature
- Patzak, G., Rattay, G. (2017) Projektmanagement: Leitfaden zum Management von Projekten, Projektportfolios und projektorientierten Unternehmen. Linde.
- PMI Institute (2026). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
- Kraus, G. und R. Westermann (2019). Projektmanagement mit System. Wiesbaden
- PMI Institute (2026). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
- Kraus, G. und R. Westermann (2019). Projektmanagement mit System. Wiesbaden
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
6
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, group work
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
2