CivE 601

Analytical Methods for Project Management

Description

This course provides updated knowledge and analytical methods to extend basic concepts and techniques in project management while keeping the analytical flavor typical of an engineering course.

Learning Outcomes

To distinguish balanced vs. unbalanced pricing in project tendering through bid factor analysis
To follow industry best practices in performing project breakdown and preparing project network models
To apply path-float based critical path method to simplify project scheduling and time cost trade-off analysis
To critically apply Earned Value management in project cost control
To apply a non-computer approach to resource scheduling by updating project network models
To interpret complex precedence relationships on project network models by applying formalized transform schemes
To perform risk analysis and simulation analysis for contingency estimating in bidding and path float based project scheduling
To critically apply linear scheduling and repetitive scheduling methods
To gain teambuilding and project management experiences through conducting a group-based Term Project

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Sections & Respective Instructors

A1 - 2025/2026 - Fall - Elyar Pourrahimian

A1 - 2024/2025 - Fall - Vicente A. González

A1 - 2023/2024 - Fall - Ming Lu

A1 - 2022/2023 - Fall - Ming Lu

A1 - 2020/2021 - Fall - Ming Lu