Scope control is a preventative process that starts with a detailed project scope and ensures discipline in changing the scope during project execution. Change management involves the processes for managing all changes that occur on a project. This module provides insight and tools to improve project scope control and management of change. This course outlines the ten key inputs to design and describes their impact on the seven key project outputs. In a workshop, participants learn to use the objectives matrix to measure quality of design inputs early on a project.
Participants analyze practical examples of constructability implementation programs.
The course describes current practices for prefabrication, pre-assembly, and modularization. The material identifies external and internal forces, and technical and managerial implications, that prompt the use of modular and pre-assembly construction. This course describes the influence of general contractors on the safety performance of subcontractors and on large projects. This course provides specific ideas, tools, and guidance for promoting productivity and effective performance management of all personnel within an organization. The material identifies methods for measurement and opportunities for improvement of productivity, as well as strategies for creating major performance improvements.