There are many ways in which a project can be carried out, and the way in which it is executed is project management. Project management includes: identifying requirements, establishing clear and achievable objectives, balancing the competing demands from the different stakeholders, and ensuring that a commonality of purpose is achieved. It is clear that unless there is a structured and scientific approach to the practice of management, organizations would find themselves adrift in the ocean called organizational development and hence would be unable to meet the myriad of challenges that the modern era throws at them.

At the conclusion of this course, the learner will have a better understanding of the Construction Management Fundamentals for Construction Professionals as well as an understanding of the following topics:

• The meaning of a project
• The difference between a project and operation
• Program management
• Portfolio management
• Various stakeholders
• Project management offices