ENGG 684
Introduction to Project
Management
Estacio Pereira, PhD
Assistant Professor (Teaching) in Project Management
Department of Civil Engineering – Schulich School of Engineering
Agenda
• Course Instructors
• Course outline and requirements
• Group Project
• Assignments
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Safety First
• What type of emergency may arise in my workplace?
• Fire
• Health issues
• Etc.
• How to mitigate hazards?
• What would I do if I have an emergency?
• Scape route?
• Assembly point?
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Safety moment
In the event of an evacuation, everyone is required to
evacuate the building. Please take your belongings with you
when you leave. The primary exit point is ____. The
secondary exit point is ____. Our assembly point is located
____. During the evacuation, do not re-enter the building
until there has been an all clear.
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Course Learning Outcome
• Introduce project management concepts and principles
• Provide hands-on experience in the use of project
management techniques and in the approaches used to
solve problems in the project environment
• To learn and be able to implement a rigorous project
management methodology
• To learn how to plan and define a project
• To understand how to build and sustain project teams
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What I want to learn from this course
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Class Material
• Class information and material will be distributed via D2L:
• Announcements and updates
• Outlines, syllabus, and handouts
• Submit questions or concerns:
• Anonymous Google Form
• By attending office hours (Zoom or Office) – Instructor Th 10:30 to 11:30
• Using Discussion Threads on D2L
• Via email to instructors and TAs
*Please include ENGG 684 in the subject header.
• I adhere to a 48-h response period for all emails during weekdays. Emails sent on
Friday or during weekends/holidays will be responded to on the following two
business days.
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Lectures
• Lectures will be held on Zoom –Link available on D2L
• Lectures will be recorded.
• Some Lectures will be asynchronous (Please see course schedule).
• Students are expected to attend and actively participate in all lectures. If a
student cannot attend a lecture for any reason, it is the responsibility of
the student to keep up with the course material by connecting with
classmates and team members to discuss the topics covered in class.
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Recommended Textbooks
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Grades
Component Weight
Case study 45%
Exam 1 20%
Exam 2 15%
Assigments 20%
• Exam 1 - October 20th
• Exam 2 - December 6th
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Time expected working on course deliverables
Group Project 1 to 2 hours per week
Assignments 4 to 5 hours 3 week
Class Lecture 3 hours
Review Material 1 hour
Exams Preparation 4 to 5 hours two weeks
Total Commitment 5 to 6 hours per week
9 to 11 hours per week
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Group Project and Assignments
• Groups of 6 students
• Group Project and Assignments must be submitted on time.
• Late submissions will not be graded and will receive a grade of 0.
• Each submission must be prepared and submitted in a legible, well-organized, and
professional manner.
• Group Project and Assignments should be submitted on D2L.
• One submission per group
• Cover Sheet
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Assumptions and Ground Rules
• Respect
• Everyone has something useful to contribute – experience,
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
• Arrive at class on time; attend all classes (watch videos)
• Class participation; be actively involved
• Be committed to the team members – Please sign your contract
• Academic misconduct
• Safety first, and have fun!
• Focus on learning rather than grades!
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If content is not clear
– Anonymous Talk with your group
feedback
Send an email to the
Search for the answer
What to do
course instructors/TA
– include course in
the subject
on D2L – ask
questions trends if I have
questions?
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Course
Schedule
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Course
D2L
Overview
Group Project
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Kahoot!
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What can
you see?
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Miscommunication
Source:
https://www.solutions360.com/project-
management-miscommunication-is-a-no-no/
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Miscommunication
https://www.ted.com/talks/katherine_hampsten_how_miscommunication_happens_and_how_to_avoid_it/transcri
pt?language=en
Source:
https://www.solutions360.com/project-
management-miscommunication-is-a-no-no/
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Please, keep in mind that
• What you think is not what others may think
• Please, be polite, kind, and compassionate with your group
members. We all have different backgrounds, and let’s use it in
our favour
• Fill out the contract – if something is not working, change it!
• Engage with your group
• Have fun
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Group Project – Case Study
ENGG 684 – GROUP Work – Case Study
Overview
The goal is to understand and challenge the state of current project management practices in the
literature, focusing on project delivery legal issues of importance to engineers and project managers. The
objectives of the team assignment are the following:
1. Experience and learn from project teamwork
2. Plan and implement a short-term research project
3. Understand research in the practice of project delivery
Expectations
Students must select their partners for this assignment (6 students per group). Each team will be
assigned a specific project delivery topic. The team will research a specific case study to use as
reference. From the case study, you will identify project delivery issues, and support your findings with
potential solutions from the construction/project management area. The written report will focus on your
analysis of the case study and the solutions found in the literature review.
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Group Project – Case Study
• Project and organizational readiness
• Workface planning/Advanced Work Packaging – Front End Planning
• Team based contracts
• Construction Productivity:
o Importance of pre-construction planning in achieving higher construction productivity
o Healthy supervisor and worker relationship will lead to higher performance, hence higher outcome.
o Development of worker performance evaluation system as basis to create high performing worker
groups
• Types of risks and contingencies. Operational, strategic and contextual risks in construction projects.
How are these handled in construction projects? Methods to calculate the contingency.
• Project Management and Agile: How Agile can impact project Performance?
• Safety Best Practices: How to achieve a Zero accident Project?
• Best Practices in Project Quality Management
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Assignments
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Assignments
• 3 Assignments
• Choose a project – List available on D2L
• Assignment 1 – Prepare Project Charter, Contract, and RACI
• Assignment 2 – Project Cost
• Assignment 3 – Project Risk
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Contract
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• Deferral of Final
Exams: https://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/exams/deferred-final-
exams
• Extenuating Circumstances
Withdrawals: https://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/registration/appeals
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Copyright Notice
Please do not copy or distribute any of the course material without
written consent of the author.
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