- Docente: Luca Costa
- Credits: 4
- SSD: CEAR-08/B
- Language: English
- Moduli: Luca Costa (Modulo 1) Marco Pasquini (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Building Engineering -Architecture (cod. 6728)
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from Sep 16, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026
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from Nov 04, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have acquired the principles, methods and tools to manage the following activities: design and realization of construction processes, planning and scheduling, bidding and contractual relationships, estimating and evaluation of project cash flows, critical path method, survey of construction procedures, cost control and effectiveness, supervision of the process.
Course contents
Definitions of project, prohgram and portfilio.
Role of Prograns and Portfolios in the strategy of companies.
Program and Portfolio governance
The Program Charter
Components and the lifecycle of the programs: starting, changing, suspending and terminating(when needed).
The Building as a structured program.
Risk Management Elements, Montecarlo Simulationsand Uncertainty.
Readings/Bibliography
Project Management Institute. (2026). Project Management Body of Knowledge VIII Ed. Project Management Institute Inc.
Project Management Institute. (2009). Practice Standard for Project Risk Management. Project Management Institute Inc.
Kerzner H. (2022). Project Management: A systems approach to planning, scheduling and controlling. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Teaching methods
Frontal Lessons and exercises
Assessment methods
Test with multiple choice questions
Office hours
See the website of Luca Costa
See the website of Marco Pasquini