B3180 - Managing Engineering and Construction Processes

Academic Year 2026/2027

  • Docente: Luca Costa
  • Credits: 4
  • SSD: IEGE-01/A
  • Language: English
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Building Engineering -Architecture (cod. 6728)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will be able to: perform an economic evaluation of the building construction processes; plan the activities related to the maintenance and management of the building heritage; carry out management and control activities in the field of Global service.

Course contents

Project Related Basic Definitions

The Main Project Roles: Sponsor, Steering Committee, Project Manager and Team

The Concept of Project Scope

Management of Time and Costs, Definition of the Project Budget.

Eventts Influencing the Plan:identification and analysis of risks to create preventive and contingency plans.

Managing Projects under Uncertainty:stochastich methods evaluating the reliability of plans.

Definition and Usage of Reserves

Managing the Project Resources

Managing the Project Stakeholders: engaging People and Gruops influencing the lifecycle of the project.

When the project fails. Foudamenta


Readings/Bibliography

Harold Kerzner - Project Management 2.0

Harlod Kerzner - Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling - Fourtheents Edition

Project Management Institute - A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (VIII Ed.) (2026)

Assessment methods

Uses cases to be solved in teamwork

Final exam with multiple choice questions.

Office hours

See the website of Luca Costa