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Managing Construction Projects

Optimize your construction projects from concept to completion. Learn essential strategies and practical tools to master cost, schedule, quality, and communication in any building endeavor.

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5.0
(18 reviews)
BeginnerUpdated Oct 20, 2025
Managing Construction Projects

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify diverse project delivery methods.
check_circleSelect optimal project teams effectively.
check_circleManage construction project costs and schedules.
check_circleImplement robust quality and communication control.
check_circleUnderstand construction project legal aspects.
check_circleApply program management for enhanced project benefits.

About This Course

Unlock the secrets to successful project delivery in the dynamic world of commercial and public construction with "Managing Construction Projects." This comprehensive course, led by a seasoned expert, delves into the critical processes and techniques essential for navigating complex construction endeavors effectively.

From foundational project phases to intricate legal and control considerations, this course provides a pragmatic approach to construction management. You'll gain a deep understanding of:

  • **Project Delivery Methods:** Explore traditional and alternative approaches, including Design-Bid-Build, CM at Risk, and Design-Build, understanding their implications and optimal application.
  • **Project Legal Considerations:** Navigate the legal landscape of construction, covering contracts, implied warranties, and effective dispute resolution strategies to minimize risk and claims.
  • **Project Controls:** Master the core elements of project management:
    • **Cost Control:** Learn advanced estimating, value engineering, and constructability analysis to keep projects on budget.
    • **Schedule Control:** Develop and manage critical path method (CPM) schedules, implement progress monitoring, and craft effective recovery plans for unforeseen delays.
    • **Quality Control:** Understand the distinction between quality assurance and quality control, and learn how to embed superior quality throughout the project lifecycle through effective planning and execution.
    • **Communication Control:** Discover the power of comprehensive project records, issue tracking, and efficient information flow using modern document control systems to enhance collaboration and accountability.
  • **Construction Program Management:** Elevate your perspective beyond individual projects to understand strategic program management. Learn about benefit realization, stakeholder management, and robust governance frameworks for overseeing multiple, interconnected projects.

Whether you're an architect, engineer, contractor, owner, or aspiring construction manager, this course equips you with the knowledge and perspective needed to "do the right things right" in your construction projects, ensuring successful outcomes from initiation to closeout.

Your Instructors

HalfMoon Education
HalfMoon Education

Online Courses for Engineers

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HalfMoon Education is a nonprofit continuing education provider offering live webinars and on-demand courses for engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, attorneys, paralegals, accountants and others. Since 1996, we’ve helped thousands of professionals nationwide stay current with industry standards and codes, earn CE hours, and advance their expertise through practical, expert-led learning experiences. Learn more about us at: www.halfmoonseminars.org

Joseph Delaney
Joseph Delaney

Expert in Engineering, Program Management, and Sustainable Construction

Dr. Delaney is the Professor of Practice in Construction Engineering/Management at the University of Memphis. He is also the General Manager of the Construction Management Services group at Delaney CMS in Byhalia, Mississippi, and president of Delaney Parametric Design. He is the former president of C&S Design Build Inc., where he started the agency construction management business. At C&S, Dr. Delaney was responsible for more than $1 billion in completed projects in the education, municipal, wastewater, airport, and private development sectors. Dr. Delaney is a licensed professional engineer (New York, New Jersey, and Mississippi), holds the Program Management Professional (PgMP®) credential, is a Certified Construction Manager (CCM®), and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Accredited Professional. Dr. Delaney received his bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Delaney enjoys sharing his experience leading teams, and he has provided leadership training to senior management including his colleagues at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Senior Executive Institute and at Fortune 500 companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Inc., and L3 Communications. Dr. Delaney was recently the keynote speaker at the Tri‐State Diversity Summit where he shared Delaney CMS’s (a New York State Certified Minority/Woman‐Owned Business Enterprise – MWBE) vision for equality and empowerment. Dr. Delaney recently wrote a textbook titled Construction Program Management which was published by CRC Press. The textbook is used to teach undergraduate and graduate students and by practitioners to help them formulate a process‐based approach for management of large projects and programs

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