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INSTRUCTOR: 
Prof. Lonny Simonian, P.E., P.M.P.

Purpose and Background

This course will focus on providing a wide range of audience participants with the skills necessary to adequately manage the design process. Participants will learn techniques for keeping projects on schedule and within budget. In this second session, participants will learn how to recognize the integration and interrelatedness of cost, time, quality and resources. Developing a Work Plan and Organizing Resources will be emphasized. Topics to be discussed include Organizational, Work, and Cost Breakdown Structures, Developing Request for Proposals (RFP), Evaluating and selecting design consultants/sub-consultants, and Meeting Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements during engineering design.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Manage the design process and avoid problems that occur during construction
• Prepare cost effective construction documents
• Maintain design schedules and budgets, and meet project deadlines
• Convey design to clients, public agency officials, design consultants, and the public

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Achievement of the learning outcomes by attendees will be assessed through short quizzes and a final exam.

Who Should Attend?

Design Engineers, Project Engineers, Construction Engineers, Construction Project Engineers, Engineering Project Managers, Construction Project Managers

Outline

• Types of Organizational Structures
• Work Breakdown Structures
• Organizational Breakdown Structure
• Cost Breakdown Structure
• Overlapping Environment of Multiple Teams
• Engineering Budget Matrix
• Developing Requests for Proposals
• Request for Qualification Deliverables
• Statement of Work
• Solicitation for Services
• Evaluation of RFPs
• Selection Procedures
• Consultant Evaluation Form
• Meeting DBE Requirements
• Setting DBE Goals Scope Planning
• Scope Definition
• Scope Framing
• Elements of a Project Management Plan
• Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
• Developing a Project Management Plan
• Scope verification, monitoring and control
• Identifying Funding Sources

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs

This course is worth .2 CEUs / 2 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 30 days of the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]