BNV7130 Project Management Methods Portfolio Assignment

Task

You need to present a portfolio that covers 3 distinctive topics / themes from this module. In the portfolio, you need to demonstrate your understanding of the project management theories and elaborate how you can apply them in practice. You are encouraged to use your own project experience and/or real life project examples to contextualise your research, critically reflect upon the current construction practice, and derive your own innovative solutions.

Rationale

As this module covers a very wide range of topics relevant to the whole life cycle of a construction project, portfolio is chosen for its assessment so you can demonstrate your in-depth knowledge and understandings of various aspects of construction project management.

Description

For your portfolio, you need to choose 3 distinctive topics / themes covered in the lectures of this module, and critically discuss their application in construction project management. Based on broad reading and research, you need to critically evaluate the current construction practice, identify the challenges / problems, and explore possible solutions and the implications to the industry and practitioners to demonstrate your understanding of the complexity in construction project management. You may choose to focus on the UK or offer a more international flavour if you wish. And you are encouraged to use your own or real-life projects / experience as case studies for your discussion and analysis. 

learning outcomes:  

1. Comprehensively discuss the complexity and interlink of the operations ofmanaging construction projects
2. Clearly identify and analyse the issues, restraints and challenges in managing construction projects
3. Competently examine and apply theories and methods into managing construction projects
4. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of construction project management methods in practice