PRMG 02: Management of Project Resources - Spring 2024
The course discusses the process of planning and managing the key resources of capital projects to meet their desired objectives in terms of time, cost, quality, and safety. In this course, learners will learn how to ensure resource availability on-site and off-site, resolve resource conflicts, and optimize the use of different resources. The course consists of different modules, each one focuses on a key resource such as material handling and ordering, estimating and enhancing labor productivity, managing human resources, selecting equipment and optimizing their productivity, and allocate resources to suit the project’s time and cost limitations. The course offers an abundance of tools and methodologies that learners could instantly use to manage resources effectively in their workplaces. In addition, learners will learn advanced optimization algorithms that they could apply in their professional work in applications much broader than resource management. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required.