what's the difference in construction management & project management??!?
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Project management is not industry specific - these courses should talk about how to manage projects in any industry.\n\nConstruction management should include a lot of project management, but will be focused specifilly on construction projects, and would also include topics such as legal construction issues, code implications, working as general contractor versus being an owners rep etc.
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the same difference as between an architect and construction crew
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Project Manager      == First vip in Project\nSystem Analyst       == Second/Third vip in project\n\nProject manager      == He/She will keep contacts with client\nSA                   == He/She Never contacts with client/most\n\nPM                   == He keeps architect the project.\nSA                   == He keeps impliment the project.\n\nPM                   == Issues maily comes from SA not from other team mates regarding project.\nSA                   == He/she keeps issues in project.\n\nPM                   == Tension free job.\nSA                   == Peak Tension\n\nPM                   == Will get more salary\nSA                   == Will get less salary\n\nPM                   == Wont get busy schedule.\nSA                   == Will be always busy.\n\nPM                   == Can enjoy @ any time.\nSA                   == Has to work.. work... work..\n\nPM                   == I dont want now.\nSA                   == I want to be a Good SA
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The market for project management software is broad.  Prices ranges from free to tens of thousands of dollars.  Few, if any, companies try to span the entire price spectrum.\n\nNormally "project management software" is a term used to describe a package that is based around a scheduling engine, but there are other kinds of software that could also be regarded as project management software, such as estimating packages, add-on software, change/configuration control software, and documentation control software.
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The Business Administration has a lot more math/quanitative classes in the program, more accounting even. Business management has more qualitative classes. The Business Administration class has a better chance of going into MBA programs (thats what I was told).
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The good bit is that you have experience. I would get some certs too as some of those hiring like to see them whether you think it really indicates ability or not. So the usual A+,network+, MCP,MCSA.MCSE etc and whatever your specialism is (mine was citrix). If you could get some documented project management experience then that would give more opportunity to "shop around" in terms of pastures new. There is, apparently another skills shortage in some areas of IT.Obviously IT is another profession where ageism also plays a part.
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Lean Construction is a production management-based approach to project delivery -- a new way to design and build capital facilities.  Lean production management has caused a revolution in manufacturing design, supply and assembly. \n\nApplied to construction, Lean changes the way work is done throughout the delivery process. Lean Construction extends from the objectives of a lean production system - maximize value and minimize waste - to specific techniques and applies them in a new project delivery process. As a result:\n\n    * The facility and its delivery process are designed together to better reveal and support customer purposes. Positive iteration within the process is supported and negative iteration reduced.\n    * Work is structured throughout the process to maximize value and to reduce waste at the project delivery level.\n    * Efforts to manage and improve performance are aimed at improving total project performance because it is more important than reducing the cost or increasing the speed of any activity.\n    * "Control" is redefined from "monitoring results" to "making things happen." The performance of the planning and control systems are measured and improved.\n\nThe reliable release of work between specialists in design, supply and assembly assures value is delivered to the customer and waste is reduced. Lean Construction is particularly useful on complex, uncertain and quick projects. It challenges the belief that there must always be a trade between time, cost, and quality
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Here some characteristics of a good project manager.  Think about how you can show that you excel in these areas :\n\nLeader.\nCommunicator.\nFacilitator.\nNegotiator.\nProblem solver.\nCreative.\nAble to balance multiple priorities.\nAble to see “the big picture”.\nDetail orientated.\nIntegrator.\nAble to make decisions.\nGood understanding of project environment.\nGood understanding of project management tools and techniques.\nFlexible.\nAble to delegate.\nAbility to influence.
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A number of organizations have developed what they call project management maturity models, which attempt to gage how "mature" an organization is in terms of its project management skills.\n\nSome of these you have to buy, others you can just read about.  I've linked to three below.
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Depends on what the project is, but generally a project manager is in charge of the job (database roll out for example).  They make sure that the timelines and deliverables are met.  They schedule and chair meetings.  They plan and possibly do the budgets.
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Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.  It focused on the management processes, rather than on the technical content of a project.\n\nIt sounds like you're referring to a course description, which is probably a project management course targeted at IT professionals.  While project management skills are not industry-specific, a course with a title like this probably draws heavily on case studies and examples from IT, and discusses some of the unique challenges of managing IT projects.
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A financial audit deals with the financial statements of a company as a whole. It is primarily concerned with dollars.\n\nA project audit probably will look at the expenses of project compared tot he project budget but will also look at:\n- the progress of the project\n- performance of the project manager\n- does the project satisfy/meet the needs it is supposed identified before the project started
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Management \nA course dealing with planned project execution and management in organizations; ... Course content arranged with faculty. MGT 499. Directed Individual ...www.cnuas.edu/Programs/DegreePrograms/CourseDesc/Management.asp - 27k - Cached - More from this site \nCourse Technology -Management of Information Security (0619215151) \n... covered in this text is often part of a capstone course in an ... Readings and Cases in the Management of Information Security. Learn about the. MIS Series ...www.course.com/catalog/product.cfm?isbn=0-619-21515-1 - 24k - Cached - More from this site \nCourse Technology - Catalog \nProject Management. 27 titles found in 5 subcategories. • Microsoft Project 2003 ... The Apprentice has given to the importance of good project management...www.course.com/catalog/subcategory.cfm?category=Project+Management - 31k - Cached - More from this site \nCOURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (PDF) \nSimply because content is placed online in a course management system does ... a Good Start – Restricting access to copyrighted content in course management ...www.copyright.com/media/pdfs/Using-Course-Management-Systems.pdf
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Project management is the function or job of managing a project, its a skill require in handling a project, from the idea, brain storming, to scheduling and task allocation, to actual delegation of work, overseeing entire work to final closing of a project.
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Construction Management/Engineering. With your Bachelor's you will be at an employment advantage with Construction companies because of the current push towards green building. Another help would be to get yourself LEED certified.
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It's difficult to say, since different organizations use similiar sounding job titles to mean different things.\n\nHowever, you can imagine that a large project such as building an airport would have many large and complex contracts with many contractors responsible for doing different parts of the construction, and that the contracts manager would be responsible for overseeing :\n\nThe creation of Requests for Proposal\nThe evaluation of vendor responses\nThe selection of the most appropriate contractors\nAny contract-related negotiations\nThe contract issuance process\nChanges to contracts\nLegal challenges and disputes
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Learn about project managment. It helps with all of the other parts of IT i.e. Business analysis, process mapping etc. It will also help you move in to management if you so wish. Wish I had learned about it sooner. Good luck.