TRANSPORTATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

TPMI2017

MAY 16 - 25, 2017

CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

CURRICULUM

The curriculum of the NinthAnnual Transportation Project Management Institute (TPMI) is designed to address the following objectives

  • Provide hands-on experience in relevant transportation project management issues/challenges through a series of case study exercises.
  • Solidify fundamental project management knowledge and skills through lectures/discussions with experienced faculty from academia, government, and industry, as well as group interaction with other project management professionals.
  • Build communities of project managers with extensive team-based work on case study exercises and numerous opportunities for small group discussions and interaction.

Based on these objectives, the curriculum was designed to center on a series of case study exercises that run the entire duration of the institute – culminating with a final presentation and discussion session. Students will work together in teams to complete the case studies. In addition, lecture/discussion sessions are scheduled to support the progression of the case study, and to help solidify and extend participant project management knowledge and capabilities. All faculty in the institute are experts in their fields, and also have direct transportation experience. Finally, the residential setting of the institute, with numerous opportunities for student and faculty interaction, provides the ideal environment for community building.

The attached agenda presents a detailed schedule of the TPMI curriculum. Note, in particular, that the institute begins and ends with a focus on the case study. Further, note that the lecture/discussion sessions will seek to integrate fundamental knowledge with the challenges the students face in the case study exercises.

Tuesday
5/16 / Wednesday
5/17 / Thursday
5/18 / Friday
5/19 / Monday
5/22 / Tuesday
5/23 / Wednesday
5/24 / Thursday
5/25
7:30 AM / 8:00 – 11:00
Registration
@
DardenInn
11:00– Convene
Institute
@
Darden Classroom
Welcome and
Intro to TPMI
(B. Smith)
Project Management Alumni Panel
(2 people) / Breakfast Buffet
Abbott Center / Breakfast Buffet
Abbott Center / Breakfast Buffet
Abbott Center
Room Checkout / 8:00 – 10:30
Registration
@
Darden Inn
9:30 – 10:30
Continental
Breakfast
at
Darden Classroom
10:15 Morning Announcements / Breakfast Buffet
Abbott Center / Breakfast Buffet
Abbott Center / Breakfast Buffet
Abbott Center
Room Checkout
8:15
AM / Morning Announcements / Morning Announcements / Morning Announcements / Morning Announcements / Morning Announcements / Case Study Presentations
Photographs
Certificate Presentations
Closing
Remarks
8:30 AM / Leading the Project Team
and Ethics
(D. Gehr) / Planning & Programming
(K. Pryor) Environmental
(C. Wamsley) / Project Scope Management
(B. Scherer) / Consultant
Procurement
Process
(J. Rodgers) / Negotiations
(F. Dukes)
10:15 / Break / Break / Break / Break / Break
10:30 AM / Leading the Project Team and Ethics
(D. Gehr) / Project Development Process
Tier 1 Case Study
(R. Worssam) / Project Scope Management
(B. Scherer) / Estimating
+PCES/Transport
(Omar Ahmed
K. Bates ) / Right of Way/Utilities
(L. Snider
M. Reynolds) / Engaging the Public
(F. Dukes)
12:00 PM / Lunch Buffet
Abbott Center
(Lunch Speakers) / Lunch Buffet
AbbottCenter / Lunch Buffet
AbbottCenter / Lunch Buffet
AbbottCenter / Lunch Buffet
Abbott Center / Lunch Buffet
Abbott Center / Lunch Buffet
Abbott Center / Commencement Lunch including Award to Winning Team
Jose Gomez; Brian Smith
Lunch Buffet
Abbott Center
1:00 PM / Icebreaking Activities
(J. Zarling) / Case Study Discussion / Case Study Discussion / Case Study Discussion / Case Study Discussion / Case Study Discussion / Case Study Discussion / Institute
Concludes
1:15 PM / Communication Guidance--Written
(K. Neeley) / Project Development Process
Tier 1 Case Study
(R. Worssam) / Common Sense Engineering
(B. Thrasher) / Risk Management
(J. Lynch)
Local Projects
(Halacy) / Design Build
(S. Patel)
Communications—Oral
(B. Smith)
2:45 / Break / Break / Break / 3:00 PM
Weekend Break
Reconvene
Monday
@
10:15am / Break / Break
3:00 PM / Understanding Personality
(G. Brittingham) / Building Powerful Groups
(F. Dukes) / Project Development Process
Tier 1 Case Study
(R. Worssam) Project Development Process
Tier 1 Case Study
(R. Worssam) / Scheduling + Hands-on Exercises
(B. Smith,
B. McAuliffe) / Case Study Team Work Session
6:00 PM / Dinner/
Reception
Collonade Club
UVA Lawn
  • Buffet
  • Lawn Tours
/ Dinner
Abbott Center
(J. Keller) / Dinner
AbbottCenter
(P. Shucet
(Local Government Person) / Barbeque Dinner
Darden Inn Pub
Evening Activity
(J. Zarling) / Dinner
Abbott Center
(Dinner Speaker) / PizzaDinner
Darden Inn
(w/ DPEMs ?)
7:00 PM / Case Study Team Work Session / Case Study Team Work Session / Case Study Team Work Session / Case Study Team Work Session

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