A single construction project is demanding enough. Running several at once — with shared resources, shifting priorities and different risk profiles on each site — is a different challenge altogether, and traditional single-project methods usually fall short of it.

The Arab British Fellowship Training Academy built this course to close that gap. Participants learn a structured, multi-project approach to supervision and site operation, covering everything from inspection duties and quality control to the systems that let a manager track several interconnected projects at once — the practical foundation for running construction programs, not just individual sites.

Who Should Attend?

• Project managers, project directors and consultants
• Engineers and planners
• Contractor and supplier organisations
• Site engineers and assistant engineers working in supervision and execution
• Researchers and academics involved in the construction and building industries

What You Will Gain

• The full set of duties and responsibilities involved in supervising building operations and following up on the implementation of plans and specifications.
• Quality control methods for completing projects within cost and time constraints.
• A clear picture of how Multiple Project Management differs from Traditional Project Management, and what it adds.
• A systematic, ready-to-apply approach for implementing Multiple Project Management techniques.

Module 1: Single-Project Thinking vs Managing a Portfolio of Projects

• The difference between Multiple Project Management (MPM) and Single Project Management (SPM)
• Criteria for grouping and selecting projects under MPM
• Key benefits of MPM: portfolio management and resource management

Module 2: Core Concepts: Why Projects Fail and What Managing Them Involves

• Projects vs operations, and why projects fail
• Key project management concepts and the project life cycle
• Project management processes overview

Module 3: Planning a Project End to End

• Initiating and planning projects, and building the Work Breakdown Structure
• Developing the project plan, resource plan, and cost estimating and budgeting
• Establishing the project team, and the communication, procurement and risk management plans

Module 4: Executing, Tracking and Closing Projects

• Executing projects, distributing project information and quality assurance
• Contract administration, schedule updates and performance measurement using Earned Value
• Change control and the purpose, inputs, outputs, tools and techniques of closing projects
• Project manager skills, role and responsibilities

Module 5: Coordinating Work Across Multiple Projects

• Promoting collaboration among project teams
• Organisation-wide planning and process management
• Aligning priorities and shared resources between simultaneous projects

Module 6: Building a Multi-Project Management Information System

• Creating an MPM database and project templates
• Setting up a new project within the system
• Single-project and multi-project reporting, and updating the project plan