Examination arrangement

Course content

This is an "Executive management programme" with practice as a senior mentor for course participants in the course BA6280. The subject provides an in-depth understanding of how the VDC framework can be implemented in practice in various situations at project and business level.

Academic guidance includes the five elements of the VDC framework:

• Joint engineering (Integrated Concurrent Engineering ICE)

• Building Information Modeling (BIM)

• Process and production management (PPM)

• Metrics

• Goal achievement (Project goals + Customer goals)

Competence development is practically oriented and based on the learning circle of continuous development from report to report, and collection to collection.

Theory and practice from this subject give you comprehensive competence to further develop and implement Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) in your own projects.

Learning outcome

After the course, the participant should be able to analyse, evaluate and further develop the five elements that are part of the VDC framework: Joint project planning (Integrated Concurrent Engineering ICE), Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process and Production Management (PPM), Metrics and Goal Attainment (Project Goals + Customer goals), and the connection between these applied in specific situations in one's own business.

The participant must be able to contribute to the implementation and further development of routines, the use of templates and digital solutions to standardize the use of the VDC framework. This includes the use of digital solutions, with particular emphasis on BIM-based solutions for:

• Visualization of data and geometry in designed and built solutions and development status

• Integration of data from various sources for dashboards and decision support

• Automation of digital work tasks

This is abbreviated VIA and contributes to an increased degree of data-driven project implementation

The participant must be able to function in the role of manager and supervisor for other project participants and managers by being able to analyse and assess how they use the VDC framework in their projects. This includes analysis and assessment of group dynamics.

The participant must be able to develop and assess the usefulness of implementation plans in their own projects and businesses, ref. Learning circle for continuous competence development and identification of root causes.

The participant must have the competence to organise, implement and assess VDC courses and other competence measures in their own projects. They must also be able to develop their own professional training modules.

The participant must have the competence to analyse and assess measures and effects of various elements and the connection between these in the VDC framework. The basis of experience is in-depth knowledge from the follow-up of approx. 5 participants/projects with primary responsibility, and 20 others who form part of the mentoring team, in addition to experience from the collaboration with the other two mentors.

The participant must have competence to organise, implement and assess measures for change management in their own projects and in their own business.

Learning methods and activities

Collection-based competence program that runs over three semesters. Training begins the semester before teaching in BA6280. This consists of workshops with physical participation, online gatherings, course gatherings and study tours. You are involved in the planning of BA6280 and follow this entire subject together with the participants you supervise. You lead group work and can also contribute to joint teaching with your own examples of using VDC. During the completion of BA6280, you follow up approx. 5 participants, and evaluates 7 submitted reports. There you provide an assessment of the level of competence achieved and concrete feedback on areas for improvement, both in writing and in an online meeting with the student. You are part of a team together with two other mentors who have not been this before.

Insights from VDC implementation from approx. 25 different projects. The basis of experience is in-depth knowledge from the follow-up of approx. 5 participants/projects with primary responsibility, and from 20 others who are part of the supervisor team, as well as the collaboration with the two new mentors

You attend mentoring meetings after each report submission to receive feedback, competence development and professional themes for upcoming activities. The course ends with a one-week study trip to Stanford University.

For continuous competence development after finishing this education program, you will be part of the mentoring team of the organization VDC Norway.

The course is part of NTNU's further education offer and has a course fee. See NTNU Videres hjemmesider

Further on evaluation

The exam is a report. The report is worked on throughout the subject. A final report is submitted in which you reflect on your own competence development, your role as manager/supervisor and how you will apply this competence in your own projects.

Recommended previous knowledge

2 years or more experience in project management in building, construction, infrastructure projects or similar.

Required previous knowledge

Passed BA6280 VDC certification or equivalent

Passed BM6101 Mentor program for VDC management and mentor competency - Project level

General study skills. For those who wish to go further and take an experience-based master's degree, the admission requirement for the master's degree program is that you have a bachelor's degree in technological subjects and two years of relevant professional experience.

Course materials

Fischer, M., Ashcraft, H.W, Reed, D. and Khanzode, A. (2017). Integrating Project Delivery, Willey, ISBN: 978-0470587355, 480 p.

Sjøvold, E. (2022). Teamet - utvikling, effektivitet og endring i grupper, Universitetsforlaget, ISBN: 978-8215030265, 414 p.

Crawford, C. (2023). Unleashing the Power of Benefits Realisation Management: Maximising Returns on Projects and Change Initiatives, Chapter; 1,2,4,5,9 and 10, Enlighten Publications, ISBN: 978-1916720008, 211 p.

Smith, R., King, D., Sidhu, R., and Skelsey, D. (editors) (2022). The Effective Change Manager's Handbook: Essential Guidance to the Change Management Body of Knowledge, Chapter; 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9, Kogan Page, ISBN: 978-0749473075, 332 p.

Credit reductions