Professional competency in project management is
attained by the combination of knowledge acquired
during training, and skills developed through experi-
ence and the application of the acquired knowledge.
Much of the knowledge needed to manage construc-
tion projects is unique to project management (such as
critical path analysis and project cash ¯ow forecast).
Fig. 1 outlines the generic areas of knowledge that
construction project managers are usually expected to
acquire by various Accreditation Bodies and, which
re¯ect their technical requirements for certi®cation.
The compiled knowledge areas cover two main
sources, the reference material of the Project
Management InstituteÐPMI [14] and the Association
of Project Managers [15], and a review of instructional
material for several other organisations that provide
training services in project management to corporate
establishments.