EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document serves the purpose of critically analysing the differences that exist between managing construction projects and I.T Projects INTRODUCTION Over the past few years, project managers and Project management has shown tremendous growth. Project management has evolved over the past several years from an activity in an organization to a discipline in its own right. Many professional bodies exist today to represent project management as a discipline, Some of which include, PMI, Prince2 Foundation, PM Bok. According to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), - Third Edition, “Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, …show more content…
Key outputs in this phase are the Projects Requirements definition, the capability and capacity assessment, project delivery strategy and the Project Management plan. The role of the construction/ project manager in this phase is, once project authorized, it is the project manager’s responsibility to implement the project. In terms of the Project Requirements Definition the, the project manager refines and details the project authorization and details what the project is required to accomplish in terms of the products/services the project will deliver and the scope of work that needs to be done. The project manager must provide project team members, corporate sponsors, and other stakeholders with a common understanding of what the project is all about, and is the authoritative reference document that defines the project. The Project/ Construction manager is also responsible for a capability and capacity assessment, in which the project manager assesses the levels of resource capabilities and capacities needed to accomplish the project defined by the Project Requirements Definition. Capability is a measure of a resource’s skill levels, experience, and ability to perform. Capacity is a measure of the quantity of the resources. The project manager may need to consult with peers or consultants who have prior experience with similar projects to accurately determine the necessary resources. After the capability and capacity assessment is completed another key
Project Management Institute, Inc. (2008). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (4th ed.). Newton Square, PA: Project Management Institute (PMI).
The project plan is approved and the Project Manager has permission to proceed to execute the project according to the project plan.
The nature and scope of a project is determined at the initiation stage. This involves analyzing the business needs, developing goals, budgets, tasks, deliverables, and the stakeholder analysis. The project planning stage determines the planning team, develops the scope, and identifies work breakdown structure and activities that will be needed to complete deliverables. The planning stage also estimates time and cost activities, develop schedule and risk plan, and gain formal approval for work to begin. The executing stage involves all processes used to meet the project requirement and involves managing people and resources. The process that entails the identification of potential problems and
In management, command and control refers more generally to the maintenance of authority with somewhat more distributed decision making [Command and Control Research Program 2011]. Being an effective project manager is among the most challenging jobs in the industry for two reasons. First it requires management skills and abilities different from those required in a traditional functional management position. Second, there are very few training opportunities available to those moving into the project management.[ Thornberry, Neal E. October 1987]. This article addresses the roles and responsibility of a project manager which
Project Management plan defines how the project is being executed, monitored, controlled and closed. The complexity and size of the project determines the level of detail for the plan of the project. The project plan should cover the following subsidiary plans: scope management plan, schedule management plan, cost management plan, quality management plan, process improvement plan, staffing management plan and/or human resource plan, communications management plan, risk management plan, procurement management plan and stakeholder management plan. It should include the phase or project resource calendars, cost baseline, schedule baseline, milestone lists, risk register and
The construction management is the process of controlling, coordinating, and planning from the beginning to the completion of the project. A construction management is one of the important fields in the society that can be counted on developing a nation’s infrastructure. The aim of construction management is to meet the client’s requirements with a high level of quality, that’s why it is important to include the risk management as a significant part of the construction management. Construction management can be categorized into different types, which is heavy civil, residential, commercial, and the environmental ("What Is a
Investigating from the literature according to International Journal Of Academic Research (2011, Vol 3. No.6) the role of construction managers in construction projects are as following -
In its modern form, project management dates back to the early 1950s, although its roots go further back to the latter years of the 19th century. As businesses realised the benefits of organising work around projects - recognising the critical need to communicate and co-ordinate work across departments and professions - a defined method of project management emerged.
Monitor the construction project through the Project Management Team and collaborate with the project site Superintendent to check the project schedule and budget.
The PMI (project management institute) defines project management as “the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet or exceed stakeholders’ needs and expectations from a project”. The APM (association for project management) defines project management as “the most efficient way of introducing a change” achieved by 1.) Defining what has to be accomplished in terms of time, cost and various technical quality performance parameters. 2.) Developing a plan to achieve these and then working the plan, ensuring that progress is maintained in line with these objectives. 3.) Using appropriate project management techniques and tools to plan, monitor and maintain progress. 4.) Employing skilled people in project management including a project manager as the single point of responsibility for introducing a change and accountable for its successful accomplishment. The construction industry is the largest industry on earth. It will be more of any service than a manufacturing industry. Growth of this industry in reality is the indicator with the economic conditions of any country.
The Construction Conundrum – or, Why You Should Not Think Twice About Retaining a Construction Project Manager
Business owners, executives, and other working professionals, have at least once played the role of project manager in the capacity of planning a process or
So, let 's start with a general definition of "project management". Very simply, project management (PM) is just another way to get things done! However, as businesses and technologies have matured, so has the 'science ' of PM, in lock-step with the nature and scope of business today - global, distributed, matrixed and virtual. It may be easy to get a single task done between a supervisor and their employee when they both sit in the same building, across the hall from each other. The supervisor asks, the employee delivers. However, the nature of work has changed. It has become global - project team members may be comprised of people on multiple continents and time zones. Work has become distributed - a single, complex task can be
Often complex projects are deemed unsuccessful because project managers that do not have the proper training on managing projects and end up mismanage them (Kwak, & Anbari, 2009). As companies realized this, they started to research the various attributes that contributed to project failures, however in many cases the people running the projects were not examined. In the 1990s, certain industries noticed that many project managers needed to be properly trained and since then require that project managers seek professional training before being employed.
The Project management Institute (PMI), an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the profession of project management, defines project management in its publication, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ® Guide) as-“project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and technique to project activities to meet project requirements.” To accomplish the entire task in the project management, there must be some process that needed to be taken before completing the task.