1.0 INTRODUCTION
The construction industry needs tools and techniques for land use, economic development, and environment planning to cope with development in various locations. This is achieved by the effective project management. Construction industry has been faced by so many issues which needed urgent attention. They include time and cost overruns due to poor implementation planning, inadequate project formulation, lack of contract planning and management and lack of proper management at the period of execution. Results from research showed that a project average cost is increased by 30% compared to the cost budgeted for that project. Observations show that appropriate management skill is important for completing project on-time within
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Comparing the planned progress of the project against the actual progress is been done by the use of Primavera Risk Analysis 8.7, a project management risk analysis software. This PM software is a comprehensive and an integrated package that provides project applications for timesheets, resource management, expense reporting, costing for job, time reporting etc. Benefits of PM Software are budgeting and control cost, scheduling of project, communication, WBS, risk management, reporting, and information updated faster and greater information accuracy. Recommendation on how to maximise learning within and between projects are also provided.
2.0 PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONCEPT
2.0.1 What is a Project?
Projects can be termed as every activity within an organization that got unique features and several levels of importance to the organization. It can also be seen as a planned undertaking of activities that are related to achieve its objectives having a beginning and an end (Hoffer et al. 2002).The end of a project is defined by the successful completion and delivery of project. In general, project is the planning, coordinating of activities and resources and execution which is the management.
Adams (1997) stated that every project has a characteristic of solving problems, but also may be established simply to define and express possible solutions to problems. He listed seven primary features of a project as:
Figure 1: Features of PM
Source: Adams
The definition of a project is “a temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product or service. Temporary means every project has a definite beginning and an end. Unique means that the product or service is different in some distinguishing way from all other products or services”.(Project Management Institute., 2008)
The author of this book defines a project as simply a unique specific deliverable that meets a specific purpose. Each project has three components which affect the others: specific scope, schedule, and required resources. Specific scope is the desired results or product while the schedule establishes beginning and ending dates for the project. Required resources are the number of people, funds or other resources needed to complete the project.
I will begin this report by defining what a project and project management actually is. This is a good place to start this report because it avoids any confusion towards the end where more complex jargon is used to show knowledge and to explain future points.
A project is a temporary endeavour, undertaken to meet particular goals and objectives, having a defined beginning and end, usually to bring about beneficial change or added value. The temporary nature of projects stands in contrast to, which are repetitive, permanent or semi-permanent functional work to produce products or
At first should the terminology be defined. A project is "a unique set of coordinated activities, with a definite start and finishing point, undertaken by an individual or organisation to meet specific objectives within
A project is the temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product or service. The elements of projects are: complex and one-time processes; limited by budget; schedules and resources; developed to resolve a clear goal or set of goals; and customer focussed. Project management the application of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve the project objectives. Tom Peters an American business management writer states a “Projects, rather than repetitive tasks, are now the basis for most value-added in business” (Peters, 1991, p. 1).
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
A project comprises of a range of activities, for instance scope, timeline, budget, tasks among others. In order to ensure that a project is successful, it is
There has poor planning on the implementations of the construction projects which brings about confusion and mistrust at work. This slows down the processes of both planning and implementations of other projects.
All projects are defined by the purpose, objectives and deliverables. Properly defining these, as well as the other aspects of the project management plan will
Currently, the concept of green construction project management has gained popularity and recognition, but there still exist a number of problems such as ambiguous consciousness of green construction, immature management technology and poor working competence, etc. The overall planning of green construction project is the starting point of the implementation of the entire green construction project management. Without a high level of overall planning of green construction, green construction project cannot be effectively implemented. In the green construction project, the
In this industry, there is a compilation of jobs that are necessary in project completion. There are those that fund, construct, analyze, budget, and schedule the project. The construction manager is the person who organizes and manages tasks between the owner, engineers, architects, and contractors. It is their duty to be as knowledgeable as many fields as possible as well as having good time management, money management, and organizational skills to ensure efficiency in
The paper is divided into three sections, the first of which will establish a timeline of events. This project background will serve as a case study for the analysis in the following section that will be structured such that each of the previously mentioned facets will be independently analyzed and contrasted with project management principles. Finally the paper will conclude with a summary of the analysis and recommendations based on
A project report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of masters of Science degree in construction project management, at Loughborough University
What is Construction, if not business before businesses. Since the beginning of time, building has become one of the most important things to humans. The development of new technology from time to time has an immense impact creating opportunities to make construction more effective and efficient. When people are asked what construction is; the most common answer is the building of something, but the real question is what is being built and more importantly how. From the smallest infrastructure built to the tallest Skyscraper, the process is similar, but it’s mainly differentiated in the amount of work and personnel needed to accomplish the project. For many projects beyond the one million dollar, the involvement of management in positions as project manager, design engineer, construction engineer and many others is needed. As far as the actual construction or infrastructure, a lot of factor have to be consider as successful scheduling, the transportation of materials to the site, construction site safety, budgeting, logistics, construction delay, bidding in between many others.