The Success Of A Project Management

A project manager is an individual who really needs a set of skills to achieve a successful construction project. The expertise and learning should be based on technical knowledge, site knowledge, management knowledge, controlling and finally executing. He has some ways to divide his working task, for example introducing sub contract or allotting co-engineers and workers.

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

Projects are used today as a way of achieving a variety of outcomes in local or international locations for new constructions, new product development, product improvement, process design, process improvement, utility installation, theory and technology development, and many more. Bringing a project to a successful conclusion requires the integration of numerous management functions like controlling, directing, team building, communication and others. It also requires cost and schedule management, technical and risk management, conflict and stakeholder 's management, and life cycle management.

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.

Scientific complex projects have option of success or fail due to a number of circumstances. The main controversial issue in the project management is determining the success or failure factors. Although projects have built in to be successful there are some risks can’t be avoided and that may lead at the end to failure in the near or far future (Montequin, 2014).

A company performs a lot of operations in a daily basis. These operations are categorized into different categories and departments. This is because all these operations cannot all be under one roof due to the complexity, skills and expertise needed in carrying out these operations. In these processes, high level of technology is employed, high quality instruments are used, and manly skills, experience are also utilized. This therefore calls for the need of good project management for the achievement of expected overall performance of a company. This paper focuses on the relationship between project management and the overall performance of company.

As current weather conditions recorded in the updated schedule are compared to what were previously recorded as “normal” weather conditions. It is important to look at the National Weather Service and analyze what type of weather the area will be faced with. This will determine what are considered “normal” conditions, and how any type of weather will affect construction operations. Continuously chronicling weather conditions is “not only necessary for the cost management system, but also extremely important to prove entitlement for compensation” (Parvin 4). Examples where this entitlement concept was the basis for a lawsuit can be found

As an project manager in building a new international airport, important tasks of the project managers across any work scope or vertical is to ensure that the planned projects get finished well in time within the given budget and the planned time frame. Project management is one of the most high ranking areas of study and plays a meaningful role in organizations across all the scope.

Construction projects have always been a very important part of human civilisation. For handling a construction project there need men, money, machinery, material and management. The project would be successful when the project manager has these five variables under control. The key to project success is to pick the right project manager. A right project manager is the person who manages the triple constraints (cost, quality and time), scope and safety for the project to be planned in a correct way. A project manager should be capable of satisfying customer needs. Keeping clients satisfaction as a key goal, he should follow the project management principles. As the company wants to employ a project manager this report involves the key factors a project manager (builder) needs. It also addresses the roles and responsibilities of a site manager and project manager by using the project management principles overview which is applicable for this project.

There are three major constraints of Project Management: the Time constraint, the Cost constraint and the Scope/Quality constraint. As the name suggests, the Time constraint refers to the time available for the completion of the project, Cost constraint refers to the allocated budget and the Scope constraint refers to the final expected outcome. For a construction project, it is virtually impossible to achieve the best of all worlds, i.e., cheapest, fastest and of the desired quality. Due to the dynamic nature of a construction project, a construction engineer faces a large number of complex problems. As a result of which, the cheapest method may yield a product which falls short in quality or the fastest means to achieve the

As outlined by the Project Management Institute, project management is the coordination and monitoring of labor and resources for the duration of a project. [1] Many disciplines practice project life cycle management, which originated in the information technology field. However, any industry that undertakes complex initiatives now uses the practice to manage resources. The construction industry applies project management to build structures for many purposes, such as:

Construction is one of the major industry which involves a huge amount of capital and requires human resources, equipment’s, tools, materials and proper technique (Project Management Institute, 2013). In construction projects project manager is required to fulfil the needs of the client in terms of terms of cost, timely delivery and quality. Project manager is the one who identifies the various processes required to carry the project and is responsible for the various activities, relative dependency among the various activities to carry out the process and thus, the construction (Project Management Institute, 2004). Tinnirello (1999) points out that in order to complete the project on time and in definite budget a project manager must keep track on all the activities and actual processes. A study by Gregory (2011) shows that to fulfil the expectations and needs of the client project manager must apply proper skills, techniques and knowledge in the project. According to Sharlett (2009), the manner or way in which project manager supervise the project has the direct influence on the result of the project. To get a utmost benefit for the money invested in a project, the project manager must have a reliable team consisting of skilled human resources and the project manager shall work as a team leader to carry out the project within the cost limit. (Herkeens G.R, second edition, 2014)

A project can be handled only by a construction project manager. The construction project manager should be well educated with what he is to deal with, In order to, He should know what his duties and responsibilities are. The project manager is nothing but who has good skill in executing and planning with co-workers, materials and equipment which is needed for the project. He also be educated to use the modern management techniques in were it saves time, money and scope.

Evaluation is always considered as the center piece of attention and every project or product needs to be properly evaluated before simulated in the real time environment (Cunico and Vecchietti 2015). There are number of different tools, techniques and approaches which can be utilized for assessment of any product, project or services (Pienaar and Vogt 2012). However, in the project management organisation or any organisation which are executing similar tasks or activities related to the project management (PM) need to verify or evaluate their plans (Rosewilliam, Carolyn and Roskell 2011).

PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE B. TECH. DEGREE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OWERRI, IMO STATE NIGERIA.