INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT
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WHAT IS A PROJECT?
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A project is a temporary endeavor
undertaken to create a unique
product, service, or result.” PMI,A Guide to the
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide ).
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?
“An Application of Knowledge, skills, tools,
and techniques to project activities to meet
project requirements”
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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Time-consuming Projects.
High cost projects.
Need diverse skilled workers.
Utilized heavy equipment.
Diverse range of specialized services .
It is complex Projects.
No standardized nature of their production ,
Changes happen regularly,
Built in uncontrolled environment.
Safety in construction project is an critical issue.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STAGES
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Pre-
Development
Pre-Construction
Pre-Design
Design
Tender
Construction
Post-
Construction
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STAGES
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Pre-Development
Vision identification
Marketing assessment – best land-use studies
Financial models / Feasibility studies
Project goals, design criteria, systems concepts, and scope of work
Programs for either sales or leasing
Marketing guidelines and documentation
Property management and operation programs, operating budgets, staffing, etc. in
support of the intended project and product
Preliminary master plans
City commitment
Insurance
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STAGES
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Pre-Construction
Prepare Request for proposal (RFP) for Design Consultants
Pre-qualify, evaluate, and select Design Consultants
Negotiate, execute, and administer all consulting contracts
Direct the design consultants to the project’s scope of work and the project goals
Establish a design schedule with the design consultants
Provide value engineering during the design stage
Evaluate the progress of design works, and process the monthly Payments
Finalize the project budget and packaging strategy
Carry out the contractors pre-qualification
Prepare and issue tender documents to qualified Contractors
Study, analyze, negotiate and finalize construction contracts
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STAGES
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Construction (Construction Management)
Review construction schedules prepared by contractors
Monitor the progress of engineering, procurement, and construction of the
project
Process payments applications and variations
Manage the relationship between the contractors, supervision consultants,
and the Project Company
Monitor the quality of the work executed
Control the close-out and handover phase of the project
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
STAKEHOLDERS 9
Owner/Client
Consultant (Engineer/Architect)
Construction manager/project manager
General contractor
Subcontractors
Government authorities ( e.g. Municipality, Federal Electricity &
Water Authority(FEWA).
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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PRIVATE VERSUS PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION
Public
36%
Private
64%
Construction Project Management, F. Gould
Courtesy of U.S. Census Bureau. 2011
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY SECTOR
Resedintial
Infrstructure/ Heavy
31%
Engineering
35%
Industrial
6%
Construction Project Management, F. Gould Commercial
Courtesy of U.S. Census Bureau. 2011 28%
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STAGES
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Pre-
Development
Pre-Construction
Pre-Design
Design
Tender
Construction
Post-
Construction
DECISION AND CHANGES IMPACT DURING
PROJECT PHASES 13
Impact of Decision TIME Cost of Changes TIME
Planning & Preliminary Final Construction Planning & Preliminary Final Construction
Construction Construction
Analysis Design Design Documents Analysis Design Design Documents
LEVEL OF IMPACT
COST
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Project cost and staffing levels during project life cycle
PMBok Guide
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Project Management versus Functional management
Project management Discipline / functional management
What must be done How it will be done
When it must be done Who will do it
How much it will cost How well it will be done
Coordinating overall needs Coordinating specific needs
Multi-discipline focus Single-discipline focus
Reliance on others Providing technical expertise
Project quality Technical quality
Administrative viewpoint Technical viewpoint
A generalist's approach A specialist's approach
FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT
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PROJECTIZED ORGANIZATION
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COMPOSITE ORGANIZATION
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Project management, Program Management, Portfolios management
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Project management and Operations management
Projects Operations
Temporary Continuous
Operations are ongoing activities that produce repetitive outputs, with resources assigned
to do basically the same group of tasks according to the standards institutionalized in a
product life cycle.
Projects are temporary endeavors.
