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Construction management (CM) is a professional service that oversees all aspects of a construction project from its planning phase through completion. The CM works to ensure a project is delivered on time, on budget, and meets quality standards by coordinating between the owner, architects, contractors, and other stakeholders. Key responsibilities of a CM include establishing budgets and schedules, selecting construction methods, managing costs and safety, and facilitating communication between parties. Studies show using a CM results in cost savings and higher quality projects for owners.

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CM Roles

Construction management (CM) is a professional service that oversees all aspects of a construction project from its planning phase through completion. The CM works to ensure a project is delivered on time, on budget, and meets quality standards by coordinating between the owner, architects, contractors, and other stakeholders. Key responsibilities of a CM include establishing budgets and schedules, selecting construction methods, managing costs and safety, and facilitating communication between parties. Studies show using a CM results in cost savings and higher quality projects for owners.

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CM ROLES

Construction management (CM) is a professional service that uses specialized, project management
techniques to oversee the planning, design, and construction of a project, from its beginning to its
end. The purpose of CM is to control a project's time / delivery, cost and quality—sometimes referred
to as a project management triangle or "triple constraints."[1] CM is compatible with all project
delivery systems, including design-bid-build, design-build, CM At-Risk and Public Private Partnerships.
Professional construction managers may be reserved for lengthy, large-scale, high budget
undertakings (commercial real estate, transportation infrastructure, industrial facilities, and military
infrastructure), called capital projects.

What is Construction Management?

Construction management is a professional service that provides a project’s owner(s) with effective
management of the project's schedule, cost, quality, safety, scope, and function.Construction
management is compatible with all project delivery methods. No matter the setting, a Construction
Manager’s (CMs) responsibility is to the owner and to a successful project.

At its core, a capital project is made up of three parties (excluding the CM):

• The owner, who commissions the project and either funds the project directly or finances it
through a variety of methods.

• The architect/engineer, who designs the project.

• The general contractor, who oversees day-to-day operations and manages subcontractors.

The CM represents the owner’s interest and provides oversight over the entire project directly for the
owner. His/her mandate is to work with all parties to deliver the project on time, at or under budget,
and to the owner’s expected standard of quality, scope, and function.

CMs are uniquely qualified through combined education and experience to work with the owner,
architect, general contractor, and other stakeholders to determine the best possible sequence of
construction operations and develop a detailed schedule and budget, while also establishing plans for
project safety and security and helping the owner manage risk. This requires using project
management information systems (PMISs) and complex planning techniques, like critical path
method, as well as knowledge of construction methods.

A 2013 study by McGraw-Hill Construction and supported by the CMAA Foundation showed that using
professional CMs saved money, avoided or mitigated problems, and produced higher quality results
for owners.

Professional CMs use industry-standard practices to manage projects successfully. The CM Body of
Knowledge and Standards of Practice address all six areas of construction management services:
schedule, cost, safety, quality, function, and scope.

Construction management (CM) is a long and extremely demanding process. It’s the foundation for
every building project and the key to its success. The main purpose of construction management is to
sharply control and monitor the progress of a project in terms of quality, cost and time. It covers a
wide spectrum of responsibilities and it spreads to many different fields (construction, engineering,
law, software etc).

For that reason, the role of a construction manager is considered to be fundamental. To ensure a
project’s progress, a competent project manager with a plethora of competencies and skills is
required. Building projects are in constant need for last minute changes and in that aspect, a strong
team leader who can maintain stability and facilitate the coordination between the team members is
a must. Without further ado, let’s have a close look at the core processes and principles of construction
management. It’s going to be a long but very informative journey!

Construction management definition

According to CMAA, construction management is ‘a service that implements specialized, project


management methods to manage the design, construction and the planning of a project, from its start
to its end’. The project management process in construction can be extremely perplexed but its main
core is always the same. The coordination, planning, and completion of a project regardless of its type
(e.g. commercial, residential, industrial, agricultural, heavy civil). Solid construction management
requires good real-time communication between the various project stakeholders. What makes
construction management so challenging is the need for thorough knowledge of a vast number of
areas such as budgeting, business, law, and mediation. At the end of the day, though, the only thing
that matters is the delivery of a successful construction project to the client.

In simple words, construction managers are the ones who are responsible for the project to proceed
according to the existing plan. The primary mission for construction managers is to manage their
project in a way that will ensure its completion on the agreed budget and time. Furthermore, they
should make sure that the whole project is complying with the set building plans, codes and other
regulations.

As CMAA reports, a construction manager has up to 120 different responsibilities during the execution
of a building project. These 120 responsibilities can be divided into the following categories:

• Set the budget and run cost assessments.


• Plan the work time schedule.
• Select the right construction methods and strategies for their project.
• Maintain a close and good relationship with the clients.
• Negotiating contract agreements with workers and other project agents.
• Take good care of the workers on site.
• Work together with the numerous consultants of the project.

Construction management 101: The key functions

Every construction project has certain objectives that need to be met. It goes without saying that many
times these objectives may overlap. In such cases, the role of a construction manager is fundamental.
S/he is the one who will have to provide clarity in regard to the given objectives and prevent costly
disputes that could hinder the uneventful progress of the project. With this in mind, we could
summarize the key construction management functions to the following four:

1. Clearly setting the objectives and the scope of the project. Planning also a massive number of
different parameters such as scheduling, establishing performance standards, budgeting, and
choosing the participants of the project.
2. Improving resource allocation by ameliorating the procurement process and equipment
management.
3. Executing numerous operation as a result of the effective coordination and monitoring of the
entire process (eg. design, contracting, planning etc).
4. Building strong communication channels in order to either avoid or resolve project conflicts.

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