Construction Project Management overview

Project & Construction
Management
R V College of Architecture, Bangalore

2022 (8th Semester)
Teacher – Asst. Prof. Anupriya Saxena
Project
• Organizations -> WORKS
• Work involves (generally
speaking) –
• Operations
• Projects
• (The two may overlap)
• Common characteristics shared –

• Performed by people
• Constrained by limited
resources
• Planned, executed and
Controlled
Project
• Difference –
• Operations are Ongoing and repetitive
• Projects are Temporary and Unique
PROJECT - A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken

to create a unique product or service.
• Temporary – Definite Beginning and Definite End

• Unique – The product or service is different in some
distinguishing way from all similar products and services
• Progressive Elaboration – Developing in Steps and
continuing by increments
Project
Thus a Project can also be defined as a
non-recurring task having a definable
beginning and end, with a definite
mission and has a set of objectives and
achievements.
Examples –
• Developing a new product or
service
• Effecting a change in structure,
staffing or style of an
organisation
• Designing a new transportation
vehicle
• Developing or acquiring a new
or modified information system
• Designing and Constructing a
building or facility
• Building a water system for a
community
• Running a campaign for political
office
• Implementing a new business
procedure or process
Portfolio - Organizational Strategic Planning
Projects – in strategic planning
Projects are often utilized as a means of directly or indirectly achieving objectives within an
organization’s strategic plan. Projects are typically authorized as a result of one or more of
the following strategic considerations:
• Market demand
• Strategic opportunity/business need
• Social need
• Environmental consideration
• Customer request
• Technological advance and
• Legal requirement
Project Life cycle
Project Stages
Initiation
Feasibility Planning &

design
Monitoring &
Execution Closure
control
Project Life cycle
Construction Project
• It is a Unique and one time endeavour
• It is complex and involves many Human and non- human resources
• It involves High Value and is time bound – Temporary
A Construction Project can be defined as a non-recurring task of

constructing a built facility, having a definable beginning and end, with
a definite mission and has a set of objectives and achievements.
These objectives depend on the requirements of the built facility, such
as the scope, time, cost and quality requirements.
Characteristics of a Construction Project
• Details of Work
• Scope is well defined
• Nature of Job is constructing a Built Facility
• Involves Site Works
• Man and Machinery Performance dependence is High
• Resource requirement (5 Ms of Construction)
• Organisation structure is generally projectized
• Timely and Costly Decisions have to be made
• Rapidly changing technology/ environment
5 M(s) in Construction
• Material
• Machine
• Product
• Manpower
• Services
• Method
• Money
Stakeholders
Stakeholder is a person, or a group of persons or organizations who are
actively involved in the Project and its environment.
Typically in a Construction Project we have the following stakeholders –

1. Owner/ Client
2. Project Manager
3. Consultants
4. Construction Agencies
5. Users
Additionally, based on the nature of the project there maybe other stakeholders as well like –
1. Financers
2. Government(s)
3. Public at large
Construction ‘Life-Cycle’
Pre- During Post

Construction Construction Construction
Construction or
Formalization Mobilization Project Closure
Execution
DLP – Defect Liability Period

Construction Project Life cycle
1. Project Formulation and Appraisal - Inception, Feasibility and Strategic
Planning
2. Project development - Project brief development, planning and design,
finalization of proposals, procurement strategy, construction
documentation including tender drawings, working drawings,
specifications, cost estimates, bills of quantities, procurement documents
3. Planning for Construction – Sequencing of project components, planning
tools, resource planning and time cost trade off;
4. Tender Action - Open competitive bidding/pre-qualification of agencies,
issue of tender documents, evaluation of bids, negotiation if required and
award of work;
5. Construction - Execution, monitoring, control, work acceptance;
6. Commissioning and Handing over – Contractual closeout, financial
closeout, defect liability commencement, facility handing over.
Project objectives, drawn out of feasibility established in the appraisal stage,
are achieved progressively through each of the project life cycle stages.
The stage-wise break-up of project objectives, tasks, compliance and

authorization to proceed further in the next stage should be structured
comprehensively through various stages of life cycle.
Each stage of construction project life cycle may be considered as a

subproject, thus making overall complexities of a project more manageable.
Categories/ Types of Construction project
• Infrastructure Project
• Industrial Projects
• Building Projects
Parameters defining Construction Project
• Size – Large Scale, Small Scale etc.
• Complexity – Hospital, Hospitality, Housing, Commercial etc.
• Quality – Example - ISBT
• Productivity – In-situ, Pre-Fab, modular etc., steel, conventional
• Completion time
• Cost – Low-cost, cost-effective, high-end etc.

Causes of Project Failure
• Cost over-run
• Time over run
• Quality not achieved
Causes of Project Failure
• Cost over-run
• Time over run
• Quality not achieved
Project - Triple Constraints
• Increased Scope =͂ Increased Time + Increased Cost.*
• Tight Time =͂ Increased Costs + Reduced Scope.*
SCOPE
• Tight Budget =͂ Increased time + Reduced scope.*
QUALITY
TIME COST
*Assumption – Quality is Constant

Project Management
Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques
to project activities to meet the project requirements (meet or exceed stakeholder
needs and expectations from a project). Project management is accomplished
through the appropriate application and integration of the five Project
Management Process Groups. These five Process Groups are:
• Initiating
• Planning
• Executing
• Monitoring and Controlling
• Closing
Project Management
Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques
to achieve the objectives of a defined project with the aim to ensure that the
project is completed within the scheduled TIME, authorized COST and to the
requirement of QUALITY standards.
Construction Project Management refers to such project management applied to
construction of built facility.
NO COMPROMISE
on
QUALITY!
Project Management
Due to the potential for change, the
development of the project management
plan is an iterative activity and is
progressively elaborated throughout the
project’s life cycle.
Progressive elaboration involves

continuously improving and detailing a
plan as more detailed and specific
information and more accurate estimates
become available.
Progressive elaboration allows a project

management team to define work and
manage it to a greater level of detail as
the project evolves.
Project Management
Project management typically includes (but not limited to):
• Identifying requirements
• Addressing the various needs, concerns, and expectations of the stakeholders in planning and
executing the project
• Setting up, maintaining, and carrying out communications among stakeholders that are active,
effective, and collaborative in nature
• Managing stakeholders towards meeting project requirements and creating project deliverables
• Balancing the competing project constraints, which include, but are not limited to:
o Scope
o Quality
o Schedule
o Budget
o Resources
o Risks
Question?
Project Management
Principles of Project Management –
1. Project Objective and Goals
2. Budgeting
3. Scheduling and Estimating
4. Define Team Responsibilities
5. Define Milestones
6. Manage Changing Priorities and Project/Business Goals
7. Accountability and Responsibility
8. Retrospect and Measure Success
Project Management Study Areas
Project Integration management
Project Scope management
Project Time management
Project Cost management
Project Quality management
Project Human Resource management
Project Health and Safety management
Project Communication management
Project Risk management
Project Procurement management
Project Sustainability management
Project Stakeholder Management
▫ Scope management
It includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the
works required, and only the work required, to complete the project
successfully.
- PMBoK
▫ Time management
It includes the processes required to ensure timely completion of the
project.
- PMBoK
▫ Cost management
It includes the processes required to ensure that the project is completed
within the approved budget.
- PMBoK
Project Management Study Areas A common man called up the PM house..
▫ Quality management
It includes the processes required to
ensure that the project will satisfy the
needs for which it was undertaken.
- PMBoK
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental 
▫ Project Human Resource management
It includes the processes required to make the most effective use of the people
involved with the project. It includes all the project stake holders- sponsors, customers,
partners, individual contributors and every one else who has an interest or are effected
by the project.
- PMBoK
▫ Communication management
It includes the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation,
collection, dissemination, storage and ultimate disposition of project information. It
provides the critical links among people, ideas, and information that are necessary for
success. - PMBoK
▫ Project Risk Management
It is the systematic process of identifying, analysing, and responding to project Risks. It
includes maximizing the probability and consequences of positive events and
minimizing the probability and consequences of adverse events to project objectives.
- PMBoK
▫ Procurement management
It includes the processes required to acquire goods and services, to attain project scope,
from outside the performing organisation.
- PMBoK
Sir, this product is the latest upgrade that you need to buy for this
old product you are using. It can smoothly do all the functions
that your product does. You just need to learn to drive on its back.
That is all.
Project Management
Objectives of Project Management –
1. Quality to be maintained as per stakeholder needs and expectation
2. The project should be completed within the time duration planned
3. The project should be completed within the budget/capital allocated
To achieve these objectives Project Management Involves the following

three steps –
1. Project Planning
2. Project Scheduling
3. Project Controlling
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Project & Construction

R V College of Architecture, Bangalore

• Common characteristics shared –

PROJECT - A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken

• Temporary – Definite Beginning and Definite End

Feasibility Planning &

A Construction Project can be defined as a non-recurring task of

Typically in a Construction Project we have the following stakeholders –

Pre- During Post

DLP – Defect Liability Period

The stage-wise break-up of project objectives, tasks, compliance and

Each stage of construction project life cycle may be considered as a

• Size – Large Scale, Small Scale etc.

• Complexity – Hospital, Hospitality, Housing, Commercial etc.

• Quality – Example - ISBT

• Productivity – In-situ, Pre-Fab, modular etc., steel, conventional

• Cost – Low-cost, cost-effective, high-end etc.

• Tight Time =͂ Increased Costs + Reduced Scope.*

*Assumption – Quality is Constant

Progressive elaboration involves

Progressive elaboration allows a project

To achieve these objectives Project Management Involves the following

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