CONSTRUCTION METHODS

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROJECT - is a temporary endeavor in which
human, material and financial resources
are organized in a novel way, to
undertake a unique scope of work, of a
given specification, within the
constraints of cost and time, so as to
achieve a beneficial change defined by
quantitative and qualitative objectives.

Three Components of a Project

Scope
qlty. qlty
.
Budget Scheduling
qlty.
Project Management - is defined as the art and science of
coordinating people, equipment,
materials, money and schedules to
complete a specified project on
time and within the approved cost.
It is a combination of tools &
techniques such as PERT, CPM &
Gantt Chart and managerial
control methods.

• Four Questions -- Who? Does What? When? How much?

• General Steps Followed in Project Management

1.) Project Definition - ( to meet the needs of the end user )
2.) Project Scope - ( to meet the project definition )
3.) Project Budgeting - ( to match the project definition and
scope )
4.) Project Planning - ( the strategy to accomplish work )

5.) Project Scheduling -( the product of scope, budgeting and

planning )
6.) Project Tracking - ( to ensure the project is progressing as
planned )
7.) Project Close-out - ( final completion to ensure owner
satisfaction)

• Useful Tools in Project Management

• Gantt Chart & S-curves - ( quite old, but still quite good)
• PERT / CPM - ( Program Evaluation and Review
Techniques / Critical Path Method )