The 4 Stages of Construction Project Management

Design
There are four parts to designing a construction project. It’s the responsibility of the project manager to
make sure your design meets with building codes and other regulations.

- The concept: What are the needs, goals and objectives of the project?

- The schematic design: The schematic design is a sketch that identifies all the various parts, materials,
sizes, colors, textures, etc.

- Develop the design: This requires research. What are the materials to use? What equipment will be
needed? How much are the materials? What is the material take off?

- Get the contract documents together: These are the final blueprints and construction specs.

Preconstruction
The construction project coordinator confirms that the assembled team is working together smoothly.
Then, the focus turns to how to best use time, funds and other resources to complete the project
successfully. To start here are three steps to work on:

1. Assign a project manager. : a project manager is on board early and participates in the first
stages of a project
2. Determine the rest of the personnel: Find a contract administrator: this is the person who helps
the project manager. A superintendent is needed now, as well, who keeps everything on
schedule in terms of the materials, deliveries and equipment. They’re also on site to deal with
construction activities. Finally, you want to have a field engineer, which is more an entry-level
position to deal with paperwork.
3. Investigate the job site: The job site must be ready for the construction, which might mean
dealing with environmental issues, such as the suitability of the soil for construction.

Procurement
The project team purchases the required equipment, materials, and labor. In other words, the
procurement stage is when the team buys everything it needs to complete the project.

Construction
Execution is obviously a major part of this phase but monitoring and controlling the process are also
vital. The project management coordinator must juggle a variety of issues. These including site access,
work hours, and the storage and deployment of materials and equipment.
Project management processes
every project has a standard life cycle, regardless of its special characteristics. This structure could be
outlined in four basic stages:

1. Project initiation
- During the first phase, the objective and the feasibility of the project are determined. This is
a crucial stage of the whole process since it can indicate whether this project is a good
opportunity or not.
- Once everything is decided, a project initiation document (PID) is created. The project
initiation document provides the groundwork for the construction plan and is one of the
most vital artifacts in project management.
2. Planning phase
- The main priority, during the planning phase, is to plan time, costs and resources for the
project. Based on those requirements the team is developing the strategy that has to be
followed.
- This is also known as scope management. Another important document that has to be
prepared is a work breakdown structure (WBS), a checklist that divides all the necessary
work into smaller more functional categories (you can do that in our construction scheduling
software).
- The planning phase is probably the most important project management phase because
you’ll create the documents that will guide the project execution. Here are some of them:
o Work breakdown structure
o Risk management plan
o Project schedule
o Scope management plan
o Cost management plan and project budget

Once you have a construction plan that includes all the information you need to manage
costs, scope, risks, time and other aspects of your project, it’s time to execute.

3. Execution phase
- As a rule, this phase is divided into two main processes: the executing and the monitoring
and controlling. The project team makes sure that the required tasks are being performed.
At the same time, progress is monitored, and changes are being made accordingly.
- As a matter of fact, a project manager spends most of the time in the step of monitoring and
depending on the information that he gets redirects the tasks and maintains the control of
the project.
4. Project Monitoring and Control
- The final stage of the project represents its official completion. The project manager is
evaluating what went well and refers to any potential failures. In the end, the team
conducts a project report, calculates the final budget and offers information about any tasks
that remain unfinished.
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 - The project report in combination with the analysis of the potential failures will be valuable
feedback for future construction projects.

Construction project management processes: Everything you need to know - LetsBuild

Beginner’s Guide to Construction Project Management (smartsheet.com)

Beginner’s Guide to Construction Project Management (smartsheet.com)

The 4 Stages of Construction Project Management - Pennsylvania Construction (cbfcontractinginc.com)

The Four Phases of Project Management (hbr.org)

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