Introduction to Project

Management
Project Management in Construction

PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR CIV

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lesson outcomes
⚫ students are able to:
⚫Describe the elements in project management

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1. introduction
⚫What is project management?
⚫Why we need to learn project management?

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1. introduction
⚫Introduction to project management

How the How the project How the designer

customer leader design it
explain it understood it

How the contractor

construct it
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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫Introduction to project management

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1. Introduction (cont.)
What is project management?
⚫The art and science of coordinating people,
equipment, materials, money and schedules to
complete a specified project on time within
approved cost

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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫According to Mette K. Skamris, ‘Economic Appraisal of
Large-Scale Transport Infrastructure Investment’, Ph.D
dissertation, Aalborg University, 2000. Mishap in
managing the projects.
Project Cost overruns (%)
1. Suez Canal 1,900
2. Sydney Opera House 1,400
3. Concorde Supersonic 1,100
Aero plane
4. Panama Canal 200
5. Brooklyn Bridge 100

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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫Project management is concerned with:
⚫What must be done
⚫When it must be done
⚫How much it will be cost
⚫Coordinating overall needs
⚫Multi discipline focus
⚫Reliance on other
⚫Project quality

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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫The 5 phases in project management
Design &
Feasibility Development Closeout Operation
Planning

•Project •Project •Project Monitoring

Evaluation Organization & Control
•Project •Project •Project Aberration
Finance Estimation •Project Changes &
•Project Claims
Planning & •Project Quality &
Scheduling Review

Where the
project begins
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1. Introduction (cont.)

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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫Five M’s of project management
1. Material
2. Money
3. Manpower
4. Machines
5. Management

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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫5 Basic Functions of Management
⚫planning,
⚫organizing,
⚫staffing,
⚫directing and
⚫controlling

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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫ Functions of Management
⚫Planning – the formulation of a course of action to guide a project
to completion
⚫Organizing – the arrangement of resources in a systematic
manner to fit the project plan
⚫Staffing – the selection of individual who have the expertise to
produce the work
⚫Directing – the guidance of the work required to complete a
project
⚫Controlling – the establishment of a system to measure, report
and forecast in the project scope
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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫Functions of project management for construction
⚫Specifying project objectives and plans
which include the delineation of scope, budgeting,
scheduling, setting performance requirements, and
selecting project participants
⚫Maximizing efficient resource utilization
through procurement of labor, material, and equipment
according to the prescribed schedule and plan

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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫Functions of project management for construction
⚫Implementing various operations through
proper coordination and control of planning, design,
estimating, contracting, and construction in the entire
process
⚫Developing effective communication and
other mechanisms for resolving conflicts among
the various project participant

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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫ Seagull Management
⚫Fly in
⚫Make a lot of noise
⚫Dump on everybody
⚫Fly off somewhere

⚫Seagull management is a management style wherein a

manager only interacts with employees when a problem
arises. The perception is that such a management style involves
hasty decisions about things they have little understanding of,
resulting in a messy situation that others must deal with. 

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1. Introduction (cont.)
⚫Functions of Management

The Technical
and Sociocultural
Dimensions
of the Project
Management
Process

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Players in construction
⚫players
Owner
•Architect
•C&S Engineer •Traditional
•M&E Engineer
Contractor
•QS •Modular
•Fabricator (Modular
PROJECT Contractor
System/IBS)
•Surveyor

Design Team Management

Construction
(Design (Construction
(Constructors)
Professional) Manager)
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How project begin
Parties Categories of Tasks
Owner 1. Project Initiation
2. Selection of Design Professional Team
Design Team 1. Programming
2. Site Selection and Feasibility Study
3. Development of Preliminaries Design
4. Revisions, Changes, Addition
5. Approval of Design Concept
6. Design Refinement
7. Final Approval of Design Concept
8. Design Development
9. Production of Contract Documents

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 3. beginning of a project
Parties Categories of Tasks
Owner & Design 1. Contractor Selection (L.I)
Team 2. Bidding
3. Award of Contract
4. Pre Construction Meeting
Contractors 1. Initial On Site Operations / Site Possession
(Administration & 2. Mobilization
Management) 3. On Site Mobilization
4. Project Organization / Progress Meeting (s)
5. Create / Review / Finalize Project Schedule
6. Initial Purchase / Ordering of Material

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 Parties Categories of Tasks
Contractors 1. Earthwork, Grading, Filling, Excavation
(Actual Construction 2. Install Foundation System (Sub Structure)
Work Process) 3. Install Underground Utilities
4. Erect Structural Frame System (Super
Structure)
5. Install Flooring Framing System
6. Extend Utility Line / System
7. Wall
8. Roofing System
9. Mechanical System
10. Finishing / Furnishings / Equipments

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 Parties Categories of Tasks
Contractors, Design 1. Substantial Completion, Final
Team, Owner Inspection
2. Partial Use / Occupancy by Owner
3. Final Cleaning, Clear Project Area
4. Certificate of Occupancy (CFO)
5. Final Completion and Payment

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Challenge of project management
⚫The Project Manager
⚫Manages temporary, non-repetitive activities and
frequently acts independently of the formal
organization.
⚫Marshals resources for the project.
⚫ Is linked directly to the customer interface.
⚫Provides direction, coordination, and integration
to the project team.
⚫ Is responsible for performance and success of the
project.
⚫Must induce the right people at the right time to address
the right issues and make the right decisions.

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Importance of project management
⚫Factors leading to the increased use of project
management:
⚫Compression of the product life cycle
⚫Knowledge explosion
⚫Triple bottom line (planet, people, profit)
⚫Corporate downsizing
⚫Increased customer focus
⚫Small projects represent big problems

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Summary
⚫Project management is now being recognized as a
valuable “career path” in many organizations, as well
as a way to gain valuable experience within the
organization
⚫The three prime objectives of project management are:
⚫1. To meet specified performance
⚫2. To do it within specified costs
⚫3. Complete on schedule
⚫Project management, though not problem-free, is the
best way to accomplish certain goals
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