Advanced project management: Construction of a two-storey house

Running head: ADVANCED PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Advanced project management: Construction of a two-storey house
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Executive Summary
In this report, critical analysis has been presented on a project for construction of two-storey
house. This report focuses on the major challenges that are likely to affect construction phase of
the project. It has been identified that there are various challenges associated with the
construction project that may be faced in context to the parent organization, AEC industry and
project management discipline. For execution of the construction project, a schedule has been
prepared that is represented as Gantt chart displays that the project will require 190 days. A
feasible team for the project has also been proposed for successful completion of the project.
Further, it has been determined that the construction project could be completed successfully by
executing the project in different phases.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Documentation of the MARSDEN 302 project environment..........................................................3
Challenges specific to the project in context to parent organisation...........................................3
Challenges specific to the project in context to industry (AEC).................................................4
Challenges specific to the project in context to Project Management discipline........................5
Recommendation of feasible project team for the construction project..........................................6
Feasible construction method for the MARSDEN 302 project.......................................................8
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
This project is intended for construction of a two-storey house by Dennis Family Homes
Pty Ltd. The house to be constructed will be two storied for residential purposes in a location that
can be easily accessed by road. Mainly, the living rooms will be situated in the second floor and
the first floor will have accommodation for guests and garage. There will be interior staircase for
accessing the second floor and the bathrooms will located in that floor only. The major works in
construction of the house is electrical, plumbing, HVAC for all basic amenities for the residents
and concrete structural foundations to provide support for the second floor.
Documentation of the MARSDEN 302 project environment
Challenges specific to the project in context to parent organisation
Various challenges are that may affect construction phase of the project from which bad
organizational structure is a major challenge. The parent organization undertaking the project
will face major difficulty to complete the construction work if there is no proper organizational
structure. Another challenge is communication gap within the organization that may affect the
construction phase (Sears et al. 2015). The deficiency in communication would eventually lead
to delay or major errors in the construction phase. The lack of proper communication in the
organization may even lead to failure of the project. The other issue is inadequate risk
management as construction managers and temporary workers are typically investigating long
term risks of planning, design, development, activities and maintenance. Risks that simply spring
up at work are typically ignored. These minor development issues may simply have impact in
basic decision making and lead to schedule overruns (Walker 2015). Another social issue in
development is that organizations will in general work with past individuals and groups and