Construction of Home Structure Assignment

Running head: CONSTRUCTION OF HOME
CONSTRUCTION OF HOME
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................2
2.1. To Finalize the Client’s Requirements................................................................................2
2.2. To effectively and efficiently Establish Communications with all Relevant Stakeholders 3
2.3. To Effectively and Efficiently Manage the Subcontractors and the Vendors.....................4
3.1. Lean Management Practices in Finalizing the Client's Requirements................................5
3.2. Lean Management Practices in Communicating with the Relevant Stakeholders..............6
3.2. Lean Management Practices in Managing the Subcontractors and the Vendors................7
4. Conclusion and Recommendations........................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................9

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1. Introduction
Project Management Methodology is the way out to guide the processes that are
incorporated in a project such that the outcome is efficient and the customer is satisfied at
large. These methodologies help to carry out the tasks in an organized manner and make sure
that the project is completed on the stipulated time (Chavez, 2018, June). One such project is
building a house for a client within 12 months of time. The client entrusts the housing builder
with a budget of AUD$500,000 and expects the house to be made within the mentioned
budget and time.
Hence, the task of the house builder is to implement project management
methodologies such that he can manage the resources, build the house as per the requirements
of the client and deliver it on time. The Project Management Methodology incorporated by
the house builder is the PRINCE 2 procedure that is popular for following an organized and
methodical approach to complete a project efficiently. This structured project management
approach will not only help to manage the project resources, but keep the processes under
control and finish the project sequentially.
In addition, Lean Project Management practices are incorporated while constructing
the house due to the minimum availability of resources (Mesa, Molenaar & Alarcón, 2019).
The focus of the Lean Project Management is to make the maximum usage out of the limited
resources that is available. The house owner here can only afford a minimal funding for
which the house builder has to opt for lean management practices. This will help the builder
to construct the house with optimum quality and thus satisfy the customer by reducing the
overall cost of the construction.
2.1. To Finalize the Client’s Requirements
In the construction of a house, the house builder should be well aware of the
expectations of the client from him. He should be talking with the owner of the house and
discuss about the requirements that will have to be incorporated within the construction.
Hence, while clarifying about the requirements the builder should prepare the plan of the
house by making the architectural design (Puri, Shrestha & Mishra, 2019). This planner will
help the builder in charge to make a schedule of the activities that need to be carried out in
the process. The client might have specifications in the designing of the house that would
include the electrical connection, the plumbing connection, the painting of the house and so

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on (Mahat & Adnan, 2018, February). Hence, according to the PRINCE 2 methodology of
project management, the builder should arrange resources to carry out these activities, by
talking with the suppliers according to the budget of the client and choose the resource
materials as per his choice.
The client should also be consulted about dealing with the legal procedures while the
construction of the house. The client might want the legal procedures to be carried out by
dealing with a particular advocate and the cost about these legal procedures should be
discussed with the client in advance (Igwe, Nasiri & Hammad, 2017). Once the discussion
about the legal procedure is done, the builder can clarify from the owner about his
requirement specifications regarding the design of the house. The builder should plan about
how many rooms should be there in the whole building. The location of the rooms, the
courtyard, the kitchen, the washroom and the balcony should be planned as per the choice of
the owner of the house.
The client might have his choices about the colour of the building that will be done in
due course of time. He can specifically state his choices about the materials and fix the
budget accordingly by talking with the contractors (Collinge, 2017). If the budget exceeds, it
is on the owner whether he will increase his budget or compromise the quality of the
materials. Hence, the builder should confirm about the quality of the resource materials in
advance before stepping into the plan.
2.2. To effectively and efficiently Establish Communications with all
Relevant Stakeholders
Stakeholders in a project are the personnel who possess some stake or interest in the
project and play an important part in the successful completion of the project. The
stakeholders involved in the construction of the house can be either internal or external
depending upon what key role they are playing in the project (Kamalirad, Kermanshachi &
Anderson, 2017, May). External stakeholders involve the contractors, subcontractors, vendors
and the suppliers of the raw materials for building the house. The government is also a key
stakeholder who is responsible for clearing all the legal procedures involved in the building
of the house. The internal stakeholders involve the builder himself who plays the role of a
contractor and supervises the progress and the quality of the construction project (Gamil &
Rahman, 2017). The owner of the house himself is also an internal stakeholder who possesses