Construction Project Management

This document provides an overview of construction project management, including project definition, major challenges, feasible project team, and work breakdown structure (WBS). It also discusses the challenges faced in the architecture discipline, construction industry, and project management. The document is suitable for students studying construction project management or related courses.

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1.0. Project definition and scope:
The deliverables that are provided in the project within the project scope are the
followings and this is considered throughout the project execution.
 Technical document: Provides detailed analysis regarding technical aspects of the
project. In this report details about data acquired in testing process is presented along
with overview of technical test.
 Quality review report: quality measures taken in the project are described in this
report. Here review of raw materials, design quality standards and quality audit results
are presented
 Project activity lists: detailed outline of activities that are considered in the project is
clearly defined and presented for approval. this is done to ensure that there are no
issue in project planning and scheduling
 Drawing document: A detailed design approach for constructing the constructing the
building is presented in this document. This drawings are about brief outline about
project activities and presented before project execution is started
 Site examination report: Before commencement of project, a detailed site
investigation is performed which helps to identify if there is any associated risk with
the construction site. This is in accordance with project scope to deliver the project
while ensuring safety and security of construction workers and project team in the
construction site
 Progress status: Progress report is provided to the project owner. It consists of detailed
information regarding project execution status according to the project schedule. This
report is sent to the supervisor, clients and any other important stakeholders involved
with the project execution

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 Completed product: this the most important and desired deliverables that is
considered in this project. an proper developed building with approved budget and
schedule will delivered to the client so that it meet their requirements and ensure
stakeholder satisfactions. The project is not completed before the delivery of the final
product that is the building in this context is ensured and delivered to the stakeholders
2.0. Major challenges:
2.1. Challenges regarding architecture discipline:
 Architects are often provided basic overview of construction project and based on that
they are required to provide design plan for the project. Now it is often seen that,
these requirements are either not clearly addressed or lacks proper integration (Molavi
and Barral 2016). This might considered as a design challenge for construction
project.
 Often architect firms does not evaluate their work force and hence they do not have
clear overview about their strength and weakness. This lead to an agreement, which is
not effective at all. Firms often does not have that much technical expertise that the
project or the design requires (Norouzi et al. 2015). This means an construction
design which lacks technical insights
 Often communication becomes a problem when engaging designer in project planning
phase. This affects proper and strategic evaluation of project requirements. As a
result, designers comes up with designs that are either difficult to execute or requires
changes. However, this becomes extremely difficult when the project is the
construction phase.
2.2. Challenges for construction industry:

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Construction project has various issues such as inadequate labour sourcing, material wastage,
and injury at the construction sites are some of the most common issues identified in this
industry (Sears et al. 2015). These issues are described in details in this context:
 There is a lack of coordination between labour demand and labour supply. This has
affected the construction industry a lot. This might affect this project too. Lack of
labour supply along with the increase in labour cost makes construction project
difficult to execute (Harrison and Lock 2017). This is a potential issue for this
building project in this context.
 Wastage of material is a common challenge in construction project. Some of the
reasons are lack of proper storage facility, material handling and lack of proper
knowledge for construction material management (Burtonshaw-Gunn 2017).
 During construction of the building, labours might face injury, which has a diverse
effect on this project. Project delay, legal cases are some of the challenges that are
relevant in the construction industry as well as in this project.
2.3. Challenges in project management:
 Project scope is not properly interpreted by the project team, which leads to scope
creep. This is often a significant issue in project management (Savoini and Lafhaj
2017). Integrating suggestions from stakeholders along throughout the project
execution is a challenging job for the project manager. This often leads to a lack of
stakeholder satisfaction and in some ways often delay project execution.
 One of the major problem in constriction project management is schedule overflow,
which means project execution is inconsistent with defined schedule provided in
project planning (Owusu, Chan and Shan 2019). Delay in schedule affects project
budget leading to budget overflow as well.

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 As schedule and budget overflow is common in construction project, it is a
challenging job for project manager to compete the project within budget that is
allocated for the project (Savoini and Lafhaj 2017). It leads either to compromise in
product quality or increase in budget, both of which is not approved by the
stakeholders leading to a conflict with the stakeholders in the project.
3.0. Recommend feasible project team:

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4.0. Feasible construction method for the LC-01A building project:
WBS
Task
Mode
Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
0
Auto
Scheduled
construction
planning
419 days
Mon 29-04-
19
Thu 03-12-
20
1
Auto
Scheduled
contract 25 days
Mon 29-04-
19
Fri 31-05-
19
1.1
Auto
Scheduled
agreement developed 5 days
Mon 29-04-
19
Fri 03-05-
19
1.2
Auto
Scheduled
Construction related
Agreement acquired
3 days
Mon 06-05-
19
Wed 08-05-
19
2
1.3
Auto
Scheduled
plan with regards to
the Supply Contract
is acquired
3 days
Thu 09-05-
19
Mon 13-05-
19
3
1.4
Auto
Scheduled
Site Plan acquired 3 days
Tue 14-05-
19
Thu 16-05-
19
4
1.5
Auto
Scheduled
Source Contract 4 days Fri 17-05-19
Wed 22-05-
19
5
1.6
Auto
Scheduled
Secure Financing 4 days
Thu 23-05-
19
Tue 28-05-
19
6
1.7
Auto
Scheduled
Loan settled 3 days
Wed 29-05-
19
Fri 31-05-
19
7
2 Auto
Scheduled
Document
Evaluation &
31 days Mon 03-06-
19
Mon 15-07-
19

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Modification
2.1
Auto
Scheduled
plan review 4 days
Mon 03-06-
19
Thu 06-06-
19
8
2.2
Auto
Scheduled
Terms
completion
12 days Fri 07-06-19
Mon 24-06-
19
10
2.3
Auto
Scheduled
Site Plan
completion
2 days
Tue 25-06-
19
Wed 26-06-
19
11
2.4
Auto
Scheduled
Drawings
printing
5 days
Thu 27-06-
19
Wed 03-07-
19
12
2.5
Auto
Scheduled
Loan settled for
construction
5 days
Thu 27-06-
19
Wed 03-07-
19
12
2.6
Auto
Scheduled
Terms adjustments
and agreement
8 days
Thu 04-07-
19
Mon 15-07-
19
13
3
Auto
Scheduled
Site Work 17 days
Tue 16-07-
19
Wed 07-08-
19
3.1
Auto
Scheduled
Lot clearance 5 days
Tue 16-07-
19
Mon 22-07-
19
15
3.2
Auto
Scheduled
Stockpile
stripping
8 days
Tue 23-07-
19
Thu 01-08-
19
17
3.3
Auto
Scheduled
Excavation 5 days
Tue 23-07-
19
Mon 29-07-
19
17
3.4
Auto
Scheduled
roughing 4 days Fri 02-08-19
Wed 07-08-
19
18
3.5 Auto foundation 3 days Tue 30-07- Thu 01-08- 19

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Scheduled 19 19
4
Auto
Scheduled
foundation 90 days
Fri 02-08-
19
Thu 05-12-
19
4.1
Auto
Scheduled
Dig Concrete ,
Reinforcing and
installation
14 days Fri 02-08-19
Wed 21-08-
19
21
4.2
Auto
Scheduled
Footing
Examination
18 days
Thu 22-08-
19
Mon 16-09-
19
23
4.3
Auto
Scheduled
Pour concrete 13 days
Tue 17-09-
19
Thu 03-10-
19
24
4.4
Auto
Scheduled
Pin Concrete 17 days
Tue 17-09-
19
Wed 09-10-
19
24
4.5
Auto
Scheduled
Store Block,
Mortar, Sand
14 days Fri 04-10-19
Wed 23-10-
19
25
4.6
Auto
Scheduled
Foundation for
building blocks
10 days Fri 04-10-19
Thu 17-10-
19
25
4.7
Auto
Scheduled
Foundation
related Certification
9 days
Thu 10-10-
19
Tue 22-10-
19
26
4.9
Auto
Scheduled
Steel Supply 9 days Fri 18-10-19
Wed 30-10-
19
28
4.10
Auto
Scheduled
Set Lintels, Bolts,
Cap Block
10 days
Wed 23-10-
19
Tue 05-11-
19
29
4.11
Auto
Scheduled
Lumber Delivery 12 days
Mon 11-11-
19
Tue 26-11-
19
30
4.12 Auto Waterproofing 7 days Wed 27-11- Thu 05-12- 33

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Scheduled 19 19
5
Auto
Scheduled
rough carpentry 66 days
Fri 06-12-
19
Fri 06-03-
20
5.1
Auto
Scheduled
setting of stell
structure
12 days Fri 06-12-19
Mon 23-12-
19
34
5.2
Auto
Scheduled
deck outlining 17 days
Tue 24-12-
19
Wed 15-01-
20
36
5.3
Auto
Scheduled
framing of wall 12 days
Thu 16-01-
20
Fri 31-01-
20
37
5.4
Auto
Scheduled
deck outlining 8 days
Mon 03-02-
20
Wed 12-02-
20
38
5.5
Auto
Scheduled
enclosing of wall 10 days
Mon 03-02-
20
Fri 14-02-
20
38
5.6
Auto
Scheduled
setting trusses 9 days
Thu 13-02-
20
Tue 25-02-
20
39
5.7
Auto
Scheduled
bordering roof 8 days
Mon 17-02-
20
Wed 26-02-
20
40
5.8
Auto
Scheduled
Installing
windows and door
8 days
Wed 26-02-
20
Fri 06-03-
20
41
6
Auto
Scheduled
Installing slabs in
basement
2 days
Thu 27-02-
20
Fri 28-02-
20
42
7
Auto
Scheduled
examination for
slab
5 days
Mon 09-03-
20
Fri 13-03-
20
43
8 Auto
Scheduled
Pouring for
installing Basement
5 days Mon 02-03- Fri 06-03- 44

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Slab 20 20
9
Auto
Scheduled
pouring for installing
Garage Slab
4 days
Mon 16-03-
20
Thu 19-03-
20
45
10
Auto
Scheduled
Installing garage
slab
3 days
Mon 16-03-
20
Wed 18-03-
20
45
11
Auto
Scheduled
pour garage slab 3 days
Mon 09-03-
20
Wed 11-03-
20
46
14
Auto
Scheduled
Installing
components for
HVAC indoor
12 days
Thu 12-03-
20
Fri 27-03-
20
49
15
Auto
Scheduled
HVAC temporary
heating
14 days
Tue 21-04-
20
Fri 08-05-
20
50
17
Auto
Scheduled
plumbing 12 days
Thu 09-04-
20
Fri 24-04-
20
17.1
Auto
Scheduled
fittings setting 4 days
Thu 09-04-
20
Tue 14-04-
20
52,54
17.2
Auto
Scheduled
appliance
connections
4 days
Wed 15-04-
20
Mon 20-04-
20
56
17.3
Auto
Scheduled
sanitation review 4 days
Tue 21-04-
20
Fri 24-04-
20
57
18
Auto
Scheduled
exterior
redesigning
7 days
Mon 27-04-
20
Tue 05-05-
20
18.1
Auto
Scheduled
Jagged Finishing
Rating
1 day
Mon 27-04-
20
Mon 27-04-
20
58
18.2 Auto Courtyards 1 day Tue 28-04- Tue 28-04- 60

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Scheduled 20 20
18.3
Auto
Scheduled
Entrances 1 day
Wed 29-04-
20
Wed 29-04-
20
61
18.4
Auto
Scheduled
Footways 1 day
Thu 30-04-
20
Thu 30-04-
20
62
18.5
Auto
Scheduled
Floors 1 day Fri 01-05-20
Fri 01-05-
20
63
18.6
Auto
Scheduled
Driveways 1 day
Mon 04-05-
20
Mon 04-05-
20
64
18.7
Auto
Scheduled
Finishing Rating
and Pits
1 day
Tue 05-05-
20
Tue 05-05-
20
65
19
Auto
Scheduled
electrical work 126 days
Wed 06-05-
20
Wed 28-10-
20
19.1
Auto
Scheduled
switch and plug 42 days
Wed 06-05-
20
Thu 02-07-
20
66
19.2
Auto
Scheduled
fitting installation 52 days Fri 03-07-20
Mon 14-09-
20
68
19.3
Auto
Scheduled
appliance
assembly
32 days
Tue 15-09-
20
Wed 28-10-
20
69
20
Auto
Scheduled
hardware work 8 days
Thu 29-10-
20
Mon 09-11-
20
20.1
Auto
Scheduled
Activities
regarding door
related hardware
5 days
Thu 29-10-
20
Wed 04-11-
20
70
20.2 Auto Activities 1 day Thu 05-11- Thu 05-11- 72

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Scheduled
regarding washroom
related hardware
20 20
20.3
Auto
Scheduled
mirrors 1 day Fri 06-11-20
Fri 06-11-
20
73
20.4
Auto
Scheduled
shower doors 1 day
Mon 09-11-
20
Mon 09-11-
20
74
21
Auto
Scheduled
cleaning works 21 days
Thu 05-11-
20
Thu 03-12-
20
21.1
Auto
Scheduled
windows cleaning 8 days
Thu 05-11-
20
Mon 16-11-
20
72
21.2
Auto
Scheduled
rough cleaning 5 days
Tue 17-11-
20
Mon 23-11-
20
77
21.3
Auto
Scheduled
final cleaning
before completion
8 days
Tue 24-11-
20
Thu 03-12-
20
78
21.4
Auto
Scheduled
Completion of
project
0 days
Thu 03-12-
20
Thu 03-12-
20
79
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