Programme Management Report for Construction Project at Leeds

This report is about a construction project being handled by Morgan Sindall Group for developing the Spring well Gardens in Yorkshire and North East in Leeds. It includes the aims and objectives of the project, project plan, stakeholder analysis, resource analysis, risk assessment, network diagram & Gantt chart, supporting documents, and research methodology. The report also evaluates the satisfaction of stakeholders in the project.

Programme
Management Report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Projects Aims and Objectives.....................................................................................................3
Project Plan................................................................................................................................3
Overview............................................................................................................................3
Stakeholder Analysis.........................................................................................................4
Resource Analysis.............................................................................................................5
Risk Assessment................................................................................................................6
Network Diagram & Gantt Chart......................................................................................8
Supporting Documents....................................................................................................13
Evaluation of the research methodology...................................................................................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Project management refers to application of the skills, knowledge and techniques for
activities of the project to meet the requirements of the project(Buttrick, 2020). Planning and
organizing the firms resources for moving the specific task towards the completion. Project
management basically involves the one project at a time than the ongoing activity and managing
both financial and human resources. It is often linked with the engineering projects involving the
set of complex elements which are required to be completed and assembled in a set order for
creating the working product. The project on which the report is being made is of a construction
project which is being handled by Morgan Sindall Group for developing the Spring well
Gardens in Yorkshire and North East in Leeds. This project will mention the aims and
objectives of the project and a detailed plan consisting of project overview, stakeholders
analysis, resource analysis, risk assessment and development of the network diagram and Gantt
chart for identifying the critical path. In end the research methodology for determining the
satisfaction of the stakeholder in the project.
MAIN BODY
Projects Aims and Objectives
AIMS
The main aim of this particular project is to provide a best of city living to the Leeds
peoples and help people to live in their dream home.
OBJECTIVES
 To complete the project in 1.5 years time.
 To provide consumers the best build quality homes.
 To make luxury houses for creating a inside- outside living experience.
Project Plan
Overview
Morgan Sindall Group has commenced the work of Spring Well Gardens which is the
prestigious project in Yorkshire and North East in Leeds. It is a $31 million project comprising
of 16 storeys and 223 one, two and three bedroom apartments. The project is funded by Leeds
based developer Citylife and will create the new relationship of the building to skyline which

will increase the residential capacity in city. The project will create a inside and outside
experience of living for encouraging the inclusive communities. The project will include the
private roof terraces with the view of skyline, private courtyards, Juliette balconies with a high
specification to concierge, secure store cycle and safes spaces of parking. The project is located
at the prime location which is just 10 minutes walk from railway station of Leeds. It has access
to city centre by the canal towpath,which is just 2 minutes drive from M1, M62 and A1.
Project Methodology- In this project the management is using Agile Methodology which
is the way of managing a project by dividing it into many phases(Demaria and Sopko, 2020). It
basically involves the constant collaboration with the stakeholders and regular improvements at
each stage. Once the work is started, team cycles by the planning, execution, and evaluation
process. Regular improvement is essential for the members of the team and stakeholders of the
project. Managers can effectively manage the project which includes the regular improvement.
Company is using this methodology as it flexible, adapt to change and high consumer input
level. Here are some advantages of using agile methodology-
 High product quality- Testing is a integral part of agile methodology so if management
of Morgan Sindall Group uses this methodology then consumer remain involved in
developing process and may ask for the changes which depends on the market conditions.
As agile methodology is a iterative process and self organising teams learn and grow by
the time and with constant improvement.
 Better control- Agile helps the executives for having better control on the project
because of the transparency. If management of Morgan Sindall Group uses this approach
they will have more effective control on project due to the transparency, quality control
characteristics and feedback integration. Quality is ensured by the phase of
implementation of project and all the stakeholders which are included in process of daily
report of progress.
Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder analysis is the part of stakeholder management and an essential tool for the
identification of stakeholders and requirements analysis. It is been used for identifying the
primary stakeholders, who have interest in issues related to the project(Fernandes and et., al.,
2020). Primary stakeholder are the one who get adversely affected either in a positive or negative

way. Secondary stakeholders are the individuals who gets impacted indirectly. In last the tertiary
stakeholders who gets less impacted. Here is the analysis of the construction project-
 High power and High interest- The sponsor of and partner of this project with Morgan
Sindall Group Leeds based firm Citylife is the main stakeholder in the project as they
have the high level of power as well the interest in project. They directly own project and
finance it. They will be positively impacted by project if its a success. But will also get
negatively impacted if the firm doesn't complete the project as per the expectations in
terms of quality, cost or time.
 High power and Low interest- Employees of the project are in this category as they are
internal stakeholders and gets impacted directly by the project activities. They have high
power in the project as without them no activities will go ahead. They greatly influence
the project as its success depends on their capabilities. But they have low interests ad
they work for salary and can be replaced by management if not found satisfactory.
 Low power and Low interest- Local residents who reside in the proximity of
construction project have the low power and interest in the project. They have no power
as they take no decision in the project and have no interest as well.
 Low power and High interest- Subcontractors are the one who are included in this
category as they are given contracts of specific work in project by the main contractor.
They have low power in the project as they are hired only for the work specific and if
they don't meet expectations of the firm they will be replaced. They do have high interest
as they will earn from the project itself.
Resource Analysis
Here is the resource analysis of the construction project-
 Financial- It is the ability of using the company's funds for financing the work of
construction. The project of construction which is being undertaken by the Morgan
Sindall Group is been sponsored by the firm of Leeds Citylife so firm has no need to
worry about the finances and may carry the project without taking any loan or mortgage
any of its property.
 Human resources- It includes the recruiting, training and promoting the employees of
all level. Morgan Sindall Group has thousands of well skilled and trained employees I

working for them in several projects. They have the efficient employees who have years
of experience and can handle any project. Firm can motivate the employees by giving
them reward and recognition. Firm can help employees in developing their skills by
giving them proper training. Company can create a environment of work which reduces
the absenteeism and maintenance of employees turnover.
 Technology- It is the assessment of the firms technological opportunities. Morgan
Sindalls R&D in the technology aspect is well organised for ensuring the efficient
allocation of the resources. Firm has developed the environment which motivates the
employees for innovation and creativity. Firm is very efficient in integration of new
technology in the process of business and system.
Risk Assessment
Risk analysis refers to the technique which is used for identifying and assessing the
factors which may affect the projects success(Lansang and et, al., 2019). It also aids in defining
the measures of prevention for reducing the probability of factors from happening and
identification of the countermeasures for dealing with the constraints. Here is the risk analysis of
the construction project-
Risk Management Register for Construction Project at Leeds
Risk Identification Ass
ess
men
t
Response Monitoring and Control
S.
No.
Risk
Event
Caus
e
Effec
t
Pro
babi
lity
Strateg
y
Action Responsible
persons
Pre
actions
P
r
e
A
c
ti
o
n
s
Post
Actio
n
Po
st
Ac
tio
n
Sc
or
e

c
o
r
e
1 Labou
r
shorta
ges
and
produ
ctivity
issues
No
work
ers to
comp
lete
the
proje
ct due
to
recess
ion
leadin
g to
less
produ
ctivit
y
Leadi
ng to
late
sched
ules
of the
proje
ct and
delay
s in
proje
ct
delive
ry.
3 Avoid Taking
employees
and workers
who have no
or little
experience
and give
them proper
training.
Contractors Offer
more
wages and
salary to
the
employee
s and
workers
3 Arran
ge
traini
ng
and
devel
opme
nt
sessio
ns for
worke
rs and
emplo
yees
4
2 Health
and
safety
hazard
s
Accid
ents
and
injuri
es on
the
constr
uctio
n site
Resul
t in
fatal
injuri
es to
work
ers
4 Control Give safety
equipments
like helmets
and dress to
workers
Management Hold
safety
meetings
3 Provi
de
medic
al
assist
ance
4

3 Subco
ntract
or
defaul
t
Not
metin
g the
oblig
ation
of the
proje
cts
contr
act
Wrec
k the
proje
ct and
finish
profit
margi
n
3 Monitor Solve the
issues with
the
contractors
Contractors Keep
track of
contractor
s
performan
ce
2 Arran
ge the
new
contra
ctor
as
soon
as
possi
ble
3
4 Chang
e
order
Chan
ges in
the
origin
al
proje
ct
It will
increa
se the
cost
of
proje
ct and
interr
upt
the
work
flow
2 Transfe
r
Clearly state
the work to
contractors
Management Address
all the
issues
before
initiation
of project
4 Effect
ively
mana
ge the
chang
es
5
Network Diagram & Gantt Chart
Work Break Structure- It is a break down of the project in small components. It is a
key deliverable of project which organizes the work of the team in manageable parts. It may be
of a product, service or data(McTernaghan and Webb, 2019). It also gives the essential
framework for the cost estimation in detail and control while giving guidance for scheduling the
control and development. Here is the WBS analysis of the project-
1. Research possible resources

2. Evaluate the costs
3. Pre Construction
 Get bids
 Contract Agreement
 Site examination
 Identify risks
 Approve the draft of construction
4. Procurement
 Market analysis
 Budget analysis
 Search suppliers
 Negotiations
 Follow ups
 Approve report of construction
5. Construction
 Decide the general regulations
 Set up the storage faculties
 Set up the safety programs
 Building
6. Commission
 Tests the equipments and systems
 Staff training for the maintenance
7. Owner occupancy
8. Project closure

Critical Path Identification
1- 4 – 8 – 12 -14- 15- 17 – 18 -20- 22- 24 – 25
9+ 25+ 1 + 13+ 25.5 + 5 + 7 + 14 + 80 + 18 + 40 + 3 = 235.5 DAYS

Supporting Documents
Here are some of the supporting documents of construction project-
 Project business case- Its the document stating the requirements of the project. It
contains vital info like market of the goods. It justify the value given by completing the
project in set budget(Tarasova and Carmichael, 2018).
 Project charter- It provide formal authorization of the project and contains all the
information about the expectations. It includes the detailed break down of every
component and address it.
 Project communications plans- It gives the methods and expectations for
communication between members of team in the project by conducting meetings and
forming channel of communication.
 Project schedule- It states the timescales for the project including the target dates and
schedules for project completion.
 Budget- It outlines the expenditure for the project consisting the overall expenses of the
construction project.
Evaluation of the research methodology
For ensuring the success of the construction project the managers of identify the peoples
or groups which have potential of impacting the work in a positive or negative way( Shen and
Ying, 2022). Morgan Sindalls executives uses some of the methods for measuring the
stakeholders satisfaction.
 By conducting online surveys- Managers use survey for gathering and measuring the
satisfaction with progress of project involving the software like Qualtrics for performing
online surveys. They make a list of questions for conducting survey and get input. This
method assists the executives in creating a sophisticated charts of response and examine
the input for taking appropriate decision.
 Running focus groups- Managers of Morgan Sindall runs the brainstorming sessions for
getting inputs from the stakeholders involving the meeting scheduling and discussion
facilitation about progress of team towards the goals of the project(Sedlmayer, 2020).

Topic is about the report status presentation, data quality and results of project like
sample houses.

CONCLUSION
The above project concludes that project management is the process of application of
techniques, skills and knowledge for project activities to meet the needs of project. The aims and
objectives of the project were stated in the project which were to provide luxury homes to Leeds
public. A detailed plan of the project discussing the overview, analysis of stakeholder and their
needs, resource analysis, risk assessment, identification of the critical path by developing
network diagram and Gantt chart and outline of the supporting documents. In end the critical
evaluation of the research methodology for determination of the stakeholders satisfaction in the
project was mentioned.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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