Dream Home Construction: Processes, Design, and Project Management

This report discusses the processes, design, and project management of constructing a dream home in Perth, Australia. It covers the selection of the suburb, land size, builder, and stakeholders. It also discusses the layout and design factors, project management procedures, and the implication of lean project principles.

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
2.0 Processes of Project Management........................................................................................2
2.1 Selecting the suburb.........................................................................................................2
2.2 Selecting the land size that is to be bought......................................................................3
2.3 Choosing the efficient builder..........................................................................................4
2.4 Identifying the key stakeholders......................................................................................5
3.0 Discussing the overall layout, design, processes of Project Management...........................6
3.1 Discussing factors for the layout and the design of the dream home...............................6
3.2 Procedure for project management..................................................................................8
4.0 Implicating Lean Project Principles.....................................................................................9
5.0 Conclusion..........................................................................................................................10
6.0 References..........................................................................................................................11

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1.0 Introduction
The significant report will deal with the potential development of the dream home at
the location of Perth located in Australia. The overall project will be carried out in respect to
the fact of developing a dream home at the suburb environment of the Perth. The potential of
this report will be reflecting on various conditions that will lead the project to be a successful
one thus adhering the conditions that will lead the result to be a development of a dream
home at the stated location.
The main purpose of the report deals with the important constraints that are necessary
for the effective development of the dream home. This will adhere all the noteworthy
constraints that are identified within the project management techniques in respect to the
PMBOK guide and the noteworthy points related to the construction project management in
respect to the project management processes stated by the respective Guide. Moreover, the
report will also depict the usage of the lean project principles in respect to this development
project thus analysing the overall development procedure and further amplifying the
development of the project. The project will gradually tend to provide an overview of the
major constraints in respect to the development of the dream home at the location of Perth in
Australia.
2.0 Processes of Project Management
This section of the report will mainly identify the major project management
processes that will be used in respect to the fact of the development of the dream home
project. This section will adhere the main sections that are necessary for the development of
the dream home at the location of Perth. This will substantially include the factor of selecting
the land, the land size that is to be bought, selecting the efficient organization that will
potentially carry out the development procedure and the identification of the noteworthy
stakeholders are also stated in this section.
2.1 Selecting the suburb
This noteworthy section of the project will be dealing with the fact of selecting the
proper suburb in respect to the various factors associated within the environment of Perth.
The locations that are identified for the dream home construction project are stated as
Highgate, Ashfield, Rossmoyne and Burswood. Considering, the overall constraints

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associated with the land, the significant suburb that is chosen in respect to the development of
the dream home is suggested as the Rossmoyne.
This significant suburb of Rossmoyne is identified as one of the potential place that
will be taken into consideration in respect to the development of the dream home project. The
conditions that are adhered in respect to the selection of this suburb mainly deals with the
environmental factors, the legal norms associated with the land and the convenience factors
in respect to the people that are trying to avail the basic facilities like healthcare, stores as
well as necessary factors needed to pursue a smooth life (González et al., 2015). Moreover,
this suburb is also depicted to be located at the centre location of Perth. This will help the
communication of the people residing in this place within the area to easily maintain a
communication to their city bounds. In addition to this, the overall principles associated with
an effective construction project that are related with the PMBOK Guide are also considered
for developing the dream home at Perth.
2.2 Selecting the land size that is to be bought
The construction of a dream home within the environment of the selected suburb will
significantly deal with the selection of the land size that is to be bought. This will efficiently
deal with the project management principles in respect to the PMBOK Guide. This will
reflect the project management process such as planning, execution and fixing the budget for
the purchase of the land that is being selected. The overall scope as well as goals of this
construction project will also be depicted in respect to the fact of choosing the suburb as well
as the budget in respect to the development of the dream home (Oakland & Marosszeky,
2017). The selection of the land will depend on the effective knowledge of the project
management process associated in such similar projects that are depicted within the
respective PMBOK Guides.
The potential usage of the project management principles will help the organization of
construction to deal with significant factors as well as smoothly carry out the execution
procedure in respect to the development of the dream home (Halpin, Lucko & Senior, 2017).
This will efficiently help the overall project to be executed smoothly thus adhering the
effective planning and execution of the budget for the completion of the project which results
in the construction of the dream home at Perth.
The land size that is adhered in respect to the development of the dream home in this
report is approximately considered as 1350 sqft. This land size is considered as a 2 storey

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home with a garage and garden at the front to be constructed. The approximate design pf the
dream home is stated in the figure below:
2.3 Choosing the efficient builder
The above stated construction project is expected to be successful in respect to the
consideration of the effective builder into the project. This will efficiently help the project to
be completed with respect to the associated budget and the land that is being adhered for this
type construction project. Vicore Construction is depicted to be one of the significant
builder in respect to the development of the dream home project. The previous usage of the
project management tools effectively by the organization is depicted to be significant in
respect to the development of the dream home. This organization is duly identified to carry
out this type of construction procedures thus enhancing the proper execution of the project.
The organization possess efficient and effective skilful as well as knowledgeable
engineers, who tends to carry out the overall project in a proper manner. This organization
tends to effectively carryout the planning of the project, the selection of the significant land
as well as adheres the significant legal terminologies that are required to carry out the
construction of the dream home at the selected location (Dave et al., 2016). The proper
planning of the construction as well as designing the overall home in accordance to the
provided budget will be adhered by the organization in this selected project. The potential

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project management processes are well considered by the organization for the effective
management of the overall construction project.
Thus, it can be stated that the organization of Vicore Construction will be the
significant builder that will efficiently carry out the execution of the project adhering the
overall factors associated in respect to the construction. The significant management of the
project development procedures as well as the management of the stakeholders will be done
by the organization in accordance to the methodologies as stated within the extensively
important guide of PMBOK.
2.4 Identifying the key stakeholders
The significant project associated with the construction of the dream project is stated
to require the potentially skilled as well as effective labours that will carry out the
construction procedure in a proper manner (Walker, 2015). The effective planning procedure
in respect to the construction procedure must also adhere the effective usage of the potential
stakeholders that will help the smooth execution of the project. This section will be dealing
with the significant stakeholder analysis in respect to the construction of the dream home.
This analysis potentially identifies two types of stakeholders. The first one being the
external stakeholder and the other one being the internal stakeholder. The external
stakeholder consists of the workers related to the development of the project as well as the
significant members that will be associated with the painting of the overall house after the
construction (Fewings & Henjewele, 2019). Moreover, the electrical works associated with
the construction of the project is also depicted to be included within the environment of the
external stakeholders. In respect to the construction project the internal stakeholder comprises
of the skilled engineers that are associated with the planning of the project as well as intends
to provide effective design to the dream home (Rumane, 2017). Moreover, the overall
marketing team of the organization associated with the building of the dream home are also
included within the environment of the internal stakeholders.
In addition to the above two sections of the stakeholders there are also some important
stakeholders that are related in respect to the overall procedure of the construction of the
dream home (Ashworth & Perera, 2018). This is identified as the potential sponsor of the
project, which in this case is identified as the client. Moreover, the financial team present
within the organization of Keystart is also depicted to be important that is considered for the
effective management of the overall budget in respect to the project (Dora & Gellynck,

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2015). The organization of Keystart that are associated with the project is also depicted to
consider the skills of the project manager that will potentially help the organization to carry
out the construction of the dream home in an effective manager. The below table will
significantly provide an overview of the associated stakeholders within this construction
project.
Stakeholder Expectations
Builder (Vicore Construction) Effective project delivery adhering all the
significant needs of the client
Client The successful construction of the dream
home
Australian Government The legal agreement procedures
Land Owner The effective price and handover of the
purchase documents legally.
Key Start The effective flow of the finance for the
successful delivery of the project
Thus, the overall alignment of the considerable factors related with the stakeholder
analysis id depicted to be primarily useful for the effective construction of the dream home
within the premises of Perth (Nicholas & Steyn, 2017). Considering the effective
communication in respect to the overall stakeholders associated within the project is depicted
to be successful strategy that is adhered with the respective project manager appointed by the
organization of Keystart thus leading to the effective completion of the project.
3.0 Discussing the overall layout, design, processes of Project Management
3.1 Discussing factors for the layout and the design of the dream home
This section of the report will deal with the effective management of the layout as
well as the design of dream home in respect to the factors of the construction management as
adhered by the PMBOK Guide (Brioso, 2015). The potential factors that tends to amplify the
procedure of the designing as well as layout of the overall dream home that is to be
effectively constructed. The significant factors that are considered in respect to the design as
well as the layout of the dream home is depicted as the financial constraint, the blueprint
analysis of the design as well as the effective planning of the project are well adhered in

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respect to the development of this project (Bajjou & Chafi, 2018). Moreover, the skill set of
the engineers as well as the workers associated with the organization of Keystart are also to
be focused in respect to the design and layout of the dream home construction project.
The noteworthy factors that are adhered in respect to the development of the dream
home project at the location of Rossmoyne in Perth are briefly stated below:
Choosing the appropriate land: The noteworthy land that is to be selected in respect to the
construction of this type of dream home project is depicted to be important, as this will lead
the overall project to be executed, thus successfully completing the project (Sears et al.,
2015). This will help the organization of Keystart to properly manage the overall execution
procedure in respect to the fact that the organization will duly carry out the effective planning
as well as the designing section with the adherence of the proper land size. This primary step
will significantly help the overall project to be executed in a smooth manner.
Project’s Financial Management: This section of the discussion will significantly identify
the required budget that will be required for the overall execution of the dream home
construction project (Vrijhoef, 2016). This is one of the key constraint as to be adhered in
respect to the overall management and execution of the project. The constant flow of the
finance from the client as well as the organization’s proper execution significantly depicts the
successful development of the dream home at the selected location of Rossmoyne.
Organization selection: The most important constraint related to the overall execution of the
project is the potential selection of the construction organization that will particularly deal
with the development of the dream home at the location. In this context, Keystart is taken as
the significant organization that tends to organize the overall project as well as results in the
overall development of the dream home (Sertyesilisik, 2016). The selection is to be done on
significant factors that will help the project to be successfully delivered as per the
requirements of the client.
Thus, the above constraints are depicted to be significantly important in respect to the
fact that the planning, execution as well as delivery of the project is depended. Apart from the
above stated factors there are also some areas or factors that are associated with this project,
which needs significant attention (Ingle & Waghmare, 2015). This includes the worker’s
safety, the effective design framework of the overall home, the quality as well as cost of the
raw materials and many more. These constraints must also be critically assessed as well as

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focused by the selected organization that is associated with the construction of the dream
home project at Perth.
3.2 Procedure for project management
This section of the report will deal with the significant procedures that are required for
the effective management of the project that will lead the project to a successful development
of the dream home project at the location of Perth. These processes are potentially followed
by the project manager as well as the extensively skilled workers that are associated with the
development of the dream home so that the project can be completed accordingly (Sacks,
Korb & Barak, 2017). The procedures that are to be adhered in respect to these specific
processes are depicted in this section and briefly explained below.
Planning and Controlling: This the primary as well as the most important step associated
with the development of the dream home in respect to this project. The effective planning as
well as its execution is one of the necessary step for the development of the project, however
the efficient planning by the project management team of the Keystart is duly necessary for
the quick and effective execution of the project (Zhang & Chen, 2016). The planning of the
this construction project must adhere the significant and effective steps as stated by the
PMBOK Guide in respect to this type of similar projects related to the construction.
Construction Phases Management: The next step that is to be duly followed by the
organization in respect to the efficient delivery of the project is depicted to be one of the
noteworthy step associated with the project (Verzuh, 2015). Moreover, the significant phases
associated with the construction project also adheres the important consequences as well as
the risks that may occur while executing the project. These overall steps must be adhered by
the effective project manager of the selected organization so that the construction can be
carried out in an effective manner thus resulting in the successful delivery of the project.
Team management: The success of a construction project significantly deals with the
effective management of the different teams that are associated with the project. The team
will be firstly considered to be adhering the potentially knowledgeable engineers as well as
effective workers that are associated with the execution of the project (Ma, 2017). Thus, the
management of the team is duly necessary for the successful as well as effective delivery of
the overall project. This team management is to be adhered by the organization of Keystart in
respect to this project of dream home construction at the location of Perth.

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Communication: This is identified to be one of the effective procedure that is adhered in
respect to the overall project management procedures that are to be adhered by the various
stakeholders present within the project. This will effectively deal with the integrity of the
other project management procedures associated with the project (Emuze & Saurin, 2015).
This effective communication tends to provide a smooth working environment thus leading to
the successful delivery of the project.
Thus the above stated project management procedures are depicted to be important in
respect to the fact of the successful delivery of the project by the organization that is
associated with the construction of the dream home at Perth. The significant efficiency in
respect to the project manager is also depicted be important in respect to the overall effective
delivery of the project.
4.0 Implicating Lean Project Principles
This section will deal with the venture of the implication of the lean project principles
in respect to the identified construction project (Sunder, 2016). This venture tends to amplify
the overall execution of the project as well as maintain the sustainability of the project in
respect to the potential development of the dream home at the selected location that is
Rossmoyne.
Continuous Improvement: The significant factor that is depicted to be effected in respect to
the implication of the lean project principle is stated to the effective workflow of the overall
steps associated with the construction project (Wang & Chong, 2015). This helps in the
continuous improvement to be adhered in respect to the procedure that will significantly help
in the development of the dream home. The significant implication of the lean project
principle is depicted to be useful in respect to the development of the dream home.
Organize: The next factor that is critically assessed with respect to the implementation of the
lean project principle is depicted to be the organizing the overall procedures associated with
the construction of the dream home (Oo & Lim, 2016). The effective organizing procedures
is depicted to be useful for the successful delivery of the project.
Eliminate waste: The next significant lean project principle associated with the overall
construction project is depicted to be the waste elimination. This will amplify the overall
successful project delivery in respect to the fact that the construction of the dream home will

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tend to generate a great deal of waste. This wastes must be significantly carried out or
focused for the effective delivery of the project.
Safety: The overall construction project of the dream home is stated to be effective with the
consideration of the safety measures. The considerable safety measures are to be adhered as
the construction of the dream home may tend to deal with different difficulties that are to be
adhered in respect to the development of the dream home. For the effective management of
the overall construction procedure it can be depicted that at safety measures are to be adhered
for the effective delivery of the dream home project.
Track Metric: The significance of the lean project principle is stated to be the effective in
respect to the overall execution of the construction procedure. The effective tracking system
of the overall project is depicted to be useful in respect to the timely as well as enhanced
delivery of the construction project.
Lastly, it can be said that this implication also puts focus on the significant factors in
respect to the construction project such as the waste management of the entire [project.
Moreover, the efficient and timely delivery of the project is also adhered by the implication
of the lean project principles within the environment of the construction project.
5.0 Conclusion
The significant project is identified to deal with the construction of the dream home at
the selected suburb of Rossmoyne within the environment of Perth located in Australia. The
project deals with the different constraints such as the selection of the land, the potential
budget associated with the adherence of the land, the stakeholder management of the overall
process as well as the implication of the lean principles for the efficient delivery of the
project. Moreover, the adhered project management principles are also clearly stated within
the report, which will efficiently deal with the effective management of the project. Thus, it
can be concluded that the overall project associated with the effective management of the
project considering the factors will help the development of the dream home at the selected
location.

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