Construction of a State-of-the-Art Modern House

The initiation phase of a construction project involves the authorization of a modern house project for two brothers, Stockman. The project aims to build a fully furnished house with garage and meets customer specifications. Inputs include product description, strategic plan, project selection criteria, historical information, and tools/techniques. Outputs are project charter, assigned project manager, constraints, assumptions, and scope planning. Scope planning involves product analysis, cost analysis, and expert judgment. Scope definition outlines the work breakdown structure for the house construction, with internal, foundation, and external parts. Scope verification involves acceptance by customers after completion of the house. If changes are required, a scope change control system will be used to enforce changes.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT 1
Project Management
Name
Institutional Affiliation

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Executive summary
The project proposal is the construction of a house for the Stockman brothers. We are working
on a budget of 170000 dollars. The house should be a family residence, three bedroomed house
with a garage. The project should take one month from the 8th to the 30th of August
Building a house
Project objective
The objective is to construct a well-furnished, high quality customized house at a cost which is
not to exceed 170,000 thousand dollars.
Deliverables
 A 26000- square foot, 3-bathroomed, fully furnished home with a modernized state of the
art design
 A detached garage located five feet from the real line and meets zoning provisions
- Footings measuring 44 inches
- 16 inches footing width
- 8 inches footing thickness
- Sheet rocked and insulated
 Kitchen appliances which will include a refrigerator, a microwave, an oven and a range
 A gas furnace that is highly efficient and containing a programmable thermostat
Milestones
1. To get the construction permits approved on the 7th of August.
2. Pour the foundation on the 18th of August

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3. Conduct the inspection on the framing, electrical connections, sheathing and other
mechanical inspections on 23rd August
4. The final inspection to be conducted on 28th of August
Technical requirements
The floor must be wood framed
The house must adhere to the zoning provisions and local building codes
The windows and doors have to pass the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (Nat HERS)
The insulation across the exterior walls should meet an A factor of 22 for the wood frame walls.
The insula must meet an R-22 thermal performance.
The ceiling insulation should meet an R-factor of 38
The attic hatch must meet an R factor of 38
The floor insulation should meet an R-factor of 49
The garage will have a 20 feet wide (5.4 meters) single door to accommodate two large vehicles,
heater and mechanical equipment
- 8 foot (2.4 meters) height
The complete house must be earthquake resistant by meeting the seismic building codes
Exclusions and limitations
The house will meet all the conditions and specifications provided by the client to the letter.
A dishwasher is not included among the house appliances

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Prewiring will be done but the actual air conditioning will not be inclusive in the construction
Only the contractor will have the discretion to outsource construction services
The contractor will therefore be vicariously liable for the actions of the subcontractors
The construction work will be conducted form Monday to Thursday. The working hours will be
from 8.00 to 5.00PM. On Friday the working hours will be from 8.00AM to 4.00PM.
The casual laborers will be paid seven dollars per hour at the end of the working hours.
Customer review
James and Peter Stockman.
Work Breakdown structure
A breakdown structure is the first step in the project planning and is used in managing the project
scope.
The construction of the new house will begin with the foundation, then the floor, the walls from
the floor.

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Project scope management
Initiation
Inputs
-Product description
-Strategic plan
-Project selection
criteria
-historical
information
Tools and
techniques
-project selection
methods
-expert judgement
Outputs
-project charter
-project manager
Identified/ assigned
-constraints
-Assumptions
i.
Scope planning
inputs
-product description
-project charter
-constrains
-Assumptions
Tools and techniques
-product analysis
-benefit/ cost analysis
-Alternatives
identification
-expert judgement
Outputs
-scope statement
-Supporting details
-scope management
plan
Scope definition
Inputs
-scope statement
-constrains
-Assumptions
-other planning
outputs
-Historical information
Tools and techniques
-work breakdown
structure templates
-decomposition
Outputs
Work breakdown
structure
Scope verification
Inputs
-work results
-product documentation
Tools and techniques
-inspection
Outputs
-formal acceptance
Scope change control
Inputs
-work breakdown structure
-performance reports
-change requests
-scope management plan
Tools and techniques
-scope change control system
-performance measurement
-additional planning
Outputs
-scope changes
-corrective action
-lesson learned

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Initiation phase
The initiation is authorized as a result of a customer’s request to build a state of the art modern
house which meets the customer’s specifications.
Inputs to initiation
Product description. The project was undertaken to create a fully furnished house with a garage.
The house is also equipped with kitchen appliances for instance a refrigerator, microwave and an
oven. What makes the house standout from the rest is the state of the art insulation on the
windows, the attic and also the floor. In addition to that the house will meet the specifications of
the customers to the letter. The garage will be spacious enough to accommodate two vehicles and
any machinery equipment stored in the garage.
Strategic plan
The project meets the organizations objective which is to construct a modern house that meets
the zoning provisions and also meets the conditions and specifications of the customer. The
strategic plan is therefore contingent as per the requirement of the customer.
Project selection criteria
The criteria used to select the project was based on the organizational goals. However, being a
construction company, the criteria included brief description of the project after which the
selection process commenced. The project was selected on the basis of feasibility whereby it was
the easiest project with the best returns
Historical information
This is a first time project and as thus there is no previous record of a similar project
performance. However, a research was conducted on competitive firms to indicate the previous

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returns of such a project and the data as used to establish the viability of the home construction
project.
Tools and techniques for initiation
Project selection methods. To select the appropriate construction method, a knowledge
management was used so as to employ the use of corporate experience to establish the
construction method for the project. Through interviewing professionals from the construction
industry, the most efficient selection methods was determined.
Expert judgement. The knowledge was provided by experts in the field of construction through
consultations and industry groups.
Outputs from initiation
Project charter. This project is being undertaken with the objective of establishing a new
residence for the Stockman brothers. The new house will host a self-sustained, family dwelling
which will be built on a three acre plot that is located in Texas. The project will commence on
the 8th of August and will be completed by 31st of August. The labor will be outsourced and the
construction will meet all the zoning provisions in relation to buildings.
Project manager assigned. I have been assigned the role of the project manager prior to the
commencement of the project execution.
Constrains. The main constrains in the project are the customers specifications and also the
budget we are working on.
Assumptions. The assumptions which have been made is that we will have building permits
approved on the 7th of August.
Scope planning
Inputs to scope planning. The inputs are similar to those indicated in the initiation phase

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Tools and techniques for scope planning
Product analysis. The techniques used in product analysis will be value engineering and
analysis, function analysis and quality deployment
Cost analysis. The project has to meet the specifications of the customer and as such there are no
alternative projects.
Expert judgement is similar to the one established in the initiation phase
Scope definition
The inputs are similar to those in the initiation phase
The work break down structure in the building of the house will be divided into
Project management, training, and collection of resource materials, support equipment and
facilities. Project management will be further sib divided into human resource and construction
management
Scope verification
This will include acceptance of the project by the customers who are the Stockman brothers.
After the house is completed, the customers will evaluate it to make sure that it meets their
specifications and conditions. This will be established by providing them with a work result and
also product documents. After which they will inspect the house and if satisfied will accept
formally.
Scope change control
If the customers will not be satisfied with the house, a scope change control will be conducted to
so as to enforce the required changes in the selected areas. The data will be collected from the
work break structure, performance reports, and change requests either formal or oral. The tools
used will be a scope change control system which will establish the plan which the project scope

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will be changed. A performance measurement will also appraise the magnitude of variations
which had occurred. Any additional planning if necessary will be conducted to correct the
variation to meet the customer’s specification
The output from the scope change control include the scope changes. These are the modifications
made as per the work breakdown schedule. The corrective action will also be brought out to
indicate the areas that the company should work on to prevent such variations in future.
Finally the lessons learn from the variations will be documented so as to form a referral data base
for a future similar project,
Roles and responsibilities
name role responsibilities
James and Peter Stockmann Project sponsor -Approve or reject the scope
changes
-Approve deliverables
Project manager -approve scope change
requests
-verify the project scope
-communicate results of
scope change requests
-plan change meetings
Peter Mater Team leader -Measure the project scope
-appraise scope change
requests
-communicate to the team
results of scope change

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requests
-enhance review process of
team level change
James Wand Team member -contribute in identifying
change resolutions
-appraise need for scope
changes
-communicate to project
leader regarding scope
changes
William Smith Team member -contribute in identifying
change resolutions
-appraise need for scope
changes
-communicate to project
leader regarding scope
changes
Work break structure

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The house construction project will use 170,000 dollars. The construction of the house will be
divided into three parts. The internal, the foundation and the external.
Internal- 76500
i. Electrical
Work budget 48054
a. Rough in electrical-10599
b. Install and terminate-19678
c. HVAC equipment-18777
ii. Plumbing
Work budget-28446
a. Rough in plumbing-20,000
b. Set plumbing fixtures and trim-2000
c. Test and clean-6446
Foundation-40800
i. Excavate
Work budget 4344
a. Pour concrete-2,000
b. Cure &strip forms-2344
ii. Steel erection
Work budget-33456
a. Steel columns-23000
b. Beams-5456
c. Joist-5000

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External- 52700
i. Masonry work
Work budget 13432
a. Lay masonry-7000
b. Install roof drains-1000
c. Install tile in the toilet-2432
d. Roofing-3000
ii. Building finishes
Work budget 11400
a. Paint walls-5000
b. Ceiling tiles-3000
c. Hang wall paper-1000
d. Carpet-1400
e. Hardware-1000

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Reference
Rose, K. (2013). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)-
Fifth Edition. Proj Mgmt Jrnl, 44(3), e1-e1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21345