Construction Management: Plan, Manage and Review Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources and Communication

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Table of Contents
Unit 1: Plan, Manage and Review Scope............................................................................2
Unit 2: Plan, Manage and Review Time..............................................................................4
Unit 3: Plan, Manage and Review Cost...............................................................................6
Unit 4: Plan, Manage Quality..............................................................................................8
Unit 5: Plan, Manage and Review Human Resources.........................................................9
Unit 6: Plan, Manage and Review Communication..........................................................11
Unit 7: Plan, Manage and review Project Risk..................................................................13
Unit 8: Plan, Manage and Review Procurement................................................................16
Unit 9: Plan, Manage and review Integration....................................................................18
References..........................................................................................................................19

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Unit 1: Plan, Manage and Review Scope
The scope management process in project life cycle includes management of the changes
in the project in such a way that the important deliverables of the project are delivered within the
time (Kerzner and Kerzner 2017). Since scope cannot be restricted in a project, management of
the scope generally requires addressing the key challenges of the project. The organizational
process involves planning of the project works that are needed to be delivered. Determination of
the work that are needed to be completed is a part of the organizational process that is related to
project authorization, start up and role of the project manager (Kerzner and Kerzner 2017). In the
project, its scope is mainly described as a segment of planning a project involving the
determination and accurate documentation of the major project goals, its deliverables and the set
deadlines within the project. Therefore, it is needed essential to accurately identify and define the
scope of the project at project start up so that the project plan is set up accordingly (Crawford
2014). In order to incorporate the changes in the project during the project lifecycle, it is quite
vital to define and determine the project scope during implementation of undertaken project.
It is important to define and agree to the project objectives and the success criteria of the
project as the project plan is set accordingly. The success criteria is measurable in terms of the
outcome of the project and therefore, it is important to define and agree to the objectives and
success criteria in project implementation. There are a number of processes of defining the
products and the activities associated with the project. This includes appropriate scheduling in
form of Gantt chart, development of the work breakdown structure and financial planning of the
project. The process of defining the work, organization and the product breakdown structure
involves understanding the requirements and the objectives of the project development of the
project plan according to the specifications. The components of a scope statement are as follows-

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1. Project Objectives
2. Project Justification
3. Product Descriptions
4. The expected outcomes of the project
5. Assumptions and the Project Limitations
The scope change control process is a systematic approach that involves effective
planning of the change process and implementation of the change in a planned manner.
Ineffective scope change control process result in project failure or delay in project delivery.

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Unit 2: Plan, Manage and Review Time
The time management process undertaken in each phase of project lifecycle in the
undertaken project includes planning the implementation of the task according to the urgency
and time available for the delivery of the product. Time management is a process that enables a
team member to complete a project within a specific time (Harrison and Lock 2017). The
management of time in a particular project therefore involves, proper definition of the major
activities undertaken in a project, sequencing of the major activities, estimating the resources of
the project and accordingly enforcing appropriate control on the project schedule (Kerzner and
Kerzner 2017). The scope, cost, risk, quality and human resources have significant impact on the
schedule of the undertaken project. The change in scope of a project can result in increase in
project cost, thus leading to project delay or project going over budget. Risks in a project can led
to schedule change and delay. The unavailability of the human resources can result in delay in
the project work leading to change in schedule. Delivery of a below quality product can result in
change of the schedule, as it involves making the necessary amendments. Time management is
an important aspect of project management and it is essential for the project manager and team
members to arrange all the project activities as per the priority and time required for project
implementation. The project scheduling is an important aspect of project management. Prior to
project scheduling, the activities associated with a project is identified and certain scheduling
tools such as MS project is used for development of the project schedule. The internal factors
that influence the schedule of a project involves availability of personnel, types of machines
available and the availability of the materialistic resources of a project (Schwalbe 2015). The
external factors that influence the project schedule includes, demand of the customers, dealers
and retailers associated with the project and delivery dates as set by the customers.

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Schedule can be used as control mechanism as it provides an idea of the most significant
tasks that are needed to be completed in a high priority. Completion of a specific task within the
scheduled time act as an effective control mechanism of a project.
The five ways of accelerating the project completions are as follows-
1. Early acceleration: The advantage of this process is that, in this method, an early
buffer is developed in a project that helps in protecting against the future delays. However, the
disadvantage is that, in this process, there are chances of resource shortages as resources are
added earlier than planned.
2. Fast tracking the dependent activities: The advantage is that, it helps in cutting down
the overall time required for project completion. The disadvantage is that, this approach is quite
risky and as fast forwarding a dependent task can hamper the project quality.
3. Removing the activities that are not needed: The advantage is that the schedule of the
project can be shorter with this approach. The disadvantage is that removing these activities can
have a negative impact project’s quality.
4. Adding Resources to the Critical Path: The advantage of this method is that that
project is fast forwarded with this activity; however, the disadvantage is that adding resources in
the critical path can result in resource shortage for the other tasks.
5. Optimizing the Project Processes: The advantage is that, optimization of the project
process helps in saving time, while the disadvantage is that the project manager might need to
reschedule the project.