PMN610: Analysis of the Burj Khalifa Project Construction Report

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the Burj Khalifa construction project, focusing on the roles of key stakeholders and the importance of project management principles. The introduction highlights the project's significance in boosting tourism and the critical role of planning in project execution. The report details the responsibilities of various stakeholders, including the project manager, CEO, CFO, HR manager, construction manager, project planner, and architect. It emphasizes the project manager's role in securing project approval and budget, the CEO's role in strategic direction, and the contributions of other team members in areas like finance, human resources, construction supervision, and design. The report concludes that effective planning and stakeholder collaboration were crucial for the project's success. References to academic sources support the analysis of project management methodologies and stakeholder relationships.

Project:Construction of the Burj
Khalifa

Introduction
• The main focus is to construct Burj Khalifa in
Dubai for increasing tourism in the country.
• In this project, both project manager and other
stakeholders helps in elaborating the importance of
knowledge as well as different attributes for
planning and project development.
• Proper planning is considered as one of the main
functions for every project manager for executing
the project as per the objectives.

Stakeholder involved in project
The stakeholders who are involved in the project are listed below:
• Project manager
Other roles includes:
1. CEO
2. CFO
3. HR manager
4. Architect
5. Construction manager
6. Project planner

Role of project manager in the project
• The project manager mainly has the responsibility of
achieving success for the construction of Burj Khalifa.
• The project manager prepares the business case for
constructing Burj Khalifa with the help of the project
team.
• This is done for securing approval in order to proceed
as well as obtain budget for executing the project.
• Additionally, project manager consistently informs the
project stakeholders evaluates the effectiveness of the
project.

Role of CEO in the construction of Burj Khalifa
• The CEO has the responsibility of properly creating,
planning as well as integrating the project towards
strategic direction for constructing Burj Khalifa.
• They helps in achieving success within the entire
business entity for making different types of
managerial level decisions.
• Furthermore they will help in creating as well as
implementing the vision of the organization for
effectively undertaking the project.

Role of CFO in the construction of Burj Khalifa
• They take the responsibility of managing different types
of financial actions within the company in order to
execute the project of Burj Khalifa properly.
• While involving within the project they helps in
 Tracking of the cash flow ,
 developing proper plan for the finances
 Analyzing the weaknesses as well as strengths
 assist the CEO with forecasting, undertaking cost
benefit analysis as well as achieving funding for the
project

Role of HR manager in the construction of Burj
Khalifa
• They helps in proper planning, directing as well as
coordinating all the administrative functions
• They undertake functions like recruiting, interviewing
as well as hiring new employees for undertaking the
construction work.
• Furthermore, they handle the issues that the staffs
face during Burj Khalifa construction by mediating
disputes and provides information about disciplinary
processes.

Role of construction manager in the
construction of Burj Khalifa
• The construction manager who is engaged with the Burj
Khalifa construction helps in supervising as well as direct
different types of operation .They undertake work including
• Work of structural system development,
• Development of foundation,
• Construction of residential space,
• Restaurants as well as nightclub.
• Build floor and helps in the work of installation

Role of project planner in the construction of
Burj Khalifa
• The project planner takes the entire responsibility of
gathering information about the project and scheduling
the workloads before the construction of the Burj
Khalifa.
• They generally collect various types of information for
successfully preparing the status report
• Additionally, they evaluate the present procedures and
helps in recommending the changes for improving the
efficiency of planning.

Role of architect in the construction of Burj
Khalifa
• They assists in preparing the visual appearance of
the entire Burj Khalifa building
• Helps in developing proper facility as per the entire
design concept and the requirement which are
mainly specified by the client.
 The work that is mainly carried includes
 Creation of the architectural design,
 Creating the design of the tower as well as
 Asking for proper approval of the project.

Conclusion
• It can be concluded from the entire paper that both the project manager as well
as other stakeholders played their role properly while constructing of Burj
Khalifa.
• It is analyzed that planning phase is quite important for the project and in this
phase the project manager gets approval for the project and achieves budget for
the project.
• In addition to this, the paper also explains the roles of other team members
within the project for undertaking the construction work effectively.

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