Construction Project Management Report: Harrowford & Sons Analysis

This report provides a detailed analysis of construction project management, focusing on a project for Harrowford & Sons, a property development company. The report covers various aspects, including time and planning schedules, detailing checklists, time divisions, internal and external influences, and planning methods (bottom-up and top-down). It also addresses risk management, outlining project risks, risk assessments, risk registers, and contingency plans. Furthermore, the report explores negotiation and conflict resolution strategies, defining problems, analyzing responses, and discussing negotiation styles. The project involves constructing a luxury apartment complex, and the report provides insights into the practical application of project management principles within the context of property development, including Gantt charts and detailed planning schedules. The report emphasizes the importance of finance, human resources, and environmental factors, while also considering both time-limiting and resource-limiting project constraints. The report concludes with an overview of the project's activities and the importance of effective communication and performance evaluation.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
A) TIME/ PLANNING SCHEDULE..............................................................................................1
1) Detailed time/planning schedule (Checklist of questions).....................................................1
2) Division of time/planning schedule........................................................................................3
3) Internal and external time influences......................................................................................5
4) Planning (Bottom-up or top-down).........................................................................................7
5) Time limiting or resource limiting project..............................................................................7
6) Dependent and parallel tasks..................................................................................................8
B) RISK MANAGEMENT..............................................................................................................9
1) Project risks (Internal and external)........................................................................................9
2) Risk assessments (Qualitatively and quantitatively)............................................................10
3) Risk register..........................................................................................................................11
4) Risk management table.........................................................................................................14
5) Transition and contingency plan...........................................................................................16
6) Insurance considerations.......................................................................................................17
7) Discussion on emergency plans............................................................................................19
C) NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION...............................................................20
1) Problem (Definition).............................................................................................................20
2) Responses from each of the parties involved........................................................................20
3) Types of negotiation styles and adoption of adequate negotiation (With justification).......21
4) Steps taken in order to resolving the issue............................................................................22
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................23
REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................24

ILLUSTRATION INDEX
Illustration 1: Gantt Chart................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Project management is a process of planning, implementing and controlling team work to
achieve any specific goal regarding business expansion and innovations in its services. It is a
technique of project succession and management of entire operations. The present report is based
on understanding aspects of project management for Harrowford & Sons regarding property
development. It is Property Development Company in Australia which is known for property
development and professional advisor on purchasing, selling and renting properties. In this
regard, all tools including time schedules, management of risks and negotiation on project plans
are to be described. However, project plan and timing to accomplish any activity can be
presented for goal accomplishment. In addition to this, risks occurred in projection and solutions
for them are to be expressed through this assignment. Along with this, negotiation and conflict
resolution for success of project plan has been presented for the organisation. Thus, students are
able to understand several aspects of project management for property development through this
report.
A) TIME/ PLANNING SCHEDULE
Harrowford & Sons is wide spread and well-known company which deals with property
related projects such as buying, selling and renting them. In this project plan, company is
planning to set up a luxury apartment of 20 units of two and three-bedroom flats. Including this,
luxury reception room, balcony, fitted kitchen, a gym and 24 hours guard are also planned for
property development of the entity (Argirova and Ivanov, 2015). In addition to this, parking
facilities and different other facilities are also planned for project accomplishment. However,
for selling flat of the apartment, director has set its selling price as £420,000 and £500,000 or
equivalent. For this purpose, proper timing and scheduling set for accomplishing task and
implementing action plans properly in a certain time. In this regard, planning scheduling for
project management can be understood as follows:
1) Detailed time/planning schedule (Checklist of questions)
For construction of apartment and selling of flats, all planning and questions are detailed
to be accomplished for Harrowford & Sons. In this regard, checklist of all questions and details
regarding projection can be described as below:
Project plan Review checklist
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Project name Construction project management
Project manager David Das
Team structure Team builder, engineers, workers, assistances.
Project plan questions
Serial Number Question Answer
1 Are all required sections have been addressed
in the project plan?
Yes
2 Is adequate time set on each project activity
for apartment of 20 units?
Almost
3 Have all risks been assessed for project from
all angles?
Yes, with back up of solving
upcoming risks
4 Is there any planning for effective team
building and conflict management tools?
Yes, work is to be segmented
among workers according to
their capabilities.
Scope and management plan related questions:
Serial Number Question Answer
1 Is scope for project clearly identified? Yes, also expressed to all team
members.
2 Are all project assumptions and approaches
are recognised efficiently?
Yes
3 Is team structure prepared effectively for
segmenting work according to members'
Yes, by identifying their
capacities for working in team.
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working capacities?
4 Have you planned for all activities as
estimated cost to be incurred and time
consumption on each action plan?
Yes
Risk and quality management related questions:
Serial
Number
Question Answer
1 Have potential risks in project been assessed
properly with back up plans?
Yes
2 Can all team members get adjusted according
to dynamics occurred for project's success?
Yes (In accordance to their
working abilities).
3 Are all workers able to contribute in team
work according to expected efficiency?
Yes
4 Can project accomplish qualitatively for
construction of apartment?
Yes, definitely.
2) Division of time/planning schedule
Project plan for constructing apartment for Harrowford & Sons regarding property
expansion requires setting time and schedule properly (Bonnal, 2012). Therefore, all action
plans for implementation are segmented in a certain time period can be understood as below:
Plan Activity Time frame
Setting objectives and
strategies (map)
 At first, goals are set for construction
according to which mapping and
strategies are prepared regarding all
tasks and project (Demeulemeester,
1-2 weeks
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Kolisch and Salo, 2013).
 Including this, scope and vision are set
for project accomplishment.
 Along with this, estimated cost to be
incurred on projection is analysed
including material, labour and addition
overhead.
Purchasing raw materials  As per strategic plans, raw materials for
construction are to be purchased with
quality and quantity considerations
(Jiang and Klein, 2014).
3-4 weeks
Team building and work
segmentation
 Afterwards, team of engineers and
coordinators is prepared for property
development of Harrowford & Sons.
 Similarly, work is to be segmented
among team members according to their
abilities and effective contribution for
working in group.
2-3 weeks
Presenting action plans among
team members
 Prepared action plans and tasks for
project is expressed to all teams
members for construction of apartment
with time schedules (Kolesnikova and
et.al., 2015).
1 week
Implementing action plans  Further, all activities are converted into
implementations by imparting authority
and responsibilities to all members.
25-40 weeks
Performance evaluation  In this stage, performance of team and 1-2 weeks
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project is to be evaluated critically
(Lippe and vom, 2016).
 Comparison between actual and
expected performance is done to find out
deviations if any that can be reduced
and project would accomplish
effectively.
Taking feedback from team
members
 After reaching out to set target ,
feedback is to be taken from all members
of the team.
 As well, positive and negative aspects
can also be identified for further
operations.
1 week
Reporting  In the end, reporting on all activities as
well contribution of members and
expenses incurred is done (Lloyd,
French, and Crawford, 2016).
1-2 weeks
Gantt chart:
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Illustration 1: Gantt Chart
3) Internal and external time influences
There are several environmental factors recognised which impact on project and its
activities. In order to this, , internal factors are controllable while external remains beyond
control (Mir and Pinnington, 2014). However, construction of apartment for Harrowford & Sons,
internal and external sources' impact on project activitiescan be understood as follows:
Internal influences: These factors are controllable as can be handled for succession of
project effectively includes following factors as: Finance: It is related with fund allocation and making plans for expenditure on
construction as purchasing raw material, labour cost, additional overhead etc. Therefore,
decision regarding finance and investment on project are included here (Morris, 2013).
However, it can be controlled as well planned for projection to develop property of
Harrowford & Sons. Human resources: This factor includes team members involved in team as well analysis
of their performances which can manage. In accordance to this, work segmentation and
team building is done on the basis of performance management and evaluation
(Robichaud and Anantatmula, 2011). Thus, human resources are internal sources that can
be monitored for Harrowford & Sons regarding construction of flats.
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 Environment: It is related with atmosphere of workplace that is evaluation of employees'
performance. In this regard, creating positive and friendly environment is manage in
hand of Harrowford & Sons' project manager. Hence, for performance management and
improving working abilities of team members, different strategies can be applied as
organising training and development programs etc. Therefore, environment of the entity
in internal influence for project accomplishment (Stewart, 2015).
External influences: These factors remain uncontrollable controlling remains difficult.
Some of them can be expressed as below: Economic environmental factors: These factors involve cost of material purchased for
construction of apartment for Harrowford & Sons. However, changes in price of
furniture, bricks and machinery & equipment, impacts on prepared budget adversely. In
addition to this, additional charges on contract and legal formalities also affect expenses
for project . Therefore, economic environmental factors impact on cost estimated for
meeting goals (Ziek and Anderson, 2015). Changes in technology: There are changes in technology implemented that affects
project activities.. Thus, due to upgrade of the latest technologies and adopting them,
cost estimated for project accomplishment get influenced (Bryman and Bell, 2014).
 Environmental changes: It is uncontrollable factor that affects construction of apartment
for Harrowford & Sons. For example; occurrence natural calamities as floods, storms,
earthquakes, sabotage etc can effect construction project negatively.
4) Planning (Bottom-up or top-down)
Planning for project is done through bottom-up and top-down methods in which sharing
of goals and ideas are generated. This concept can be understood as below:
 Top-down planning: In this process, top level managers share goal and action plans
regarding project to team members and its lower level employees (Dumay and Cai,
2015). However, all the activities and project plans can understand to be followed on
effectively. It is also considered that task can get succeed through this planning method
systematically.
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 Bottom-up planning method: In this method, project manager prepares all strategies
and activities to be implemented for project accomplishment and presents to upper level
managers. Including this, team members and all coordinators are involved for planning
and scheduling regarding project success (Flick, 2015). In addition to this, involvement
of all members for project that affects environment and proper contribution all members
for task accomplishment.
In this project regarding construction of apartment for Harrowford & Sons, top-down
method is to be used for project planning and reaching out to set target efficiently. However, all
the strategies are prepared by project managers and engineers regarding quantity and quality to
of raw material. Similarly, work segmentation as division of task among all team member
according to their capabilities are set by them property development effectively (Gast and
Ledford, 2014).
5) Time limiting or resource limiting project
Time limiting and resource limiting are concepts are considered for project and adequacy
projection. It is recognised on the basis of critical path and scheduling of activities to be
implemented for project. However, both these approaches can be understood as:
 Time limiting project: In this way, it is analysed that which activity can delay in goal
accomplishment for establishing apartment. In addition to this, there is also analysis of
activity is created that affect time scheduling and project (Leary, 2016). Moreover, time
scheduling and all activities are assessed for management and construction. Along with
this, time limiting and management of project can be handled over systematically.
However, various time schedules and incurred time on construction of apartment are
identified. It is time consuming and effective for systematic planning procedure and
accomplishing project adequately. It is linked with other factors for purchasing raw
materials and setting time for each action plan. Therefore, time limiting strategy is useful
for Harrowford & Sons and its projection efficiently.
 Resource limiting project: In this method, inadequacy of resources can be managed that
affects productivity and goal accomplishment. However, resources on which control can
be exercised are analysed in this process affect project activities. Moreover, it is
considered that which resource can be ignored for construction and building apartment
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(Lushey and Munro, 2015). In this regard, project on limiting the resources is
accomplished that remains effective for proper management. Moreover, it is helpful for
optimum utilization of resources which impacts on productivity. Thus, resource limiting
project is also effective for adequacy and management of all tools systematically.
In this project, manager is to use time limiting approach for construction of apartment
and effective project management. For instance; reporting, taking feedback from all members etc
these are required for projection (Mackey and Gass, 2015). Therefore, by limiting on these
activities, time can be consumed as well goals can be accomplished for Harrowford & Sons.
6) Dependent and parallel tasks
For Harrowford & Sons, except construction of apartment, other tasks are also linked
with it. For example; teamwork, coordination of workers for working in group as well
performance management, time scheduling etc. Therefore, setting time for all tasks adequately
and estimating costs to be incurred for project are recognised as similar task for the entity. It
remains difficult to identify working capacity of an individual regarding team work and effective
project. However, segmenting work according to workers' efficiency and estimating cost for
incurring expenditures on project activities remains difficult for goal accomplishment (Perner,
Citerio and Joannidis, 2015). In addition to this, making decisions regarding all project activities
according to cost and implementing strategies for productivity is difficult for Harrowford &
Sons. Moreover, creating positive and friendly environment of organisation as well coordination
of team members for goal orientation is challenging task for the entity. Therefore, it is
recognised that all of these tasks are dependent on construction of apartment and succession of
project properly.
B) RISK MANAGEMENT
1) Project risks (Internal and external)
Internal risks: Internal risk are those issues which cause due to inadequacy in the
internal planning and unsystematic management of controllable tools. Construction project is
requires proper planning and if it is not there then project manager have to face these internal
risk (Simonsohn, Nelson and Simmons, 2016). Internal risk for the Harrowford & Sons company
in construction project are:
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