Project Management Assignment: A Comprehensive House Construction Plan

This project management assignment presents a comprehensive plan for constructing a house for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith. The project's scope involves building a 400 sq. m. house on a 1000 sq. m. land within a year and a budget of $1 million. The assignment includes a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), an Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS), and a Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM). It details the project calendar, lists tasks with durations and logical relationships, and provides a Gantt chart for scheduling. Furthermore, the project budget and resource allocation are outlined, specifying costs for various tasks and the resources assigned. The project covers all stages from planning and design to construction and handover, including permits, approvals, and financial management.

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Project Management
Name of the Student
Name of the University

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Project Scope
The primary scope of the project is to build a house for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith on the
1000 sq. m. of the land owned by the family. The area for the proposed building is 400 sq. m.
and accordingly, the project plan needs to be developed. Furthermore, it is expected that the
building can be completed within a time period of 1 year and an estimated budget of $1 million.
Project Calendar
RDO’s and Public Holidays
Start and Finish Dates
Start Date: 9/4/2019
Finish Date: 4/3/2020

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WBS, OBS, RAM
Figure 1: Work Breakdown Structure
(Source: Created by Author)

Project Manager
Finance Manager Construction Manager
Worker Group 2Worker Group 1
Worker Group 5Worker Group 4Worker Group 3
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Figure 2: OBS of the Project
(Source: Created by Author)
Responsibility Assignment Matrix
Task Name
Responsibility
Assignment
Construction of New House
Project Scope Development
Analyze Requirements for the Project Project Manager
Determine Scope of the Project Project Manager
Prepare Project Charter Project Manager

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Appoint Contractor for the Project Project Manager
Project Budget Development
Create List of Resources Required Finance Manager
Determine Market Prices of the Materials Finance Manager
Determine Labour Costs Finance Manager
Determine Additional Costs Finance Manager
Finalize Budget for Project Finance Manager
Planning Permits and Approvals
Develop Final Plan of the Building Construction Manager
Receive Plan Approval from Local Council Project Manager
Apply for Building Permit Project Manager
Receive Permit to Proceed Project Manager
Design and Construction of the House
Land Excavation and Landfill Construction Equipment
Handlers, Construction
Workers, Construction

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Materials[1], Construction
Equipments[1]
Construction of Building Foundation
Construction Equipment
Handlers, Construction
Workers
Construction of Building Framework
Construction Equipment
Handlers, Construction
Workers
Addition of Bricks Construction Workers
Doors and Windows Cutout Construction Workers
Plastering of Walls Construction Workers
Plumbing and Electrical Works
Electrical Workers,
Plumber
Finishing of Structural Works Construction Workers
Interior Coloring
Colours and Other
Costs[1], Interiors and
Exteriors Workers
Exterior Coloring
Interiors and Exteriors
Workers

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Finishing Works Construction Materials[1]
Completion and Handover
Work Completion Construction Workers
Review of the Building
Construction Manager,
Project Manager
Complete All Pending Payments Finance Manager
Handover Project Manager
List of Tasks, Durations and Logical Relationship
Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
Construction of New House 227 days Tue 4/9/19 Wed 3/4/20
Project Scope Development 17 days Tue 4/9/19 Mon 5/6/19
Analyze Requirements for the
Project
5 days Tue 4/9/19 Mon 4/15/19
Determine Scope of the Project 2 days Tue 4/16/19 Wed 4/17/19 2
Prepare Project Charter 5 days Thu 4/18/19 Mon 4/29/19 3

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Appoint Contractor for the
Project
5 days Tue 4/30/19 Mon 5/6/19 4
Project Budget Development 14 days Tue 5/7/19 Fri 5/24/19
Create List of Resources
Required
2 days Tue 5/7/19 Wed 5/8/19 5
Determine Market Prices of the
Materials
5 days Thu 5/9/19 Wed 5/15/19 7
Determine Labour Costs 2 days Thu 5/16/19 Fri 5/17/19 8
Determine Additional Costs 3 days Mon 5/20/19 Wed 5/22/19 9
Finalize Budget for Project 2 days Thu 5/23/19 Fri 5/24/19 10
Planning Permits and
Approvals
27 days Mon 5/27/19 Wed 7/3/19
Develop Final Plan of the
Building
10 days Mon 5/27/19 Fri 6/7/19 11
Receive Plan Approval from
Local Council
5 days Tue 6/11/19 Mon 6/17/19 13
Apply for Building Permit 2 days Tue 6/18/19 Wed 6/19/19 14
Receive Permit to Proceed 10 days Thu 6/20/19 Wed 7/3/19 15

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Design and Construction of the
House
155 days Thu 7/4/19 Thu 2/13/20
Land Excavation and Landfill 5 days Thu 7/4/19 Wed 7/10/19 16
Construction of Building
Foundation
15 days Thu 7/11/19 Wed 7/31/19 18
Construction of Building
Framework
45 days Thu 8/1/19 Thu 10/3/19 19
Addition of Bricks 15 days Fri 10/4/19 Thu 10/24/19 20
Doors and Windows Cutout 5 days Fri 10/25/19 Thu 10/31/19 21
Plastering of Walls 15 days Fri 11/1/19 Fri 11/22/19 22
Plumbing and Electrical Works 20 days
Mon
11/25/19
Fri 12/20/19 23
Finishing of Structural Works 10 days
Mon
12/23/19
Wed 1/8/20 24
Interior Coloring 5 days Thu 1/9/20 Wed 1/15/20 25
Exterior Coloring 10 days Thu 1/16/20 Thu 1/30/20 26
Finishing Works 10 days Fri 1/31/20 Thu 2/13/20 27

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Completion and Handover 14 days Fri 2/14/20 Wed 3/4/20
Work Completion 5 days Fri 2/14/20 Thu 2/20/20 28
Review of the Building 2 days Fri 2/21/20 Mon 2/24/20 30
Complete All Pending Payments 5 days Tue 2/25/20 Mon 3/2/20 31
Handover 2 days Tue 3/3/20 Wed 3/4/20 32

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Gantt Chart
Figure 3: Gantt Chart of the Project
(Source: Created by Author)

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Project Budget and Resource Assignment
Task Name Resource Names Cost
Construction of New House $1,000,000.00
Project Scope Development $11,560.00
Requirements Analysis with Consultant
and Client
Project Manager $3,400.00
Scope Definition Project Manager $1,360.00
Charter Development Project Manager $3,400.00
Contractor Hiring Project Manager $3,400.00
Project Budget Development $8,400.00
List of Resources Finance Manager $1,200.00
Market Price Analysis Finance Manager $3,000.00
Labour Costs Finance Manager $1,200.00
Additional Costs Finance Manager $1,800.00
Final Budget Finance Manager $1,200.00
Planning Permits and Approvals $16,360.00
Final Plan Construction Manager $4,800.00

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Plan Approval Project Manager $3,400.00
Apply for Building Permit Project Manager $1,360.00
Approval Project Manager $6,800.00
Design and Construction of the House $943,000.00
Excavation
Construction Equipment
Handlers, Construction
Workers, Construction
Materials[1], Construction
Equipments[1]
$277,000.00
Foundation
Construction Equipment
Handlers, Construction
Workers
$66,000.00
Building Framework
Construction Equipment
Handlers, Construction
Workers
$198,000.00
Bricks Construction Workers $42,000.00
Doors and Windows Construction Workers $14,000.00
Plastering Construction Workers $42,000.00

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Plumbing and Electrical Works Electrical Workers, Plumber $8,000.00
Structural Works Construction Workers $28,000.00
Interior Coloring
Colours and Other Costs[1],
Interiors and Exteriors
Workers
$56,000.00
Exterior Coloring
Interiors and Exteriors
Workers
$12,000.00
Finishing Works Construction Materials[1] $200,000.00
Completion and Handover $20,680.00
Work Completion Construction Workers $14,000.00
Review
Construction Manager,
Project Manager
$2,320.00
Payment Finance Manager $3,000.00
Handover Project Manager $1,360.00

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Bibliography
Kerzner, H. and Kerzner, H.R., 2017. Project management: a systems approach to planning,
scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
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