Assessment 1: Lean Project Management for Dream Home Construction

This report details the implementation of lean project management principles in the context of constructing a dream home. It begins by selecting a suitable project management process, identifying PRINCE2 as the preferred methodology due to its structured approach. The report covers key project ...Read More

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Assessment 1: Implementing lean project management to build your dream home
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Table of Contents
1. Selection of proper project management process........................................................................2
a. Choosing a suburb....................................................................................................................2
b. Deciding the land size to buy...................................................................................................2
c. Choosing the best builder.........................................................................................................3
d. Identification of project stakeholders......................................................................................3
2. a. Factors that will influence the design and layout of the dream home.................................4
2. b. Project management process that are used..............................................................................7
3. Detailed explanation to achieve lean project management for the initiatives.............................8
References......................................................................................................................................12

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1. Selection of proper project management process
The project aims to design and construct a dream home in Perth, Western Australia. In
order to commence this project the owner needs to come across through keystart initiatives
prepared by the government of Western Australia. Once the Western Australian government will
approve the eligibility application submitted, the owner will be able to initiate the project in the
selected suburb. It is acknowledged that, a project cannot be successfully implemented if suitable
project management process is followed throughout the project development life cycle period
(Meredith, Mantel & Shafer, 2017). Many project management processes are available and based
on project activities and nature the most suitable management process is desired to be selected
and applied throughout the development of the “dream home project”. The selected suburb, land
size, builder and stakeholder for the project are illustrated below.
a. Choosing a suburb
For design and execution of the “Dream Home Project”, the selected location in Perth,
Australia is Ashfield. The mentioned riverside suburb is located approximately 8 kilometer away
from the CBD (Central Business District), Perth. The location was a collection of railway houses
though afterward it became a hot spot. The house prices in this location are affordable. From
different survey and analysis it is identified that, median house price in this location is
approximately $450,000. 65 percent nearby education facilities are available in this location and
also almost cent percent of the residents have recreational area.
b. Deciding the land size to buy
These days the construction industry of Ashfield, Perth is getting high commercial
success due to affordable price of the lands. In order to construct the “new dream home project”,

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the land size that has been purchased is 1.2 Acre. The price of 1.2 Acre land Ashfield, Perth is
$650,000.
c. Choosing the best builder
It is found that the numbers of builders are comparatively lesser than other suburb
location Perth. For this construction project, registered building contractors and practitioner or
building service provider who is contracted named “3b Build Pty Ltd” of West Perth. It is one of
the most well known real estate builder and construction companies in West Perth.
d. Identification of project stakeholders
The stakeholders for the “dream home construction project” are divided into internal
stakeholders and external stakeholders. It is duty of the supervisor to monitor and manage the
stakeholders to keep them informed and satisfied (Binder, 2016). The lists of stakeholders for
this project are elaborated in the below:
Stakeholders Names Interest Power
Internal Project supervisor High High
Architect Low Low
Civil engineer High Low
Resource manager High Low
External Builder/ contractor High High
Sub contractor Low Low
Raw material suppliers Low Low
Project sponsor High High

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It is determined that selecting PRINCE2 methodology stands beneficial for selecting best
suited suburb area, land size, best builder and best suited stakeholders as well. During selection
and utilization of the project components if PRINCE2 methodology is selected then it will help
to direct the project according to the preliminary plan. The project team would be able to give
continuous business level justification to avoid critical documentation errors. The project team
members would be able to gain learning experiences that is applicable to define their
responsibilities. It reduces the level of complexities and manages all the project development
stages accurately. PRINCE2 method is focused on project environment and expected final
service. PRINCE2 is a service based development methodology therefore it helps to divide a
complex and large task in smaller parts. Each of the small parts are again managed individually
to make sure that the project is executed as per the client’s demand. It gives control power and
detail competency management opportunities to the project supervisor. The communication
approach among the project team associates will also become easier and effective if PRINCE2
methodology is applied and followed by the stakeholders. Summarizing the profit of it is defined
that, PRINCE2 is applicable as well as customized for this project due to its significant features
and managerial aspects.
2. a. Factors that will influence the design and layout of the dream home
There are different factors that may either positively or negatively influence the design
and layout of the dream home building project. In other words, the influence factors can be
discriminated into positive and negative. The positive influence factors help to improve the
project quality and make sure that it has reached all the expectation of dream home owner or
project customers. On the other hand, the negative factor can negatively pressurize the project
resulting delay, overrunning budget, over allocation of resources etc.

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Positive factors
The positive factors that can positively power the dream home building project are
demonstrated in the below section:
Appropriate business case: Business case document is one of the most essential outline
documentation that helps the project team members to understand the project requirements and
expectation of the clients as well. A strong business case justifies a project and involves every
team members and stakeholders as well.
Proper critical success factor: If the members follow proper CSF that may make a
project successful (Kerzner, 2017). It is determined that, CSF are always mathematically
measurable. However, utilization of these factors at the project closure phase is always
beneficial.
Proper scope planning: If the project team members properly develop a project scope
statement then, it will be easier to the project team to understand the project requirements and
client’s expectation as well. Proper scope statement identifies the project milestones and
deliverables including a realistic timeline schedule and resources as well. Proper project plan will
make sure that it has been completed in the assigned time, resources and budget estimated
earlier.
Proper leadership: Leadership, motivation and team engagement are the different
aspects required for project success. In other words, it can be said that, in order to keep the
project team members engaged to their roles and responsibilities leadership is much essential
(Small, Al Hamouri & Al Hamouri, 2017). The project supervisor who has proper leadership and
motivation strategies would be able to make a project successful.

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Proper risk and stakeholder management plan: Proper stakeholder management
strategies and risk management plan are the two significant key knowledge areas that require
major focus of the team members and supervisor. If these aspects are accurately followed then
the project will be able to meet client’s expectation.
Negative factors
There are many triggers for which a project can be a failure and theses factors are
demonstrated in the below section:
Ineffective communication: If the project manager and team members fail to use
accurate communication approach during formal, informal meetings and discussion then due to
communication gap and lack of understanding a project can be a failure.
Failure in project tracking: Tracking and project monitoring are two essential activities
requirements for project success (Bajjou & Chafi, 2018). Both the contractors and project
manager should use effective tracking tools and techniques to check that whether the project is
running towards the expected direction or not. If these tools are not properly used by contractors
then, the project will be a failure.
Failure in identifying proper key assumptions: At the project initiation stage, project
supervisor and team members should identify the goals, objectives and key assumptions and
deliverables. If they fail to identify the assumptions then the project will be a failure.
Improper time and cost management: If the time and cost management plans are not
properly measures at the initiation of the dream hoe building project then also the project can be
a failure.

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2. b. Project management process that are used
The project management processes that are used for the dream home building project
include:
Project startup: At this stage, the details project scope is developed. Based on the scope
documentation objectives, goals and aim of dream home building will be identified. The best
suited builder, land size and obviously location is selected in this stage (Liu et al., 2015). A site
survey needs to be conducted before the startup of the building project.
Project planning: In this stage the contract levels works are all done in terms of bidding,
negotiation and contract signing. The owner will sign a land contract along with the land
developer by making a deposit or payment of AUD$2000. After that, the contractor will sign a
pre work construction contract with a deposit amount of AUD$2000. In this stage, a cost, risk,
stakeholder, quality and communication management plan will also be developed.
Project design and construction: This stage is all about design and construction of a
dream home building layout. The architect and civil engineer will prepare a design blueprint at
this stage and followed by the blueprint the rest of the design will be executed. This stage is
maintained and processed under the supervisor of the supervisor and lead contractor. The process
flow of the stage will make sure, that all unwanted activities or waste activities are eliminated to
increase the project value and success measure (Dallasega, Rauch & Frosolini, 2018). Not only
should this but also at this stage the project manager conduct a feasibility analysis report to make
sure that that the project is commercial and technically completely feasible. This stage will give
the project a proper direction following which the dream home building project would be able to

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meet the expectation. It will also make sure that the project is developing staying within the
boundary or limitation.
Project control and monitoring: The manager and contractor need to use proper project
tracking tools and techniques to make sure that, direction of the project is appropriate. In order to
control the project the different applicable tools and techniques are Gantt chart, WBS etc.
Project closure phase: In order to close the project the steps that are to be followed by
the project manager and all other team members include resource release, contract signoff,
stakeholder signoff, final draft pr document submission and project post maintenance planning as
well (Bashir et al., 2015). However, the project document has to be approved by project sponsors
and the project supervisor as well to make the dream home construction project a successful one.
If these stages are successfully followed then the project will meet the expectation of the clients.
3. Detailed explanation to achieve lean project management for the initiatives
These days most of the businesses are using the concept of lean in their applications. The
aim of lean project is to exploit values while reducing the amount of waste activities from the
project. If lean project is successfully achieved then more values will be created with the
utilization of lesser numbers of resources (both physical and human). The different management
applications that can be generated from the Lean thinking include Six Sigma, the Deming cycle,
and Kanban (Fuenzalida et al., 2016). Lean management application is applicable for
manufacturing projects. The way through which lean can be achieved for the dream home layout
design and construction project are as follows:

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In case of lean project, the concept of value stream acts centrally. Lean is a series or
sequence of developing activities involved in the project delivery. Some principles should be
followed by the project team members to achieve lean.
First of all the values of the dream home building must be understood by the project
supervisor and team members (Sears, et al., 2015). For the manufacturing industries, reaching
lean management is much essential. In this stage the manager will constantly review the dream
home project layout and expectation of the clients or owner. Apart from this, the ways through
which dream home project can meet the expectation of clients are also analyzed in this stage.
The unique design layout and other services will be determined by identifying the project values.
In order to meet requirements, the first thing on which the project manager and associate
team members are required to focus understands the customer expectations. After that when and
why the customer needs the project will be analyzed. The steps or stages those will be followed
throughout to fulfill dream home project requirements will be identified in this stage.
As soon the unique value for the dream home project is determined the team will be able
to evaluate the process in details that can lead he project towards success and project objectives.
It is the duty of the project contractor, sub contractors and team members to understand the
project values and based on that they should determined that way followed by which the project
can be successfully accomplished (Ingle & Waghmare, 2015). However, before initiating the
building both internal and external market of Ashfield, Perth should be analyzed accurately. The
process of value stream map can enable the project team to understand the flow of the project
starting from initiation upto completion stage.

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In order to complete this dream home building project PRINCE2 project management
methodology and the stages those are individually follows include project initiation, project
planning, design and construction, monitoring and control and final closure (Ayalew, Dakhli &
Lafhaj, 2016). These sequence or flow has to be followed by the project team members
throughout the building construction period. In order to construct this project the supervisor
requires adopting some best suited project management tools and technologies to process the
project a smoothly and flawlessly. If this detail is accurately followed then inefficiency and
frictions will be reduced.
Lean thinking will allow the project manager and team members to lead the project as per
the customer expectation. The building owner wills to get the building project completed in the
budget of $600,000 and time of 10 months. It will also identify the areas those require further
improvement (Formoso et al., 2015). It is recognized that, if project manager and team follows
the detail processes and phases then more the contractor will get a much perfect project outcome.
In other words the contractors and team members should significantly specify the
building construction values from the end client standpoint of view. After all necessary steps
should be identified that is also for individual suppliers, builder and sub contractors. Analyzing
detail process the unwanted activities ought to be eliminated to enhance the project values. After
that, proper value creating steps should be created to make the process smoother and effectual as
well (Mossman, 2015). As soon as the value streams are identified all wasted steps should be
eliminated. In other words, if lean management is perfectly introduced and applied then the
project values will be maximized by eliminating waste components or activities related to the
dream home building project in Ashfield, Perth.

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The potential profits that “dream home building” project can achieve after the
implementation are as follows:
 It helps improving the overall quality of the dream home in Ashfield, Perth
 It will help the project executives to complete the project as per the client’s
expectation of 10 months and budget of $600,000
 It can eliminate all unwanted activities from the detail project development phases
 It improves the project quality and reduces the overall cost assigned earlier at the
project development stage (Allu & Emuze, 2017)
 It helps adding more values to the dream home building project
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