SRM752: Labuan Square Redevelopment Project Environment Analysis

This report presents a critical analysis of the Labuan Square Redevelopment project, focusing on the project environment, challenges, and mitigation strategies. It begins with an executive summary and defines the project scope, including demolition and construction phases. The report examines the project environment, identifying challenges within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry and project management discipline, such as licensing requirements, legal issues, lack of clear goals, and risk management. The report also outlines the roles and responsibilities of the project team, including stakeholders, the project manager, external consultants, and construction workers. It also includes a work breakdown structure and project timeline. The analysis includes the project's objectives, challenges, and proposed solutions for the project's successful completion.

Project Environment Critical Analysis – Labuan Square Redevelopment

Executive Summary
This project is unique as it has two parts, demolition and construction. This report will critically
look at all the factors that will affect the project in both the two parts as well as mitigation
procedures that can be undertaken.
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Table of Content
Title Page …………………………………………………………………………………… i
Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………………… ii
Project Definition…………………………………………………………………………… 1
Project Scope………………………………………………………………………………… 1
Work Breakdown structure…………………………………………………………………..1
Project environment .………………………………………………………………………. 3 – 8
Project team ………..………………………………………………………………………. 9 – 11
Demolition and construction method……………………………………………………….12 - 15
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………...….. 16
References …………………………………………………………………………………..17
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Project Definition
(Cano and Lidon 2011) clarifies that a project is any change that once implemented by either
organizations or individuals will lead to more efficient achievement of both business and non-
business goals. A project can either be a product, a service or a result (Rodríguez-Manas et al
2012). The building that will be constructed is the project in our case. Once complete it will
resolve the problem of space in that shops will be replace with small offices coupled up with
conference rooms. This will mean more office space and in turn will lead to more storage which
will come up with higher profits.
Project Scope
The project scope is the work that needs to be done in order for the project to be complete. It
entails all that needs to be accomplished in order to deliver the product, the service or the result
(Mirza et al 2013).
Work Breakdown Structure
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Project Planning
The project planning phase involves the use of project planning software such as Gantt charts to
come up with a schedule of the work to be done in order to make the project and a success and
also to report the project progress to the relevant project stakeholders.
Carrying out Feasibility Study
The feasibility study takes into account all the factors that will affect the project into account.
Such factors can be technological, legal, economical and technical in order for the project
manager to gauge the probability that the project will be a success.
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Project planning
Feasibility study on the environment
Demolishing shops
Building construction
Project closure and building opening

Demolishing Shops
This will involve the scheduled demolition of the shops on the Labuan square in order to create
the space for the construction and all the other activities that will be encompassed within this
phase such as clearing the site.
Building Construction
This will involve all the activities that will be carried out in this phase from the moment of laying
the foundation stone to the point of officially handing over the completed building to the project
stakeholder’s. This phase of the project is the core backbone of the entire project.
Project Closure and Building Opening
This is the final phase of the project whereby the project manager will officially hand over the
completed building as well as the project documents to the stakeholders and officially close the
project.
Project Environment
The project environment refers to both the external and internal factors that will affect and
influence the project (Besikci et al 2013).
Challenges Facing the Demolition and Construction Phase
The project manager will be the link between the project shareholders and the project team. The
project manager therefore acts as an intermediary between the two. The project manager has a
duty to make sure that the construction workers have all the necessary tools and requirements in
order to complete the project and delivered the completed building (Czichos 2013). This is such
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a huge task to be bestowed upon the project manager and come with its fair share of project risks
as discussed below:-
Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry
Challenge Description Mitigation
Licenses requirements from
oversight bodies
The building will be required
to have all the licenses and
permits before even the
construction starts. These
licenses will come from the
engineering and construction
bodies that oversee the
construction industry in
Australia (Dezdar and Ainin
2011).
The project manager should
ensure that the project has all
the necessary licenses.
Approvals requirements from
local authorities
The building should be
approved by the local
authorities as well as the
municipality or the local
government of the location
where the building is being
located.
This might entail the project
manager visiting all the local
government offices in the area
and getting proper
documentation in form of
approvals for the building.
Building design to be done by
a qualified architect
The building design should be
done by a qualified architect
The project manager will
source for a qualified architect
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who should also be registered
by the Architectural body of
Australia.
from the area.
Project team to be qualified The professional bodies in
both the architectural and
engineering fields in Australia
clearly specifies all the
qualifications of the people to
work in a project under both
fields and it is also illegal to
work under such fields
without the right qualification
The project manager will
ensure that all the members in
the project team are qualified
Legal issues The construction industry in
Australia is regulated by the
relevant body which clearly
stipulates all the legal
requirements needed before
embarking on a project.
The project manager will
ensure that the project has all
the legal requirements.
Project Management Discipline
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Challenge Description Mitigation
Lack of clear cut project goals If the stakeholders in a project
do not clearly communicate
what they want from the
project, this will lead to the
project having unclear and
undefined goals. It is the duty
of the project manager to ask
direct questions to the project
stakeholders regarding what
they want to be achieved by
the project before even the
project starts. The project
manager should continue
asking the stakeholder
questions even as the project
continues in order to have the
stakeholders on board every
step of the way (Nauman et al
2010).
The project stakeholders
should clearly communicate
what they want to the project
manager in order for the
manager to set clear goals for
the project team to follow.
Challenging Project Scope Failing to communicate the
project change to the relevant
stakeholders by the project
The project manager will
always communicate the
project scope changes to the
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manager will prove to be
hazardous to the project in that
it will cause the project to be
delayed or even the allocated
budget to go up (Woolridge et
al 2009).
relevant project shareholders
and get appropriate approval
for the changes as well as
incorporating a supplementary
budget should the need arise.
Lack of project accountability It is the role of the project
manager to be accountable for
the project from the start to the
finish. The project manager
should assign roles and tasks
to the project team and ensure
that such roles and tasks are
completed and to the best
level of satisfaction as
required by the project
stakeholders. The project
manager will hold accountable
all the project team members
for the roles and tasks that are
assigned to the, meanwhile
himself he will be held
accountable by the stakeholder
The project manager should
take the overall accountability
of the project and meanwhile
delegate the duties to the staff
members who he shall hold
accountable for the assigned
tasks.
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for the overall project
(Seyedhoseini et al 2009)
Risk management not being
undertaken
It’s the duty and responsibility
of the project manager to
compare the actual data from
the project with the budget to
prevent the project from
veering of course. The project
manager is also responsible
for identifying problems and
risks that will affect the
project as well as come up
with mitigation strategies to
overcome such problems
(Rasool et al 2012).
The project manager should
come up with a robust risk
management program during
project implementation to
protect the project from going
overboard as far as budget is
concerned.
Lack of open Channels of
communication
It’s the duty of the project
manager to create effective
channels of communication
between the project team and
the stakeholders. At times
stakeholders present the
project team with unrealistic
targets; in this case the project
The project manager will have
weekly meetings with the
project team to know the
progress. He will also record
to the project stakeholders
monthly by presenting to them
a progress reports entailing all
that is happening in the
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manager in such a scenario
should desist from such
(Harrison 2017).
project.
Differing opinions from
project stakeholders
Differing stakeholder’s
opinions can really hurt the
project. This can also be
caused by lack of stakeholder
participation in the project and
it will lead to reworks and
work delay at site (Mir and
Pinnington 2014).
The project manager therefore
will ensure that all the project
stakeholder’s opinions are
incorporated in to the project.
Project Team
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