Analyzing the Role of Project Management in Construction Projects

This report explores the critical role of project management in construction projects, highlighting its impact on the economy and GDP. It emphasizes the importance of planning, controlling, scheduling, and monitoring techniques, along with resource allocation and team selection, as key success factors. The project manager's role is central, involving communication, team building, and conflict resolution. Challenges in construction projects, such as uncertainties and resource quality, are discussed, along with various project management methodologies like Agile and PRISM. Effective risk management, including identification, prioritization, and handling, is crucial for project success. The report concludes that project management is essential for successful project delivery, requiring strong leadership and innovative capabilities from the project manager. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and resources for students.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Success factors for Construction Projects........................................................................................2
Role of Project Manager..................................................................................................................3
Challenges in Construction Project.................................................................................................4
Project Management Approaches and Methodologies....................................................................4
Risks Management...........................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
Construction projects are always the considerable aspects for the enhancement of the
economy of a country and most of the contributions in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) are
made by construction projects. The purpose of this report is to highlight the importance and
effectiveness of the project management approaches in the construction project. Project
management can be defined as a set of practices those could be applied to any project for
successful deployment and development of the project. Various scholarly articles have been
selected through collecting the public accesses online library and research has been followed
accordingly.
Success factors for Construction Projects
Many researchers were identified to be highlighting on the different aspects as the crucial
success factors for the successful deployment of the construction projects. Mok, Shen and Yang
(2015) stated that controlling and planning techniques are the major crucial factors for the
successful deployment of the construction projects. On the other hand Hwang, Zhao and Toh
(2014) stated that “scheduling techniques, monitoring, and control mechanisms” are the effective
and crucial factors those can influence the output of the construction project. Expanding to these
factors He et al. (2014) added “feedback, review, project philosophy, organization, resource
allocation, and project team selection and composition” as the major and concerning aspects for
the successful delivery of the project. Some of other success factors those are capable of
influencing the construction project includes “client characteristics, training, manpower
competencies, management of labor, finance, and logistics (Serpella et al. 2014).” Combining
separate comments and statements of different researchers can be combined as project

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management approaches as all these factors have been provided high priority in manner to
accomplish a successful project despite of the sectors. Project management allows the manager
or the leader to accomplish all these factors in sequential manner and drive out effective output
from the project. Project life cycle should must be accomplished as per the phases explained in
the project management including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling,
and closure in manner to deploy the project successful manner (Tezel et al. 2017). Qualities of
the leader or manager are the major key factor for the successful delivery of the project within
the expected triple constraints including scope, budget, and quality.
Role of Project Manager
Project Manager has been provided with the maximum responsibility for managing the
constraints of the project and managing them for the beneficial outcomes. After the heads of the
organization or owner of the project, project manager is the second most influenced and
impacted key stakeholder of any project. Musa et al. (2016) commented that the project manager
is the one who is responsible for smooth and effective communication between the stakeholders
including the responsibilities of empowerment, influencing, team building, problem solving,
conflict resolution, setting the constraints of the project, assigning roles and responsibilities to
the team members, and many others. According to Islam et al. (2015), both the success and
failure of the project relies on the quality and capability of the project manager as most of the
crucial sectors of the project have been associated with the styles, techniques, and tools used by
the project manager during the overall execution of the project. Project manager is the one who
set the pathways of the project and drove the team members towards either success or failure.
The role of project manager with experience and proper leadership qualities can be effective in
managing the schedule, budget, scope, quality, and output of the construction project. Handling

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the stakeholders and taking care that they are assigned with proper roles and responsibilities
within the project as per their capability is another role of the project manager.
Challenges in Construction Project
Construction projects are full of uncertainties those are capable of influencing the whole
lifecycle of the project influencing the output and quality of the project. Construction project
needs both the managerial and leadership skills for delivering the objectives of the project in an
efficient and effective manner. Udawatta et al. (2015) experimented on the big dig project and
represented how uncertainties can affect the overall growth and development of the project and
enhance the constraints of the project by unexpected multiples. The qualities and capabilities of
the project manager can be stated the primary key for the success of the project however; it is
also one of the big challenge to appoint a manager to the project that is capable of these qualities.
Project manager plays the major role in the delivery of the project and he or she should be well
educated and experienced for delivering the project successfully. Other than the human factor the
quality of the resources, total quality management, risk management, planning, auditing are some
of the vital factors emphasizes by the project management book of knowledge (Taylan et al.
2014). Experience is one off the crucial aspect in the field of the construction project as an
experienced project would be capable of considering and assuming the changes and
uncertainties, those could affect the execution of the project and being prepared accordingly.
Project Management Approaches and Methodologies
Project management is consist of five major phases including the initiation, planning,
execution, monitoring and controlling, and project closure and every phase has been provided
with the same importance. Mir and Pinnington (2014) stated that every phase of the project is the

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crucial factor for the delivery of the project and the phases must be accomplished in sequential
manner in manner to make sure every activity is being accomplished as per the defined goals and
objectives. A project can only be stated as a successful project if the project is capable of
fulfilling the needs and requirements of the stakeholders. Every phase of the project is consist of
many sub activities those can be utilized within the construction project by the project manager
in manner to assure that the output of the project will be in positive manner. There are many
methodologies of the project management available nowadays including the hybrid and original
such as Waterfall project management, Agile Project Management, Critical Chain or Path,
PRISM (Projects integrating Sustainable Methods), PRINCE2, PMBoK, and many others. Iqbal
et al. (2015) recommended the PRISM as the most suitable methodology for the delivery of the
construction project as it considers the various sectors of the project initiation and emphasizes on
the acceptance of the change. There are various tools and techniques those could be applied for
managing and setting the project constraints during the lifecycle of the project. Project manager
can utilize them for implementing effective and efficient changes in the project and effectively
manage the stakeholders and other constraints of the project.
Risks Management
Risk management is the most considerable factor for the successful development and
execution of the construction or any other project. The project management approaches
emphasize on the risk management as the part of the project management approaches as it
includes various phases. Risk management includes identification of the risks, risk prioritization,
identification of the impact and risk handling. Risk can be positive or negative depending upon
the type of the influence caused by the identified risk on the overall lifecycle of the project. The
project manager needs to identify the opportunities in the risks and handle the risks accordingly

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in manner to manage the efficient output of the project. Turner (2016) explained the difference
between the risk mitigation and risk handling as mitigation is an approach of eliminating the
identified risk despite of the nature and influence on the project however; risk handling is a
procedure of managing the risks based on the nature and impact of the risk on the project. Risk
management is a very vast chapter specially, in the field of the construction project and various
tools and techniques are available that can be utilized by the project manager for limiting the
risks and their impact on the overall lifecycle of the project.
Conclusion
Based on the above literature review it was identified that project management in the
construction management can be a crucial factor for the accomplishment and successful delivery
of the project. Risks and uncertainties are the tails of the construction project as there are more
than countable factors those need to be considered while delivering or executing a construction
project. However, effective and proper approach implementation related to the project can be
beneficial in accomplishing the output of the project with higher standards. Project management
considers many aspects of the projects or almost every aspect of the project however; leadership,
management, and innovative capabilities of the project manager are the key for executing these
approaches and delivering the project successful. Project management allows the manager to
consider many and every aspect of the project and take better decision based on the present
scenario.

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References
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