Project Management Plan for Residential Building Construction

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Executive summary
This report has created a proper project management plan for creating a residential building that
would be considered by a UK construction company namely Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd. project
initiation document is created here that analyse budget, timescale, objectives, approach and
stakeholder analysis. Activities of project management have been framed in work breakdown
structure and critical path analysis has been conducted. Project risks have been identified and
mitigation strategies have been provided to reduce risks. Effectiveness of quality leadership and
different methodologies required for project has also been evaluated in this report.
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Details of the project........................................................................................................................4
1. The Project Initiation Document (PID).......................................................................................4
2. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and analysis........................................................................7
3. Risk register.................................................................................................................................8
4. Short report................................................................................................................................12
a. The need for quality leadership..................................................................................................12
b. Critical analysis of methodologies.............................................................................................13
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................17
References......................................................................................................................................18
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Introduction
Project management is necessary to deliver real value to the business and create opportunities to
achieve strategic goals (Kerzner, 2017). The purpose of managing project is to plan, organise and
control activities to mitigate the risks. Business resources can be properly utilised in the project
if the proper managing strategy is created. In this study project initiation document is made that
includes timescale, objectives, approach, staff and stakeholder analysis. Activities are structured
in work breakdown structure and project risks are determined. Effectiveness of quality
leadership, as well as different methodologies required for project management, is analysed to
improve operations.
Details of the project
The construction company of the UK namely Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd operates a 12-floor
residential building construction project in London (bandk.co.uk, 2019). Project management is
required for the company to operate the construction project in a timely manner with high quality
and proper budget.
1. The Project Initiation Document (PID)
Budgetary Information
Budget information of the construction project is essential for the company to determine the
processes which are affordable and realistic as well as have maintained proper evidence.
Projected income and expenses can be understood by the companies effectively. A development
budget study and cost plan determines total costs and returns (Mullaly and Thomas, 2016).
Budget will be allocated to the project to control costs. In budgetary information, resource
planning cost estimating and cost budgeting are included. It also involves sales revenue and
volumes, resource quantities, assets, liabilities, cash flow.
Task name Costs (£)
Designing and coordination of the construction plan 1400
The hiring of experts and suppliers activities 14000
Preparing of construction site 4500
Instalment of construction equipment 58900
Instalment of technological constructions 62000
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Internal network and communication 3200
Improvement facilities 7150
Fees for the labours and legal fee 34000
Total costs 185150
Table 1: Budgetary plan for building construction
(Source: Created by the learner)
Timescales
Time management refers to the processes of organising and implementing a strategy which
segments the time required for different work activities. Effective time management can increase
project success as it can help the project to efficiently meet budge and construction targets.
Therefore, Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd can gain more profit in the market. Time management
includes decision making, training, client approval, meetings, legal procedures, supplier’s
activities, delivery and testing of equipment for quality control (Fewings and Henjewele, 2019).
The project time management includes the following processes,
Task name Time
Designing and preparing of the construction site 2 months
Meetings and client approval ½ month
Supplier and subcontractor activities 10 months
Training for the labours and experts 1 month
Instalment of construction equipment 5-6 months
Instalment of technological constructions 2 months
Accidents, emergencies and interruptions for weather Done on a monthly
basis on the tenure of
the entire project
Internal network and communication Done on weekly
Improvement facilities 3 months
Table 2: Time planning for building construction
(Source: Created by the learner)
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Objectives
The objectives that are associated with the building of 12 storied houses by Bowmer & Kirkland
Ltd are,
● To create proper planning for budget and costs to create a proper building
● To select proper methodology in order to create proper planning for the construction
project
● To identify the risks of the project and identification of the processes that reduce risks
● To manage all the processes of construction project and involving improvement facilities
Approach
The approach of project management refers to the processes by which the project can be created.
It determines the benefits of the project and overall success possibilities of project completion. In
the building construction project of Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd includes the design and delivery of
the construction project. It evaluates the planning and execution of the project as well as lean
construction management. In lean management, practical development of design is compared
with the operational research to determine whether the building is constructed as per the planning
(Joukar et al., 2017). End-to-end design, production and solid waste management are included in
the construction project of the organisation.
Key Staff
Staffs of the construction project are labours, designing experts, general managers and project
managers. The labours are addicted to the construction and installation project. Designing
experts create a plan and observe whether the building is constructed as per the planning.
Stakeholder Analysis
The stakeholders associated with the project are project managers, labourers, investors,
customers, suppliers, government and legal experts. As mentioned by Mok et al., (2015),
stakeholder analysis is required for the project to balance the competing demands of the firm and
stakeholders to improve the support of the project. The project managers supervise the project
that includes installation, construction and designing of the project. Suppliers are responsible for
supplying materials and equipment for the construction. Design experts create the plan and
labour complete construction and installation processes to achieve the business objectives.
Investors provide finances and supervise the budgetary plan to successfully invest the project's
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processes to improve the success criteria. On the other hand, the customers are also included in
the building process as client approval and customer demand are included in the construction
processes.
2. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and analysis
Figure 1: Work Breakdown Structure
(Source: Created by the learner)
Work breakdown structure determines the constitution project completion processes. It helps the
project to create proper procedures of constitution and the staffs can fulfil the processes to
improve the construction possibilities (Zheng et al., 2016). Critical path analysis is also analysed
in here that can help the project to determine the activity that can be implemented at first in order
to improve the efficiency of the project.
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Figure 2: Critical path analysis
(Source: Created by the learner)
3. Risk register
Risks Owner Mitigation and
contingency actions
Pre and post action
weighting
Scores
(out of
10)
Safety risk Constructio
n manager
Bowmer and Kirkland
Ltd can provide
insurance schemes to
the workers who are
employed in
construction projects
which require risk
actions for
accomplishment.
However, it must be made
sure that accident does not
happen by making parapets
for support. In spite of that,
if the accident takes place,
then there would be
adequate medical treatment
facilities owing to the
insurance scheme.
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Financial
risk
Finance
manager
The budget can be
prepared by financial
officials of Bowmer
and Kirkland Ltd
prior to the project in
which an allocation
can be provided in
case of financial risk.
The financial risk can be
prevented by making
appropriate planning before
the project but if financial
collapse takes place, then
the company can take
assistance from
Government of UK for
mitigating its financial
deficits according to the
budget planning prepared.
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Human
Resource
risk
Human
Resource
manager
The workers involved
in the project can be
made to sign a bond
with the company to
stay with the project
until it is finished in
which they would
have to pay the
reimbursement of the
training they have
been provided prior to
a construction project.
If a bond is signed by the
workers, then they would
not be encouraged to leave
before completion of the
project. However, even if
they leave the company in
the middle of the project,
the company would receive
the cost procured for the
training of workers.
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Strategic risk Project Bowmer and Kirkland
limited can review the
Proper review before the
project would provide
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manager strategy that they
select for
accomplishing the
steps of the project.
information regarding the
errors involved in a
particular strategy.
However, even if an
inadequate strategy is
inculcated, the project
manager can make sure that
the individual strategy can
be applied in other steps of
the project for saving time
in the project.
Market risks Marketing
manager
Bowmer and Kirkland
limited can review the
performance of its
competitors in the
market before making
incentives of the
project.
Performance review of the
competitors prior to the
project would be useful in
initiating ideas for the
project and if the market
risk takes place due to
improper choosing of a step
in the project, then the
following steps can be
bettered compared to the
competitors.
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Legal risks Project
manager
The Construction
Regulation Act 2015
can be followed by
the company for
removing the legal
risks involved in the
project.
Following the regulation of
construction prior to the
project would vehemently
help assign strategies
related to the project.
However, in the case of
legal risk, the solution can
also be found from the
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policies of the related
regulation act.
Operational
risks
Operational
manager
Training can be
provided to the
workers prior to the
project so that poor
implementations of
the steps of the
project of not take
place.
Proper training would help
the workers to identify the
essential areas which they
need to focus on during the
project. However, even if
poor implementation
continues, then those
workers can be provided
further training for
improving their skills.
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Governance
risk
Project
manager
The company can
manifest an ethical
management strategy
in which the moral
ethics in work
performance would be
valued highly.
Ethical management
strategy prior to the project
would vehemently help the
workers to work with ethics
and benefit the project in a
positive manner. However,
even if some workers do
not follow the ethical
management strategy, they
can be reminded that the
performance of project
ordeals can be fulfilled with
proper ethics.
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External
hazard risk
Project
manager
The company can
have alert signals by
enhancing technology
for getting advanced
Alert signals would provide
the necessary time for the
project manager to take
necessary precautions
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information regarding
a forecasted hazard.
before the hazard takes
place.
Schedule risk Project
manager
Bowmer and Kirkland
limited can have an
enhanced float time
for the project in case
the project delay takes
place.
Float time would provide
clearance to the workers
involved in the project for
accomplishing ordeals of
the projects even of the
time taken for some steps
are large.
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Table 3: Risk assessment plan
(Source: Created by the learner)
4. Short report
a. The need for quality leadership
Quality of leaders is required for the project management as it can improve efficiency and
achieve business goals. Proper leadership is necessary to provide guidance to the staff and other
subordinates. Leadership helps the staff to improve communication, feedback, responsibility,
creativity and motivation in the project and it can help the project to fulfil in time with high
quality (Buba and Tanko, 2017). Positivity can also be improved due to the quality leadership as
it can help Bowmer and Kirkland Ltd to create a proper design for the project along with cost
and time planning to improve the possibilities of completing the project in time. The strong
leaders have value in performing the tasks in an effective manner.
The issues at the time of leadership is missing
Ineffective leaders creates problem in the project as proper supervision of the project activities is
not possible. It can create some issues such as communication issues, low employee morale, low
motivation and resistance to change. The employees cannot understand their responsibilities to
fulfil the construction activities in time with specific budget. As an example, improper plan for
the project management increases risks of constriction.
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