Project Management: Residential Building Construction in NSW

This project management assignment focuses on the construction of a residential building in New South Wales, Australia. The project involves defining the project scope, creating a project charter, and developing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). The project aims to build a residential building within a budget of $85,000 and a timeframe of 3 years. The assignment details the project background, including the growing demand for housing in NSW and the role of ABC consultancy. It outlines key project information, such as the project's objectives, scope, stakeholders, and success criteria. The project charter includes a literature review, project objectives, project scope, budget considerations, and project constraints. The WBS is developed to break down the project into manageable tasks, ensuring the project's successful completion within the stipulated time and budget. The assignment highlights the importance of project management practices in the construction industry.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Assignment 1
Project Management: Residential Building construction Project in New South Wales, Australia
Name of the student:
Name of the university:

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Executive summary
The essence of this project portrays construction of a residential building in New South Wales
Australia. In order to accomplish the project the literatures are reviewed to define the project
scope documentation and to present the project charter. The details of the construction shows
that the project should accomplished in 3 years with a budget ot more than $85,000. A WBS
based on project scope and a project charter is presented in this paper.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
1. Description of the project background........................................................................................3
1.1 Discussion about the project..................................................................................................4
1.2 Context of the project key information summary of the project including major outcomes.5
1.3 Cost........................................................................................................................................6
1.4 Stakeholders...........................................................................................................................6
1.5 Time.......................................................................................................................................7
2. Project charter..............................................................................................................................7
a. Literature review......................................................................................................................7
b. Project charter..........................................................................................................................8
3. Development of project scope...................................................................................................13
a. Review literature....................................................................................................................13
b. Defining project scope by developing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).......................14
References......................................................................................................................................18

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Introduction
This project depicts a detail discussion regarding a residential building construction in
New South Wales (NSW), Australia. In order to design and construct a residential building some
project management practices are required to be considered by the project managers. It has been
found that if all these measures are properly followed by the project manager, stakeholders and
the other project associate then only the project outcome will be able to meet the expected
objectives and assumptions (Foy & Shahbodaghlou 2015, p:20). Due to the frequently growing
population the demand of house are also increasing in New South Wales.
In order to design and construct a residential building a project scope along with the
background of the project is elaborated in the below section. Apart from this during the
construction phase for reducing work load from the project team members a detail Work
Breakdown Structure is prepared by the project manager at the project initiation phase. Based on
demand and other features of the building the project manager should consider safety and other
facilities for the community of the residential area. A literature review has been conducted to
develop the scope and WBS of the project.
1. Description of the project background
In this new era of technology New South Wales is becoming a technology hub and as a
result many people are coming to this location to serve the job purpose. In order to accommodate
all working employees it is become the role of the government of New South Wales also to give
permission for designing and construct of new building near to the office locations. ABC
consultancy is a known consultancy firm in New South Wales (NSW) and this residential

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building construction project is undertaken by the consultancy. The jobs those will be
simultaneously accomplished by the consultancy itself include selection of the location, analysis
of the location, bidding, contract with suppliers and distributors and also with the sub contractors
(Gibson, Rosen & Stucker 2014, p:40). After analyzing the entire situation it is defined that
implementation of this project is very much crucial followed by all the steps so that it can meet
the construction assumptions and expected demand of the consumers. In order to build any house
selection of accurate location and plot is very crucial. The location selected for this project is
communication friendly and transport convenient as well.
1.1 Discussion about the project
After analyzing the details of the project it has been determined that, certain factors are
required to be considered by the construction project manager before initializing the construction
project. The condition of the road, transportation and other facilities are also needed to be
considered before the construction of the project. The factors of components much be considered
while selecting the building sites are as follows:
 Distance from the location to work locations
 Nature of usage for adjacent area
 Transportation facilities
 Velocity of wind and its direction
 Car parking and playground
 Availability of public utility services in terms of water, electricity and sewage
disposal

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1.2 Context of the project key information summary of the project including major
outcomes
The context of the project implies the requirement of residential accommodation that is
different for different class of people. Somehow it is also dependent on the income status of the
people who are going to buy rooms for accommodation purpose. The residential building will be
constructed have all types of facilities such as luxurious building facilities, dressing room,
drawing room, kitchen, storeroom, bathroom, front verandah, staircase etc. It is the responsibility
of the construction project manager and all the other stakeholders of the project to maintain a
balance between the time and cost. The contractors should make sure that the project is
accomplished within estimated time and cost (Haselhuhn et al. 2014). The area or plot taken for
the project is approximately 200 sq meter (this is the maximum permissible build up location or
area), ground area (60% of the site area on the floor). The total budget estimated for the
construction of this project is $85,000 and the time allotted for the completion of the building
project is 3 years. Based on project requirements the resources are to be nominate however the
resources may change with the changing need of the clients or contractors.
Apart from this, before completing the construction project some building buy laws and
regulations are to be considered by the project managers. There must be line of frontage and a
minimum location size with open space surrounding the location. Project manager should
maintain the size of the structural elements and landscaping. Apart from this, the project manager
must ensure special needs for low income housing (Hunt & Charter 2016). All above this the
rooms those are arranged for this project include living room, bathroom, store room, kitchen,
staircase and bedroom. It is determined that the building should have long south face wall, east
facing balcony and sunshade for protecting the households from rain water and extreme sunray.

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1.3 Cost
After analyzing the total requirements of the project it has been defined that the total cost
estimated for the project is $85,000. In other words, the construction project manager’s duty is to
accomplish the residential building in 3 years without any delay. The project manager will use
best quality raw materials to serve the construction purpose. All the rooms will have an air
conditioner and a room heater to give comfort to the living person.
1.4 Stakeholders
The stakeholders associated to this construction project include project manager,
contractor, sub contractor, architect, civil engineer, finance manager, suppliers and distributors.
In order to accomplish this project all the stakeholders needs to deliver their assigned roles and
responsibilities. The roles and responsibilities of the project stakeholders are as follows:
Name of the stakeholders Roles Responsibility
Project manager Internal To control and monitor the progress of the
project
Project sponsor External To invest required amount of capital so that all
the project objectives are meet successfully
Finance manager Internal To make a feasibility study and structure a fix
project budget based on the project
requirements. It is the responsibility of the
project finance manager to accomplish the
project within estimated budget.

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Contractor External To bid and negotiate so that the building meets
the expectation and demand of the consumers.
Sub contractor External To follow the instruction given by the
contractors and work accordingly.
Civil engineer Internal To inspect the location or plot before initiating
the project. The civil engineer is responsible to
outline the building design and measure the ratio
of all needful raw materials.
Architect Internal The responsibility of an architect is to design the
interior and exterior decoration of the building.
1.5 Time
After analyzing the details of the building construction project it is determined that, the
total time that will be needed to accomplish this is 3 years. As the large project is segmented in
small tasks therefore based on complexity of each of the activity the time for each task will be
assigned. It is the responsibility of the assigned human resources to use roper physical resource
and accomplish that activity within estimated budget and time as well.

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2. Project charter
a. Literature review
According to Kostakis and Papachristou (2014) regardless of type and size it s found that
any project with based on continuous improvement starts with a project charter. Again PMBOK
suggests identifying the project stakeholders before designing the project charter for ay project.
Based on the type of the project the component of a project charter can vary. Though there are
some very common charter components are available for any project in terms of date of project
charter creation, revision date, name of the project and project manager who will approve the
project, current progress details and project status, stakeholder list, commodity types, contract
expiration etc. On the other hand Lee et al. (2016) argued that, project charter is not all about
detailing the above mentioned factors but analyzes a problems statement based on which a
business case, goal statement, timeline, scope and team members for a project is assigned.
Project management defines a project charter, project definition project statement, goals,
objectives and project participants. Kreiger et al. (2015) stated that, for a construction project the
charter should contain the essence of the project by providing shared understanding and contract
details between the project sponsor, key stakeholders and project team.
b. Project charter
Project charter
Project name: Residential building
construction project in New South Wales,
Australia
Date: 5/12/2018
Objectives

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The objectives of the residential building construction project are as follows:
 To select the most suitable location as the construction site in New South Wales,
Australia after vast analysis for the residential building construction project
 To design, construct and accomplish the project within the estimated budget of
$85,000 and 3 years
 To provide all possible and needful facilities to the people who will be
accommodated in the newly constructed residential building
Project scope
The project is focused on design and construction of a residential building near to most of
the office hub location in New South Wales. The project is undertaken by a know construction
consultancy called ABC consultancy. Before initiating the project scope documentation will be
prepared estimating the cost, time, stakeholders, communication plan and resources needed for
the accomplishment of the project.
Step 1: Defining the project needs
This project is required to resolve the issues of accommodation that currently the new
entrants in New South Wales people or employees are facing every day. In this phase the project
timeline will be prepared based on the complexity of the activities undertaken from Work
Breakdown Structure (WBS). The resources assigned for this project are human resources like:
plumber, electrician, designer, interior and exterior designer, worker, labor and painter. They are
required to fulfill their jobs within the assigned budget and time period.
Step 2: Understanding the budget of the project
For defining the project scope project manager needs to understand the objectives first

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and then accordingly that should be discussed with the project team members. It means that the
project objectives should be understood equally by the project team members as well. The
specific resources are to be identified in this phase and accordingly information required to be
gathered from the resources for future objectives execution. While implementing the design of
the project it is important for the project manager and the project team members to use open
communication. Internal open communication will help the project team members and project
manager to easily communicate with each other.
Project constraints
Triple project constraints have been considered for this project in terms of project scope.
Time and budget The project needs to be completed within 3 years within estimated budget of
$85,000. Apart from this the demands of the consumers are also required to be considered.
Success criteria
 The construction project needs to be completed within 3 years
 The project should not exceed the estimated budget of $85,000 with changing
time
 The residential building should be constructed in such a way so that it can meet
the demand of the consumers
 While developing the project, the project manager should make sure the safety of
the workers and labors
 The building should have a parking lot (electronic car parking system) and a
playground for the children
Project schedule/timeline

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WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish Resource Names Cost
0
Residential
building
construction project
in New South
Wales
730 days Mon
5/14/18
Fri
2/26/21 $83,616.00
1 Pre construction
planning phase 155 days Mon
5/14/18
Fri
12/14/18 $26,680.00
1.1
Construction
drawing by civil
engineer
30 days Mon
5/14/18
Fri
6/22/18 civil engineer $4,560.00
1.2
Taking
permission for the
G4 level foundation
20 days Mon
6/25/18
Fri
7/20/18 Project manager $4,000.00
1.3
Permission for
the entire building
construction
45 days Mon
7/23/18
Fri
9/21/18 Project manager $9,000.00
1.4
3D blueprint for
the residential
building
60 days Mon
9/24/18
Fri
12/14/18 architect $9,120.00
2 Procurement
planning phase 130 days Mon
12/17/18
Fri
6/14/19 $15,840.00
2.1 Bidding by the
subcontractors 30 days Mon
12/17/18
Fri
1/25/19 contractor $4,800.00
2.2
Recommendati
on and approval for
the associate sub
contractors
60 days Mon
1/28/19
Fri
4/19/19 sub contractor $7,200.00
2.3
Raw material
procurement
(supply and
distribution)
40 days Mon
4/22/19
Fri
6/14/19 procurement manager $3,840.00
3 Project
construction phase 425 days Mon
6/17/19
Fri
1/29/21 $37,576.00