DCC40132

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICES

 Focuses on the basic knowledge and understanding of project
management.

Introduced to the definition and basic concept of project

management and practices.

SYNOPSIS Overview of project management, the influences of organizational

structures in project management, project lifecycle, resources in
project management, planning and scheduling, project control
and monitoring, safety control, environmental management plan
and quality assurance in project management.

The application of common software such as Microsoft Project for

planning and scheduling.
 INTRODUCTION

TOPIC 1
CLO1 : APPLY CORRECTLY THE FUNDAMENTAL ENGINEERING CONCEPTS OF PROJECT
MANAGEMENT (C3, PLO1)
 OVERVIEW OF PROJECT
MANAGEMENT

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF CIVIL CONCEPT OF PROJECT

ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT
 Project Management

is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and

techniques to project activities to meet the project
requirements.
Project’s Goals

Project
Management

• On time

• On budget
Result • On quality

• Good relationship

• Environmental friendly

• Good safety

• Good performance/technology
Characteristics of Civil Engineering
Project

DEFINE
UNIQUE CONSTRAINTS
GOALS

LIMITED
LIMITED NOT
PERIOD OF
RESOURCES REPETITIVE
TIME
 Concept of Project Management

Management is the process of getting

activities completed efficiently and
effectively with and through other people.
◦ Planning, controlling and coordinating a project from beginning
stage to completing the owner’s need which ensure that the
project finish on time, on budget and in good quality. (The
chartered Instituted of building, UK)

◦ The process which project manager plan and control all the
activities in a project, use and distribute all of resources
(money, time, information, material, and equipment) to achieve
goals, standards, and objectives that predetermined in the
beginning of project stage(based on time, cost, resources and
quality).
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Construction Characteristics of The roles of parties
management construction involved during
management construction

OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT
 Construction Management

Management is the attainment of Organizational resources include An effort to use the limited
organizational goals in an effective men (human beings), money, resources to achieve
and efficient manner through machines and materials. organizational goals effectively
planning, organizing, staffing,
directing and controlling
organizational resources.
 Characteristics of Construction
Management
✓ The time limit for completion of project shall be
defined.
✓ The Construction project is complex and it involves a
number of individuals from different departments.
✓ The project manager must be flexible to
accommodate any change that might occur during
the project.
✓ There are factors of uncertainty such as the
performance of individuals, how their skills adapt to
unfamiliar work, and other unknown external
influences.
✓ The total cost of construction project shall be defined
and project shall be completed within the given
budget.
✓ The project should provide unique opportunities to
acquire new skills.
✓The project manager can adapt to working under
changing circumstances, as the nature of the project is
change.
✓There are risks with each step of the project, and the
project manager should manage those risks to reach
the project goal.
The Roles of Parties involved during
construction

THE OWNER/CLIENT

THE PROJECT THE SURVEYOR

ROLES PARTIES OF THE
MANAGER
CONSTRUCTION TEAM
MEMBERS THE TOWN
THE QUANTITY
PLANER
SURVEYOR

CONTRACTOR THE LABOURERS

THE ENGINEERS THE ARCHITECT

1. The Surveyor

◦ Surveyor is the custodian of land information. The size, topography, location, features on and beneath the
land upon which any development is built, is determined first by surveyors. Without this information, no
proper, adequate, effective and accurate planning, design and execution of building projects can be carried
out
2. The Town Planer

◦ Town planner is responsible for the orderliness in the developmental layout to show the various land use.
Master plan, layout etc. prepared by a Town planner normally take into consideration the population,
culture, infrastructural facilities, socio economic, political, health and other human needs. During the
execution stage, Town Planners will also ensure that the orderliness in the layout is not distorted and that the
approval given is also adhered to strictly. For some building projects, there are needs for environmental
impact assessment, which may be carried out by a town planner who has developed knowledge in this
specialized area.
3. The Architect

◦ The architect may help the client to formulate his requirements in an understandable form, bearing in mind
any statutory conditions that may apply. It will be advantageous to the client at this stage if he could be
shown work of a similar nature so that he could obtain a visual impression of shape, type of materials, size
etc. if this is not possible, pictorial sketches and/or model can be used, but it is often difficult for the client to
visualize the true structure from these very artistic representations.
◦ Under the traditional procurement method, the architect may need to help the client to bring together a team
to give specific services such as that of a structural engineer, quantity surveyor, builder, mechanical/electrical
engineers, etc. Upon assessing cost limits and time scaled, conceptual design can be produced for client to
approve or otherwise, before more detailed drawings are prepared.

◦ When general agreement has been reached between the client, and the consultants, the architect can now
start detail design and preparation of contract drawings, schedules and specifications to enable tenders to be
obtained.
4. The Engineers

◦ Engineers are very important members of the design team whose responsibilities are to assist in the overall
design of the project within the scope of their specialist fields. Engineers such as geotechnical, structural,
electrical, mechanical, and will so on, will carry out various analyses and calculations before arriving at the
optimal design solution for a specific building. Thereafter, they will produce drawings, specifications,
schedules and other relevant data that may be required for the overall design of the project and to assist the
quantity surveyor in the preparation of bills of quantities and costing and the client in his assessment of the
suitability of the project, regarding statutory requirements. During project execution stage, engineers should
visit the site periodically for inspections to ensure that in general, the work being carried out is in
compliance with their engineering drawings, schedules and specifications.
5. The Quantity Surveyor
◦ A quantity surveyor should be called upon in the early stages of consultation by the client because of his
expertise in construction costs. He should prepare first of all, a cost plan as soon as the brief is settled, an
approximate cost from sketch drawings, elemental cost checks during design, so that, should the client’s sum
be exceeded, the designers can consider each element of the building project in reasonable isolation,
enabling him to pair costs as necessary, within the total cost limit of the project.

6. The Project Manager

◦ A project manager is the person responsible for accomplishing the stated project objectives. A project
manager is often a client representative and has to determine and implement the exact needs of the client,
based on knowledge of the firm they are representing. The term and title 'project manager' has come to be
used generically to describe anyone given responsibility to complete a project The Project Manager’s role is
to ensure that the overall objectives of the project are achieved with the participation of each individual
member.
7. The Laborers
• Laborers are also important in any construction.
• They are usually categorized as skilled or semi skilled workers, permanent or contact.
• Permanent workers work with the main contractor such as
administration or skilled workers.
• Contract workers are hired for special work that is needed once or a few times, such as concrete or
steel workers.
• Good utilisation of these workers save administration cost and workers efficiency.

8. The Owner/Client
• Customer is a party that needs the result of a project
• Provide information and data required by the consultant
• Finance the project
• Take the profit and loss risk
• For the government project are customer/client is a ministry or department
◦ The Contractor
• To build and complete the construction based on contract
• To carry out the work properly and efficiently
• To comply with the local authorities regulation
• Providing insurance coverage for the worker
• To bear all the carried out and completed work at the site

❖ Subcontractor distribute for 2 types Domestic Sub-Contractor

i. Appointed by the main contractor
ii. A contract with the main contractor
iii. It can be more than one

◦ Nominated Sub-Contractor
i. Appointed by the client
ii. A contract with the client
iii. Usually for the work in requires expertise such as the installation of elevators,
escalators, fire protection systems, air conditioning etc
◦ The concepts of project management in various
project : CONCEPT OF
a. Traditional
PROJECT
b. Design and Build
c. Turnkey
MANAGEMENT
IN
◦ Project management successful and construction CONSTRUCTION
project successful
Relate Between The Concepts Of Project Management
In Various Projects:
Traditional

◦ Handling a project through traditional methods is the type of project operation involving the owner and professional
energy.
◦ Traditional contract system can be practiced in many kinds of projects, since it is easy to understand and explain the
role of each party involved in the clearly.
◦ Owner will hire an architect or engineer to provide all inclusive package design construction drawings, specifications
and contract.
◦ For construction projects that are more complex and complicated, the main contractor will ask to make an offer to the
more skilled subcontractors to perform complex work.
◦ Subcontractors will connect only contract with the main contractor and the prime contractor is solely responsible for
the completion of the entire project.
 Traditional

Client

Contractual relationship
Architect / engineer Main contractor
Site supervision only

Subcontractors Subcontractors Subcontractors

◦ Design and Build

◦ A method of design and build is a change from the traditional method. It is a concept that
only one contractor will establish a contract with the owner to carry out the work plan, the
design and construction work.

◦ Using this method in project complex and complicated administrative burden and gives
good results across the board.
 Design and Build

CLIENT
Contractual relationship

Managers design

Design team Construction team

Prime contractor /
private contract
◦ Turnkey

◦ Design firms and construction firms can consist of the same company. It is suitable for
"fast track project".
◦ Functions as consultant contractor is planning and implementing projects.
◦ In this turnkey project also involvement specialist subcontractors.
◦ Authority for planning activities (design) is contrast to those who are responsible for the
supervision.

◦ Turnkey contract is a term to indicate all packages contract. Under the arrangement, a
contractor appointed to carry out the responsibilities required for the construction,
completion, commissioning and
◦ handover of the project.
 Turnkey

CLIENT

Consultant-Contractor

Planning Team Construction team

Subcontractor Main contractor

 Task :

Describe project management

successful and construction
project successful