1. Outline & elaborate the critical elements for construction project management.

As a project manager, it’s your job to successfully guide a project through to completion within a
specific time and budget. As a their leader, your team will look to you as a teacher, mentor and problem
solver; you will need to be ready to help them with any questions or problems. Also, you need to
communicate with the client. They will expect that you are organized and up to date with all elements of
the project. Here are some tips to help you streamline your process and increase the efficiency of your
team.

Have clear project goals. Make sure you have all the details in front of you before you start. Get
everything in writing so that a detailed timeline and a realistic budget can be drawn up and agreed on by
stakeholders. Having this at the beginning, will make you instrumental in choosing the right team for the
project. You will be able to select members whose skill-sets are right for each task. It also helps you
avoid ‘scope creep’ when the client wants little things added here and there. When this happens, suddenly
the project can look very different than how it started. Even though it’s likely that the project will change
slightly before its completion. When you outline clear project goals at the start, you will maintain control
of the project.

Be dynamic. Once you have your plan in place, remain flexible. All sorts of things can happen which
could change the plan slightly. But if you can anticipate these and are ready to act when they come up,
you will find yourself better equipped to deal with them. Before your project starts think about potential
issues that could arise, how to prevent them, and, if they arise, how you will resolve them. You need to
fulfill your role as a team leader in these situations and deal with these issues confidently and calmly.

Communication. You need to ensure your team clearly communicate with one another. Make sure
that everyone knows what the aims of the project are and how to achieve them. Any change to plans need
to be understood by the team members and they must be able to discuss any concerns freely. Short and
regular meetings keep everyone updated, instead of long and infrequent ones. In doing this, you will be
able to spot any problems emerging more quickly. Therefore, having meetings frequently, you will
maintain a high level of motivation and morale within the team as it helps everyone feel included and
promotes a good group dynamic.
2. The importance of percentage S-Curve in project planning and scheduling.

S-curves are an important project management tool. They allow the progress of a project to be
tracked visually over time, and form a historical record of what has happened to date. Analyses of S-
curves allow project managers to quickly identify project growth, slippage, and potential problems that
could adversely impact the project if no remedial action is taken.

Comparison of the Baseline and Target S-curves quickly reveals if the project has grown (Target
S-curve finishes above Baseline S-curve) or contracted (Target S-curve finishes below Baseline S-
curve) in scope. A change in the project's scopes implies a re-allocation of resources (increase or
decrease), and the very possible requirement to raise contract variations. If the resources are fixed, then
the duration of the project will increase (finish later) or decrease (finish earlier), possibly leading to the
need to submit an extension of time claim.

Figure : Calculating Project Growth using S-curves

3. Make comparison between the two most prominent green building rating tools which are Green
Building Index (GBI) and MyCrest.
Green Building Index
1)The Green Building Index (GBI) is
Malaysia’s industry recognised greenrating tool
for buildings to promote sustainability in the
built environmentand raise awareness among
Developers, Architects, Engineers,
Planners,Designers, Contractors and the Public
about environmental issues andour
responsibility to the future generations.
2) GBI aims :
 Define green buildings by establishing a
common language and standard of
measurement
 Promote integrated, whole-building
design
 Recognise and reward environmental
leadership
 Transform the built environment to
reduce it’s environmental impact
 Ensure new buildings remain relevant in
the future and existing buildings are •
refurbished and upgraded properly to
remain relevant.
MyCrest
1)MyCREST, or the Malaysian Carbon
Reduction and Environmental Sustainability
Tool, aims to guide, assist, quantify, hence
reduce, the built environment’s impact in terms
of reduced carbon emissions and environmental
impact, while taking into account a more
holistic life cycle view of the built environment.
It also aims to integrate socio-economic
considerations relating to the built environment
and urban development.
2) MyCREST aims :
 To integrate carbon assessment criteria
and reduction strategies into the matrix
of sustainability resulting in a combined
sustainable assessment rating system for
the built environment.
 To provide a quantifiable carbon
assessment within a holistic sustainable
rating system by integrating and
extending the present criteria into life-
cycle-linked performances and
parameters
 To extend the present green building
assessment into life cycle impacts and
its quantification
 The GBI rating system is about achieving
points in these targeted areas which mean
that the building will likely be more
environment-friendly than those that do not
address the issues.
 MYCREST basic tools is represent of how
 GBI rating system consist of energy
efficiency, material and resources, water
efficiency, indoor environment quality,
sustainable site planning and management
and innovation.
 MYCREST consist of three basic tools in
order to construct a scoring plan which is
then used to assess a building for
certification.
MYCREST assessment , recognition and
award is given separately to the three basic
stages of the building lifecycle which are
design stage, construction stage and
operation, and maintenance stage.
4. A list of activities that are required to complete a project is shown in Table Q4. Based on the
information provided in Table Q4;

i. Construct an Arrow Diagram for the project

ii. Calculate the ES, EF, LS and LF for each activities