PROJECT

MANAGEMENT
 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Management is the discipline of planning, organizing
and managing the resources to bring about the
successful completion of specific project goals and
objectives.

Project Management is the application of knowledge,

skills, tools, and techniques to describe, organize,
supervise and control the various project processes

Project Manager is the person responsible to manage

the contractor’s work on the construction project.
SKILLS REQUIRED TO MANAGE A
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

To manage a construction project requires technical

skills and knowledge:
 They need to know and understand the performance
of various types of equipment, pumps, and machines.

 They should be able to read and understand drawings,

see their interrelationships, and be able to visualize
the construction process.

 They should be able to plan the construction process

to ensure the project is completed in the shortest
possible time.
 The project manager must ensure all their staff and
subcontractors understand the schedule, and deliver
according to it.

 They has to procure materials and place

subcontractors orders and then manage the delivery
process and the subcontractor’s performance.

 They require a sound knowledge of safety standards,

procedures and legislation (environmental
legislation).

 They must be familiar with the project

specifications, quality control documentation, testing
procedures and tests required.
 Project managers must be able to manage, work with,
and interact with people. They have to use all their
people skills to negotiate, persuade, and lead the
people working on the project, while at all times
remaining calm.

 They need an understanding of basic financial

principles, be able to read and produce cost reports,
and ensure the project operates profitably.

 An understanding of legal and contractual

requirements, and obligations, is a necessity since
they are required to put together claims and
variations for changes that occur on the project.
NO CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS
EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS
ONE, EACH IS UNIQUE, WITH ITS OWN
SET OF PROBLEMS AND PARAMETERS
 PROJECT MANAGER’S ROLES
The Project Manager is the person who is responsible for
achieving the project objectives within the time frame and the
specific cost of the project and reaching the objectives that the
project was originally created to achieve.
1. The project manager is assigned no later than project
initiation
2. The PM helps write the project charter

3. They are responsible for the project

4. A project manager doesn’t have to be expert on all project

activities
5. They lead the team through the project phases

6. They are in charge of setting the schedule, cost estimates

and the final project management plan
7. They have the authority to accomplish the project
work, and the power to refuse the unnecessary or
inapplicable activities or changes
8. They are responsible for gaining approval the project
management plan
9. They search for all factors that may influence the
project and they try to make the best use of those
factors for the benefit of the project
10.They ensure effective both horizontal and vertical
communication
11.The PM should understand end enforce the
professional and social responsibility concerning the
project they undertake
12. They assist the team and other stakeholders during project
executing
13. They lead, inspire, and develop the team to achieve the project
goals
14. They solve problems and conflicts; and they maintain effective
and professional interaction between all stakeholders
15. They manage project knowledge, including sharing lessons
learned
16. They manage and control resources
17. They maintain control over the projects by measuring
performance and determining variances from the plan
18. They monitor risk, and determine the need for change requests
and the need foe any corrective or preventive actions
19. They perform project closing at the end of each phase and for
the project as a whole
20. They are responsible for project success or failure
RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PROJECT
MANAGER
 Making decisions

 Direct plan and control of manpower, money,

machines and materials

 Motivate work

 Solving problems

 Solving conflicts
 Applying safety
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 Apply specifications

 Quality control

 Procurement