What Is Construction Management?

What is Construction
Management?
Lecture 4
FOR
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
CLASS
I. Project Management
The art of directing and coordinating

human and material resources
throughout the life of a project by using
modern management techniques to
achieve predetermined objectives of work
scope, cost, time, quality, and participant
satisfaction.
Functions of project management system
1. Planning :
.
Determine the detailed courses of activities.

Planning includes construction methods, costing
and scheduling.
2. Organizing :
Organize interdependent parts for effective workflow.
3. Staffing :
Locating, placing, training, promoting personnel.
4. Monitoring :
Checking for deviations.
5. Directing :
Giving orders and instructions as corrective actions.
4 M’s in Construction to be managed
• Manpower
• Machine
• Materials
• Money
Construction Management Objectives
• Cost • Minimize project cost
• Time • Project on schedule
• Quality • Quality in accordance

with the design
• Safety • Prevent accidents
during construction
The Art & Science of PM
PM is a science…
it relies on proven & repeatable processes & techniques
to achieve project success.
PM is an art…
it involves managing & relating to people,
and require the project manager to apply intuitive skills
in situation that are totally unique for each project.
A good project management methodology provides the fram

eworks, processes, guidelines and techniques to manage th
e people and the workload thus increases the odds of being
successful.
The Science of PM = Hard Skills
• ‘Tools and Techniques’ in whatever form do

es not make any person or group more effec
tive – they just makes them more efficient in
carrying out a set of tasks.
• IT & CT – only/greatly assist to accomplish t

asks more efficiently.
The Art of PM = Soft Skills
• Communication
• External issue management
• Business & financial acumen
• Leadership
• Organizational/Conflict & relationship management
/Team Building
• Strategic thinking
• Problem-solving & Decision-making
• Flexibility & Creativity
• Trustworthiness
The owner Sets the stage
Owner define the purpose of project. Architectural

Program is the owner’s responsibility.
Architectural Program establishes the parameters for the
design of the project and ultimately sets the stage for
developing the scope of work the contractor will be
responsible for delivering.
Minimum architectural program information:
- The building site and any known constraints or
challenges associated with it
- The building’s primary function and what is required in
terms square footage to meet the intended function
- The types of spaces that will be required, their
adjacency to each other, and how they will be used
- Who will be using the spaces and what types of
activities they will engage in
- The mechanical and electrical needs of the facility
- Aesthetics and architectural image
- Any unique or special requirements associated with the
project
II. Three Project Delivery methods
• Design – Bid – Build ( Traditional ) method
• CM method
• Design – Build ( Turn-key ) method

These three project delivery methods differ in five fundame
ntal ways:
• The number of contracts the owner executes
• The relationship and roles of each party to the contract
• The point at which the contractor gets involved in the pr

oject
• The ability to overlap design and construction
• Who warrants the sufficiency of the plans and specificati

ons
Design – Bid – Build ( Traditional ) method
• Separate responsibility
for design and
construction.
• Complete design
documents needed.
• Owner should be able
to control both
designer and general
contractor.
CM method
• CM provides overall
management services
for the project.
• CM involves in planning,
design phases as well as
construction phase.
• Earlier participation of
contractor is possible.
CM method
Design – Build ( Traditional ) method
• Single company controls

both design and
construction
-- single
responsibility
• Easy of control for the
owner
• Project costs can be
determined earlier.
• Commonly used in infra,
industrial projects.
Trend in Project Delivery
Selecting a suitable delivery method
depends on ;
• Complexity of the project.

-- technically
• Duration of the project.
-- long-term project
• Size of the project.
• Project warranty
• Project financing
• Owner’s internal ability of project management.

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The art of directing and coordinating

Determine the detailed courses of activities.

• Cost • Minimize project cost

• Time • Project on schedule

• Quality • Quality in accordance

A good project management methodology provides the fram

• ‘Tools and Techniques’ in whatever form do

• IT & CT – only/greatly assist to accomplish t

Owner define the purpose of project. Architectural

• Design – Bid – Build ( Traditional ) method

• Design – Build ( Turn-key ) method

• The number of contracts the owner executes

• The relationship and roles of each party to the contract

• The point at which the contractor gets involved in the pr

• The ability to overlap design and construction

• Who warrants the sufficiency of the plans and specificati

• Single company controls

• Complexity of the project.

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