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Introduction
Construction in the field of Architecture and civil engineering is a process of building infrastructure, which may be in the form of residential, commercial, institutional buildings, roads, bridges, airports, sea ports, dams, canals and factories etc. Project is a finite Endeavour - having specific start and completion dates, undertaken to create a unique product or service, which brings about beneficial change or added value. A project is a set of carefully defined activities that use resources (humans, materials, finance and time) to achieve the project goals and objectives. Management is the discipline of planning, organizing and managing the resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.
Project Characteristics
Construction project is a finite and temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product (any building or built entity) or service. Temporary means that every project has a definite beginning and a definite end. The end is reached when the projects objectives have been achieved, or it becomes clear that the project objectives will not or cannot be met, or the need for the project no longer exists and the project is terminated. Temporary does not necessarily mean short in duration; many projects last for several years. In every case, however, the duration of a project is finite. Projects are not ongoing efforts. In addition, temporary does not generally apply to the product, service or result created by the project. Most projects are undertaken to create a lasting outcome. For example, a project to erect a national monument will create a result expected to last centuries. Projects also may often have intended and unintended social, economic and environmental impacts that far outlast the projects themselves. Uniqueness of the product or project is one other characteristics of the project. For example, many thousand office buildings are being developed but each individual facility is unique - different ownership, different design, different location etc. The presence of repetitive elements does not change the fundamental uniqueness of the project work.
balancing the competing demands of cost, quality , scope and time management. adapting the necessary planning and scheduling tools or techniques to the different concerns so as to keep up to the expectations of various stake holders. The above processes are those that constitutes construction stages or Phases.
created which clearly demarcates the processes into definite sets under the 9 knowledge areas of Construction project management. One such knowledge area is the Construction Project Time management which wil be discussed in detail in the further Chapters.
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The owner will also need to decide the basis upon which the design professional will be paid. Often these decisions are not made without consultation and advice. Depending upon the owners expertise and experience in administering construction contracts, the owner may engage a professional engineer, an architect or a project manager during this pre-project phase to advise on these important decisions.
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conduct some sort of project critique and evaluation; operator training may also be part of the contractors contractual responsibilities.
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