PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project management



Project management

Introduction

Project management can be defined as a planned effort, to accomplish a  project. It includes planning, organizing and managing resources which leads to success in achieving the project. Project management includes the planning a project, identifying tasks and goals which are to be achieved. A well executed project leads to the success of the business. Project management is associated with 5 types of processes which include initiation, planning, executing, controlling and closing. A successful project can be evaluated on the basis of these steps (Gido, Clements, 2009, pp. 78). Professionally, project management should be carried on the basis of different projects and the goals which are set up in order to achieve those projects. In this paper, we are dealing with the project for relocation of BABs office. A Project is a discrete package of investment or endeavour, policy measures and institutional and other activities designed to achieve an objective or set of objectives within a designated period and involving the commitment of resources. According to Sahlin (2008) a project simply means a series of related activities with a goal, a beginning, and an end (Sahlin, 2008).

Scope of the project

The scope of the project is based on monitoring the construction of the new building, organise and manage fitting out the new building and external environment to the standard required by BABs, taking into account an annual business growth rate of 6%. Organise the move into the new building and commissioning the new operations centre over the period of four months post occupancy.

Selecting and Coordinating Project Management Team

The project management team should be selected which should be competent, organized and appropriate decision makers. The communication plays a prominent role in this regard; therefore, the project team should communicate well about the steps and procedures taken. The team should be manageable and it should function according to the goals, and objectives set. The tasks of the team should be checked according to the tasks they have to achieve, for example, while forming the building.

Most of the projects today are complicated with a number of services involved and hence require contractors and many subcontractors to perform portions of the work. The contractor shall supervise and direct the work, using his best skills and attention. He shall be solely responsible to the owner for the acts and omissions of his employees, sub-contractors and their agents and any other person performing any work under contract with him. Contractors and sub-contractors should be hired strictly on pre-qualification system for the quality, safety and liability. This should be strictly followed for the sake of uninterrupted work sequence (Lientz, 2002, pp. 67).

Project team should be should be involved from day one of the design because these are the people who will be essentially constructing the facility. Amendments to the drawings should be well thought of. Clients change their minds, delivery dates alter, and financial restraints vary, contractors may make excellent suggestions: all these can lead to drawings being ...