Construction Project Management Plan

Construction Project management is a vital part in the entire construction procedure. It involves formulating an overall plan, and even coordination and control of a particular construction project from start to finish.

Including putting together a construction project management plan, more than a hundred and twenty tasks have been recognized as common responsibilities of construction managers. All these tasks fall into 7 broad categories, namely: planning, cost management, time management, quality management, contract administration, safety management, and construction management practice. This last category involves particular responsibilities like assigning tasks and management structure of separate teams, organizing by way of project controls, identifying and assigning roles and responsibilities, implementing communication systems, and targeting design and construction areas which are prone to disputes and claims.

A construction project management plan is designed with respect to the knowledge of the owner, the designer (It can be an engineer or an architect), and the builder, or just a general contractor. Construction project management typically involves 2 contracts: one between the owner and the designer, and the other between the owner and the contractor. The former includes the formulation of the construction project management plan, design, and construction administration, while the latter involves mainly construction concerns. As a result of these two contracts, designers and contractors are usually involved in an indirect relationship.

In most construction projects, there's often a 3rd party responsible for the construction project management. This party acts as an advisor to the owner and the primary role of this construction manager is to offer construction and design advice to the appropriate parties on behalf of the owner.

Construction project management is an important aspect of any construction related undertaking, and planning itself is an important step in the process. Amongst the areas that need to be addressed are determining the appropriate technology to be used, defining tasks, estimating resources and durations for each stage of the project, and identifying key interaction areas between the different tasks.

Obviously, developing the construction project management plan is an essential task in the construction management, even if there isn't actually a written or recorded plan. Apart from it's role in determining the finances and work schedule, the plan even manage the relationships between all members in the project, and determining which specific organizations to include in a project. This process might even find how much of the project, and which specific responsibilities will be assigned to sub-contractors.

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