WHAT IS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT?

Construction project management is the overall planning, co-ordination and control of a project from inception to the completion aimed at meeting a clients requirements in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project that will be completed on time within authorized cost and to the required quality standards. Project management is the process by which a project is brought to a succesfull conclusion. Construction project management (CPM) is project management that applies to the construction sector. The construction management association of America (CMAA- a primary constructrion management certification and advocary body) says the 120 most common responsibilities of a construction manager fall into the folloeing 7 categories: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Project management planning, Cost management, Time management Quality management, Contract management, Safety management and CM professional practice.

Which includes specific activities like defining the responsibilities and management structure of the project management team, organizing and leading by implementing project controls, defining roles and responsibilities and developing communication protocols, and identifying elements of project design and construction likely to give rise to disputes and claims. Like the five blind men encountering different parts of an elephant , each of the numerous participants in the process of planning, designing, financing. Construting and operating physical facilities has different perspective on project management for construction. Specialized knowledge can be very beneficial, particularly in large and complicated projects, since experts in various specialities can provide valuable services. However, it is advantageous to understand how diffrewnt parts of the process fit together. Waste, excessive cost and delays can result from poor coordination and communication among specialities. It is particularly in the interest of owners to insure that such problems do not occur. And it is on behalf of all participants in the process to hees the interest of owners because, in the end, it is the owners who provide the resources and call the shots. By adopting the viewpoint of the owners, we can focus our attention on the complete process of project management for constructed facilities rather than the historical roles of various specialities such as planners, architects, engineering designers, constructors, fabricators, material suppliers, financial analysts and others. To be sure, each speciality has made important advances in developing new techniques and tools for effective implementation of construction projects.

However, it is through the understanding of the entire process of project management that these specialists can respond more effectively to the owners desires for their services, in marketing their specialties, and in improving the productivity and quality of their work. The introduction of innovative and more effective project management for construction is not an academic exercise. As reported by the construction industry cost effectiveness project of the business poundtable. By common consensus and every available measure, the united states no longer gets its moneys worth in construction, the mations largest industry. Te creeping erosion of construction afficiency and productivity is bad news for the entire economy. Construction is a particularly seminal industry. The price of every factory, office building, hotel or power plant that is built affects the price that must be charged for decades. Too much of the industry remains tethered to the past, partly by inertia and partly by historic divisions. Improvement of project management not only can aid the construction industry, but may also be the engine for national and world economy.