In general, major construction works are
time bound and employ huge resources of men, material and machines. They
involve heavy investments, of million to billions of dollars. They require a
high level of technology, and need an effective management of resources. The
execution of major construction capital works is undertaken by projecting them,
that is by organizing them into one or more construction project for
implementation.
The term ‘construction project’ refers to
a high value, time bound, special construction mission with predetermined
performance objectives. The project mission is accomplished within complex
project environments, by putting together human and non-human resources into a
temporary organization (like a special mission task force in the army), headed
by a project manager.
The project manager aims to
achieve its mission by:
Managing
·
Time
and progress
·
Cost
and cash flow
·
Quality
and performance
·
Organization
behavior
With
·
Organization
resources
By
·
Planning
resources
·
Scheduling
resources
·
Organizing
resources
·
Directing
resources
·
Monitoring
resources
·
Controlling
resources
Within
·
Quality
constraints
·
Time
constraints
·
Cost
constraints
·
Environment
constraints
