1st Edition

Practical Project Management for Building and Construction

By Hans Ottosson Copyright 2013
    328 Pages 109 B/W Illustrations
    by Auerbach Publications

    Practical Project Management for Building and Construction covers the 14 knowledge areas of project management that are essential for successful projects in the construction industry. For each knowledge area, it explains the processes for scope, time, risk, cost, and resource management. Filled with work and process flow diagrams, it demonstrates how projects progress throughout the project life cycle.

    The book details the processes that must be included in the management process to deliver projects on time and within budget. The processes and knowledge areas described reference the ISO 10006 Standard (guidelines for quality management in projects), the international project management standards of the PMBOK® Guide, and the rapidly emerging ISO 21500 standard. Coverage includes change management, working environment, quality and communication, and procurement management. Illustrating the entire project process, this pioneering reference:

    • Reports on regulations from the European Union and the United States that impact construction projects
    • Identifies the knowledge areas a project manager must control
    • Examines time-tested strategies, various types of contracts, remuneration forms, and contract close out
    • Includes many examples and templates to help you generate essential project documents

    The book supplies accessible information on a range of helpful tools such as work breakdown structure and earned value. Explaining how to use a network diagram with its gaps and critical paths, the methods described in the text will help you control the WHAT, HOW, and WHEN to do things as well as WHO is responsible for doing them, which will lead to successful project management. Because a large part of the book addresses general project management concepts, the lessons learned will also be helpful to project managers outside the building and construction industry.

    Introduction

    General Information on Projects in the Building, Construction, and Installation Industries
    Project Roles
    Stakeholders and Organizations
         Examples of Project Organizations
    Interest Groups 
         Interest Groups in the Building and Construction Industry
    Ways to Implement Contracts 
         Types of Procurement
    Types of Contract Agreements 
         General 
         Types of Contracts  
         Consultant Agreements
    Types of Remuneration
    Types of Cooperation 
         Cooperation with Building Information Management
    Types of Project Management
    Regulatory Requirements for the Construction Industry

    Projects
    Project Basics
         Project Management
         What Is a Project?
         Project Management Process
    Project Flow
         Project Flow for DBC Construction
         Project Flow for DC and Turnkey Construction
    Project Goals
         Project Charter and Project Requirement Specification
    Project Structure
         Create a Project Structure with WBS and Work Packages
    Project Management
         Project Management Processes
         Control
         Tropical Projects

    Generic Main Processes
    Initiating Processes
         General
         Preliminary Activities for the Whole Project
         Initial Activities for Consultants
         Initial Activities for Contractors
    The Planning Process
         General
         Planning Processes and Knowledge Areas
    Producing Processes
         General
         Design and Engineering
         Production
    Tests on Completion and Client’s Taking Over
    Project Close Out

    Project Phases
    Introduction
    Initiating Processes/Conceptual Study
    Project Planning/Feasibility Study and Programming
    Project Implementation and Design
         System/Basic Design, Principal Drawings, Documents
         Building Document Design and Preparation of Inquiry Documents for DBC Contracts
         Detailed Design: Inquiry and Building Documents for DC/TK Contracts
    Production and Installation Phase
    Guarantee Phase

    Knowledge Areas
    Contacts with Authorities
         Permits for Building, Demolition, Earthwork, and Temporary Measures
         Quality Manager for Approval of Permits
         Approvals of Elevators, Pressure Vessels, Refrigeration Plants, Transformers, and Other Electrical Plants
         CE Marking, the EMC Requirement, and Testing
         Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Documentation
    Decisions, Coordination, and Integration
         General
         General Meetings
         Coordination
         Integration
    Scope, Characteristics, and Interfaces
         General
         Product Description and Design Guidelines
    Change Management
         General
         Change Control
    Environment and Health Management
         General
         Environmental Concepts and Definitions
         Common Environmental Objectives
         Legal and Other Environmental Requirements
         Environmental Activities in the Project
         Environmental Risk, Health and Safety Risk Management for Future Operations.
         Establish an Environmental Assurance Plan and Environmental Control Plans
         Work Environment Management in Projects
         Fire Protection
    Quality Management
         Organization
         Different Elements in Quality Work
         Project Quality Assessment
         Practical Quality Control during Design
         Practical Quality Control during Production
         Validation and Compliance
         Deviation
         Quality Audit
    Time Management
         General
         Definitions of Scheduling Terms
         Time Control Process
         Network Diagramming
         Resource Optimization
         Uncertainty Analysis
         Monitor, Act, Replan
         Flow-Line Plan/Site Disposal Schedule
    Cost Management
         General
         Cost Estimation
         Cost Reference Plan
         Cash-Flow Plan
         Cost Control
    Resource Management
         General
         Human Resources, Organization
         Staff Relationships
         Equipment and Computer Systems
         Premises
    Communications Management
         Notable Energy and Dashing Spirit
         Information about Changes
         Information Exchanges
         Documentation
         Archiving
    Risk and Uncertainty Management
         Introduction to Risk Management
         Introduction to Risk Management
         The Risk Management Process
         Risks in Projects
         Risk Management—A Full Project-Life Activity
         Practical Risk Management
         Risk Identification
         Risk Analysis
         Priority
         Risk Response
         Risk Management during the Implementation Phase
         Evaluation and Documentation
    Procurement: Purchasing and Delivery Control
         General
         Plan Procurement
         Delivery, Type of Contract
         Request/Bid Documents
         Buyer/Supplier Assessment
         Evaluation of Bids
         Negotiation
         Securities, Bonds, and Insurance
         Contract Administration in the Design Phase
         Contract Administration of the Production Phase
         Normative Inspections and FATs
         Claims, Disputes, and Arbitration
    Approval Management
         Construction and Installation Inspections, Performance Certificate
         Administrative Finish of the Project

    Common Acronyms

    Appendices

    Index

     

     

    Biography

    Hans Ottosson has extensive experience in project management. It began in 1972 with a post as assistant project manager for a new brewery in Sweden. In the spring of 1998 he was persuaded to become project manager for the railway contract above and below the Öresund, between Denmark and Sweden.

    Hans, who holds an MSc, started his professional career in 1969 as a structural engineer and a teacher of bridge design at Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg, Sweden. He has worked as project manager for projects in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Scandinavia. In 1977 he started his project management company, Projsam Quality AB, and has had clients such as Volvo, AstraZeneca, Avesta Sheffield, Skandia, Swedish Transport Administration, and a number of national and local companies.

    He has worked as a client representative, structural designer, and contractor and been the project manager for various projects such as construction of production facilities, housing, medical research facilities, and schools. He has organized public conferences and reorganized companies in the IT sector; he has been responsible for international marketing projects.

    Hans has developed project management procedures over many years. He was awarded a "Gold Palm" at the PMI conference in 2002 in Nice for best "tools and techniques." Hans teaches at Chalmers Technical University and for ESI in Stockholm.