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Project Management

Project 1: DEFINING AND DOCUMENTING A PROJECT

In a group of six (6) members, your task is to design and manage a simple construction project in a way that emphasizes COST, QUALITY or TIME, with a measurable ‘success criteria’. Four (4) components in total (5% each):

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ï‚· Introduction, Expanded organizational chart, Conclusion with 1 case study

ï‚· Design (Analysis, Proposal), Success Criteria

ï‚· Project scheduling & monitoring -Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) / Gantt Chart

ï‚· Minutes of meetings, meeting agendas

 

In addition to the above components, the groups will be assessed via their performance each week in the six (6) mock client-consultant meeting (CCM) that will take place from week 2 to week 7. Each member will be required to conduct a meeting on a rotation basis.

Project 2: DOCUMENTATION OF A MEDIUM-SIZED PROJECT

My task is to document your own Design Studio Project from the point of view of a Project Manager.

 

Document (Written report, annotated visual images) will be in 5 main Components in total:

1. Introduction of Project (Identifying clients, stakeholders, objectives and goals).

2. Design Analysis, picking up issues of Design Suitability and Project Viability and specifically related to your design. (Note: This is to be in essay format, schematic diagrams, sketches and drawing where necessary).

3. Project Procurement and Resource Planning (to identify the most suitable contract procurement for the project and planning of resources, organization structures to achieve project deliverables)

4. Risk Analysis, and Maintenance Strategy (to achieve the identified success criteria and project deliverables). This must be in a table format.

5. Success Criteria, WBS, Gantt chart (showing the measurable success criteria for the overall implementation strategy, analysis of critical paths, floats plotted against time). This chart will highlight Project Deliverables.

6. Students are required to perform their own research and study on the mentioned components.

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