Transcript Project relationship and the role of the project manager

Luise Lorenz
Christina Mohr
Niklas Wilkens
Miguel Cabezudo
Nicolas Laflesselle
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Project Manager – Stakeholders
Stakeholders – Stakeholders
Establishing a project environment
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Field of influence and support
Important for a projects existence
Key to success
Client
Design Team
Project
manager
Architect
Structural engineer
Civil engineer
Services engineer
Consultants
Quantity surveying
Planning supervision
Planning
Legal
Facilities management
Main
contractor
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Depending on contract: from “just advisor” to
“self-responsible department”
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Position mostly interesting in case of legal disputes
Mainly offering guidance in the earlier phases
of a project
Normally not related with the executing
companies/sub-contractors
Adding experience and special skills to the
project
Possible fields would be
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pre-construction surveys
traffic construction
foreign countries law
special knowledge on the buildings purpose (i.e. biologics
or event management)
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Supervised by the
project manager
The team consists of
architects and engineers
Good communication is
needed in the team
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Architect
-Its role is to design the building
-He has the artistic view of construction
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Structural Engineer
-He has to get a design can be constructed by a structure
-He has to consider the technical limitations
-This is a more technical view of design
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Civil Engineer
-They design and build in the area of civil engineering
-Bridges, dams, tunnels, roads, …
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Services Engineer
- They are responsible for all electrical, mechanical and
services works for the project.
-They should be looking to design a cost efficient,
environmentally friendly system.
Client
Main
Contractor
Sub-Contractor
Sub-Contractor
Sub-Contractor
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Chosen by the client
Must be independent from the project manager
No link with the project manager
Must participate to the studies, planning of the
projects, and give some advices
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The sub-contractor must finish the work before
the dead-line, otherwise he has to pay penalties
The sub-contractor is in charge of the damages
that he caused
The main-contractor must provide a payment
guarantee to the sub-contractor
The main-contractor needs the agreement of
the client for each sub-contractor
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Can work either for the client or companies
Responsible for the success of a project
Main tasks:
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Planning
Controlling
Monitoring
Executing
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Recognizing, tracking and solving project
issues
Providing the stakeholders with the main facts
Being aware and taking care of risks
Always finding the best solutions
Scope management
Schedule
Time & Budget
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Briefly describe the function of a consultant/What is the frankly
put the function of a consultant?
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What are the main tasks of a Project Manager?
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The architect designs a building based on an idea or concept that he wants
to convey to society; and the Engineer has to make that the design can be
constructed using the techniques and materials which are available at this
time.
What is the link between the main-contractor and the project
manager?
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A: look at slide ‘Responsibilities’
Which is the main difference between architect and engineer?
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A: Planning, Controlling, Monitoring, Executing
Name three responsibilities of a Project Manager.
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A: Delivering extra specialized knowledge and advise to the project management
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What does the main-contractor have to provide to the
subcontractor?
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Guarantee of payment in before
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Cooke, Brian, & Williams, Peter. Construction, planning,
programming & control. Blackwell Publishing
Bourne, Dr. L. (2006). Project relationship and the stakeholder circle.
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Ten Step, (n.d.). The role of the project manager. Retrieved from
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anager.htm
Collyer Bristow, (2008). Contractual relationships on a construction
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