an overall overview of the project management process

1. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT: COURSE OVERVIEW
Prof. Emmanuel A. Donkor
Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
CE 462: Construction Management
Department of Civil Engineering

2. Outline
1. Some Definitions
2. Selected Tools and Accessories
3. The Construction Manager: Skills, Ability, Knowledge
4. CE462: Course Contents
5. Resources
6. Way Forward

3. 1. DEFINITIONS
What does the term CONSTRUCTION mean to you?

4. 1. Construction
• A general term meaning the art and science to form objects, systems,
or organizations, and comes from Latin constructionem (from com-
"together" and struere "to pile up").
• àThe act of building

5. 2 Construction
Construction is the process of constructing a building or infrastructure.
It differs from manufacturing in that manufacturing typically involves mass
production of similar items without a designated purchaser, while
construction typically takes place on location for a known client.

6. Construction is the set of activities or processes undertaken to build a
Real (Fixed) Asset.
3 Construction

7. Construction Types
• Buildings: Residential;
Non-residential (commercial/institutional).
• Infrastructure: -Dams
-bridges, highways, railways
-water or wastewater treatment plants
-Water distribution systems and sewer networks
• Industrial: -Refineries (Chemical);
-Processing Plants
-Power Plants
-Manufacturing Plants

8. Management
What does the term Management mean to you?
Kofi: “Joe, how are things?”
Joe: “We are managing”
What does Joe mean?

9. The Role of The Manager
• Plan
• Organize
• Co-ordinate
• Control
• Lead
What needs to be controlled in a construction project and why?

10. Construction Management
Two Questions:
• How would you define Construction Management?
• Why is Construction Management Important?

11. Construction Management
Construction (Project) Management (CM) is a professional service that
uses specialized, project management techniques and tools to oversee the
planning, design, and construction of a real asset, from its beginning to its
end. The purpose of CM is to control a project's time, cost and quality.

12. A Student’s Project
Determinants of Cost & Time Overruns for Public Construction Projects in Ghana
ABSTRACT
This research studied what factors contribute to cost and time overruns in
construction and further predicts if and how these overruns can be expected on a
construction projects using two multiple regression models. Contributing
factors/predictors considered include Size of Project, Planned Duration, Location of
Project (Rural; Urban), Sector (Building, Road, Aviation) and Class of Contractor
assigned to project. The objective was to ascertain if and how much, these
variables contribute to both construction delays and cost overruns….In conclusion,
the findings of this research will contribute to improvement in the productivity of the
Ghanaian construction industry, and in effect, make the industry a stronger
contributor to Ghana’s economy (Sam-Mark Ayernor, 2017)

13. 2.
SELECTED TOOLS & ACCESSORIES

14. ACCESSORIES What does each these items represent to you?

15. Sample Gant Chart:
WBS, Tasks, Durations, Dependencies

17. Involves Office and Site Meetings

18. 3.
SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
What would it take to make you a successful Construction Manager?

19. • Successful construction project
managers should have a wide range
of skills, abilities and knowledge to
help them manage diverse teams and
projects—CED group leaders.
• A solid education is a great start, and
certainly prepares you for the
construction industry, hands-on work
experience is key
Keys to Success

20. Skills, abilities, and required knowledge for construction
management:
• Understanding of the building process
• Problem solving
• Leadership skills
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with different groups of
people (project owners, craftsmen)
• Teamwork
• Time management
• Technical Report Writing and Document management
• Experience with finances and budget management
• The ability to coordinate a project from start to finishà Communication
• Computer skills and basic construction scheduling software knowledge

21. 4
THE ROLE OF CE 462
Education: Basic Concepts
Some Hands-on work with Software
Case studies

22. Tentative Course Content
• Principles and practice of Management
• Construction Planning and Control
• Costing
• Civil Engineering Contracts, Law and Arbitration
• Operations Research and Construction (Systems Engineering)

23. Contents/Tasks
• Management Skills: The Manager, the Organization and the Team
• Project Planning
• Costing, Budgeting and Financing---diff between costing and budgeting
• Organizing and Scheduling
• Resource Allocation
• Monitoring and Control
• Evaluation and Termination

24. 5
RESOURCES
• Text books
• Software

26. 6
WAY FORWARD
• 1st Session: Dr (Mrs) Ivy Abu and Dr. Asamoah
• Software: Obtain a copy of Microsoft Project
• Study the Construction Projects on campus
• Access Course Materials on LMS

27. House Keeping
• Comments from Dr. (Mrs) Abu
• Class Rescheduling
• Monday: 10:30 to 11:30
• Wednesday: 09:00 to 10:30
• Resumes after CED?
• CED
• Duplicate Index numbers
• Blank Preference
• Project Students: Thursday 10:30am, RWESCK Building