The document discusses the importance of construction management and preconstruction services in the AEC industry, emphasizing their role in overseeing the construction process, including budgeting, scheduling, and project scope management. It highlights that effective preconstruction planning is essential for successful project execution, enabling stakeholders to anticipate challenges and stay aligned throughout the project lifecycle. Overall, the document asserts that construction management professionals are crucial for ensuring projects meet specified timelines and budgets, while maintaining quality and safety standards.

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AECindustry
Preconstruction Services
Construction Management

2. As the construction industry continues to expand, so does
construction management or construction project
management. Construction Management companies
are crucial drivers to supervise the complete construction
process, this includes budgets, cost estimations, work
progress, collaboration with various stakeholders, and
more.
Furthermore, managing a construction project
whilst hiring Construction Management Firms
helps every individual understand activities and
processes of construction project management.

3. Aconstructionproject managementindividual oraBIM
Engineer requires the right technique and tools to make
the project successful. Whilst considering projects that are
backed by project management services, the focus
changes from a predictive approach to an objective based
approachandmore.
This includes, managing the entire lifecycle of
the project in terms of scope, time, build quality,
and more. Depending on the type of
construction, construction management
companies need to deploy the right strategies
for residential and commercial projects.

4. This is again broken down into various sub-projects viz.
residential building, industrial engineering, commercial
construction, and construction engineering. The
deployment of construction project management is
important for preconstruction services as well. If
you’re looking at holistic project success, then pre-
construction planning is one of the most important
aspects to plan, analyze, and anticipate problems and
deliverables very early on in the project life-cycle.

5. Easily anticipate project scope
A new project can be interesting as well as challenging,
but every stakeholder needs to stay focused during the
pre-construction phase. Furthermore, a thorough
review of the technical specifications, submittal data,
and plans needs to be carried out to anticipate a
positive project scope. Through feasibility analysis,
construction management professionals can deliver
valuable insights for the entire project in terms of
understanding deliverables, timelines, risks, building
specifications, and more. It helps every project
individual to stay on the same page and thoroughly
understand the project.

6. Budget Forecasting
Construction management companies are well-versed in
budget calculations, as a thorough cost analysis helps
owners, individuals, and stakeholders determine the fate
of the project in terms of project designs, a focused
timeline, and the materials required to complete the
project. Budgets are usually calculated in the
preconstruction phases, and various BIM companies run
preconstruction services based on realistic expectations
that can predominantly reduce cost and waste. Budget
forecasting improves the overall scope of work to an
extensive limit.

7. Scheduling the project
A tight schedule helps teams stay prepared for the
actual construction phase. It is an important tool for all
the stakeholders to achieve project success and hit vital
milestones whilst controlling project costs. Project
scheduling is an important aspect of the building
process as various teams, trades, and specialists require
significant project coordination in terms of precise
documentation, reports, and project analysis.

8. Begin the project on the right foot
Hiring a project management consultant or pre-
construction professionals can significantly change
the direction of the project and make informed
decisions throughout the entire building process.
Project management companies establish project
priorities discuss or understand project goals and
provide the project team with the right perspective in
terms of construction members, flaws, or errors, this
helps the building project mitigate issues before the
actual construction project begins, and also eliminates
unwanted surprises that can delay project timelines
during construction.

9. What is the role of a construction
project manager?
Owners and various stakeholders can leverage
construction management services through
exceptional project execution from construction project
managers. Construction project managers keep the
project moving according to plan, and they make sure it
finishes on time and budget whilst meeting the
required specs and plans. A construction project
manager sets up various parameters and calendars to
hire personnel like sub-contractors or on-site
workforce as well.

10. The role of construction
management companies includes –
• Time management for various projects
• Budget management
• Building quality management
• Oversee various contracts
• Safety management
• Team Management to assign roles and responsibilities

11. A pre-construction phase consists of
the following achievements
• Determination of Project Scope
• Determination of Project Budget
• Clear identification of Project Details
• Collaboration with other team members
• Project Inspection and communication

12. Effectiveconstructionmanagementand
preconstructionplanningisessentialfor
everyprojecttoachievetherequired
deadlinesandenablesmoothproject
delivery.Apreconstructionphaseisoneof
themostcrucialphases,anditneedstobe
definedclearlytoestablishawell-defined
projectscope,budget,andschedulesothat
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samegoal.
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