Project Management

Aim/objectives

The aim of this assignment is to show how to demonstrate an aspect of project management.

The objectives are:
- to demonstrate principles to a ‘practical' scenario
- to appraise and recommend a solution to a particular problem
- to produce project planning information

Scenario
A client organisation, Hi-Rize Development 2016(HRD 2016), plans to extend their property portfolio by constructing their first major office development.

HRD 2016 has identified, but not yet acquired, a possible site upon which they plan to construct a prestigious office development. It is located in a major Midlands city, and they have commissioned an architect, WNP Partners, to produce an outline proposal; that proposal has been submitted for outline planning permission on the basis of the enclosed drawings.

The site drops approximately 6m along its length in Main Street down to Ascot road, which is relatively level. No vehicle access is possible except from Ascot Road.

A borehole from a neighbouring site investigation indicated a sloping profile of approximately 10m of sandy soil, overlaying 8m of clay, which is on top of carboniferous limestone bedrock. The water table is relatively deep in the sandy soil.

The initial design is for a multi-storey block providing under-building parking and approximately 10,000 square metresof lettable office space in accordance with the drawings.

No final decisions have been made on the structural frame type, envelope design or the service level, other than that they should be compatible with a prestigious office development.

HRD 2016 have prepared a set of their ‘client's requirements' which should be taken into account when preparing the below report.

Assignment
HRD 2016 have now realised that they need some additional specialist advice in order to continue with this scheme.

You have been commissioned to provide that advice, and you are required to prepare a referenced report in which you provide HRD 2016 with the following:

(1) Part 1. A reasoned discussion about the approach to risk management. You should recommend the process and approach to risk management for your client. (Risk in any construction you may have)

(2) Part 2. Your proposals on how the project should be organised & managed from hereon in, discussing the major tasks/activities that should be undertaken. These proposals should include an evaluation of the most appropriate form of procurement route for this particular project.(Focus on design phase - RIBA or CIOB)

(NB - You should consider the three most common forms of procurement in coming to your decision, but you do not need to provide a detailed explanation of each one.)

(3) Part 3. A linked bar chart project plan, prepared using MS Project, showing the main activities/tasks that will have to be undertaken in order to execute your above-mentioned proposals for designing and constructing this development. (You should focus on the pre-construction period rather than the construction period.)This programme should show critical activities and free float. You will need to ensure that the project plan can be easily read in electronic format and that it is usable for the client.

- Please use MS Project
- Focus on design phase (RIBA or CIOB)
- Focus on pre-construction phase but depending on the types of procurement route you choose
- Analyse the pre-construction phase

Word-processed and be approximately 3000 words long.

The assessment will be as detailed below.

- Introduction:
(Does it set the scene? Has a rationale been established? Has the approach to the report been set out?)

- Evidence of research/referencing/bibliography:
(Does the material appear to come from a variety of sources, demonstrating a range of research? Are the references properly incorporated into the text? Is the bibliography set out in an appropriate way?)

- Technical content:

(Is the material relevant? Is the material presented in a logical way with well-reasoned arguments and a coherent arrangement? Has additional material such as charts etc been provided to reinforce the text where appropriate? Are such charts properly cross-referenced in to the text?

Is the linked bar chart appropriate? Does it contain the critical path and the float?)

- Conclusion:

- (Does the report reach a sensible conclusion that takes into account all aspects of the topic? Is the conclusion substantiated?)

- Presentation & structure:

(Is the document neatly presented? Is it word-processed & with title sheet, contents page, page numbering, paragraph headings, 1½ line spacing etc? Does it have a logical structure? Are there any grammatical &/or spelling errors? Has use of 1st person been avoided?)

Attachment:- Project Management assignment.rar