Land & Construction Management III

• Project Management

• Leadership

• Motivation

• Procurement

Land & Construction Management III

• Project Management

• Leadership

• Motivation

• Procurement

Hong KongHong KongProject Management TheoryProject Management Theory

What do you know about

management theory?

4 Schools of Thought?

Project Management

Operating

System

Managing

System

separate from

Project Management

Activities

•Approval & recommendation

•Boundary control, monitoring & maintenance

•General & direct oversight

Project Management

Exercise - Give example of:

•Approval & recommendation

•Boundary control, monitoring & maintenance

•General & direct oversight

Roles & Activities Distribution

in Project Management

Project Management Functions

• Establishment of client objectives & priorities

• Design project organisation structure

• Identify how client is integrated into project

• Advise on selection and appointment of contributors

• Translate objectives into brief

• Prepare project programme

How do these functions relate to contract

strategy?

Project Management Functions

• Activate framework of relationships

• Establish information & communication structure

• Project evaluation and organisational learning

• Contribute to primary & key decisions, make operational decisions

• Convene & chair meetings

• Facilities management

• Monitor and control

Practical Considerations

Project Management Agreement

Part I - Conditions of Engagement

Part II – Scope of Service

Project Management Agreement

Part I - Conditions of Engagement

Part II – Scope of Service

Project Management Agreement

Part I - Conditions of Engagement• The project manager’s obligations• Communications between the employer and the

project manager• Control of costs• Payment for the project manager’s services• Insurance• Suspension or termination by the employer• Suspension or termination by the project

manager• Consequences of suspension or termination• Copyright• Assignment• Waiver• Arbitration

Project Management Agreement

Part I - Conditions of Engagement

Part II – Scope of Service

Project Management Agreement

Part II – Scope of Services• Client’s Requirements• Development of Programme for Implementation• Establishment of Budget• Tendering and Contractual Arrangements• Cast Flow• Review of Programme• Project Procedures• Control of Construction Works during contract

Stage• Monitoring Performance and Progress• Quality Control• Financial Settlement• Commissioning/Handover• Post-construction Management Duties

Project Management Agreement

Why do we need a project manager?

Change of Project Manager

What is leadership?

Why is it important for the project manager?

Leadership

How do we motivate

people?

Motivation

What an individual needs?

Land & Construction Management III

• Project Management

• Leadership – Case Studies

• Motivation

• Procurement

Case Studies

Change of Contract Manager

Reading List

• Cole, G. A. (1987) 'Management : theory and practice', 5th Edition, London : DP Publications

• Walker, A. (2002) 'Project Management in Construction', 4th Edition, Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science

• Walker, A. & Kalinowski, M. (1994), An Anatomy of a Hong Kong Project ¡V Organisation, Environment and Leadership¡¦, Construction Management and Economics, 12, 191-202

• Westwood, R. I. (1993), 'Organisational Behaviour: Southeast Asian Perspectives', Hong Kong : Longman

Video Viewing

‘More Bloody Meetings’(The human side of meetings)