what is management
- the process of planning, organizing, leading/directing and controlling resources to achieve goals
what three factors of production does management deploy + describe
- land - natural resources such as land, water and minerals
- capital - man made resources like machines, equipment, tools etc
- labour - human effort, skills and knowledge
what is engineering management focused on
- planning construction projects
- organising construction projects
- leading/directing people in construction projects
- controlling performance in construction projects
what is the construction industry for
- producing the built environment
what two categories are construction project split into
- building projects
- civil engineering projects
why is the construction industry important to businesses
- provides production spaces and infrastructure
why is the construction industry important to education
- provides learning spaces
why is the construction industry important to energy
- provides energy generation and distribution infrastructure
why is the construction industry important to the government
- contributes 7-10% of GDP in most countries
- employs a significant amount of workers in most countries
why is the construction industry important to health
provides hospitals, water supply, sewerage infrastructure
why is the construction industry important socially
- provides leisure, entertainment, faith spaces
why is the construction industry important in terms of shelter
- helps meet the basic human need for housing
why is the construction industry important in terms of transport
- provides infrastructure to transport goods and people
what is a project
- a temporary management environment, usually undertaken in phases created for the purpose of delivering one or more businesses outputs or outcomes
what are endeavours that are not called projects referred to
- operations or ‘business as usual’
what can make a construction project special
- subject to significant constraints
- long lifecycle
- involves and affects many stakeholders
- produces products and impacts - brings change
- undertaken in an environment of risk and uncertainty
who is a stakeholder
- any individual or organization who can affect or be affected by the project
example of stakeholders?
- clients
- designers
- suppliers
- constructors
- government
- local community
what do we do with stakeholders
identify
- produce and categorise a list with contact details
analyse
- assess expectations and actions available to them as well as current and potential relationship with other stakeholders
- create a power-interest matrix
engage
- communicates and discuss issues and solutions, agree plans/actions
- minimize -ve impact maximize +ve impact
what are the 8 stages of the RIBA Plan of Work
- stage 0 - strategic definition
- stage 1 - preparation and briefing
- stage 2 - concept design
- stage 3 - spatial coordination
- stage 4 - technical design
- stage 5 - manufacturing and construction
- stage 6 - handover
- stage 7 - use
what stages of the RIBA plan of work is construction management
- stage 5 - manufacturing and construction
- stage 6 - handover
