Time Management in
Construction Projects
Providing Project Time
Management
Projects
are rarely completed as quickly as clients expect. For a large building, five
years from first thought to occupation is common and even small projects can
take two years or more.
The Early Decisions
The
greatest opportunities for added value come at the start of a project when the
end still seems a long way off and perhaps very unreal. If a construction
project is the way ahead, opportunities, alternatives, risks, methods and
design options should be thoroughly examined. Reaching a clear understanding of
the project’s potential, seeing what exists in the way of successful projects
for benchmarking and familiarizing with the construction industry take time,
especially if the architectural client is new to such projects. Many of the
early decisions will affect the entire project, so they need to be the right
ones. The client has a lot to do and must make time available.
The most
effective decisions are based on thorough knowledge. If the client wants to
know what he could achieve, he needs to understand what others have been able
to achieve. Although each project has unique features, best practice examples
can act as an inspiration and as benchmarks to check how well he is doing.
Time for Design
The
architecture client needs to be particularly careful to make sure that he allows
appropriate resources for design. When the process does not allow sufficient time
and opportunity for design consultation and feedback the quality of the final
project can be seriously compromised, with unfortunate results. If initial
design has already been carried out the client needs to make special efforts to
communicate with the architect.
Time for Building Hand-Over
Allowing
for time towards the end of a project to absorb the impact of any unexpected
twists in the process is also a wise precaution. The client should avoid
planning a rapid move immediately after the programmed end of construction, as
this will cause problems if there are unexpected delays. After hand-over, the
building systems are likely to need fine tuning and time must also be allowed
for that.
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