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The Importance of Lightweight Portable Swamp Mats in Construction When it comes to breaking ground for new construction projects, there are a number of challenges that present themselves to the project manager. One problem that is common, especially in water saturated areas, is ground that is too saturated and soft to effectively support the maneuver construction equipment. However, soft and sensitive terrain has been conquered through the use of portable swamp mats. Swamp mats are modular…

best resources. The ultimate result of the project should be success along with harmony within the project team. Discuss the following considerations in the selection of a project manager, and why failing to evaluate these considerations may result in the selection of the wrong project manager: Choosing a project manager can either be a simple task or a difficult task. The task is simple when upper level management knows exactly what is needed to accomplish their goals. The task is difficult…

As the project manger for Scenario B, I took the role as the conflict manager. I was not able to focus and put my energy into the project itself. I spend all of my energy trying to balance out all the issues that kept coming to the surface. It was very difficult to mange the team, the risks and the project. Just like in the reading, it expresses that in most cases the project manager acts as the conflict manager. I was doing my best to follow the advice given to me. I was trying to manage the…

Communication hole between different departments prompted various clashes including human asset clashes, finance related and technical team clashes. In such a domain where a long chain of directors exist, it was troublesome for the managers to acquire data from their associates and chiefs. This made miscommunication and fumble while completing the tasks. 1.5 RESOURCE UTILIZATION: A project frequently confronted postpones that would be an after effect of HR falling sick or leaving the…

Civil Engineering and Architecture: Similarities and Differences It is sometimes easy to confuse the two fields of civil engineering and architecture. Civil engineering and architecture have a lot of similarities and differences. There are overlapping parts to both fields. One of the fundamental differences between civil engineering and architecture is that civil engineers have a much broader application in the work field. Civil engineers can design a house, but an architect cannot…

their surrounding environment because they often take on distinctive roles and behaviours. Lewins further describes individuals as acting with “the totality of coexisting facts which are conceived of as mutually interdependent”. Therefore project managers should examine the behaviour functions and distinguish component parts to assess complete situations. We can argue that Tuckman’s model is effective in distinguishing behaviours at each different stage to reduce errors but it doesn’t support…

of overall programmes and may be broken down into tasks, subtask and further if desired. Success has always been the ultimate goal of every type of project. According to Pinto & Slevin (1986) in their research after sampling over 650 project managers concluded that “Project success” is something different that just meeting cost, time and performance specifications. As a manner of fact, client contentment with the final result has a great deal to do with perceived…

The Role of Bodies of Knowledge in Project Management In general, professions are mainly defined around their area of specific expertise/competence. Usually, project managers are former practitioners in the field promoted to supervise projects. The question is, can we create a position/profession of a project manager who is not competent in the project’s specific area but is equipped with the “Bodies of Knowledge” (BOKs) in project management? Without overemphasizing on didactic knowledge…

During our class lecture that took place on April 6, 2016, we had the opportunity of learning from a guest speaker, Cody Whittle, who is a construction project manager for Andres Construction Services located in Dallas, Texas. Andres Construction Services is a Texas based general contractor and has office locations in Dallas, Austin, and Houston. As stated above, Cody came from the Dallas office to speak to our class about the importance of construction scheduling, and how he has been able to…

Product development teams / integrated product teams are formed with personnel from different functional departments to support the design, development and transition to production of a new product. These teams provide a mechanism to facilitate earlier involvement of the key functions that are involved in the design, production and support of a product. This early involvement is intended to result in the design and production of a product on schedule and within budget that is lower in cost,…