Project ManagementRichard Angerson
SAR Joondalup (WA)
What is a Project Manager?
• Role is to plan, execute and finalise a scope of work according to deadlines and budgets.• Acquire resources and coordinate teams/contractors to deliver projects according to regimented plan.• Define objectives and oversee quality throughout it’s lifecycle.
The THREE GEARS
1. UNDERSTANDING
2. CONTROL
3. REPORTING
Understanding
Control Reporting
Understanding
Project Management
Understanding
• What is expected from each other?
• The ‘Rules of the Game’• PM should ask lots of questions• Put forward suggestions• The clearer the understanding,
the smoother the rollout
Understanding
Understanding
Time Frames
Variations
OH&S
Style Guide?
Installation
Duty of Care
PM’s Authority
Distribution
Costs & BudgetOthers involved?
Materials
Payment Schedules
Understanding
Time Frames
Variations
OH&S
Style Guide?
Installation
Duty of Care
PM’s Authority
Distribution
Costs & BudgetOthers involved?
Understanding
Time Frames
Variations
OH&S
Style Guide?
Installation
Duty of Care
PM’s Authority
Distribution
Costs & BudgetOthers involved?
Artwork & Colours
Control
Control Reporting
Understanding
Project Management
Control
• The most important word – where the PM ‘earns his keep’
• PM should custom-build his system to suit the client/project scope
• Via software or paper-based, the system must be kept up-to-date
Control
Control
APPROVED Artwork
Price to Contractor
Sell Price
Job Details
Style Guide
OH&S/JSA
Instructions to Contractor
PO to Contractor
Due Dates
What Steps Have Been Done?
Contractors Database
Approved Materials
Before/After Photos
Invoicing
Sign-Offs
Variations
Control Reporting
Understanding
Project Management
Reporting
Reporting
• The client should NEVER need to contact the PM
• Keep the client up-to-date at prescribed intervals (every week)
• Transparency gains client confidence
• Remember – you are acting on THEIR behalf
Reporting
Sign-Offs
Photos of Completed Works
Variations and Extra Costs
Dates of Completed Works
Problems
Progress of Each Unit
OH&S Report
Reporting
There is only one way to eat the elephant
-one bite at a time!
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