CONSTRUCTION

PROJECT LIFE CYCLE

Every individual involved in the process of planning, designing, financing,
constructing and operating physical facilities related to the project under
consideration, gain different viewpoints on project management for
construction
The contribution of proficient knowledge can be very beneficial, mainly when
it comes to large and complicated projects, since experts in various specialties
can offer valuable services. On the other hand, it is very important and
advantageous to understand how the different parts of the process match
together.
The poor coordination and communication between the specialists can result
in waste, excessive cost, and delays. It is chiefly the requirement of the owner
to assure that such flaws do not happen between them. And it owes all
participants involved in the project to regard the interests of owners, as at the
end, it is the owners who provide the resources and make the decisions.
Implementation of owner’s viewpoint will help the participants to focus on the
completion of the project by having proper attention in the process of project
  for constructed facilities. This would minimize the old concept of
management
bringing decisions based on the historical roles of specialists involved in the project.
Specialists mentioned are the planners, architects, engineering designers,
constructors, fabricators, material suppliers, financial analysts and others. It is true
that each specialist individually has a lot of contribution to the advances seen in the
construction field.
But the understanding of the entire process of project management will make them
respond more effectively to the owner’s desires. Hence, they can contribute their
proficiency through opinions in improving the productivity and quality of their work

Enhancement of project management boosts the construction industry which in turn

facilitates the development of national and world economy. To have significant
improvements, know the construction industry, its working environment and the
institutional constraints affecting its activities and the nature of project management.
CONSTRUCTITON PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
The construction of a facility is a major capital investment. The owner can be an
individual, a private corporation or a public agency.

Most of the constructed facilities are custom made in consultation with the
owners, with an exception in the case of the residential units that may be sold as
built by the real estate developer. He is regarded as the sponsor of building
projects, so far as government agency may be the sponsor of a public project and
turns it over to another government unit upon its completion.

For project management, the terms “owner” and “sponsor” are one and the same
because both have the ultimate power to make all important decisions
PROJECT LIFE CYCLE OF THE CONSTRUCTION
LIFE CYCLE PHASES IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
 1. INITIATION PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
We have to create and evaluate the project in order to
determine if it is feasible and if it should be
undertaken, at the beginning of the project. Here the When a solution is approved, a project
project objective or need is identified; this can be a is initiated to implement the approved
business problem or opportunity. solution. For this, a project manager is
A suitable response to the need is documented in a appointed. At this stage, the major
business case with recommended solution options. A deliverables and the participating
feasibility study is conducted to examine whether work groups are identified. This is the
each option clearly identifies the project objective time when the project team begins to
and a final recommended solution is determined
take shape. Approval is then required
by the project manager to move onto
Many questions related to the issues of feasibility i.e.
the detailed planning phase.
“can we do the project?” and justification like “should
we do the project?” are mentioned and faced.
2. Planning Phase of Construction Project
The planning phase involves further development of
the project in detail to meet the project’s objective.
The team identifies all of the work to be done. The
project’s tasks and resource requirements are
identified, along with the strategy for producing them.

In a broader sense identification of each activity as

well as their resource allocation is also carried out. A
project plan outlining the activities, tasks,
dependencies, and timeframes is created.
The project manager is the one who coordinates the
preparation of a project budget by providing cost
estimates for the labor, equipment, and materials
costs. This is mainly carried out by project scheduling
software like MS project or PRIMAVERA. This
scheduling charts would help us to track the stages of
our project as time passes. This is also referred to as
“scope management.”
The budget of the project already estimated is used to
monitor and control cost expenditures during project
implementation.

Finally, we require a document to show the quality

plan, providing quality targets, assurance, and
control measures, along with an acceptance plan,
listing the criteria to be met to gain customer
acceptance. At this point, the project would have been
planned in detail and is ready to be executed.
 3. Execution Phase of Construction Project
This is the implementation phase, where the project plan is put into motion and
the work of the project is performed practically on site. It is essential to maintain
control and communicate as needed during each implementation stages.

Progress should be continuously monitored and appropriate adjustments are made

and recorded as variances from the original plan. A project manager is the one who
spends most of the time in this step. Throughout the project implementation, people
carry out the tasks, and progress information is being reported through regular
project team meetings
The project manager uses this information to preserve control over the direction of
the project by comparing the progress reports with the project plan to measure the
performance of the project activities. If any deviation is found from the already
defined plan corrective measures are made.
The first option of action should always be to bring the project back to the original
plan. If that cannot happen, the team should record variations from the original
plan and record and publish modifications to the plan. all through this step,
project sponsors, and other key stakeholders are kept informed about the project’s
status as per the agreed rate and format of communication. The plan should be
updated and available on a regular basis.
Status reports should always highlight the probable end point in terms of cost,
schedule, and quality of deliverables. Each project deliverable produced should be
reviewed for quality and measured against the acceptance criteria.

When deliverables have been produced and the customer has agreed on the final
solution, the project is said to be ready for closure.
4. Performance and Monitoring Phase of
Construction Project

This stage is all related to the measurement of

progress and performance to make sure that
items are tracking with the project management
scheduling. This phase regularly happens at the
same time as the execution phase.
 5. Closure Phase of Construction Project
During the final closure, the importance is on providing
the final deliverables to the customer, that is:

o Handing over project documentation to the

business

o Termination of supplier contracts

o Releasing project
resources

o Communicate the closure of the project to all stakeholders.

o Last and final is to conduct lessons-learned studies to examine what went well
and what didn’t.
This type of analysis would make the knowledge of experience to be transferred
back to the project organization, which will help future project teams