| dc.description.abstract | This report details the execution and project management tools and practices that the author took part as the project coordinator representing the client (ATC) and ensuring all the interests of the client are met during the design and implementation of the mezzanine floor project.
The details about ATC and project backgrounds, the significance of the project and how it was initiated, its feasibility study to determine the payback period. How the stakeholder involved were determined, the involvement and contribution of each stakeholder to the success of the project and the author’s involvement and roles.
It gives details of how the planning for the project was carried out and the implementation including the methodologies used to achieve the goal and objectives of the project. The way quality was monitored, materials used, the implementation of the substructure, fabrication and erection of steel, the procedures used, the connection details, the construction of the office and testing room as part of the project. The report also presents how critical actives were managed and gives a comprehensive picture of whether the project was sustainable and whether the project team considered environmental protection.
The management practices used to carry out the project included planning for the project scope, time, cost, quality, communication, risk and others, as key guide on how the execution of the project was to be carried out. The controls that were put in place to monitor quality, budget and scope such that the project goal and objectives could be met. When and how inspections could be carried out, ways in which risks were mitigated and controlled. How important communication plan helped in delivering information to different stakeholders.
The project was first of this kind to be carried out by the ATC and the challenges were many and they included the variations, yet it was a fixed sum contract, confirmation of the grade of steel, transportation of the fabricated steels members to site, meeting all the requirements of all the stakeholders, health and safety (H&S) on site and the project documentation and information flow. A lot was learnt from these challenges and managing them properly lead to the success of the project. The report finally presents the recommendations and conclusion. | en_US |
