attributes of managers roles and responsibilites Flashcards
What is the primary role of a project manager (P.M) in a project?
To oversee the project from the early design phase
List the key areas a project manager should monitor during a project.
- Project development
- Project stakeholders
- Project team
- Project risk
- Project schedule
- Project budget
- Issues and conflicts
What does PEP stand for?
Project Execution Plan
What is included in a Project Execution Plan (PEP)?
- Project definition and summary of strategy brief
- Project programme
- Drawings
- Cost plan, management and accounting
- Quality assurance strategy
- Contracting and procurement strategy
- Technology strategy
- Monitoring and reporting strategies
- Potential consultations and stakeholder management
- Communications strategy and standards
- Handover
- Strategy for obtaining planning permission and other permissions
- Risk assessment and allocations
- Health and safety strategy
- Sustainability strategy
Define a stakeholder in the context of project management.
Anyone who has an interest in the project and can influence its success
True or False: Stakeholders always have the same goals.
False
What is crucial for project teams to ensure success?
Proper structuring of project teams at the outset
Name the three types of project team structures mentioned.
- Traditional
- Collaborative practices
- Integrated project teams
What is a responsibility assignment matrix?
A document prepared by the P.M to specify which risks can be assigned to which individual
What is the importance of establishing collaborative practices in construction teams?
To work efficiently and coordinate diverse disciplines
What are integrated project teams particularly important for?
Public projects as recommended procurement routes
What are the types of risks identified in project management?
- Pure and particular risk
- Fundamental risk
- Speculative risk
What does fundamental risk include?
- Government policies and taxes
- Labour
- Safety
- Malicious damage
- Industrial disputes
What is pure and particular risk associated with?
Damage to persons and property, such as through fire or storm
Fill in the blank: Speculative risks can be appointed as decided by the parties to the _______.
contract
What are some other risks that can affect time and money in a project?
- Delays and disputes
- Inefficient execution of work
- Late supplies of information
- Poor communication
- Delays in payment
What are the steps a project manager can take to manage risks?
- Identify risk
- Analyze risks for frequency and severity
- Respond to risk
