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Are you doing the construction project management for your self build?




Construction project management can be carried out by a number of parties depending on your chosen build route. As you've arrived at this section you may have chosen to take it on yourself, in which case, let's have a look at the elements of a self build project and the techniques you can use to control it.



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Effective construction project management coordinates all of the project’s resources, necessary to complete the build, within the project’s parameters.

The first step in the formation of a project is having an objective.


Objective - Easy – Complete the house of your dreams!

What will be used to make it happen?...


Resources - The resources available to complete the build will include the following:

  • People
    • Design team.
    • Other consultants.
    • Main contractor.
    • Builders.
    • Tradesmen.
  • Materials
  • Equipment
  • Information
    • Plans and specification.Programme of work.
    • Contracts.
  • Money

Finally - What are the project’s constraints?....


Project Parameters - as follows:

To control your resources within the project parameters and ultimately complete your build, you should follow this simple project management process:

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Click on each of the above for more detail.

To assist with the process and the overall management of your self build there are a few useful methods available:

  • Project management tools.
  • Itemised set of building costs.
  • Project management software.
  • By using these techniques you can get your self build project running like a well oiled machine and see it through to a successful completion.


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