Being associated with the construction industry for almost over a decade now. We know one thing for sure, i.e.,
Starting a building project involves meticulous preparation and a distinct understanding of your goals. The building doesn’t merely begin on a whim.
All construction projects, whether they include constructing a tiny family house or a high-rise business building, involve a degree of complexity that one shouldn’t disregard and they each have their own special obstacles.
Running The Show Smoothly
There are numerous factors at play, and understanding how to fit all the jigsaw pieces together is crucial for the project’s success. Lack of experience and bad choices frequently result in devastating results.
Any level of the process might experience problems, and even seasoned builders are capable of making costly errors if they lose focus on their primary goals. Because of this, effective construction project management is essential to the success of any building project.
To emphasize the most crucial factors that independent builders and construction businesses must take into consideration before starting a building project, we will go over the dos and don’ts of construction project management.
No matter how big or little the building project, there are many components and activities involved in it, as we have already discussed. It should go without saying that someone qualified who can take the reins and manage the situation from start to finish is required.
Let’s use a project manager as an example to make understanding easier for you. A competent PM should have a wide range of knowledge and expertise in their profession, as well as excellent communication skills, the capacity to think critically under pressure, and a strong work ethic.
The Dos & Don’ts of Construction
Balancing Time, Budget, and Scope
Three key factors—objective, money, and time—and how effectively they are balanced—determine the success and caliber of a building project.
Before starting a project, it is important to have a clear grasp of the project’s scope, budget, and time constraints. Otherwise, everything may go awry.
When you don’t have a sound strategy and definite objectives, it’s simple for things to spiral out of control, you lose sight of time, and you wind up spending more than you anticipated. At any time, mistakes might slip in, with one error setting off a chain reaction of errors.
Construction organizations typically use construction project management accounting software, so they can keep on track, monitor the progress, and prevent going over budget in order to avoid such unpleasant situations.
Apart from that, the Waterfall technique, which divides the process into six successive steps, is the industry standard in construction:
- Design
- Pre-construction Phase
- Procurement
- Execution
- Commissioning
- Project Closeout
The Don’ts in Safety measures
Generally catering to the safety measures. Here are some don’ts you must observe for the safety of your project site in order to avoid any collateral damage or human harm during project execution.
Wear any attire that is inappropriate for a construction site
Casual attire won’t keep workers safe while they’re at work; baggy pants or skirts are more likely to cause injury than work pants would, and steel-toed boots will always provide more protection against fallen heavy objects than trendy running shoes.
Entering potentially dangerous areas
Just because a construction site is large and has many places doesn’t mean that entering them is always safe.
To prevent employees or others from accessing risky places, unsafe spots should be suitably designated with cones and signage. Significant liabilities may result for the contractor and other parties.
Using apparatus with which you are unfamiliar
Some employees are better than others at using specific pieces of equipment. Although it could appear simple at first appearance, employees shouldn’t utilize any new tools without supervision.
Commercial real estate work is expensive enough as it is, and untrained employees run the risk of hurting or destroying site property.
Let’s Not Wait For Miracles, Be Alert, Be Aware & Always Stay Away From Don’ts
Well, this pretty much sums up our basic guide on the Dos & Don’ts when it comes to construction & construction management. Just remember we are just humans and superheroes and all that fantastic things happen only in movies & comics.
This is the real world, the real deal, and as individuals, we need to be responsible because any momentary lapse in safety or even planning can lead to loads of financial & personal loss at any time.
Don’t worry we are not trying to scare you, as we said, in the beginning, we are just trying to educate you and this is where we feel we need to be a little serious keeping all the puns, jokes & wordplay aside.
