Prepare for the Project
- 1. PREPARE FOR THE PROJECT HOW TO PROJECT STARTUP
- 2. LEARN FROM YESTERDAY, DO IT TODAY, PLAN FOR TOMORROW GENAN SIJERCIC
- 3. Following the Contract Award (and often even before the Award), a Project Manager is assigned along with the initial Project Team. Their first responsibility is to Prepare for the Project. The Project Manager must work to ensure that the Client’s and Contractor's expectations and all available project information are effectively conveyed to the Project Team. This can be done collaboratively with the Contractor 's Management Team. PROJECT STARTUP PREPARE FOR THE PROJECT
- 4. The Construction Manager is confirmed and he will assign the Project Manager to the Project. It is imperative that the Project Manager is identified as early in the Project Management Lifecycle as possible. Building the relationship between the Project Manager, the Construction Manager, and the Client is critical to the Project success. PROJECT STARTUP ASSIGN THE PROJECT MANAGER PREPARE FOR THE PROJECT
- 5. This task requires Project Manager to (a) assess key staffing requirements for the Project Team, (b) identify potential key project team members, (c) recommend and appoint the Project Team members, and (d) communicate key Project Team appointments to Key Stakeholders. PROJECT STARTUP IDENTIFY INITIAL PROJECT TEAM PREPARE FOR THE PROJECT
- 6. This task requires Project Manager to (a) reconfirm that all post-bid clarifications and negotiations are now included in the documents and (b) reconfirm that contract documents are consistent with the bid documentation. PROJECT STARTUP REVIEW HISTORICAL INFORMATION PREPARE FOR THE PROJECT
- 7. The Project Handover Meeting is the event that formally marks the beginning of the Project. This task requires Project Manager to (a) convene meeting, (b) conduct meeting; ensure all relevant agenda items are discussed, (c) complete Contract Handover Checklist, (d) prepare and distribute the agreed action plan, (e) convene the follow-up meetings if required, (f) close-out action items, and (g) archive original bid files PROJECT STARTUP CONDUCT PROJECT HANDOVER MEETING PREPARE FOR THE PROJECT
- 8. Maintaining information about the project in an organized fashion facilitates new team member transitions and creates a central point of reference for those developing project definition documents. Most importantly, it provides an audit trail documenting the history and evolution of the project. All relevant project-related material, documents produced, decisions made, issues raised and correspondence exchanged must be captured for future reference and historical tracking. PROJECT STARTUP ESTABLISH PROJECT REPOSITORY PREPARE FOR THE PROJECT
- 9. Templates used to manage this phase of the Project: Project Handover Meeting Agenda Project Hand-over Meeting Minutes PROJECT STARTUP TEMPLATES PREPARE FOR THE PROJECT
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