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construction project in given time and within The Project Management Consultants may
given budget. face some issue problems with the
To implement the requirement of the financial contractor which directly affects the project
institutions. activities.
To meet the deadlines of the project it is very Sometimes there may be delay in the
important to have Project Management delivery of the materials which are required
Consultancy. for the construction in this case the project
It is required to maintain the quality of duration increases which in result increases
construction. the total cost for the project.
Project Management Consultancies are needed The consultant has to deal with the safety
for proper execution of every activity from start issues of the workers on the site.
of the project to its completion. Poor communication between the team
Clients requirements can be fulfilled by having members which may result into the failure
Project Management Consultancy and also to of the construction project.
achieve clients satisfaction it is essential to have Lack of Stakeholder is also a big factor of
Project Management Consultancy. concern for the Project Management
Consultancies.
. b. Roles and Responsibilities of PMC Inadequate skills of the team members can
lead towards failure of the project which is
Managing projects and related various again a tension for the project manager.
activities within given time, quality and
budget. d.. Objective
Providing guidelines regularly. To understand what is Project Management
Conducting periodic reviews to make sure Consultancy.
that the project work is on the right track. Identifying the roles and responsibilities of
Coordinating various functional activities the Project Management Consultancy.
from within and outside project To study the effectiveness of services
management teams. provided by the Project Management
Allocation of various activities among team Consultancy.
members for the completion of project work To understand and evaluate the importance
within stipulated time period. of PMC.
Planning and forecasting various activities To learn the applications of project
Organizing the different activities. management principles which can be useful
Commanding and coordinating with the in the construction of any project.
team members To list out the services provided by the
Monitoring the different processes which Project Management Consultancies.
are involved in the construction of any Developing a framework of services that
particular project. should be provided by the consultancies.
Selecting most appropriate employ for the
job.
II. LITERATURE REVIEW
Managing the manpower for different
works. There is no any specific definition for Project Management
Consultancy. The Project Management Consultancies are
defined by their roles and the services provided by them in
c. Challenges Faced by PMC order to accomplish the project. These consultants are
appointed by the client or by the owner of the construction
Many times the Project Management project. Consultants and contractors are almost similar to each
Consultants have to face the problem of other. Many of the contractors do the consulting on the other
construct ability issues which are arising hand many consultants act as contractors. This connectivity
from the team members. between the contractors and consultants occur because the
While any construction project is taking roles and responsibilities of consultants are very wide and
place the consultants have to consider the which depend on the skill, knowledge and experience of the
meteorological problems and due to this consultants.
certain limitations are formed. Whenever construction of any project is going on the
clients may feel that they need some expert knowledge in such
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cases there is need of Project Management Consultancy. As we can see first the client approaches the consultancies
Opinion of consultants on various problems may reduce the and let them know about their requirements. Once everything
problem or errors to a large extent and hence clients or owner is finalized then designer, project manager, construction
of the project feel that there is a need of Project Management manager, various engineers, persons to manage account are
Consultancy. Project Management Consultancy is a service provided by the consultancies. The site where the construction
provided to the different construction projects by trained and of project is going on is kept under the supervision of the
qualified persons in order to make the project successful. construction manager.
Project Management is a very useful application for different Team of nearly around 5 to 6 people is provided by the
construction processes. Project Management Consultancies consultancies who can take care of the project. All the
manage, plan, implement, control, solve problems, take activities performed are being observed by the this team
decisions using the principles of project management. which results in proper execution. Various works are divided
While any construction work is going on it is very in this team and accordingly they observe they look after the
important for that particular company or firm to achieve the activity which they are suppose to look after. This team may
goals and objectives set by the authorities. Project consists of team manager, consultants and the associates or
Management Consultancies work in a very proper way so that analysts.
the company goals and objectives are easily achieved. There There is only one team manager who looks after the
is no any unique or different solution for managing the following duties:
construction work. Arranging regular meetings with all who are related
with the project.
The proper execution of the construction project can be The team manager works full time on the
completed within short period of time because of planning construction project.
provided by the Project Management Consultancies. PMC He oversees the duties of other team members on
provides availability of the expertise from each field which daily basis.
increases the chances of project being a successful one. He also guides the other team members.
Project Management Consultancies provide the experts which Now there may be 1 to 2 consultants in the team and they
can take very good care of the construction project. Project have got the following duties:
manager is responsible for the completion of the activities Same as the team manager the consultants also work
involved the project. full time on the project.
Type of services provided by the the consultancies depend Analyses the raw materials which are required for the
upon the nature of the project. The services provided for the construction purpose.
small scale project may be completely different from the There will be one or two analysts who provides support to
services provided for the large scale project. Usually the work the consultants and the team manager.
performed by the consultancies reduces owner’s as well as Project Management Consultants are very beneficial for
client’s tension. Project Management Consultants uses very any construction project. There are so many uses or we can
simple process or plan to be applied in the project. say the befits of hiring the consultants. Following diagram
WBS is a very important tool which is used by the Project shows the benefits of the Project Management Consultancy.
Management Consultants. Basically WBS stands for Work
Breakdown Structure. WBS is a structure which helps the
consultants to achieve the goals and objectives set by the
company or the owner or any other higher authority. WBS
includes all the necessary steps which are required for the
achievement of the objectives.
Consultancies are happening because of clients or the
owner of the construction project. How the clients approach
the consultancies then how consultants plan and manage
everything related to the project can be easily understood by
the following diagram
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If we see the above figure we come to know that hiring which results in the importance of the Project Management
Project Management Consultancy is very very beneficial for Consultancy.
the project. In other words we can say that Project IV. CONCLUSION
Management Consultancy is the best option which could be After studying this much we can say that, the Project
adopted for any construction project. Management Consultancy manage the project by the
application of their skill, knowledge and experience. Project
Management Consultancies face so many problems such as
Construction industry has played an important role in managing the team members, problems related to design
transforming the required infrastructure contributing to the issues, engineering issues, safety of workers on the site and so
development and economic growth of the country. Now even on. Awareness of various processes involved in construction
government has started hiring Project Management work are the integral part of project management consultancy.
Consultancy for the government projects. It is essential that the Project Management Consultants should
Now we will try to learn how things work between the have detailed knowledge of multiple constraints such as cost
client and the consultants. How they negotiate with each other. of project, time given for the project, resources required for
It is very important for the consultant to understand what the project. At the same time they should be in a condition to
exactly the client wants and once the consultant is clear about face any kind of risk obtained due to any reason.
the client’s requirement then only he can properly work on the In addition to all this Project Management Consultancy is
project. The consultants give their almost more than 100% for useful only when it is involved in the project from its
the successful completion of the project. beginning to its completion. Finally we can conclude that if
we want successful start to completion of any project it is
essential to have Project Management Consultancy.
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