The coo charge tracking the budget expenditure

CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-FLOORED HOUSE

PROJECT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, OSAMA ABDULLAH

The project team consists of a project manager and the Chief Operating Officer who will be responsible for hiring contractors for labor forces, construction materials, HVAC equipment installation, and furniture companies for the successful and timely completion of this project. The budget of this project is 420,000 CAD with the duration being 6 months for completion. It must be ready to rent in 8 months. Payment for this project will be done in the form of 8 paychecks by the project sponsor, Mr. Kenneth Hickey. Upon completion, the client will be given access to a fully furnished two-floored house.

The risks associated with this project have been analyzed in this PMP. The risk has been assessed and the impact to occurrence matrix has been done. Mitigation measures have been suggested in order to counter these risks. The project progress will be reviewed by the COO bi-weekly and the progress reports will be provided by the project manager. The budget expenditure will be reviewed weekly by the COO. Meetings of the stakeholders will take place every two weeks to discuss progress completed and to brief on future progress.

2.1 Scope

The ultimate scope for the two-floored house construction project is to construct a house with an area of 1500 sq. ft. This will allow the client to rent the house out to students coming to St. John’s to attend University at MUN. Construction of this house helps to add value to Canada’s immigration goals by providing accommodation to international students who bring value along with them to the country. The house will be completely furnished and be available for renting 8 months from start of construction. However, fencing and shaded parking will not be constructed because of budget constraints.

The project includes installation of furniture as well as other home appliances such as microwaves, washing machines, dryers, light bulbs etc. However, fencing and shaded parking for cars will not be provided as it does not fall under the scope of the project.

3.0 Work Breakdown Structure

4.1 Methodology

This section of the PMP deals with the methodology of the risk management plan. This project will identify all the risks that can occur during construction, look at the likelihood of a risk and the impact it can have, and suggest measures to be taken against identified risks. An appropriate amount of slack will be added to the duration of tasks in order to ensure that there is no delay in the project completion. The project team members are responsible for the management of risks if they occur. These risk situations will be analyzed, and a backup plan will be made to minimize the effects of the risk in case it occurs.

4.3 Mitigation Strategies

To ensure successful and on-time completion of the project, several mitigation measures will be taken. In case of unavailability of construction materials, additional building material companies will be contacted and kept as backup. Similarly, all HVAC equipment as well as furniture will have alternate companies providing backup to avoid delays. All workers will be informed about the site’s safety rules and regulations to minimize risk of injury or accidents. Each person hired by the HR will be briefed about the importance of their presence during the whole construction process and how each person is responsible to ensure the project stays on track and meets the deadline. The equipment used will be routinely checked to make sure that everything is intact and working. Since the seasonal factors such as rain or hail are unpredictable, a slack of 4 days a month is designated for the work that may have gone off-track due to bad weather conditions. The same slack time will be used to cover up for time lost due to any other encountered delay.

Table 2: Project Budget

Source: Author

Source: Author

The following is the Gantt Chart reflecting on the project milestones and deliverables as well as the timeline.

Source: Author

Most of the project responsibility falls under the COO of the project, Mr. Osama Abdullah. He will be responsible for bi-weekly overlooking of the progress, as well as reviewing the budget and expenditure every week. The project manager, Mr. Hunt, is responsible for monitoring the progress by being on-site and make progress reports. The labor forces will be supplied by Manpower, the HVAC equipment will be installed by Newfoundland HVAC, the construction materials will be supplied by Power Brother’s Inc and the furniture will be installed by SAM Design Inc. All of these will directly report to Mr. Hunt, the project manager, who in turn will report to the COO. The end accountability for the project’s progress falls with Mr. Hunt.

7.0 Project Controls

 Appendix B: References

(2018). Retrieved from Manpower: https://www.manpower.ca/wps/portal/ManpowerCanada/home

http://www.stjohns.ca/living-st-johns/building-renovation-and-repairs/getting-

permit/building-house