Project management in construction is referred to the art of directing and regulating material and human and other resources (eg . time) throughout the project life cycle using different management tools and techniques. It includes comprehensive planning, cooperation, coordination, regulation, and control of the project activities for on-time completion.
Construction projects are highly structured endeavors, whether that’s building a shopping mall or a single-dwelling residence. They have a lot of moving parts and people that must be precisely coordinated.Just like any other project, construction project management has phases, from design to planning to scheduling to the build itself.

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n brief, project management is the process of managing projects. But when you’re talking about managing a construction project in comparison to other types of projects, the distinction is mostly that construction is mission-based. That means that the project’s organization ends with the end of the project build.
However, It usually includes a wider variety of constraints to consider that are specific to the design and build of construction projects. Construction project management can interact with a variety of different disciplines in the lifetime of a project as well, from architecture to engineering to public works to city planning.
Specifically, project management in construction includes a set of objectives which may be accomplished by implementing a series of operations subject to resource constraints.
There are potential conflicts between the stated objectives with regard to scope, cost, time and quality, and the constraints imposed on human material and financial resources. These conflicts should be resolved at the onset of a project by making the necessary tradeoffs or creating new alternatives. Some objectives are as follows:
  • Specification of project objectives and plans including delineation of scope, budgeting, scheduling, setting performance requirements, and selecting project participants.
  • Maximization of efficient resource utilization through procurement of labor, materials and equipment according to the prescribed schedule and plan
  • Implementation of various operations through proper coordination and control of planning, design, estimating, contracting and construction in the entire process
  • Development of effective communications and mechanisms for resolving conflicts among the various participants.