Construction Project management

Construction Project management Name Institution/ Affiliation Abstract Over the past, project management techniques have been used in planning, estimating and controlling activities in a project. Ultimately, the methods aim to achieve desired results on time, within the -proposed budget and following the specifications. Professional’s in the construction industry continually applies various project management practices to keep pace with the incremental competition conditions and changing consumer demand. Traditional techniques based on predictable experience and predictable tools that follow the stages of initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing. However, conventional methods have been considered challenging in achieving technical efficiency in professionals. For instance, techniques such as Gantt chart are widely used in project planning in spite of its adverse limitations of ineffective project management and deliver CITATION SHo12 \l 1033 (Hoskins, 2012). This paper seeks to explore on the project management techniques, risk factors, project opportunities as well as methods of motivating teams and individuals in a team to improve performance and productivity in a construction industry. Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Critical path network diagram PAGEREF _Toc6737366 \h 1Importance of critical path PAGEREF _Toc6737367 \h 2Risk management PAGEREF _Toc6737368 \h 4Risk table PAGEREF _Toc6737369 \h 5Risk scores PAGEREF _Toc6737370 \h 7Project management opportunity PAGEREF _Toc6737371 \h 7Motivation PAGEREF _Toc6737372 \h 8Theories of motivation PAGEREF _Toc6737373 \h 10McClelland theory PAGEREF _Toc6737374 \h 10Maslow's Need Hierarchy Theory PAGEREF _Toc6737375 \h 11Methods of motivating project teams PAGEREF _Toc6737376 \h 12Work cited PAGEREF _Toc6737377 \h 13 Part one Critical path network diagram Garden work 150480027077000 3045025165120 3830400347850 5days 140155163750Finish 5days 403965157395Roof repair Paint work 26640014412500 Carpet fittings 8 days 5days Start kitchen 586080025803500 26640032640004104000326400045648003264000 4days 3days 1 day Electrical work Plastering Decoration 5241600178179002944800178055137520026254900 4104000961500022536007972000 4days Bathroom 7days 4days 5days 4days Structural work 155520016343500 Plumbing 6 days Globally, Critical path management has gained widespread focus and acceptance. A critical path is a sequence of interdependent activities that represent the tasks that must be completed before the close of a project. This method of project management enlists all the functions critical to the accomplishment of a project, interval of time each task is expected to take and the relationship between the activities. Critical path shows the longest time from project start time to the finish as well as the minimal time in which a project closes CITATIO...