ABSTRACT
Project management has an important role to play in terms of understanding the client’s business as well as the project objectives and incorporating these in the design, method and sequence of the finished construction. An integrated approach is ideally one that draws the client, designer and contractors into a virtual organisation that is able to effectively share information and ideas to produce an optimum and efficient solution regardless of market conditions. Sustainable buildings are achieved by integrating strategies for design, delivery and building use. The project manager is responsible for directing the project for its entire duration and formally starts up the project by producing the risk log and the project brief, initiating a project team and outlining a plan for the initiation stage. The planning process is product based and determines the products needed, their content and their sequencing.
