Project Management

Project Management entails the successful delivery of a  project from inception to handover.

At Orion Project Managers we apply our knowledge, skills, as well as various tools and techniques to to the project at hand to meet the project requirements. These include but are not limited to:

  • Team Integration
  • Scope Management
  • Cost Management (by Quantity Surveyor)
  • Time Management
  • Procurement Management
  • Quality Management
  • Resource Management
  • Project Communication
  • Risk Management

Team Integration

  • Professional team selection
  • Organizational planning
  • Work authorization system
  • Constraints
  • Performance reports

Scope Management

We follow the following methodology:

  • Scope initiation, outline requirements
  • Scope planning, options & proposals
  • Scope definition
  • Scope verification & acceptance
  • Scope change control system & reports
  • Information system

Cost Management

The following services are provided in conjunction with a Quantity Surveyor:

  • Elemental cost estimate
  • Financial viability study
  • Value management
  • Cash flow estimate, reports
  • Board approved cost estimate
  • Rentable area schedule
  • Conditions of contract
  • Contract specification of materials
  • Contract & Sub-contract documents

Time Management

  • Preliminary programme
  • Preliminary information schedules
  • Preliminary Sub contract appointment schedule
  • Site handover
  • Contract method statement
  • Contract programme
  • Contract information schedules
  • Contract Sub-contract appointment schedule
  • Fortnightly progress reports
  • Fortnightly information schedule reports
  • Fortnightly Sub-contract schedule reports
  • Adjudication of time claims

Procurement Management

Procurement is vital to the successful delivery of any project to ensure your project is on time on scope and on budget.

  • Planning, what is required when
  • Technical requirements
  • Source planning, identify contractors, suppliers
  • Contract conditions
  • Contract & Sub contract tenders
  • Adjudication of tenders
  • Contract appointments

Quality Management

  • Identify quality standards
  • Specification of materials
  • Quality inspections, audits
  • Quality control reports
  • Defects lists
  • Snag lists
  • Final acceptance

Resource Management

  • Organizational planning
  • Organizational responsibilities
  • Control, comparing actual vs planned
  • Team development

Project Communication

  • Communication planning
  • Communication programme
  • Communication format
  • Information retrieval
  • Information distribution
  • Performance reporting
  • As built drawings
  • Operation manuals
  • Product guarantees

Risk Management

  • Identify risks that may affect project outcomes
  • Analyse risk, likelihood, consequences
  • Quantify, assess, prioritise, possible outcomes
  • Response development, what should be done
  • Response control, implement solutions