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Construction project management (CPM) is the process of managing all aspects of a construction project from its initiation to completion. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of the most common types of construction projects are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All these construction projects are plagued by many challenges, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A construction project manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing a construction project. Their duties include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Construction PMs also serve as the link between the client and the project. They are not, however, involved in day-to-day activities, which are handled by the general contractor.<\/p>\n\n\n The construction project life cycle can be divided into 5 equally important phases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the initiation phase, you need to decide if it\u2019s even possible to deliver the project. To do this, you must carry out a feasibility study \u2014 an assessment of all aspects of the project that should help you estimate its chances of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A feasibility study should answer the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is also the moment when you need to determine the project scope<\/a> and make a project plan<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n Plan your construction project with Plaky<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The pre-construction phase is when the preparations for the actual construction happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n During the pre-construction phase, the construction contractor and the client sign the construction contracts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are various contract types used in the construction industry, such as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n After the contract has been signed, you have to prepare for construction. This means you need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although this looks like a huge amount of work before you even reach building construction, it\u2019s vital for the overall project success to prepare well. <\/p>\n\n\n Create the ideal project timeline in Plaky<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the procurement phase, you acquire all the necessary resources for construction, including materials and equipment. That way, you\u2019ll have everything prepared before the construction begins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Obviously, this part is crucial if you want to avoid delays. Building construction requires a lot of materials and equipment from different suppliers. So, all it takes is for one of the suppliers to be late with the delivery \u2014 and your entire project will have to be put on hold, causing disruptions in your project timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n Try Plaky by CAKE.com today<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udca1 Plaky Pro Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn how to improve your procurement processes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Congratulations \u2014 after all that prep, it\u2019s finally time for construction! <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the construction phase, also called the execution phase, the actual building and construction starts. So, this is when your meticulous project planning should (finally) pay off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve organized your project well, the construction will function without too much trouble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, some problems may pop up from time to time. However, if you’re aware of potential risks \u2014 and you\u2019ve allocated some space in your project timeline for unforeseen circumstances \u2014 your construction project will progress smoothly. <\/p>\n\n\n Start managing your construction tasks with Plaky<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Once the building is constructed, you can enter the final, post-construction phase. This phase consists of 2 major parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Create a free Plaky account<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udca1 Plaky Pro Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re not sure how to conduct the project post-mortem review, read the following article: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, luckily for you, all these phases can be managed using project management software<\/a>. But, you must choose the right construction PM tool to help you handle everything from everyday tasks to long-term goals and objectives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not sure how to do that? Here are the must-haves for every building construction project management software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Building project management demands you are often out of the office \u2014 on the site, visiting suppliers, meeting with clients, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, any software you use for managing the construction project has to have a mobile version. This way, even when you are in the middle of a construction site, you can easily stay in touch with your team and in the loop regarding any project changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our project management tool, Plaky<\/a> by CAKE.com<\/a>, has iOS and Android apps that enable you to do just that.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve set up your Plaky account, invited teammates, and created a board for your project, you can oversee everything, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Download Plaky’s iOS and Android apps<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not easy to fit a huge number of construction tasks onto a single project timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You need a tool that clearly represents the task due dates to have any chance of keeping track of all that is happening. And since delays are a known challenge in the construction industry, you need to be able to alter those dates too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In Plaky, you can add a timeline field for every task and adjust it whenever necessary. What\u2019s more, if there\u2019s an unexpected change and you need to alter your whole project timeline, you can edit multiple timeline fields at the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, let\u2019s say that there is severe rain and strong winds, so you must halt your construction project for a few days. This disrupts your entire schedule for the week, so you\u2019ll need to delay the start date for several tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n And if you want to shift both start and due dates, you can do that as well. In fact, in Plaky by CAKE.com, you can even shift them by a different number of days.<\/p>\n\n\n Make a clear project schedule in Plaky<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Construction projects are often huge and include a significant number of people divided into teams. So, you need a team productivity tool<\/a> that enables quick and clear collaboration as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In practice, this means that your chosen software:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All this \u2014 and much more \u2014 is available in Plaky by CAKE.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can add multiple assignees, such as a reviewer or a supervisor, to a single task, as well as attach files to tasks to make the review process quicker and simpler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The comments section is quite robust as well, as you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boost team collaboration with Plaky<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udca1 Plaky Pro Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about how to manage multiple teams in our article: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, know that when you have a lot of similar construction projects, a template should save you a significant amount of time since you wouldn\u2019t have to build your project board from scratch every time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Luckily, Plaky offers a fully customizable pre-made construction schedule template in its project management templates hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While you can easily adapt it to fit your project, our construction schedule template comes with pre-configured fields, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, the template already has the key item groups \u2014 documentation, design, procurement, and construction \u2014 providing you with a clear overview of all relevant construction tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n Use Plaky’s construction schedule template<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n And yes, you can also save your customized project boards as templates! Once you create an elaborate construction project board with all the necessary fields and item groups, just click on \u2018Mark as template\u2019 \u2014 now you can use it again for any future projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn more, check out our guide on how teams can use Plaky as construction scheduling software<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n Now that you\u2019re familiar with all aspects of construction project management, get ready to tackle a new building project. Just make sure not to skip any of the CPM phases, and you\u2019re bound to be successful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Introduce organization and clarity into your construction project management. Create a Plaky account today and start your 14-day free trial!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Get started with Plaky by CAKE.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Try the CAKE.com Productivity Bundle, which includes: Clockify \u2014 a time tracker used by millions, Pumble \u2014 a business messaging app with unlimited free chat history, and Plaky \u2014 a powerful project management tool.<\/p>\n Construction project management is the process of managing all aspects of a construction project from its initiation to completion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":8215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-project-management"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8154"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16875,"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154\/revisions\/16875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plaky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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What does a construction project manager do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The 5 phases of construction project management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1. Initiation <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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2. Pre-construction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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3. Procurement <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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4. Construction phase <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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5. Post-construction <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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How to choose the best project management software for the construction industry <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Must-have #1: Mobile accessibility <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Must-have #2: Timelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Must-have #3: Team collaboration features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Must-have #4: Construction project template<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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