Project Scope: You have been head hunted and appointed as a project manager at a construction company called Concor Construction. You have been asked to project manage a project to build a R20m house for the state president of South Africa. This project entails the design of the building plans, construction of the foundation, walls, roof and the complete building so that it is liveable. Since this is a high profile project there is no room for failure. It is required that the following areas be managed meticulously scope creep, project duration and budget. Your reputation is on the line and any failure could result in detrimental consequences to your image.

Question 1

You have called a start-up meeting with your team. Discuss some key characteristics, main attributes and the common elements of your project. This discussion is intended to provide a good understanding of the project at hand.