Project Organization

Our project entails transforming a garage into a legal living quarters and will require a diverse group of specialists. Team members include the project manager, who will oversee and organize the endeavor from start to finish. Moreover, the project manager will be in charge of the budgeting. With only $75,000 to work with for the entire project, the project manager must make sure that resources are allocated properly. The city inspectors must be involved at every step to ensure no future financial setbacks related to lawsuits or due to the future sale of the home. Thus, the project manager must find out what fees, if any, apply for the regular inspections especially those related to plumbing and electrical wiring.

A plumber, an electrician, a general laborer, and a foundation-layer will also be part of the team. The project manager will supervise each of them, and payment will be due upon completion of services. We will hold one meeting with all team members present before commencing the project. It is up to each team member to state what he or she needs in terms of materials for financing. Also, if any team member cannot work while the others are there for practical concerns then we must be aware of scheduling concerns. Each member of the building crew will be properly certified in order to meet city inspection guidelines.

The team will be presided over by the manager, who is the only person in a supervisory position. The plumber, the electrician, and both the general laborer and the foundation specialist will report only to the team manager. The only possible exception to this rule is if the general laborer is qualified to work for more than one of the aforesaid professions, in which case he or she will answer also to the plumber, the electrician, or the foundation specialist. Any interpersonal conflicts should be settled amongst themselves but if any conflict cannot be resolved civilly and in a democratic manner then the team manager may need to step in as mediator.