Construction Project Planning Phase
Your clients have secured the financing to develop 48 acres land into mixed-use buildings. They have asked you to draft a high-level project plan to begin the more detailed discussions. Forty percent of the site is an undeveloped field, and the project must include a nursery school.
Where should you begin?
Based on your readings and your experience, identify the approach you would take to drafting this high-level plan.
Describe three key questions you would ask your clients and your rationale for starting your planning with those questions.
The beginning point for the project will be the planning phase. The planning phase is one of the most essential segments of the project because during this session the scope, schedule, and budget will be defined. The beginning of the planning phase is also equally important. One step that is often overlooked is to include all of the relevant stakeholders so that their...
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