Saintleo PRM520 Module 2 Group Project Part I Latest 2019 MAY Question # 00601208 Subject: Education Due on: 05/11/2019 Posted On: 05/11/2019 11:54 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.9/5

PRM520 Monitoring, Controlling, and Closing Projects

GROUP PROJECT

Interim
inspection to document accepted deliverables

This week,
you will begin work on your Group Project for this module. You will work as a
group

but will
submit the assignments individually. Your Group Project for this course will be

completed
in four stages and submitted in Modules 2, 3, 4, and 8. The purpose of the
Group

Project is
to apply the concepts and techniques of the module employing the following

processes:

1. Validate
Scope

2. Control
Scope

3. Control
Schedule

4. Control
Cost

5. Control
Procurements and Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

Each of
these will form a separate section of the Final Project.

The project
is the construction of a new house. You are the project manager responsible for

building
the house. The contract has been signed, which includes the final floor plan
(enclosed

as Figure
1) and options selected at your company’s “Design Center.” One change order has

been
processed: the addition of a swimming pool (in Module 1). You don’t need to
update the

schedule
yet; that will be assigned with other changes and due Module 8. More details
are

below the
Assignment.

Assignment:
Complete the first stage of your Group Project—The Validate Scope Process. To

validate
scope, your company requires five interim inspections and one final inspection.
The

inspections
are:

1. Grading
inspection; pre-slab and underground plumbing stake-out (completed)

2. Slab
inspection; pre-framing plan (completed)

3. Framing
and exterior inspection; pre-drywall inspection (your current assignment)

4. Drywall
inspection; pre-cabinets and fixtures

5. Cabinets
and fixtures inspection

6. Final
(closing) inspection

Group Project, Part I (Module 2)

Work
together with your team to prepare a validate scope

document
for the framing and exterior inspection, pre-drywall inspection. This
inspection

includes
the following:

• Completed
exterior, including roof, windows, doors (pre-painting)

• Completed
internal wall framing

• In-wall
plumbing for sinks, tubs, dishwasher, clothes washer, wet bar, etc.

• Completed
electrical for wall switches, outlets, ceiling fixtures, etc.

•
Low-voltage wiring and conduit for security system, AV equipment, internet and

computer
wiring, thermostat, telephones, etc.

• HVAC
ducts and returns

All of
these items are shown on the construction plans approved by the Browns. If the
items are

as shown on
the plans, they should be approved. The Browns know that if they want to make

any changes
not shown on the plans, they will be charged a lump sum of $250 for making the

change and
any additional costs incurred to construct the change. Some changes may require

the review
and approval of the local building department, which will add at least two
weeks to

the
construction schedule. You don’t anticipate any issues; the Browns live in the
area and stop

in at the
site once or twice each week. You have shown the location of various appliances
and

the kitchen
island by painting the outline of these on the floor. This allows for the
owners to

better
visualize the final layout.

The purpose
of this week’s submission is for your team to develop a generic procedure that

uses the
inputs, tools, and techniques, and produces the outputs in the Validate Scope
process.

In
addition, your team must develop a quality control procedure for just the
electrical switches

and outlets
to eliminate rework and demonstrate your knowledge of the core value of

Responsible
Stewardship by installing these features correctly the first time. Remember the

carpenter’s
adage: “Measure twice, cut once.”

The case
study on which the four part assignment is based is as follows:

Project
Background: Mr. and Mrs. Brown are buying a new house, the “San Leo” model, in
a

local
subdivision. The house is a 4-bed, 2-bath with a 2 car garage. The Browns have
selected

their
options and signed the contract and addendums. Their financing is approved. The
house is

now under
construction. It is nearing the end of the third month in a seven-month construction

schedule.
The Browns have previously approved the two earlier interim inspections, 1)

regarding
the lot grading, underground plumbing; and 2) slab and interior wall framing.
It is now

time for
the third interim inspection described above.

Company
Background: Your company, HappiHouses (HH), builds standard houses in several

new
subdivisions in your area. HH has been in business for over 40 years and is a
licensed

general
contractor in your area. HH sells the house and lot as a package. HH’s profit
comes

from
mark-up on the lot, construction management, a mark-up on subcontractors, as
well as the

margin from
self-performing the structural, concrete, drywall, painting, and finishing
work. HH

self-performs
this work to better control the quality and schedule for these items.

HH uses
several subcontractors (subs) during construction. These subs are typically
those

trades that
are separately licensed in your area. For this house, the subs are constructing
the

electrical,
plumbing, heating, roofing, and ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) items.
The

construction
of each house is managed by a single project manager who has two assistants.

This
project management team typically has 10 to 20 houses in various stages of
construction

to manage.

Please make
sure that you cite and reference all your outside sources properly. You must
have

a minimum
of three references, including one peer-reviewed journal article.

Even though
you complete this assignment as a group, all students must submit their own
paper

to their
own individual Assignment box. (This Assignment box basket may be linked to
Turnitin.)