PROJECT RELATIONSHIP AND

THE ROLE OF THE PROJECT

MANAGER
Luise Lorenz
Christina Mohr
Niklas Wilkens
Miguel Cabezudo
Nicolas Laflesselle

Project Relationship

Project Manager Stakeholders

Stakeholders Stakeholders
Establishing a project environment

Field of influence and support

Important for a projects existence
Key to success

Project Relationship
Client

Design Team

Project
manager

Architect
Structural
engineer
Civil engineer
Services
engineer

Consultants
Quantity surveying
Planning
supervision
Planning
Legal
Facilities
management

Main
contractor

Consultants
Position and responsibilities

Depending on contract: from just

advisor to self-responsible department

Position mostly interesting in case of legal

disputes

Mainly offering guidance in the earlier

phases of a project
Normally not related with the executing
companies/sub-contractors

Consultants
Tasks
Adding experience and special skills to
the project
Possible fields would be

pre-construction surveys
traffic construction
foreign countries law
special knowledge on the buildings purpose (i.e.
biologics or event management)

Design Team

Supervised by the
project manager

The team consists of

architects and
engineers

Good communication
is needed in the team

Design Team

Architect
-Its role is to design the building
-He has the artistic view of construction

Structural Engineer
-He has to get a design can be constructed by a
structure
-He has to consider the technical limitations
-This is a more technical view of design

Design Team

Civil Engineer
-They design and build in the area of civil
engineering
-Bridges, dams, tunnels, roads,

Services Engineer
- They are responsible for all electrical,
mechanical and services works for the project.
-They should be looking to design a cost
efficient, environmentally friendly system.

Project Relationship
Client

Main
Contractor

SubContractor

SubContractor

SubContractor

Main contractor

Chosen by the client

Must be independent from the project
manager
No link with the project manager
Must participate to the studies, planning
of the projects, and give some advices

With the sub-contractors

The sub-contractor must finish the work

before the dead-line, otherwise he has to
pay penalties
The sub-contractor is in charge of the
damages that he caused
The main-contractor must provide a
payment guarantee to the sub-contractor
The
main-contractor
needs
the
agreement of the client for each subcontractor

Project Manager

Can work either for the client or

companies
Responsible for the success of a project
Main tasks:

Planning
Controlling
Monitoring
Executing

Responsibilities

Recognizing, tracking and solving project

issues
Providing the stakeholders with the main
facts
Being aware and taking care of risks
Always finding the best solutions
Scope management
Schedule
Time & Budget

Development Process

Questions and Answers

Briefly describe the function of a consultant/What is the frankly put

the function of a consultant?

What are the main tasks of a Project Manager?

The architect designs a building based on an idea or concept that he wants to

convey to society; and the Engineer has to make that the design can be
constructed using the techniques and materials which are available at this time.

What is the link between the main-contractor and the project

manager?

A: look at slide Responsibilities

Which is the main difference between architect and engineer?

A: Planning, Controlling, Monitoring, Executing

Name three responsibilities of a Project Manager.

A: Delivering extra specialized knowledge and advise to the project management

Nothing

What does the main-contractor have to provide to the subcontractor?

Guarantee of payment in before

References and further reading

Cooke, Brian, & Williams, Peter. Construction,

planning, programming & control. Blackwell Publishing
Bourne, Dr. L. (2006). Project relationship and the
stakeholder circle. Retrieved from
http://www.stakeholder-management.com/Papers/P010_Proj
ect_Relationships.pdf
Ten Step, (n.d.). The role of the project manager.
Retrieved from
http://www.lifecyclestep.com/open/407.1TheRoleoftheProj
ectManager.htm
Collyer Bristow, (2008). Contractual relationships on a
construction project. Retrieved from
http://www.collyerbristow.com/FileServer.aspx?oID=1246&
lID=0