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Core Competencies: Project Management

Posted by HBM Operations on Jan 27, 2023 7:27:00 AM

Project management is crucial for facilities management, as it is essential for ensuring that facility projects are planned and executed effectively. A facilities manager with strong project management skills can plan and manage projects to meet the needs of the facility and its occupants.

Some key aspects of the project management competency for facilities management include:

  1. Planning projects: This includes defining and programming projects, such as determining the purpose, size, scope, schedule, budget, and user needs, and planning resources, schedule, and sequence.
  2. Managing and overseeing projects: This includes administering contracts, implementing and monitoring service levels, and managing and overseeing construction, relocation, renovation, and organizational change projects.
  3. Evaluating project outcomes: This includes assessing the effectiveness of the project and identifying areas for improvement to ensure that future projects are executed more effectively.
  4. Developing contract specifications and solicitations: This includes creating detailed and specific requirements for the project and inviting bids from potential contractors and vendors.
  5. Managing and overseeing the budget, schedule, and scope of the project: This includes ensuring that the project stays within budget, is completed on schedule, and meets the facility's and its occupants' needs.

Overall, effective project management is essential for a facilities manager to ensure facility projects are planned and executed effectively. Additionally, the ability to plan and manage projects to meet the facility's and its occupants' needs and evaluate project outcomes can help ensure that future projects are executed more effectively.

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