Project management which leads to quality products

Project management should adhere to or (at least) take cognisance of the following major elements, if a quality product is to be generated:

• Clients and their vision
• Project scope and goals
• A balance of functions within team activities
• Barriers to teamwork
• Budgets, costs and economics
• Steps to quality
• Knowledge and skills
• Vital conditions pertaining to quality management
• Documentation and project procurement methods
• Environmental and cultural factors
• Teamwork and motivation
• Time constraints and deadlines (Figure 5).

FIGURE 5 DELIVERY MODEL

The foundation of quality in professional service lies in the acceptance and implementation of a value system. The professions allied to the construction industry cannot afford to neglect those values since it is through their application that quality is achieved. Moral and ethical values are intrinsic to quality products.