7 Reasons Why You Need A Project Manager

Project management processes keep your plans organized down to each detail. From stakeholders to suppliers, and clients, each role and responsibility are communicated and monitored regularly. Properly managed projects result in increased revenues and business growth, making it essential to recognize the significance of project planning.

Are you still gauging whether to get a project manager for your project or wondering how great of an investment it is to hire them? To help you see the practicality, we have listed 7 reasons why you need a project manager now!

1. Increase Project Success Rate

It has been demonstrated that implementing project management principles boosts your chances of success by up to 2.5 times. Having seasoned and highly competent industry professionals oversee your project will result in a better outcome.

2. Improve Efficiency

Tasks can be streamlined and delegated to suitable teams by project managers. When everyone knows what tasks to prioritize and focus on, the team's efficiency and quality of results improve.

3. Reduce Risks and Costs

Project managers are in charge of overseeing project assessment. This approach assists in anticipating and identifying risks in order to establish a risk response process that will help you reduce project expenses.

4. Project Tracking

Project managers oversee your project from beginning to end, ensuring that all required deliverables are met on time, managing progress, and ensuring that everything is in line with your goals.

5. Reduce Miscommunication

Project managers will be your primary point of contact for communication and will submit a report on a regular basis. They communicate objectives and performance to executives, your team, departments, and clients.

6. Administer Procurements

In order to ensure that suppliers and project customers comply with the terms of their contracts, project managers monitor vendor transactions closely.

7. Project Scope Control

Project managers are in charge of the project scope and the work and activities that must be completed in order for the project to be successful. By putting markers in place, they prevent making continuous revisions to the initial project plans.

Pave Your Way to Success

Project management is here to make your life easier by streamlining your processes. A project manager is an extremely valuable asset to any organization and in the long run, this will keep your company one step ahead of the competition. Their absence may cause your projects to be delayed, budget costs to rise, and the time required to complete the project extended. With a clear understanding of where you are and what your next steps should be,, a project manager will deliver a project that goes more smoothly from start to finish.

Sources:

• https://www.fortuitas.com/insights/7-reasons-why-you-need-a-project-manager

• https://work.chron.com/project-expeditor-vs-project-coordinator-3572.html

• https://blog.fiverr.com/post/5-reasons-why-you-need-a-project-manager

Top Skills for Project Management

In any other engineering field, project management is not just about technical skills and intelligence. Equally important are people skills, the ability to listen, and to present technical concepts to just about anybody. Below we break down the skills required of a project manager for those aspiring to be one in the Philippines:

1. Technical Skills

We’ll start with the obvious one: project managers need technical knowledge and skills. It’s the foundation of the work: they need to show mastery in engineering to be able to handle project management work.

As always, grades during university do not give the full picture of someone’s skills but it does give people an idea of how well they understand concepts that are needed at work. There’s a board exam in this field exactly because there are important concepts and information engineers need to know.

1. People Skills

Aside from technical construction knowledge, people skills are also important. Project management involves handling different types of people with not just different expertise but different personalities. A project manager has to be able to synergize all of those. Unlike technical skills, this is not something you can master by reading. This is usually learned by practice and through experience.

1. Planning

As they always say: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. In project management, bulk of the work is planning, which is so important. There is so much to consider and a lot of scenarios and risks to foresee to be able to plan and execute well for a construction project. The best planner sees all worst-case scenarios and knows what to do in case they do happen.

Aside from this, good project managers are on-time. No matter what happens in a project, it is finished on schedule.

1. Negotiation

Great project managers are always on-budget. However, like what everyone knows in the industry, that could be challenging given there are unexpected expenses that would pop up. Aside from that, it could be hard to stick to the original plan. This is where negotiating skills come in.

Good negotiation skills are honed through understanding the current landscape, the culture where you are coming from, and some communication skills.

1. Leadership

The best teams are led by the best leaders. You need technical skills to be able to do projects but it takes a great leader to be able to plan and execute them well. Great project managers are great leaders.

At JCVA, our project managers are our best assets. With their wealth of experience, skills and knowledge, they will deliver your project to success. Have any questions about our services? Email us at info@jcvassociates.ph and visit www.jcvassociates.ph to know more about our consultancy offerings.

The Need for "Green" in the Philippines

Think Green, Philippines

2030 is the new 2050! According to the latest IPPC report, we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect our communities and ecosystems over the next three years. This effort is crucial to keeping the world average temperature below 2C and aiming for 1.5C.

With the building and construction industry accounting for more than 30% of carbon emissions, sustainability has become a primary design goal in the built environment. But where is our country right now?

The Net-Zero Goal

As part of the global push for sustainability, the Philippines' Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) aim to cut emissions by 75% by 2030.

The Philippines has established strong emission reduction targets, but there is still more work to be done to convert these words into action. With a growing global population and increased energy demands, the government, local businesses, and corporations are being urged to innovate in the direction of sustainability.

Achieving Net-Zero requires profound organizational transformation and a holistic approach that must be trickled down to every sector at once. On the other hand, going green poses some difficulties that we must conquer with diligence to achieve our goal.

Rethinking Businesses

While an individual can only do so much due to a lack of consistent resources, the government, regrettably, is heavily reliant on the electoral process, which can have a significant impact on the country's environmental movement depending on the candidate chosen. This leaves private firms the most consistent bodies capable of leading the transition to a low-carbon economy.

As a result, Philippine private companies are working hard to attain sustainability and do more to prevent climate change. Some prominent corporations have declared their net-zero targets and continue to report their progress.

With consumers and investors now highly interested in more sustainable businesses, this change has encouraged more companies to follow suit. Some businesses have already switched from coal to renewable energy to power their activities, while some have already started reducing their use of plastic waste and other pollutants. On the other hand, existing and emerging businesses have shifted their focus to the creation of green products and services.

Are You On Track?

The world is changing at a tremendous pace, and if we do not adapt, we shall suffer from no chance of regeneration. Climate change is real, and we have the ability to reverse course. We must not only take action to prevent more harm but also begin the process of reversing harmful practices so that future generations can enjoy a healthy planet. With climate change hitting businesses more and more, it's important to address our carbon footprint more seriously than ever. The first step is to recognize where we are lacking, and only then can we really focus on improving.

As the building and construction industry shifts to sustainable designs, procedures, and materials, is your business on track?

JCVA champions a new standard in the sustainability of our projects by keeping environment and sustainability planning in mind from the earliest stages. We can give you the latest advice on strategies and measures to make your development sustainable. Email us at info@jcvassociates.ph and visit www.jcvassociates.ph to know more about our service offerings.

Sources:

https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/edc-pushes-on-net-zero-carbon-emissions-in-the-philippines/

https://www.philstar.com/business/2021/08/23/2121854/philippines-has-yet-establish-net-zero-emission-goal

https://business.inquirer.net/333549/corporate-ph-marching-toward-net-zero

https://www.iea.org/reports/global-status-report-for-buildings-and-construction-2019