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Temi Afolabi BEng (Hons) MSc IMECHE ACIOB

STEMNET Ambassador and YRP London

Ambassadors Manager

16 March 2016

My Career In

Construction &

Project

Management

+ Presentation Outline

1. My Career Progression

2. My Daily Job

3. Project Management

4. Other Interest

5. Prepare for Your Journey

6. Conclusion

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+ My Daily Job

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+ My Daily Job

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+ A Project Managers View

“Project management is not rocket science. Its all about

delivering on time, on budget, to specification and to a

good quality with zero defects. We all know what to do,

its just having sufficient time to do it all properly which

is never the case.”

www.youngrailpro.com

One of the many comments received from my MSc Questionnaire Survey, 2014

+ My View of Project Management

Project Are People!!!

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“Projects do not succeed just by

assiduous adherence to a

mechanistic process”

+ What Does Project Management

Mean?

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Project

Management

Just Do It

+ Personal Traits Of A Project

Manager

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+ Managing Expectations

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“Success Only Occurs When Opportunity Meets Preparation”

+ Communication is Key

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+ Who is The Decision Maker?

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+ Project Example

Scottish Parliament Building – Holyrood New home for the Scottish Parliament

An iconic building in Edinburgh

Great use of glass, steel, concrete and timber

Original cost plan £40 million

Final cost £431 million

Original project completion date 2001

Actual completion was 2004

What Went Wrong? Unrealistic budget

Poor management displayed by client

Internal politics

Issues with Project Manager

No clear understanding of client obligations

Scope creep

Wrong choice of procurement method

Lack of proactive management to contain costs and maintain schedule

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+ Do You Have The Right Attitude

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+ Other Interests Speaker at Universities & Schools

Brunnel University London

Colleges

Variety of Schools

Mentor

BB4BT & STEMNET

Musician

Drummer

Singer

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Sports

Football

Table Tennis

Swimming

I Love Looking Good!!!

+ Prepare For Your Journey

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Assess1

Develop2 Implement3

Measure4

+ Conclusion

1. Believe in YOURSELF!

2. Follow your passion

3. Enjoy what you do

4. Go for it!

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Thank you for listening!

Life itself is your

teacher, and you are

in a constant state

of learning.

Bruce Lee

(1940 – 1973)

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