{"id":3,"date":"2024-07-10T12:21:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T16:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing4e\/?p=3"},"modified":"2024-11-19T16:43:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T21:43:20","slug":"describe-project-management","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing4e\/part\/describe-project-management\/","title":{"raw":"Competency E1: Describe Project Management","rendered":"Competency E1: Describe Project Management"},"content":{"raw":"Regardless of the size and type of construction project being considered, there must be a framework in place that defines the roles, responsibilities, and \u201cwork\u201d to be undertaken by a contractor, their employees, and all those connected to the project. The creation of contractual documents provides the basis for the undertakings of owners, contractors, subcontractors, and workers in their quest to deliver the product in an orderly and trackable fashion that is also legally binding. This section will concentrate of the description of the contractual documents involved in residential, commercial, and institutional construction, with a focus on requirements specific to British Columbia.\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nAfter completing the learning tasks in this competency, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>describe the purpose and types of contractual documents in construction<\/li>\r\n \t<li>identify responsibilities and obligations of contractors and workers<\/li>\r\n \t<li>describe the various documents involved in record management<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1>Some Helpful Acronyms<\/h1>\r\nIn British Columbia, there are several associations that can be accessed for guidance through the construction process. Some of them and their acronyms are:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>BCCA \u2013 British Columbia Construction Association<\/li>\r\n \t<li>CCA \u2013 Canadian Construction Association<\/li>\r\n \t<li>AIBC \u2013 Architectural Institute of British Columbia<\/li>\r\n \t<li>ACEC \u2013 Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of British Columbia<\/li>\r\n \t<li>CCDC \u2013 Canadian Construction Documents Committee<\/li>\r\n \t<li>BCDC \u2013 British Columbia Documents Committee<\/li>\r\n \t<li>SAC \u2013 Surety Association of Canada<\/li>\r\n \t<li>CSI \u2013 Construction Specifications Institute<\/li>\r\n \t<li>CSC \u2013 Construction Specifications Canada<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAlthough the focus of the associations listed above leans toward commercial and industrial projects, the information within them can be applied to residential installations as well. On a residential construction level, the two associations that can provide additional information and guidance are:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>CHBA \u2013 Canadian Home Builders\u2019 Association, and<\/li>\r\n \t<li>CHBA BC \u2013 Canadian Home Builders\u2019 Association of British Columbia<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>Regardless of the size and type of construction project being considered, there must be a framework in place that defines the roles, responsibilities, and \u201cwork\u201d to be undertaken by a contractor, their employees, and all those connected to the project. The creation of contractual documents provides the basis for the undertakings of owners, contractors, subcontractors, and workers in their quest to deliver the product in an orderly and trackable fashion that is also legally binding. This section will concentrate of the description of the contractual documents involved in residential, commercial, and institutional construction, with a focus on requirements specific to British Columbia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>After completing the learning tasks in this competency, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>describe the purpose and types of contractual documents in construction<\/li>\n<li>identify responsibilities and obligations of contractors and workers<\/li>\n<li>describe the various documents involved in record management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Some Helpful Acronyms<\/h1>\n<p>In British Columbia, there are several associations that can be accessed for guidance through the construction process. Some of them and their acronyms are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BCCA \u2013 British Columbia Construction Association<\/li>\n<li>CCA \u2013 Canadian Construction Association<\/li>\n<li>AIBC \u2013 Architectural Institute of British Columbia<\/li>\n<li>ACEC \u2013 Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of British Columbia<\/li>\n<li>CCDC \u2013 Canadian Construction Documents Committee<\/li>\n<li>BCDC \u2013 British Columbia Documents Committee<\/li>\n<li>SAC \u2013 Surety Association of Canada<\/li>\n<li>CSI \u2013 Construction Specifications Institute<\/li>\n<li>CSC \u2013 Construction Specifications Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although the focus of the associations listed above leans toward commercial and industrial projects, the information within them can be applied to residential installations as well. On a residential construction level, the two associations that can provide additional information and guidance are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CHBA \u2013 Canadian Home Builders\u2019 Association, and<\/li>\n<li>CHBA BC \u2013 Canadian Home Builders\u2019 Association of British Columbia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-3","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing4e\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing4e\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing4e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing4e\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing4e\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3\/revisions\/267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing4e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing4e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=3"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing4e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}