Step 5 – project management
Answer these:
Question: So once you’ve started, who will bring it all together?
Question: Can you handle the potential loss of control of the project of delegating some responsibilities?
Question: Do you have the experience to bring together such a complex project?
Question: Will the role be fulfilled by you or someone you pay (an architect or building project manager)?
Question: What professionals are available in your locality with the appropriate skills and experience?
I think by the time you’ve worked through those you’re going to have a pretty good idea of the way to go and the shape your project is going to take.
For us, as both of us have extensive project management experience we’ve taken the leap (along with support from a very competent designer) to manage the project ourselves.
Wish us luck!
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First answer the following questions:
1.
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Money!
Get financing agreed in principle, this will allow your to set you budget.
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Start the ball rolling Visit estate agents and search the internet for properties in your chosen area.
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(or ... will you employ an architect?)
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[…] I’ve given my opinion and explained the pragmatic approach to project management (some might call it a lack of management) that I employ. I’ve also described some of the tools that I use … Google documents & Basecamp … and some of the questions to answer when deciding ‘how to manage your project‘. […]