Professional Engineers share ethical values with associated professions

1. A Scope Discussion on Construction and Management of Projects and Ethical Conflicts Dr. James J. Yarmus, F.NSPE, F.ASCE President, NYSSPE, 2009-2010 1 Project Management, Design, Construction Management and Ethics for Professionals

2. 2 Learning Objectives: Understanding Role of Ethics in Construction Management Ethics in Construction Management and Project Management Understanding the S.M.A.R.T. and parameters of CM Designing a Work Breakdown Structure Ethically Designing Monitoring Systems for Design, CM, Ethics Scope of Quality Control as seen from an Ethics Perspective Overview of Risk Management through ethics measures Future Steps for Ethics in Construction Management

4. Defining Resources

5. Construction Management often ends when the project construction is complete. Project Management defines derived success dimensions for the firm. Who determines end?

8. Gen. Construction tends to be lump sum based

9. Meeting the Owner’s needs is a basic premise

10. Designs must be SpecificMeasurable Achievable Realistic Time Bound

12. Standardizing provides ease in measuring

13. Non-standard portions prone to ethical conflicts

14. Planning and scheduling identify ethics issues

16. Ethics guides the range of potential risks and actions

17. Defines the extent of mandated contingencies

18. Known unknowns and Unknown unknowns

19. Parties who must accept the WBS include the Owner, the Contractor (s), the Design Professionals (s), the Stakeholders, the Interested Parties and the Public. Ethics violations possible.

20. Who the Owner is may define the Design of CM

21. Who the Owner hires can affect the Design of CM

23. Construction Managers should emphasize ethics

24. The size of the project defines acceptable designs

25. The present day Construction Manager is expected to be the a jack of many trades and also a master of all

26. Start Design by defining Construction Techniques

28. Main Issues typically are Time, Costs, and Quality

29. Sequence is frequently: WBS, Time Plan including Bar Graphs, Critical Path, Resource Allocation, Cash Flow

30. Cash Flow milestones evolve when time plan is sufficiently developed to generate valuations.

31. Control of Costs include scope thresholds for change orders, accountability levels for field and office staff, and identifying responsibility and authority issues.

33. Conflict Resolution, Arbitration, Next Steps plan

34. Ethics, Quality in a Project with Labor conflicts?

35. Quality Assurance, Quality Compliance, Safety Plans, Gateways to Proceed, Approval of Alternates, Supply Chain Management, International Standards Organization (ISO), are also elements of Ethics.

37. Private owner, government, authority style agency, consultancies, contracting method, delivery methods, communications, contingencies, extent of ethical training & transparency, environmental risks, historical risks, type of contract, change order management, geographical, demographical effects and many more.

40. Software Developments since the 1980s?

41. Conflict Resolution Techniques?

42. Including ethics training?

43. Improvements in Communications?

44. Project Labor Agreements?

45. Progress in Risk Management Techniques?

46. Better Standards from The Department of State (ICC)?

47. University Courses or Degrees in CM?

49. Work of Another Client 15 Example 2

50. Fire Code Compliance 16 Example 3

51. 17 Thank you for attending our lecture Dr. James J. Yarmus, F.NSPE, F.ASCE 646-340-8500 drjamesjyarmus@yarmusconsulting.com