PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS FOR HIGH-RISE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE HIGH RISE BUILDINGS - Brossura

Subramanian, Balachander

 
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The global construction industry continues to witness an unprecedented demand for high-rise buildings driven by rapid urbanization, population growth, land scarcity, mixed-use developments, commercial expansion, and the need for sustainable urban infrastructure. High-rise construction projects have evolved into some of the most technically challenging and management-intensive endeavors undertaken by the engineering and construction profession.

Unlike conventional construction projects, high-rise developments require the seamless integration of complex architectural concepts, advanced structural systems, sophisticated mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) infrastructure, vertical transportation systems, façade engineering, digital technologies, sustainability requirements, and rigorous health and safety standards. These projects involve significant capital investment, multiple stakeholders, long delivery durations, regulatory complexities, and demanding performance expectations.

The successful delivery of a high-rise project is rarely the result of technical excellence alone. It depends equally on the effectiveness of project management and construction management systems that govern decision-making, planning, execution, monitoring, control, commissioning, handover, and operational readiness.

Over the past several decades, project failures across the construction industry have repeatedly highlighted common challenges:

  • Inadequate governance structures
  • Poor stakeholder engagement
  • Scope creep and uncontrolled changes
  • Design coordination failures
  • Cost overruns
  • Schedule delays
  • Procurement bottlenecks
  • Safety incidents
  • Quality deficiencies
  • Contractual disputes
  • Incomplete commissioning
  • Ineffective handover processes
To address these challenges, organizations increasingly rely on structured management frameworks that provide repeatable, scalable, and measurable approaches to project delivery.

This book, Project Management and Construction Management Frameworks for High-Rise Construction Projects, has been developed as a comprehensive reference guide containing thirty-two practical frameworks that collectively cover the entire lifecycle of a high-rise development project.

The frameworks presented in this book are designed to establish a structured management system that integrates project governance, strategic planning, engineering coordination, procurement management, construction execution, quality assurance, risk management, stakeholder engagement, sustainability, digital transformation, testing and commissioning, operational readiness, and project closeout.

Each framework follows a consistent structure comprising:
  • Framework overview
  • Objectives
  • Principles
  • Governance structure
  • Lifecycle processes
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Planning methodologies
  • Management procedures
  • Performance measurement systems
  • Key deliverables
  • Critical success factors
This practical format allows project teams to adapt the frameworks to projects of varying scale, complexity, procurement strategy, and geographical location.

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