What's Important and When
Traditional vs. New
Program Development Study
Thinking on Procurement
Evaluates and refines proposed delivery method, based on current and
GSA no longer recommends
more detailed information.
a "traditional" design-bid-
Informs choices about construction and construction management
build method for every
procurement methods.
project.
Instead, GSA recommends
Project Management Plan (PMP)
tailoring the delivery method
The PMP describes how the project is to be accomplished. Cost, quality, and
to the needs of the project.
schedule are key components of project implementation and critical factors of the PMP.
Non-traditional techniques,
Development of the management strategy begins during the Feasibility Study;
such as CM at Risk, design/
build, and bridging, may
continues through PDS development, the design process, and construction activities;
provide significant gains in
and concludes with the project's turnover to building management and customer
managing costs, improving
occupancy--the point when the rent start is complete.
quality, speeding delivery,
and managing risk.
Its scope includes all aspects of program management--Work Plan, schedule, quality
assurance, communications, and controls--to deliver maximum return in line with
GSA's business goals. Implementation strategies are evaluated in the Feasibility Study
Call on the Construction
Excellence and Project
and PDS and then are presented and updated in the project's PMP.
Management Division
Pre-Planning
Guidance for effective
Prepares to support the development of the PMP with knowledge gained from
PMPs and project
management practices is
day-to-day operations.
available through the
Feasibility Study
Construction Excellence and
Evaluates alternatives for project phasing and procurement.
Project Management
Proposes the implementation strategy and incorporates the strategy into the PMP
Division (see "Appendix G").
to support the Site/Design Prospectus.
Initiates the long-term strategies for success, such as enlisting community
participation and planning for sustainable design.
Program Development Study
Validates or modifies, then refines the Feasibility Study's recommended actions
for implementation, procurement strategies, and delivery method.
Refines implementation strategy in detail for project implementation and
its PMP.
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