PRINCIPALES RETOS EN LA GESTIÓN DE UN PROYECTO SINGULAR DE CONSTRUCCIÓN. EL CASO DE CAIXA-FORUM ZARAGOZA

Abstract

Adequate management in a construction project is especially important when it has a unique character. In a typical project most of the challenges that the project manager works are related to known risks, but in a unique project also listed other challenges, unknown a priori, that require an adequate management to take right decisions and to avoid risks for it viability. This paper presents the methodology, illustrated with real examples, to manage some challenges in one of the last private construction projects in the city of Zaragoza: the Caixa-Forum, a new cultural center in Zaragoza. A particular building design in a complex urban setting, a budget in a context of economic crisis, diversity of stakeholders, several changes in the phase of construction, ... a sample of challenges that the project manager had to work in a disciplined way, assuming the interests of the property as his own, and pursuing three main objectives: functional excellence, adaptation to the available budget, and adaptation to anticipated deadlines. Keywords: Project; Management; construction