When an investor decides to deliver a building, dozens of participants stand before them — designers, contractors, suppliers, supervision, municipal administration — and hundreds of decisions, each one affecting the budget and the schedule. The project manager is the party that represents the investor’s interest throughout this entire process and keeps the threads in one set of hands.
At Strive 4BG we structure this engagement into eight phases. Phase 0 is the initial assessment — before a single lev is spent on design, a financial and economic model and a delivery strategy are prepared, showing whether and how the project is feasible. Phase 1 puts the management tools in place — schedule, budget, risk register. Phases 2 and 3 lead the design, the permits and the selection of contractors. Phase 4 is construction, Phase 5 is commissioning, and Phase 6 covers the warranty period.
The difference between a project with and without a project manager rarely shows at the start. It becomes apparent the moment something goes wrong — a delayed permit, a material price increase, a dispute with a contractor. That is when having a party that monitors the integrity of the process and is accountable for the investor’s interest is the difference between a managed problem and a lost budget.