Project Planning
Plan to succeed. With some thoughtful planning you can ensure your project’s success before it begins. From establishing scope and viability, to budget, schedule and team requirements, to process implementation and ongoing evaluation, Howe&Hap can help tailor a plan for your specific project needs. This includes gauging risk and developing mitigation strategies that will help you save time and money. From concept to closeout, we’ll help you develop a plan you can build on.
Howe&Hap’s team of experts can assist you with the conceptual planning and development of your program management systems including financials, contracts and schedules. Howe&Hap’s conceptual planning and project development services include:
a) Strategic Project Planning
b) Feasibility Studies
c) Project Due Diligence
d) Front End Planning
e) Strategic Asset Management
f) Sustainability Consulting
g) Project-Scope-Development
Whether you are an owner, program manager, contractor, architect or construction manager, Howe&Hap’s consultants are equipped to supplement your team's expertise and insight to ensure your project's success.s.
I. Strategic Project Planning
Strategic project planning is the process of defining a client’s strategy in pursuit of its goal. The strategic planning process allows owners to identify its needs and generally involves the following steps:
1. Identification of a project’s purpose, vision and mission: Project Goals
2. Determining external and internal priority issues: Opportunities, Threats,
Strengths and Weaknesses
3. Outlining the required results: Mission and Objective Statements
4. Assessing how to achieve the required goals: Strategic Alternatives
5. Implementation: Action plans and delegated tasks
6. Benchmarking: Measure and review your performance e
II. Feasibility Studies
Howe&Hap performs feasibility studies to assess the viability of a project. Feasibility studies are typically used to determine the likelihood of a project’s success and can influence an owner or investors decision to acquire a property. From cost assessments to determining the most likely project duration, Howe&Hap can assist any owner or investor throughout the acquisition process.
III. Process Development & Improvement
Performing pre-construction due diligence prior to the acquisition of land assets is critical to assess potential risks and protect your interests in any development venture. Howe&Hap will assist with the identification and analysis of these risks and provide recommendations on how to mitigate them. Howe&Hap’s extensive experience in the high volume residential, commercial, education, government, health care, hospitality and industrial arenas will provide a broad perspective you can use to meet your specific project needs. Howe&Hap’s experts can supplement your team by providing:
• Project performance reviews
• Preliminary budget analysis
• Scope of work definition
• Identification of potential existing site conditions
• Mitigation of permitting and environmental issues
• Whether you are an owner, program manager, contractor, architect or construction manager, Howe&Hap’s consultants are equipped to safeguard your investment and alleviate future risks.
IV. Project Due Diligence
Performing pre-construction due diligence prior to the acquisition of land assets is critical to assess potential risks and protect your interests in any development venture. Howe&Hap will assist with the identification and analysis of these risks and provide recommendations on how to mitigate them. Howe&Hap’s extensive experience in the high volume residential, commercial, education, government, health care, hospitality and industrial arenas will provide a broad perspective you can use to meet your specific project needs. Howe&Hap’s experts can supplement your team by providing:
• Project performance reviews
• Preliminary budget analysis
• Scope of work definition
• Identification of potential existing site conditions
• Mitigation of permitting and environmental issues
• Whether you are an owner, program manager, contractor, architect or construction manager, Howe&Hap’s consultants are equipped to safeguard your investment and alleviate future risks.
V. Strategic Asset Management
How much? It is the first and most important question to ask before investing the time and money required to develop a concept into a realized project, and answering it incorrectly at the concept phase will assuredly lead to cost overruns and time delays later down the road. Howe&Hap’s experience, which ranges from proactive project due diligence in pre-construction planning to forensic construction claims analysis and litigation support, positions us to provide you with conceptual project budgets that address the economic feasibility of your project from the outset.
Even if your construction project idea is still just that, an idea without drawings or plans, Howe&Hap’s professionals have the estimating experience to provide you with the necessary conceptual project budgets to help get your project off the ground. Our Rough Order of Magnitude budgets are polished enough to set accurate cost expectations from the beginning of the project, which will help avoid cost disputes in the end.
Howe&Hap’s services that may assist in the development of your conceptual project budget include:
• Pre-Construction planning and coordination
• Construction cost estimating
• Risk identification
Whether you are an owner, program manager, contractor, architect or construction manager, Howe&Hap’s consultants are equipped to supplement your team’s expertise with additional insight to ensure your project’s success.
Regardless of the stage of your project, Howe&Hap’s cost estimating services can assist with conceptual budgets, preliminary estimates, quantity take-offs, bid estimates or contract pricing.
VI. Sustainability Planning
Sustainable projects are becoming more popular across all sectors of construction. Planning at early stages allows owners and architects to implement green concepts to allow for a more sustainable project throughout a building's lifecycle. Howe&Hap’s sustainability consultants assist clients with their green building needs by offering the following services:
• Environmental Site Assessments
• LEED Consulting Evaluations
• Sustainable Design Recommendations
• Survey Coordination
• Feasibility & Impact Fee Studies
• Sustainability Assessment
Howe&Hap’s team of experts can assist you with the conceptual planning and development of your program management systems including financials, contracts and schedules. Howe&Hap’s conceptual planning and project development services include:
a) Strategic Project Planning
b) Feasibility Studies
c) Project Due Diligence
d) Front End Planning
e) Strategic Asset Management
f) Sustainability Consulting
g) Project-Scope-Development
Whether you are an owner, program manager, contractor, architect or construction manager, Howe&Hap’s consultants are equipped to supplement your team's expertise and insight to ensure your project's success.s.
I. Strategic Project Planning
Strategic project planning is the process of defining a client’s strategy in pursuit of its goal. The strategic planning process allows owners to identify its needs and generally involves the following steps:
1. Identification of a project’s purpose, vision and mission: Project Goals
2. Determining external and internal priority issues: Opportunities, Threats,
Strengths and Weaknesses
3. Outlining the required results: Mission and Objective Statements
4. Assessing how to achieve the required goals: Strategic Alternatives
5. Implementation: Action plans and delegated tasks
6. Benchmarking: Measure and review your performance e
II. Feasibility Studies
Howe&Hap performs feasibility studies to assess the viability of a project. Feasibility studies are typically used to determine the likelihood of a project’s success and can influence an owner or investors decision to acquire a property. From cost assessments to determining the most likely project duration, Howe&Hap can assist any owner or investor throughout the acquisition process.
III. Process Development & Improvement
Performing pre-construction due diligence prior to the acquisition of land assets is critical to assess potential risks and protect your interests in any development venture. Howe&Hap will assist with the identification and analysis of these risks and provide recommendations on how to mitigate them. Howe&Hap’s extensive experience in the high volume residential, commercial, education, government, health care, hospitality and industrial arenas will provide a broad perspective you can use to meet your specific project needs. Howe&Hap’s experts can supplement your team by providing:
• Project performance reviews
• Preliminary budget analysis
• Scope of work definition
• Identification of potential existing site conditions
• Mitigation of permitting and environmental issues
• Whether you are an owner, program manager, contractor, architect or construction manager, Howe&Hap’s consultants are equipped to safeguard your investment and alleviate future risks.
IV. Project Due Diligence
Performing pre-construction due diligence prior to the acquisition of land assets is critical to assess potential risks and protect your interests in any development venture. Howe&Hap will assist with the identification and analysis of these risks and provide recommendations on how to mitigate them. Howe&Hap’s extensive experience in the high volume residential, commercial, education, government, health care, hospitality and industrial arenas will provide a broad perspective you can use to meet your specific project needs. Howe&Hap’s experts can supplement your team by providing:
• Project performance reviews
• Preliminary budget analysis
• Scope of work definition
• Identification of potential existing site conditions
• Mitigation of permitting and environmental issues
• Whether you are an owner, program manager, contractor, architect or construction manager, Howe&Hap’s consultants are equipped to safeguard your investment and alleviate future risks.
V. Strategic Asset Management
How much? It is the first and most important question to ask before investing the time and money required to develop a concept into a realized project, and answering it incorrectly at the concept phase will assuredly lead to cost overruns and time delays later down the road. Howe&Hap’s experience, which ranges from proactive project due diligence in pre-construction planning to forensic construction claims analysis and litigation support, positions us to provide you with conceptual project budgets that address the economic feasibility of your project from the outset.
Even if your construction project idea is still just that, an idea without drawings or plans, Howe&Hap’s professionals have the estimating experience to provide you with the necessary conceptual project budgets to help get your project off the ground. Our Rough Order of Magnitude budgets are polished enough to set accurate cost expectations from the beginning of the project, which will help avoid cost disputes in the end.
Howe&Hap’s services that may assist in the development of your conceptual project budget include:
• Pre-Construction planning and coordination
• Construction cost estimating
• Risk identification
Whether you are an owner, program manager, contractor, architect or construction manager, Howe&Hap’s consultants are equipped to supplement your team’s expertise with additional insight to ensure your project’s success.
Regardless of the stage of your project, Howe&Hap’s cost estimating services can assist with conceptual budgets, preliminary estimates, quantity take-offs, bid estimates or contract pricing.
VI. Sustainability Planning
Sustainable projects are becoming more popular across all sectors of construction. Planning at early stages allows owners and architects to implement green concepts to allow for a more sustainable project throughout a building's lifecycle. Howe&Hap’s sustainability consultants assist clients with their green building needs by offering the following services:
• Environmental Site Assessments
• LEED Consulting Evaluations
• Sustainable Design Recommendations
• Survey Coordination
• Feasibility & Impact Fee Studies
• Sustainability Assessment
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