Meeting our project management requirements
The Government has a significant investment in school land and buildings. To protect that investment, the Ministry has developed requirements for managing school property projects to make sure:
- you make the best use of your project funding
- property work meets all relevant standards.
The relevant standards for school property work include:
- the Building Act 2004 (New Zealand Legislation website)
- the New Zealand Building Code (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website)
- Ministry design standards
- Procurement for school property projects
Completing the project management forms
Completing the project management formsproject management forms and procurement forms will help you and your project manager meet these requirements.
Using project managers
All school property projects, no matter how small, must have a project manager.
If your project needs building consent, you must use a professional project manager.
If your project does not require building consent, you can use a non-professional project manager, such as a board member. But we recommend you use a professional for projects of high value that don’t need building consent, like replacing all your carpet.
Find out about engaging project managers .
Using the project management requirements
The project management requirements include step-by-step processes directed at project managers managing school property projects.
If you are using a professional project manager, you can rely on your project manager to make sure all work complies with the requirements. Make sure you direct them to: project manager’s role in school property project . You still need to meet the requirements if you are self-managing a project .
However your project is managed, you will be involved at various stages of the project. You have a number of functions, such as approving the designs and payments for the project: see board of trustees’ role in school property projects to find out your role in a property project.
The following diagram shows how the level of involvement of the board and project manager changes during a project.
Level of involvement of board and project manager across a project’s phases
At the planning phase, the board is much more involved than the project manager. The balance gradually shifts towards the project manager during the implementation phase. By the completion phase, the project manager has the greater level of involvement.