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Project management in Mizo

End-to-end workflow

The whole project, stage by stage, in front of the client

Twelve stages from the business case to after-sales and facility management. The project team runs each stage in Mizo; the client logs in to their own portal and sees the same stage, progress, documents, photos and payments, at any hour, without waiting for the monthly report.

app.mizo.co · Client portal
ProjectOffice fit-out, Business BaySample client · sample data
Overall progress48%
Now: Execution and Monitoring and control
Initiate
Design
Buy
Build
Complete
Operate
DoneStage 1 of 12 · Initiate

Set the project up

Business case, scope, objectives, the project team and the client's contacts, with the budget and target dates.

In the client portal

  • Scope, objectives and target dates
  • Who is on the project team

Documents

Project charterScope statement
DoneStage 2 of 12 · Initiate

Plan it properly

Work breakdown, the baseline programme and critical path, the baseline budget, the risk register and the reporting calendar.

In the client portal

  • Baseline programme and key milestones
  • Baseline budget
  • Top risks and what is being done about them

Documents

Project planProgrammeRisk register
DoneStage 3 of 12 · Design

Manage the design

Consultant appointments, design stages, drawing registers, RFIs and submittals, kept to the programme.

In the client portal

  • Design stage and drawings issued
  • RFIs open and answered

Documents

Drawing registerDesign reports
DoneStage 4 of 12 · Buy

Buy and contract

Tenders, bid comparison, contracts and long-lead items, followed to delivery on site.

In the client portal

  • Each package and the stage it is at
  • Contracts awarded, with values

Documents

ContractsPurchase orders
DoneStage 5 of 12 · Build

Get to site

Site set-up, permits to work, insurances, the site team and the health and safety plan.

In the client portal

  • Mobilisation date and site team
  • Permits and insurances in place

Documents

HSE planInsurances
In progress · 55%Stage 6 of 12 · Build

Run the site

The daily site diary, manpower and plant, work done, inspections, NCRs, variations and progress payments.

In the client portal

  • Site photos and the daily diary
  • Inspections and NCRs
  • Variations and their cost

Documents

Site diaryNCR logVariation register
In progress · 60%Stage 7 of 12 · Build

Keep it on track

Progress against the baseline, earned value, cash flow, forecast at completion and the monthly report. Runs from the first day to the last.

In the client portal

  • Percent complete, planned against actual
  • Forecast cost and finish date
  • The monthly report

Documents

Monthly reportCash-flow forecast
PlannedStage 8 of 12 · Complete

Prove it works

Tests, system commissioning and the authority inspections before completion.

In the client portal

  • Tests passed and outstanding
  • Commissioning of each system

Documents

Test certificatesCommissioning records
PlannedStage 9 of 12 · Complete

Hand it over

Snag lists, the completion certificate, as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties and training for the client's team.

In the client portal

  • Snags open and closed
  • As-builts, manuals and warranties

Documents

Completion certificateAs-built drawingsO&M manuals
PlannedStage 10 of 12 · Complete

Close it out

Final account, retention, release of bonds, lessons learned and the archive.

In the client portal

  • Final cost against budget
  • Retention and bonds released

Documents

Final accountClose-out report
PlannedStage 11 of 12 · Operate

Stay with the client

The defects liability period: requests and defects logged, fixed and recorded.

In the client portal

  • Open requests and response times
  • Defects fixed

Documents

Defect log
PlannedStage 12 of 12 · Operate

Run what was built

Planned and reactive maintenance, the asset register, service contracts and running costs.

In the client portal

  • Maintenance done and due
  • Assets and running costs

Documents

Asset registerMaintenance reports

A sample project with sample data. Tap any stage to see what happens in it and what the client sees.

What the client sees when they log in

  • Where it stands

    The current stage, percent complete, the next milestone and anything running late.

  • Documents

    Drawings, contracts, reports and certificates, always the latest revision, in one place.

  • Site photos

    Dated photos from the daily site diary, so progress can be seen, not just reported.

  • Payments

    What has been invoiced, paid and is still due, against the budget.

  • Requests

    Ask a question, request a change or report a defect, and follow it to the answer.

Programme and look-ahead

The programme, and what is coming next

Every activity on a Gantt chart with its links, the critical path and the baseline beside today's progress. Then the view forward: what is due in the next six weeks, and when the project will really finish at the current pace.

Live view

The Gantt chart, as the planner sees it

app.mizo.co
A construction programme in Mizo: schedule health counts, then a Gantt chart of activities by stage with links, baseline bars, the critical path in red and a today line123
  1. 1Schedule health first: critical activities, slipping work and open ends, counted.
  2. 2The critical path in red, with each bar against its grey baseline.
  3. 3The today line splits what is done from what is ahead.

Look-ahead: the next six weeks

From 13 Oct
  • Blockwork, levels 1–3Envelope · starts
    On track
  • Façade mock-up on siteEnvelope · milestone
    On track
  • Typical floors 1–6, last slabSuperstructure · critical
    9 days late
  • MEP first fix, level 1Services · starts
    At risk
  • Typical floors 7–12 startSuperstructure · critical
    At risk
  • Monthly valuation no. 7Commercial · payment
    On track

Progress curve and forecast

Planned against actual
0%25%50%75%100%MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebToday
PlannedActualForecast
75%planned by today
69%actually done
0.92schedule index
29 Janforecast finish, 14 days after plan

Screens and charts shown with sample data: an invented building project. Want the full programme as a document? See the sample project programme.

Run it yourself, or with us

Use the platform, or let Mizo Projects run it for you

Your own team can run every stage in Mizo. Or our project management team runs the project for you, and you follow every stage in your portal like any other client.

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