Audit Manual - Core Treasury System Uttarakhand

Government of Uttarakhand
Audit Manual
12 Project Management
12.1 Public Works Department
Project management is a methodical approach to planning and guiding project processes from start to finish. According to the Project
Management Institute, the processes are guided through five stages: Initiation, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Closing. Project
management can be applied to almost any type of project and is widely used to control the complex processes of software development
projects.The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while honoring the preconceived
project constraints. Typical constraints are scope, time, and budget.
Public Works Department is a department of Government of Uttarakhand engaged in planning, designing, construction and maintenance of
government assets in the field of built environment and infrastructure development. Assets in built environment include Hospitals, Schools,
Colleges, Technical Institutes, Police Buildings, Prisons, Courts etc; assets in infrastructure development include Roads, Bridges, Flyovers,
Footpaths, Subways etcetera. Public Works Department also sustains and preserves these assets through a well developed system of
maintenance which includes amongst others specialized services like rehabilitation works, roads signage and aesthetic treatments like interiors,
monument lighting, landscaping etc.
Public Works Department carries out its activities of assets creation on the basis of the needs and requirement decided by the government and
as assessed & appreciated by the Public Works Department through its in house technical expertise. Public Works Department ensures that the
asset is durable, functionally efficient , serves the intended purpose, is created within the reasonable time period, is in conformity with the
declared policies of the Government, and would satisfy the user, the government and the public at large.
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