Respected madam,

I have altered the topic of the project as per your instructions. The revised project title is
" Evaluation and comparison of resource allocation for various project types vis--vis the
potential income for a structural engineering firm with special reference to M/s. Madurai ES
Consultancy Services Private Limited - A case study"
Introduction:
A consulting firm is a firm of experts (consultants) providing professional advice to an
organization or an individual for a fee. The primary purpose of a consulting firm is to provide
access to industry.
Construction consulting is a specialised form of business consultation that focuses on all
forms of construction, most notably building construction. The primary goal of any
construction project is to end up with high-quality product while remaining within budget and
on schedule. In today's construction market, this is a nearly impossible task without the
professionals specialised in accomplishing it. The specific services provided by these
professionals includes, but are not limited to, structural design, analysis, project planning, risk
management, construction management, schedule delay analysis, construction cost estimates,
construction claims, expert testimony, and litigation support.
Current scenario in the construction engineering consultancy market is that the client wants
more for less and the challenge is to prove that you can deliver value, by finding efficiencies
and cutting cost, time and resource without compromising quality. The main challenge faced
by the consulting industry is that they have to optimize the resources. Resource optimization
is the set of processes and methods to match the available resources (human, machinery,
financial) with the needs of the organization in order to achieve established goals. In
consulting industry the main resources are time and human efforts.
An efficient use of resources to carry out a project requires us to carefully manage the
operational phases of the project (capitalize on time gained). In our project we are going to
evaluate and compare the allocated resources ( time and human effort in our case)and
potential income for various types of already completed projects in a structural consultancy
firm. The completed projects are located in tier- II cities like Madurai, Coimbatore etc.
Project is to be carried out in M/s. Madurai ES consultancy service private limited situated at
Madurai.
About the Company:
M/s. Madurai ES Consultancy Services Private Limited is a structural consultancy firm
situated in Madurai, south Tamil Nadu. The office was established in October 1980 and
incorporated in December 2006.It is a is a small/medium structural engineering firm which
provides Structural Consultancy, Architectural Consultancy ( in association with registered
architects), Services Consultancy ( in association with Plumbing, Electrical and HVAC
Consultants), supervision, Project management. It deals with different nature of projects
varying from Industrial projects, Commercial buildings, residential buildings like houses,
apartments.
Objective:
To minimise the resource allocation of various type of projects and maximize the income.To
manage the resources available in the most efficient way possible, always bearing in mind
that we have to achieve the company's goal.
Need for the study:
To help the company identify which types of projects gives more income with minimum
resources and which require more resource allocation so that the company can modify its fees
structure and/or client selection suitably to maximise income.
Research methodology:
3 projects each of various sizes A,B,C and types X,Y,Z has been chosen for the case study
(I am working on it)
Resources:
The firm has standardised documentation of the duration of work done by each of its staff for
each individual project on a day by day basis. This data is collated and the total man hour
input from each staff is taken for specific projects.
Conclusion
The case study will give an insight of the resources allocated for various types of projects and
how it affects the income of those projects and what are the hurdles that minimise the
resource optimization.