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Construction Project Scheduling Guide

This document provides an overview of project scheduling for a construction project scheduling course. It discusses the differences between planning and scheduling, with planning determining what, how, where, by whom, and when activities will occur at a general level, while scheduling determines the specific timing and sequence of operations. It outlines the key elements of a project plan and why project scheduling is important, such as calculating completion times, cash flows, and resolving delays. Finally, it notes that successful scheduling requires competent schedulers, appropriate technology, and supportive management.

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Construction Project Scheduling Guide

This document provides an overview of project scheduling for a construction project scheduling course. It discusses the differences between planning and scheduling, with planning determining what, how, where, by whom, and when activities will occur at a general level, while scheduling determines the specific timing and sequence of operations. It outlines the key elements of a project plan and why project scheduling is important, such as calculating completion times, cash flows, and resolving delays. Finally, it notes that successful scheduling requires competent schedulers, appropriate technology, and supportive management.

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CE 474 - Construction Project

Scheduling
Fall Semester 2016

Dr. Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan


Asst. Prof. and HoD, CE&M
NIT-SCEE

02/09/2019

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Project Schedule Planning,
Scheduling, and Control

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Planning and Scheduling
• Planning and scheduling are two terms that are often
thought of as synonymous
• They are not!
• Scheduling is just one part of the planning effort.
• Project planning serves as a foundation for several related
functions such as cost estimating, scheduling, and project control.
• Project scheduling is the determination of the timing and
sequence of operations in the project and their assembly to give
the overall completion time

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Planning is the process of determining
how a project will be undertaken
It answers the following questions:
1. “What” is going to be done?
2. “how”?
How
3. “where”? What
much
4. By “whom”? and By
when
5. “when” (in general terms: start and finish)? whom
The Plan
How where

Why

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What’s “The Plan”?
• PMI defines project management plan as a ‘‘formal, approved document that defines
how the project is executed, monitored and controlled”.

• The plan can include elements that has to do with scope, design and alternate
designs, cost, time, finance, land, procurement, operations, etc.

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Why schedule projects ?
1. To calculate the project completion.
2. To calculate the start or end of a specific activity.
3. To expose and adjust conflict between trades or subcontractor.
4. To predict and calculate the cash flow .
5. To evaluate the effect of changing orders.
6. To improve work efficiency.
7. To resolve delay claims , this is important in critical path method.
8. To serve as an effective project control tool .

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The tripod of good scheduling system
1. The Human Factor: A proficient scheduler or scheduling
team. Human
Factor
Technology
2. The Technology: A good scheduling computer system
(software and hardware).
Management
3. The Management: A dynamic, responsive, and supportive
management.

If anyone of the above three ‘‘legs’’ is missing, the system will


FAIL.
Success
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Scheduling and project management
• Planning, scheduling, and project control are extremely
important components of project management.
• Project management includes other components:
• cost estimating and management,
• risk management,
• procurement/supply chain management,
• project/contract administration,
• quality management,
• and safety management.
These components are all interrelated in different ways.

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Quiz
True or False:
1. There are no two projects that are identical.

2. Every construction project needs a CPM schedule.

3. Planning and scheduling are two names for the same function.

4. The maintenance of a large office building is considered a project.

5. The renovation of a large office building is considered a project.

6. There is one standard way to break down the project into activities for
the purpose of creating a schedule.

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