Planning, Scheduling and Programming for Construction Projects
A two-day course to introduce and improve skills in construction project planning, scheduling and programming
Description
Schedules are management tools that allow leaders to make informed decisions about activities on a construction site. Although the terms planning and scheduling are often used interchangeably, there is a significant difference between these two activities, and an accurate schedule cannot be developed without first developing a proper plan. Planning activities involve developing the logic of how a project is to be constructed—beginning with the construction documents that define the end product, and then identifying the individual tasks or steps required to arrive at this end result. Scheduling consists of integrating the plan with a calendar or time period, and assigning time durations and resources to each task.
This course identifies the steps needed to develop a proper plan, and demonstrates how that plan is transformed into a construction schedule. Throughout the course, instructor Jim Rogers shares examples of his own successes and failures in the areas of construction planning and scheduling, so as to lend real-world context to the concepts he covers.
Course Objectives
Attend this course and learn about:
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Comprehending Planning
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Understanding the Work Breakdown Structure and the Critical Path
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Creating a Schedule (Programme)
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Prevention and Mitigation of Delays
How will this Training Course be Presented?
Live-Online
Who is this Training Course for?
The course helps graduates apply their theoretical training in practice. It is therefore recommended for:
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Project planners, project managers, site agents, engineers representatives, project leaders, PMU members, quantity surveyors, SCM members, contractors, consulting engineers, clients
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Candidate engineers, technologists and technicians
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Senior engineers in the civil construction industry in need of a refresher
The Course Content
SESSION 1: Introduction (Include 1 activity)
1. What is Planning, Scheduling and Programming?
2. Why - Importance of Planning and Programming
3. When – do I use it?
4. Who – should use it?
5. Definitions and Terminology
SESSION 2: Contextual Framework (Include 1 activity)
1. Role-players, Project Management and the Salience model
2. Procurement and Tendering
3. Contracts: Types, Forms and Strategies
4. Contract Documents
5. Standards and Specifications
6. Legislation and Regulation
7. Planning: Education vs Experience
SESSION 3: General Concepts (Include 1 activity)
1. Scope of Work
2. Project Definition
3. Establishment and P&G
4. BOQ-Items-Activities
5. Construction Drawings
6. Objectives
7. Project Life cycle
SESSION 4: Planning (Include 2 activities)
1. Planning before Programming
2. Objective Planning
3. Drawings and Investigations
4. Outline Plan/Strategy
5. Work Breakdown Structure, Task List
6. Level of Detail
7. Activity Duration and Sequence
8. Resources
9. Information, Long leads
10. Historical Information
11. Planning Logic
12. Obstructions, Unknowns, Risk Minimisation
SESSION 5: Programming (Include 3 activities)
1.Types of Programmes ( PERT, Gantt etc.)
2. Methods of Programming
3. Critical Path Method
4. Float, Lag, Lead, TRA, Finish to Finish etc.
5. Activity Sequences
6. Resource Requirement
7. Basic Programming with Bar Chart
8. Baseline Programme
9. Programme adjustment and Manipulation
10. Detailed Programming including Resource Levelling
11. Software
SESSION 6: Construction Phase (Include 1 activity)
1. Keeping to the Milestones
2. Revising the Programme
3. Cause and Effect
4. Disruption and Acceleration Claims
5. Evaluation and Analysis
6. Profit for All, The S-Curve
7. Sectional Completion
8. Change Management
9. Cost Control
10. Duration Compression, Fast Tracking
11. Controlling and Ownership of the Float
SESSION 7: Project Completion (Include 1 activity)
1. Practical Completion
2. Completion
3. Extension of Time
4. Defects Notifications Period
5. Penalties
6. Recording of Information
7. Close out Report
SESSION 8: Summary, Close and Appendix