CEM 510 Construction Planning and

Scheduling

Detailed Course OutlineDr Soliman Almohawis

• Course Philosophy, Requirements, Syllabus

• Steps in Executing Projects

• Models used for Planning, Scheduling, and Control

• Bar Chart: Advantages and Disadvantages

• Networks

• CPM: Advantages and Disadvantages

• CPM-Based Project Management

• Homework Assignment 1

Topic 1: Introduction

Outline:

• Planning Definition

• Activity Definition

• Types of Activities

o Production

o Procurement

o Management - related

Topic 2: Project Planning

Outline

Outline Contd..• Breakdown of project into activities

i. Prerequisites

ii. Factors to consider

iii. Activities frequently omitted

iv. Degree of network details

• Homework Assignment # 2

• Rules for Diagramming

Representation of activity.

Representation of relations.

i. Dependent vs. Independent

ii. Merge

iii. Burst

iv. Cross relation

Topic 3: Arrow Diagramming

Outline:

Dependency

Continuity

Outline Contd.. Dummy activities

Numbering

Efficiency

• Procedures for drawing the network

Activity list

Dependency

Redundancy

Approaches

Homework Assignment 3

• Rules for Diagramming

Representation of activity.

Representation of relations.

i. Dependent vs. Independent

ii. Merge

iii. Burst

iv. Cross relation

Topic 4: Precedence Diagramming

Outline:

Dependency

Continuity

Outline Contd.. Dummy activities

Numbering

Efficiency

• Procedures for drawing the network

Activity list

Dependency

Redundancy

Sequence step no.

Outline Contd..

• Example

• Homework Assignment # 4

• Activity Consideration.

• Allowance for lost time.

• Normal Duration.

• Scheduling Computations (using activity time).

Forward Pass

Backward Pass

Critical Path

Floats

Topic 5: Time Computation – Arrow Network

Outline:

Outline Contd..• Scheduling Computations (using event times)

Forward Pass

Backward Pass

Critical Path

Floats

• Examples.

• Homework Assignment #5.

• General Approach.

i. Link Lag.

ii. Floats.

iii. Critical Activities.

• Methods

i. Computation on the Network.

ii. Computation on the Matrix.

Topic 6: Time Computation – Precedence Network

Outline:

Outline Contd..• Examples.

• Homework Assignment # 6.

• Users

• Tabular Method

• Graphical Methods

i. CPM Diagrams

ii. Bar Charts

iii. Time-scaled Diagrams

Topic 7: Forms of Schedule Communication

Outline:

• Examples

• Homework Assignment 7

• Types of Cost

i. Direct

ii. Indirect

• Activity Time-Cost Relationship

i. Utility Data Curve

ii. Characteristics of Utility Curve

iii. Types of Utility Curve

Topic 8: Time-Cost Tradeoff: Simple Compression

Outline:

Outline Contd..• Project Time-Cost Relationship

i. Project Compression – Procedures.ii. Project Compression – Example.

Topic 9: Time-Cost Tradeoff: Complex compression and Decompression

Other Utility Data Curves Multi Stage Discrete

Complex Compression Procedures Example Homework Assignment 8

Decompression Procedures Examples

• Scheduling considerations

Resource Considerations

- Unrestricted availability

- Restricted availability

Resource leveling

- Objective

- Criteria

- Worksheet method

- Example

Topic 10: Resource Implications on Schedule

Outline:

Outline Contd..• Scheduling with Limited Resources

General Approach Time scaled method Example

• Homework Assignment 9

• General Objective

• Specific Objectives

• Level of control

• Time (Progress) Control

Prerequisites

Monitoring

- Sources of information

- Overall Progress

- S Curve

Topic 11: Project Control

Outline:

Outline Contd..- By activity- Examples

Updating- Updating Interval- General Procedure

• Financial Control Cost Liquidity Form

• Homework Assignment 10

Topic 12: Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)Outline: CPM vs PERT

Advantages of PERT

Statistics Review Central Tendency Dispersion Probability Distribution Function Central Limit Theorem

Outline Cont:

PERT Assumptions Activity Assumption Network Assumptions

Example

Homework Assignment 11

Topic 13: Complex NetworkOutline:

Precedence with Overlapping Relations Finish to Start with Lead Time Start to Start with Lead Time Finish to Finish with Lead Time Start to Finish with Lead Time

Compound Relationship Example, Homework Assignment 12