ECCS5209 Project Planning & Control Faculty of Applied Engineering and Urban Planning Civil Engineering Department Lect. 1 2 nd Semester 2008/2009 UP Copyrights 2009 Project Planning & Control Eng: Eyad Haddad

Lecture 1 Syllabus

 About Eyad Haddad Master Degree of Construction Management  Eyad Haddad contact details  Website :   Room : BK008  Mobile: when necessary only  Office Hours : الأحد والثلاثاء (11.00 – 02.00)  All lecture slides, assignments, Notes will be posted on the web as can as possible

Structure and delivery  2 lectures per week (90 minutes each)  Students will be expected to attend the lectures. الاثنين + الأربعاء (12.30 – 02.00)  Students will be expected to have undertaken a wide range of reading

Ground rules: Coming in late. Don’t ask for an extension without good Reason. Individual work only is allowed, Group. discussions for concepts and problems. Don’t copy previous year work. When confused ask instructor. Academic honesty.

Ground rules: Cont.  Cell Phones are strictly prohibited Please.  Don’t bring your cell to the lecture or  keep it always closed

Course Objectives  Project stages.  Project delivery approaches and contract types.  Detailed cost estimation.  Planning.  Scheduling using Bar charts, CPM.  Resource scheduling & Resource leveling.  Scheduling of Repetitive Projects.  Time-Cost Trade-off Analysis.  Cash flow analysis.  Project updating and delay analysis.  Bidding analysis and pricing policy.  Project control techniques.

Grading Term Paper+ Homework +Quizzes30% Mid Term Exam30% Final Exam40%

Text book Eur Ing Albert Lester, CEng, FICE, FIMechE, FIStructE, FAPM “Project Planning and Control”, Fourth Edition, ISBN The World Wide Web (www) Library books Magazines and Journals Most key documents will be available electronically.

Contents 1 Project definition 2 Business case 3 Organization structures 4 Project life cycles 5 Work breakdown structures (WBS) 6 Estimating 7 Project management plan 8 Risk management 9 Quality management 10 Change and configuration management 11 Basic network principles 12 Precedence or activity on node (AoN) diagrams 13 Lester diagram 14 Float 15 Arithmetical analysis 16 Graphical analysis, milestones and LoB 17 Computer analysis 18 Simple examples

19 Progress reporting 20 The case for manual analysis 21 Subdivision of blocks 22 Project management and planning 23 Network applications outside the construction industry 24 Networks and claims 25 Resource loading 26 Cash flow forecasting 27 Cost control and EVA 28 Worked examples 29 Example of integration of tools and techniques 30 Hornet Windmill 31 MS Project Project close-out 33 Stages and sequence 34 Abbreviations and acronyms used in project management

Syllabus 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Construction Industry 1.2 The Players 1.3 Categories of Construction Projects 1.4 Project Manager 1.5 Project Phases Pre-construction Procurement Phase Construction Phase Closeout 2. CONTRACT STRATEGY 2.1 Organization Structures 2.2 Contractual Relationships 2.3 Construction Contracts 2.4 Contract Documents 2.5 Tender Documents 2.6 Tendering Methods 2.7 Bid Evaluation

Syllabus (Cont.) 3. PLANNING AND SCHEDULING 3.1 Planning Work Breakdown Activity Duration Logical Relationships Overlap Network Representation 3.2 Scheduling Activity on Arrows (CPM) Activity on Nodes (PDM) Bar Chart Time Scaled Diagram Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT)

Syllabus (Cont.) 4. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 4.1 Objectives 4.2 Resource Scheduling 4.3 Resource Leveling 5. SCHEDULING OF REPETITIVE PROJECTS 5.1 Linear Projects 5.2 Summary Diagrams 5.3 Line of Balance (LOB) Representation Resource-driven Scheduling CPM-LOB Integration Drawing LOB 6. SCHEDULE UPDATING AND DELAYS 6.1 Scheduling Updating 6.2 Delays Type of Delays The As-Built Schedule Analysis of Concurrent Delays

Syllabus (Cont.) 7. CASH FLOW AND FINANCE MANAGEMENT 7.1 Contract Cash Flow Contract Cost-Expense Curves Cost of Finance 7.2 Project Cash Flow Profit Payback Period Maximum Capital Lock-up 7.3 Discounted cash Flow Net Present Value Internal Rate of Return 8. TIME-COST TRADE-OFF 8.1 Activity Time-Cost Relationship 8.2 Contract Time-Cost Relationship 8.3 Optimum Contract Duration

Syllabus (Cont.) 9. ESTIMATING AND TENDERING 9.1 Cost Estimating Steps 9.2 Preparation of Method Statement 9.3 Risk Management Risk Identification Risk Responses 9.4 Estimating Direct Cost Unit Rate Estimating Operational Estimating 9.5 Estimating Indirect Cost Site Overheads Head Office Overheads 9.6 Producing Tender Price Costs Mark-up 9.7 Pricing Policy Balanced Bid Unbalanced Bid Method Related Charg

Syllabus (Cont.) 10. COST CONTROL 10.1 Developing Cost Curves 10.2 The Earned Value Concept