1. CEM 510 Construction Planning and Scheduling Detailed Course Outline Dr Soliman Almohawis

2. 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:

3. Planning Definition Activity Definition Types of Activities o Production o Procurement o Management - related Topic 2: Project Planning Outline

4. 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

5. 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

6. Outline Contd..  Dummy activities  Numbering  Efficiency Procedures for drawing the network  Activity list  Dependency  Redundancy  Approaches  Homework Assignment 3

7. 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

8. Outline Contd..  Dummy activities  Numbering  Efficiency Procedures for drawing the network  Activity list  Dependency  Redundancy  Sequence step no.

9. Outline Contd.. Example Homework Assignment # 4

10. 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:

11. Outline Contd.. Scheduling Computations (using event times)  Forward Pass  Backward Pass  Critical Path  Floats Examples. Homework Assignment #5.

12. 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:

13. Outline Contd.. Examples. Homework Assignment # 6.

14. 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

15. 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:

16. Outline Contd.. Project Time-Cost Relationship i.Project Compression – Procedures. ii.Project Compression – Example.

17. 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

18. Scheduling considerations  Resource Considerations - Unrestricted availability - Restricted availability  Resource leveling - Objective - Criteria - Worksheet method - Example Topic 10: Resource Implications on Schedule Outline:

19. Outline Contd.. Scheduling with Limited Resources  General Approach  Time scaled method  Example Homework Assignment 9

20. General Objective Specific Objectives Level of control Time (Progress) Control  Prerequisites  Monitoring - Sources of information - Overall Progress - S Curve Topic 11: Project Control Outline:

21. Outline Contd.. - By activity - Examples  Updating - Updating Interval - General Procedure Financial Control  Cost  Liquidity  Form Homework Assignment 10

22. 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

23. Outline Cont: PERT Assumptions Activity Assumption Network Assumptions Example Homework Assignment 11

24. Topic 13: Complex Network Outline: 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