Course Number COTM 4222

Course Title Computer Based Construction planniing

Degree Program BSc Construction Technology and Management
Module 19
Instructor Kiran Raghukumar
ECTS Credits 4
Contact Hours (per 7
week)
Course Objectives & At the end of the course students should be able to:
Competences to be
Acquired Understand the construction planning and
scheduling process
Understand Various scheduling techniques
Develop and understanding of time managment,
cost managment and resource managment
principles
Highlight issues related to schedule monitoring,
schedule updating and schedule compression
Provide an overview of advanced concepts of
construction planning and scheduling

Course 1. Part One: scheduling using Ms-project

Description/Course
Contents Creating a new project
Creating calendar
Inserting tasks
Summary tasks
Estimating durations
Creating logical relationships among tasks
Formatting and customizing bar
Using option button
Creating resource pool
Assigning resource to activities
Resource leveling
Creating base calendar
2. Ms Project Course Outline
1. Introduction
What can Ms Project do for you?
2. Working with Ms Project
 A. Starting Ms Project
B. Ms Project 2007 Workspace
3. Creating a new project
A. Setting the project start date and adjusting
the project calendar
B. Adjusting the Time Scale Format
C. Enter the Time Scale format
D. Enter Task Names and Task Roll Ups
a. Estimating Durations
b. Linking Tasks
c. Display the project summary task
d. Show Outline number (WBS Code)
4. Adjusting Task Relationships
A. Task Constraints
a. Flexible Task Constraints
b. Semi-flexible constraints
c. Inflexible Time Constraints
B. Task Type
a. Fixed Duration Works
b. Fixed Works
c. Fixed Units
5. Project Resources
A. Entering Resources into the Resource Sheet
a. Setting Up Equipment Resources
b. Setting up Material Resources
c. Entering Resource pay rates
d. Documenting Resources
B. Adjust Working Time for the resources
6. Formatting and Printing the Project Plan
A. Creating a copy of the Gant Chart
7. Saving a Project Baseline
8. Assigning Resources to Tasks
A. The Scheduling Formula:- Duration, Units and
 Work
B. Effort-driven scheduling method
9. Tracking the Projects progress
A. Levels of Tracking
a. Track a project as scheduled
b. Entering a Tasks Completion Percentage
c. Tracking Actual Work for Tasks and
Assignments
3. Prima Vera
A. Introduction
B. Getting Started
C. Entering Your First Activities
D. Establishing Your Layout
E. Developing The Programme
F. Organising The Programme
i. Organizing by Work Breakdown
Structure
ii. Organizing by Activity Code
G. Filtering the Program
H. Resources
I. Progress Reporting
J. Conclusion

Pre-requisites
Semester Year IV, Semester II
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lectures
Methods Practice of software in computer Lab
Assessment/Evaluatio Assessment:
n & Grading System Written Examination
(Tentative) Final examination (written) - 20%
Practical exam (Lab) 20%
Continuous assessments
Project 1 & 2- 20%+20%
Written Test 1 & 2- 10%+10%
Attendance Lab attendance 100%
Requirements Project Submission 100%
Literature MS Project and Primavera softwares
Software Manuals
Any written literature on the above softwares