CE-424: ESSENTIALS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT

FALL-2019

TERM PROJECT GUIDELINES-I

PLANNING PROJECT – GENERAL OVERVIEW AND REQUIREMENTS

You are the Planning and Scheduling Engineer for a certain construction project. You are required
to plan a schedule (time, resource and cost) for the construction process of civil works.

You should break your project down into at least 60 activities. There should be parallel paths and
no single path should be more than 25 activities long. To achieve fast tracking, use other
relationships in your precedence diagram besides the FS relationship.

Requirement:
Upon completion of this project you are required to submit a report to top management of your
company comprising of the items given below.

Requirement Considerations:
1. Use a planning software such as Microsoft Project or Primavera Project Planner for
developing the construction schedule. (Note that Software is to be learnt by students’
them self. The instructors can share few learning aids only.)

2. The project report should preferably be in the form of computer printout, consisting also
of a soft copy of the project work on a CD.

Steps:

Follow the steps provided in subsequent pages.

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Step 1:
Details of the actual building project that you have selected as your term project

PROJECT BRIEF
Project Name: ____________________________________________________________

Location:_________________________________________________________________

Client: ____________________________ Architect: ____________________________

Structural Design Consultant:____________________________

Sub-Contractors: _____________________________________
_____________________________________

MISCELLANEOUS DATA
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

Step 2:
Using compiled project data and assumptions made, develop/procure a detailed quantity estimate
for the project.

Step 3:
Define concisely the project scope statement of given project (use template below).

SCOPE INCLUSIONS

Objectives Deliverables Milestones

SCOPE EXCLUSIONS

MISCELLANEOUS

Step 4:
Develop and rationalize a WBS for given project.

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 S.NO. WBS Code WBS Name
1.
2.
3.

Step 5:
Outline a proposed construction scheme, keeping into view the various types of works involved
and your fast-tracking approach. work items should be taken and discussed with respect to their
sequence and overlaps. Develop a preliminary construction schedule for given project. This should
follow directly from your proposed construction scheme. A bar chart representation should be
made.

Step 6:
Develop an activity list for the given project. Use the WBS and BOQ to develop the list. Include
supervision activity(ies) as well.
S. No. Activity ID Activity Name
1.
2.
3.

Step 7:
Define normal teams of resources for the various kinds of works involved. (Use template below.)
Do research for the same.
S. No. Activity Activity Normal Resource Team
ID Name
1.
2.
3.

Step 8:
Based on the activity scope of work, determine the number of resource teams on each activity.
Define resource team productivities. (Use template below.) Do research for the same.
Number
Activity Activity of
S. No. Normal Resource Team Productivity
ID Name Resource
Team
1.
2.
3.

Step 9:
Based on the quantity of work, number of resource teams on each activity and resource team
productivities; calculate the duration for each activity. Using the information for activity duration,
modify the Bar Chart in Step 5 above.

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 S. No. Activity ID Activity Name Duration
1.
2.
3.

Step 10:
Identify the external and internal dependencies in the given project. Distinguish the dependencies
as either mandatory or discretionary. Apply fast-tracking technique to use more efficient activity
dependencies. Identify any constraints on any activity(ies).
S. No. Activity ID Activity Name Successor Relationship Lag/Lead
1.
2.
3.

Step 11:
Define Project Stakeholder Work Calendars. (Use template below.)
S. No. Stakeholder Name Calendar ID Work Period
1
2
3

Step 12:
Input all data (activity list, duration, links) in the selected software to do time planning. Schedule
the project on the software. Use the current data date.

Step 13:
Generate Project Gantt Chart, CPM Diagram and other needed tables/ views/ charts.

Step 14:
Define Project Resource Pool Table – resources needed on the project and their details. Develop a
table including Resource Description, Units, Limits, Resource Calendars, Unit/ Lump Sum Costs.
(Use template below.)
S. No. Resource Units Limit Calendar Unit Cost/
Description Lump Sum
Cost
1.
2.
3.

Step 15:
Allocate resource to each activity. With aid of software, assign resources (with their attributes) to
activities so as to develop Resource/ Cost Allocation Table. The table should include Resource
Description, Resource Type, Resource Curve, Units per Time Period, Budgeted Quantity,
Resource Lag and Duration, Activity Direct Cost.

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 S. No. Activity ID Activity Resource Units Calendar
Name Description
1.
2.
3.

Step 16:
Based on the software results, develop a resource profile for planned work for (a) the whole project,
(b) key resources (one equipment resource, one material resource and one labor resource).

Step 17:
Identify and estimate Project Overheads. Identify contractor profit and taxes on the project. Input
the cost data in the software and get the project cash outflow curve for planned work (cost profile).

Step 18: Questions

Q1. Mention the successors of each of the following activities.
Activity Name Successor Name Activity Name Successor Name
Print Construction
Rough grade lot
Drawings
Distribute Plans & Dig Footings &
Specifications Install Reinforcing
Execute
Subcontractor Steel Delivery
Agreements

Q2. Planned Start Date of the Project is: .

Q3. Planned Completion Date of the Project is: .

Q4. Mention the constraints applied on the following activities.

Activity Name Constraint
Distribute Plans & Specifications

Execute Subcontractor Agreements

Q5. Mention the total float of the following activities.

Activity Name Total Float
Supply Contract Site Plan

Install Construction Entrance

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Q6. Mention the free float of the following activities.
Activity Name Free Float
Layout footings

Footing Inspection

Q7. Mention the total duration of the following summary activities.

Activity Name Total Duration
Grading & Building Permits

Foundation

Q8. Enlist the various resources for the project.

1. .

2. .

3. .

4. .

5. .

Q9. Mention the various over allocations of any three resources.

1. .

2. .

3. .

Q10. What is the critical path of the project?

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