INTRODUCTION TO

PROJECT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

CEM Solutions

Objectives of Today
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Glance at history of Project Management

Modern Techniques of Project Management
Project Management (Definition & Stages)
Planning (Concepts)
What does Scheduling includes?

History of the Project Management

Frederick Winslow Taylor

Father of Scientific Management

American Mechanical Engineer

One of the first management

consultants
Introduced WBS & Resource
Allocation

History of the Project Management

Henry Gantt

Father of Planning & Control

Techniques
Student of Frederick Winslow
Taylor's theories of scientific
management
Introduced Gantt Chart;
Essential tool of all Project
Management Software

Gantt Charts

Graphic schedule for the planning and controlling of work

Gantt Chart (Primavera P6)

Gantt Chart (MS Project)

History of the Project Management

Henry Fayol

French Mining Engineer

Student of Frederick Winslow
Taylor's theories of scientific
management
Proposed primary functions &
principles of management

Modern Techniques of Project Management

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Construct a model including Activities, their Duration

& their Dependencies

Perform CPM Calculations

Determine Critical Activities

Manage the project for least possible time & cost

using either Fast Tracking or Crashing the Critical
Path

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)

Commonly used in conjunction with CPM

Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)

A Gantt chart created using Microsoft Project (MSP). Note (1) the critical path is in red, (2) the
slack is the black lines connected to non-critical activities

Rest of the procedure is same as CPM

Before defining Project Management

Resources
A

resource is a source or supply from which benefit is

produced
Typical resources can be:

Labor (Skilled)

Labor (Unskilled)

Machinery

Materials

Project Management

Project management is the discipline of planning,

organizing, and managing resources to achieve
specific goals.
The primary challenge of project management is to
achieve all of the project goals and objectives while
honoring the preconceived constraints. Typical
constraints are scope, time, and budget.

Project Management (Stages)

Initiation
Planning and design
Execution and construction
Monitoring and controlling systems
Completion & closing

Project Management (Stages)

Planning

The ultimate purpose of planning is to build a

model that allows you to predict which activities
and resources are critical to timely completion of
the project.
Strategies may then be implemented to ensure that
these activities and resources are managed
properly, ensuring that project will be delivered
both On Time & Within Budget.

Project Planning Metrics

Time

Resources

Cost

What does Scheduling includes?

Break down the project into products or

deliverables under a Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS)

What does Scheduling includes?

Sawan Garden Housing Scheme
House # 1
Structural Works
Up to Plinth

House # 2

Architectural Works

Up to Ground Floor

Main Project

House # 3
Electrical & Plumbing

Up to 1st Floor & Roof

WBS Level 1
WBS Level 2
WBS Level 3

What does Scheduling includes?

Break down the project into products or

deliverables under a Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS)
Break the project into activities that are entered into
the software under the WBS

What does Scheduling includes?

Sawan Garden Housing Scheme
House # 1
Structural Works
Up to Plinth

Architectural Works

Up to Ground Floor

Laying of 4 thick PCC

House # 2

House # 3

WBS Level 1
WBS Level 2

Electrical & Plumbing

Up to 1st Floor & Roof

Earth Compaction

Main Project

WBS Level 3

Laying of 4 Sand Cushion

Activities

What does Scheduling includes?

Break down the project into products or

deliverables under a Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS)
Break the project into activities that are entered into
the software under the WBS
Assign to activities their Relationships (Predecessors
& Successors) & durations

What does Scheduling includes?

Sawan Garden Housing Scheme
House # 1
Structural Works
Up to Plinth

Architectural Works

Up to Ground Floor

Laying of 4 thick PCC

House # 2

House # 3

WBS Level 1
WBS Level 2

Electrical & Plumbing

Up to 1st Floor & Roof

Earth Compaction

Main Project

WBS Level 3

Laying of 4 Sand Cushion

Activities

Relationships

What does Scheduling includes?

Break down the project into products or

deliverables under a Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS)
Break the project into activities that are entered into
the software under the WBS
Assign to activities their Relationships (Predecessors
& Successors) & durations
Making an Optimum Schedule (W.R.T Time, Cost &
Resources)