Planning and Scheduling Residential Building Using Primavera

Software
K. Suresh Kannan1, Ranjith Kumar2
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P.G.Student M.E (Construction Engineering Management),2Assitant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering, Coimbatore-641662
Ambal Professional Engineering College.
Email Id:kjjsuresh@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
The project management techniques of planning scheduling and controlling are used to
complete the project within the stipulated time, scope, quality and cost. This paper tries to
explain construction companies are also narrowing the focus and becoming specialist in
certain types of construction project. In the current world, construction projects are
becoming bigger with a lot of complications. This specialization requires more focused
project planning and controlling techniques that prove to be better for certain types of
projects. The benefit of effective planning is reduced construction time reduced cost overruns
and minimization of disputes. This study will focus on the comparison of construction
scheduling techniques like Gannt chart and CPM. The traditional approach for scheduling
progress monitoring techniques like bar charts, Critical Path Method (CPM), Programme
Evaluation Review Techniques (PERT). To develop scheduling using primavera project
planner software.

Keywords: Project Management, Planning, Scheduling, Controlling, Primavera, Bar Charts

INTRODUCTION:

Due to an increasingly competitive environment, construction companies are

forced to be more efficient and achieve competitive operational advantage. Companies
are always looking for improvements in equipment features, communication tools,
efficient management techniques, and training human resources. Construction
companies are also narrowing their focus, becoming specialists in certain types of
construction projects. This specialization requires more focused project planning and
controlling techniques that prove to be better for certain types of projects while
providing specialized construction services. The benefits of effective planning,
scheduling and control of construction projects are: reduced construction time,
reduced cost overruns and minimization of disputes.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:

 To identify construction sequence for a residential building construction.

 To workout the practical durations required to carry out the activities.
 To identify scheduling techniques used by the organization in developing
plan and scheduling.
 To develop scheduling using primavera project planner’s software.

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OBJETIVES OF THE PROJECT:
 To identify construction sequence for a residential building construction.
 To workout the practical durations required to carry out the activities.
 To identify scheduling techniques used by the organization in developing plan
and scheduling.
 To develop scheduling using primavera project planner’s software.
 To track the project and analyze the reasons for delays, and increase in
estimated budget etc.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:

 Time Resource Management
 Cost Management
 Employee Responsibility Schedule Creation
 To Organize the work of the Project in Order
 Know the duration of the crisis for the completion of each work.
 Know the amount due to pay after each stage.

PHASE-1 METHODOLOGY:

LITERATURE REVIEW


DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS FOR TWO STOREY


RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

R
 STUDY THE CONTRACT DOCUMENT

 STUDY THE PRIMAVERA P6 SOFTWARE

PREPARE THE DETAIL PLANNING, SCHEDULING BY CPM

DEVELOP SCHEDULIND USING PRIMAVERA P6 SOFTWARE

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 OPTIMIZATION OF TIME, COST AND OTHER TYPE OF
 Fig 1.1 Me
RESOURCES
Fig1:1 Methodology Flow Chart
CRITICAL PATH METHOD
Identifies those chains of activities (critical paths) that control how long a project
will take.
Two variations:
 Activity –on-Arrow(AOA)
 AOA is the activities are the arrows (or) lines.
 Activities –on-Node(AON)
 AON is also known as a precedence diagram, activities are nodes
connected together by lines.
STEPS OF CRITICAL PATH METHOD
STEP 1: Activity specification
The work breakdown structure (WBS) to identify the activities involved in
the project. This is the main input for the critical path method.
In activity specifications only the higher level activities are selected for
critical path method may become too complex to manage and maintain.
STEP 2: Activity sequence establishment
In this step, the correct activity sequence is established for that, need to ask
three questions for each task of list.
 Which task should task place before this task happens.
 Which tasks should be completed at the same time as this task.
 Which tasks should happen immediately this task.
STEP 3: Network diagram
Once the activity sequence is correctly identified, the network diagram can
be drawn.
STEP 4: Estimates for each activity
This could be a direct input from the WBS based estimation sheet. Most of the
companies use 3-point estimation method or COCOMO (function point based)
estimation methods for tasks estimation.

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STEP 5: Identification of the critical path
Need to determine four parameters of each activities of the network:
 Earliest start time (EST): The earliest time an activity can start once the
previous dependent activities are over.
 Earliest finish time (EF): ES + activity duration.
 Latest finish time (LF): The latest time an activity can finish without
delaying the project.
 Latest start time (LST):LF –activity duration

STEP 6: Critical path diagram to show project progresses

Critical path diagram is a live artefact. Therefore, this diagram should be

updated with actual value once the task is completed.

This gives more realistic figure for the deadline and the project
management can know whether they are on track regarding the deliverables.

PHASE-II METHODOLOGY:

WORK OUT THE PRACTICAL DURATION FOR EACH

ACTIVITY

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULING BY

USING PRIMAVERA P6 SOFTWARE

DETERMINE THE CRITICAL PATH FOR EARLY

COMPLETION OF PROJECT

TIME OPTIMIZATION

MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF PROJECT

Fig 1.2Phase II Methodology

PRIMAVERA SOFTWARE:

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 ENTERPRISE PROJECT
STRUCTURE

ORGANISATIONAL
BREAKDOWNSTRUCTURE

PROJECT

WORK ACTIVITIES
CALENDAR BREAKDOWN
STRUCTURE

PREDECESSOR/SUCCECSSOR
BASELINE SCHEDULE
RELATIONSHIP
PLANUPDATE

Fig 1.4 Process of Primavera Software

DATA COLLECTION

Planning and Scheduling of Two Storey Residential Building Using Primavera

Software.

PROJECT DETAILS DATA

TYPE OF THE PROJECT : Residential Building

NO OF STORIES : Two Stories

CONTRACT PERIOD : 5 Months

CONSTRUCTION START DATE : 21/07/17

CONSTRUCTION END DATE : 21/12/17

CONTRACT VALUE : 45 Lakhs

NATURE OF CONTRACT : Item Rate Contract

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CLIENT : M.SHANMUGAM, NATHAM,
DINDUGAL

CONCLUSION

Poor time and cost performance are major problems faced by today’s
construction industry. The main objective of this project is to prepare the proper
planning and scheduling and timely completion of two story residential building work
construction at Coimbatore. This objective was achieved through revision of
literatures and methodologies involved in time monitoring and control. This project is
mainly done using Primavera P6, project management software. All activities and
their sequence of occurrence, duration, and resources and their planning, scheduling of
two story residential building work construction was completed. This project can be
completed before the contract duration and reduced time cost and all resources.
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