SCHEDULING

SCHEDULE

basictime-managementtool
list of times at which
possibletasks, events, or actions
are intended to take place
sequence of eventsin the
chronological order in which such
things are intended to take place.

SCHEDULING

the process of creating a schedule deciding how to order these tasks

and how to commit resources
between the variety of possible
tasks

SCHEDULING

the process of arranging,

controlling and optimizing work
and workloads in a production
process or manufacturing process

SCHEDULING

used to allocate plant and

machinery resources, plan human
resources, plan production
processes and purchase materials

PRACTICAL BENEFITS OF GOOD SCHEDULING

requires managers to think the

project through prior starting the
work
provides a structured approach
to planning
means of communicating the
work plan to others
identify problems before they

PRACTICAL BENEFITS OF GOOD SCHEDULING

identify long-lead fabricated

items
assess resource requirements
forecast cash flows
serves as primary
documentation for delay claim
analysis and other time impact
considerations

PROJECT
SCHEDULING

PROJECT

a unique set of activities that must

take place to produce a unique
product
The success of a project is judged
by meeting the criteria of cost,
time, quality, safety, and resource
allocation.

PROJECT SCHEDULE

the tool that communicates what

work needs to be performed, which
resources of the organization will
perform the work and the
timeframes in which that work
needs to be performed

PROJECT SCHEDULE

reflect all of the work associated

with delivering the project on time

The purpose of Project

Management is to achieve
goals and objectives through
the planned expenditure of
resources that meet the
projects quality, cost, time,
and safety requirements.

Inproject management,
ascheduleis a listing of
aproject'smilestones,activities,
anddeliverables, usually with
intended start and finish dates.
Those items are oftenestimated in
terms ofresource
allocation,budgetandduration,
linked bydependenciesand
scheduled events.

CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT
SCHEDULING

A construction project
schedule is a projected
timetable of construction
operations that will serve
as the principal guideline
for project execution.

SEVERAL STEPS IN DEVISING AN EFFICIENT AND WORKABLE JOB SCHEDULE

1. Estimate the time required to carry

out each network activity.
2. Compute the time period required
for overall project completion using
these time estimates.
3. Establish time intervals within which
each activity must start and finish
to satisfy the completion date
requirement.

SEVERAL STEPS IN DEVISING AN EFFICIENT AND WORKABLE JOB SCHEDULE

4. Identify those activities whose

expedient execution is crucial to
timely project completion.
5. Shorten the project duration at the
least possible cost if the project
completion date will not meet the
contract or other requirements.

SEVERAL STEPS IN DEVISING AN

EFFICIENT AND WORKABLE JOB
SCHEDULE
6. Adjust the start and finish times
of selected activities to minimize
resource conflicts and smooth out
demands for manpower and
equipment using surplus or float
times that most activities possess.

SEVERAL STEPS IN DEVISING AN

EFFICIENT AND WORKABLE JOB
SCHEDULE
7. Make a working project schedule
that shows anticipated calendar
dates for the start and finish of
each network activity.
8. Record the assumptions made
and the plans vital boundary
conditions.

IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY

OF SCHEDULING
From the owners perspective:
the need to complete a project within a
certain time frame or by a specific date
limitations on the availability of required labor,
materials or equipment
lost revenue - not receiving return on
investment
cash flow crunch
potential alienation and loss of clients/tenants
E xtended interest payments
tax considerations
negative marketing impacts

IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY

OF SCHEDULING
From the users perspective:
financial implications similar to
owners
delays in upgrading facilities means
operating at
below optimum efficiency -- higher
cost
delays in constructing or
rehabilitating
infrastructure negatively affects

IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY

OF SCHEDULING
From the contractors perspective:
liquidated damages (negative)
incentive or bonus (positive)
delays result in extended overhead costs and
other liabilities
delays also put a crunch on critical cash flow
extending durations beyond the acceptable time
frame limits, the contractors bonding capacity and
ability to bid more work
inefficient time management results in higher
labor and equipment costs
a reputation for late completions is bad for
business (especially in negotiated work)

PURPOSES OF
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
SCHEDULING
Scheduling requirements on a construction
project help ensure that all activities required
by the contract documents to be performed
by the contractor to complete the work are:
Properly planned
Adequately staffed
Appropriately coordinated
Executed in an orderly and expeditious
manner

PURPOSES OF
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
SCHEDULING
Schedules also contribute to the
owner's decision-making regarding the
evaluation of:
The contractor's monthly progress
payment
Proposed changes to the contract,
including whether the contract time
should be extended.

PURPOSES OF
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
SCHEDULING
The downside of not requiring a schedule is
that the contractor's project plan is not
communicated to the owner. In that instance,
the owner is unable to:
Effectively measure the progress of the
work.
Confirm that the work is being properly
coordinated to avoid delay.
Verify the timing for performing its own
responsibilities required to complete the

INFLUENCES CHANGING THE

ORIGINAL SCHEDULE
weather
acts of God
better or worse productivity than
anticipated
delivery problems
greater insight to the actual scope of
work
subcontractor
performance/availability
change in scope of work

CONSTRUCTION
SCHEDULE TECHNIQUES

BAR CHART

GANTT CHART

CRITICAL PATH METHOD

LINE OF BALANCE