Scheduling Techniques for Construction Project

Each and every construction project has schedule. It is important for scheduler / Project Engineer to learn the basics of Scheduling to construct a proper schedule. The course Scheduling Techniques for Construction Project consists of basics of Scheduling techniques in which the Definition of Schedule , Scheduling, Project Schedule history of Project Schedule, difference between Planning and Scheduling. Work Breakdown structure , its purpose , various work breakdown levels like Project Level, Sub Project Level, Task Level, Work Package Level, Activity Level, Operation Level, example of Work Breakdown structure and work breakdown level for a Civil Engineering Project, various scheduling techniques starting with Bar chart / Gantt Chart , when to use a Bar chart / Gantt Chart, Procedure to Construct Bar chart / Gantt Chart, calculation of duration of various activities of a project, Example of Bar chart / Gantt Chart with activities of a small construction project, Advantages of Bar chart / Gantt Chart , Limitations of Bar chart / Gantt Chart, Critical path method (CPM) , History of Critical path method, Development of network in Critical path method , Earliest Starting Time , Earliest Finish Time , latest Starting time and latest finish time , total float, free float, Example of Critical path method with activities of a small construction project, and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) various time estimates used in Program Evaluation and Review Technique with Solved examples, in context of Civil Engineering projects.