Introduction of Construction Planning

UNIT V

CONSTRUCTION PLANNING

SYLLABUS

Introduction to construction planning - Scheduling for activities - Critical path method (CPM) and PERT network modelling and time analysis Case illustrations.

* Construction planning

* Necessity for planning

* Types of construction planning

* Stages of construction planning

* Construction scheduling

* Classification of scheduling

* Methods of scheduling

* Network analysis

* Network diagram representation

* CPM

* PERT

* Difference between CPM & PERT

* Solved Examples

Construction planning is a primary and demanding activity in the construction management and execution of construction projects. It involves the selection of technology, the definition of work tasks, the estimation of the required resources and durations for individual tasks, and the identification of any relations among the different work tasks. A good construction planning is the basis for estimating the budget and the work schedule. Developing the construction plan is a critical task in the management of construction, even if the plan is not prepared or otherwise formally recorded. In addition to these technical aspects of construction planning, it may also be necessary to make administrative decisions about the relationships between project participants and even which organizations to be included in a project.