151746050 TECHNIQUES OF PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 151746000

The aim of this course is introduce the techniques for establishing and maintaining control of a project. This course provides a thorough understanding of the project scheduling process in construction planning and control. The course includes costs and schedules, cost engineering concepts, schedule development, status evaluation, progress monitoring and responses to variances and changes. Students learn the relationship between the Work Breakdown Structure, organization breakdown structure, and the activities used in developing project schedules. The Critical Path Method (CPM), the Precedence Diagram Method (PDM), the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), and the Line of Balance (LOB) scheduling methods are discussed in detail to include hand calculations and powerful computer software products. The use of scheduling techniques for project control, resources constraint management, cash flow management, risk management, and project completion data management are investigated as is the importance of communications in the planning and monitoring/ controlling processes. Students will experience hands on use with Primavera scheduling software.