PROJECT PLANNING & SCHEDULING

Techniques of programming Bar or Gantt Charts Networks Line of Balance or Linier Scheduling Method

Bar or Gantt Charts Advantages Simple to produce. Easily understood by everyone on site. Gives a good pictorial representation of the construction sequence Can be updated easily. Key dates can be easily shown on the programme. Can be easily used to indicate progress and thereby aid monitoring and control of the project.

Bar or Gantt Charts

Disadvantages Difficult to show the interrelationships between activities. The representation of the construction sequence may give too simple

picture.
Networks Advantages Shows the interrelationships of activities. Requires the planner to think logically. Critical activities are identified. Non-critical activities are identified, this allows the planner to balance resources requirements. The effect on future activities of a delay on a previous activities can be easily analyzed. Effects of delays can be identified and claims by contractor for extension of time can be substantiated more easily. Suitable for complex and difficult projects

Networks Disadvantages Not easily understood by all participants to the contract. Updating and redrafting can be time consuming and difficult. Requires the planner and users to have an expert knowledge of the construction processes and methods used in the project.

Line of Balance or Linier Scheduling Method Advantages Rate of working is clearly shown. Information is easily understood. Provides good pictorial representation of construction sequences. Effect of delays are clearly shown. Progress can be recorded easily as an aid to monitoring and control. Requirement dates for materials can be easily identified. Different rates of output are evident Effect of accelerating the activities are clearly shown.

Line of Balance or Linier Scheduling Method Disadvantages Suitable only for repetitive works May give too simple a picture of the construction process as a lot of information is summarized on the chart.

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Draw the planned S curve

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FS

SF

ES : Early Start EF : (ES + Duration) LS : Late Start (LF Duration) LF : Late Finish TF : Total Float (LS-ES) Milestone : Activity with zero duration

A : The amount of work carried out at a given time B : Time taken to complete a given amount of work C : Lag time between one activity to another