Project Planning: Construction Project Scheduling

🏗️ Construction Scheduling Fundamentals: WBS, Activities Duration, Precedence & Network Diagram with Martial M.

Course Headline: Master the Art of Construction Project Planning! 🚀

Embark on a journey through the intricate world of construction project planning with our comprehensive course, where you'll learn to create detailed and effective schedules that align with organizational goals. Designed for professionals in the construction industry, this course will guide you through the essentials of work breakdown structures (WBS), activities duration estimation, and the application of powerful scheduling tools like Precedence and Network diagrams.

Course Description:

Understanding Organizational Goals and Project Alignment 🎯

• 1.1. Organizational goals and projects: Learn how to align your projects with the strategic objectives of your organization, ensuring that every construction project contributes to the bigger picture.

Scheduling for Stakeholders 🏫

• 1.2. Schedule for WHO?: Discover who exactly needs the project schedule and understand that it's not just for the contractor or the client, but a crucial communication tool for all stakeholders involved.

The Pillars of Contractual Commitments 📄

• 1.3. Elements of a binding contract: Uncover the key elements that make up a binding contract and how these elements impact your project scheduling and execution.

Schedules and Contractual Relationships 🔗

• 1.4. Schedules and contracts: Explore the critical relationship between schedules and contracts, and why adherence to the schedule is essential for contract fulfillment in construction projects.

Steps in Project Scheduling 🛠️

• 1.5. Steps in project scheduling: Get familiar with the fundamental steps required to develop a project schedule efficiently and effectively.

Planning and Execution 📐

• 2.1. Planning: Dive into the strategic planning phase where you'll outline your project's scope and objectives.
• 2.2. Develop WBS: Learn the principles and techniques to create a comprehensive Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for your project, ensuring nothing is overlooked.
• 2.3. Example of Bicycle WBS: Through a practical example, see how a WBS can be efficiently developed for a bicycle project.
• 2.4. Building Construction Project: Discover tools and methodologies to manage the complexities of a construction project's WBS.

Defining Project Activities 🗺️

• 3.0. Define activities: Understand the best practices for defining project activities and the importance of clarity in this stage.
• 3.1. Determine Activity Precedence: Learn about different types of logical relations between activities, which are crucial for the flow of your project.
• 3.2. Lead and Lag: Explore how to effectively manage lead and lag times between dependent activities.
• 3.3. Milestone lists: Utilize milestones as key performance indicators in your project scheduling.
• 3.4. Dependencies: Understand the dependencies that affect your project schedule and how to manage them.

Activity Duration Estimation 🕒

• 4.1. Estimate Activity Duration – Parametric and PERT Method: Master the Parametric Estimation and Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) methods for accurate activity duration estimations.
• 4.2. Activity Duration and learning curves, technology, and resources: Learn how external factors like learning curves, technology advancements, and resource availability influence your project's timeline.

Developing the Project Schedule 📈

• 5.1. Develop project schedule: Begin constructing your project schedule using Early & Late Dates, Free & Total Float, and Activity On Arrow (AOA), Activity Over Arrow (AON), Calculation, Forward pass and Backward pass techniques.
• 5.2. Project schedule – Critical Path: Identify the critical path within your project to ensure you're focusing on the most time-sensitive tasks.
• 5.3. Project schedule – Software: Learn about the software tools available for project scheduling, and how they can streamline and enhance your planning process.
• 5.4. Final thoughts: Gain insights into best practices for managing your project schedule and maintaining alignment with your project's goals.

Join Martial M. in this comprehensive course to transform your understanding of construction project planning. With a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application, you'll be equipped with the skills to create robust schedules that lead to successful, on-time, and within-budget construction projects. Enroll now to elevate your project management expertise! 🎓✨

Enroll today and take the first step towards becoming a master in construction project scheduling!