QUSU07035 2019 Construction Programme Software

Develop a construction programme using standard industry software.

Formulate and report on a construction project programme using planning techniques.

Prepare financial forecast expenditure reports using planning techniques.

Calculate a critical path network analysis to determine the longest path.

Identify the impact of contractual provisions on the effective planning of projects.

Lectures, tutorials, seminars and continuous assessment

Continuous assessment (100%)  - indicative topic: "develop a programme for a construction project under the Public Works contract". 

Repeat Continuous Assessment 

The following indicative syllabus will be delivered using standard industry programming software. 

General

• Start project
• Summary information
• consolidate project files
• Resource pool

Gantt Chart

• Interpretation of
• Change the timescale
• Customise screen and chart

Network Diagram

• Zoom to preview
• Customise nodes
• Display on single page for printing

Additional Views

• Use and customise calendar
• What are resources usage / resource graph views
• Switch between views from within split view

Task Relationships

• The primary relationship types
• Establish links
• How to use slack
• Lag and lead time
• Outline the schedule

Task Properties

• Task duration types
• Fixed duration scheduling and resource driven scheduling
• Milestones
• Assign fixed costs and time restrictions
• Assign priorities
• Split tasks
• Sort tasks
• Set time constrains and deadlines

Filters

• Use standard
• Create custom
• Auto filters

Critical Path

• Gantt Chart Wizard
• Display with filter/group

Resources

• Create using - resource sheet; resource assignment button; task information dialogue box
• Assign to tasks
• Task usage
• Associate with calendars
• Specify project availability
• Create schedule of rates

Resource Overallocation

• Identify affected tasks
• Resource overallocation - manually and by automatic levelling
• Levelling by task priority

Reduce Project Duration

• Lag and lead times
• Add resources to appropriate tasks (resource driven)

Calendars

• Base, project and resource calendar
• Create custom calendars and assign to project and resources
• edit existing calendar - change working times etc
• copy between project files and to templates

Baseline Plan

• Use of
• Set baseline 
• Update baseline to reflect practical changes

Track Project Progress

• Change current date of active project
• Enter actual data for current / completed tasks
• Track in-progress tasks
• Update task and project progress
• Compare actual progress with baseline plan