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CONSTRUCTION PRE-PLANNING
Planning
Planning is an art, and the art of planning exist only among human beings.
1. Planning is a philosophy
2. Planning is migration
3. Planning is a process
4. Planning is a collection of procedures
The central figure in a project is the PROJECT MANAGER. Project construction management differs
much from management of more traditional activities. The main feature in project construction is the
Project Manager who oversee a variety of operations that involves repetitive activities and other various
activities.
Timetable
The project manager should conduct one or more informal sessions with key personnel assigned to
the project such as:
a. The construction superintendent
b. Job buyer
c. Drafting room coordinator
d. Job expediter
The most common and widely used techniques available for planning are:
1. Bar Charts and Linked Bar Charts – the easiest to understand and most widely used form
of planning tool.
Activity T i m e ( w e e k s )
Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Excavation to
foundations and
basement
ST
Excavation to
foundations and
basement
CO
Waterproof lining
to Basement
Breakout old sub-
structure
Concrete founds
ST
Concrete founds
CO
Concrete Basement
Walls
Typical bar chart
Activity T i m e ( w e e k s )
Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Excavation to
foundations and (4) (4)
basement
ST
Excavation to
foundations and (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4)
basement
CO
Waterproof lining (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
to Basement
Breakout old sub- (2)
structure
Concrete founds (3) (3) (3)
ST
Concrete founds (3) (3) (3)
CO
Concrete Basement (3) (3)
Walls
L
A
B
O 7
U 6
R 5
E 4
R 3
S 2
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2. Network Analysis
Offers little more than a linked bar chart, but its protagonists claim with some justification,
that the smaller, self contained steps of a network are more applicable to complex operations
than is the bar chart.
3 3
Conc. founds Conc. founds
ST CO
9 11
3. Line of Balance
Is a planning technique for repetitive work, the principles employed are taken from the
planning and control of manufacturing process. The technique has been applied in
construction work mainly to house building and to a lesser extent to jetty work and in
conjunction with networks to road works.
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Piles Cap Deck
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
TIME (DAYS)