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Project Planning and Control. Instructor: Prof. Koshy Varghese, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras.

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1583 years, 2 months

Units & Quizzes

57

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This course will cover the basic concepts in Project Planning and Control with a focus on construction projects. The course is relevant to Civil Engineering senior level undergraduate as well as post-graduate students in the area of construction management. Practicing engineers who are part of the planning team on construction projects will also benefit from the concepts covered in the course. (from nptel.ac.in)

Course Currilcum

    • Lecture 01 – What is Project Management? Unlimited
    • Lecture 02 – Objectives of a Project, Scientific Way of Managing of Objectives Unlimited
    • Lecture 03 – Course Scope and Plan, Questions and Discussions Unlimited
    • Lecture 04 – Construction Industry and National Growth Unlimited
    • Lecture 05 – Project Stakeholders, Project Phases, Project Organization Unlimited
    • Lecture 06 – Project Scheduling Levels (and Scheduling Engineer Responsibilities) Unlimited
    • Lecture 07 – Time Management: Overview Unlimited
    • Lecture 08 – Basics of Work Breakdown Structure Unlimited
    • Lecture 09 – Tools for Time Management Unlimited
    • Lecture 10 – Gantt/Bar Chart: History, Representation, Process Monitoring, etc. Unlimited
    • Lecture 11 – Develop a Bar Chart (Exercise) Unlimited
    • Lecture 12 – Bar Charts for Resource Usage – Pros and Cons Unlimited
    • Lecture 13 – Duration Estimation: Types, Inputs, Methods, Parametric Estimation Unlimited
    • Lecture 14 – Factors Influencing Productivity, Example for Ideal Productivity, … Unlimited
    • Lecture 15 – Piling Activity Example, Applicability of Different Methods to Estimate Activity Duration Unlimited
    • Lecture 16 – Summary of Key Topics, Types of Networks Unlimited
    • Lecture 17 – Networks – Introduction, Techniques Unlimited
    • Lecture 18 – Representing Results in a Bar Chart, AON Example Unlimited
    • Lecture 19 – Introduction to Floats, Types of Floats and Example Unlimited
    • Lecture 20 – Usage of Floats for Project Decisions Unlimited
    • Lecture 21 – Two-Span Bridge: Activity Identification and Duration Estimation Unlimited
    • Lecture 22 – Two-Span Bridge: Activity Identification and Duration Estimation (cont.) Unlimited
    • Lecture 23 – Two-Span Bridge: Activity-Duration Predecessors Unlimited
    • Lecture 24 – Review of Network Analysis Concepts, Apply Network Analysis to Two-Span Bridge Unlimited
    • Lecture 25 – Two-Span Bridge: Network Analysis Unlimited
    • Lecture 26 – Two-Span Bridge: Resource Constraints in Network Logic Unlimited
    • Lecture 27 – Fast-Tracking vs Crashing, Relationship between Activity Direct Cost and Activity Duration Unlimited
    • Lecture 28 – Time-Cost Trade-Off: ABCD Example Project, Steps for Crashing Unlimited
    • Lecture 29 – Time-Cost Trade-Off: Class Exercise Unlimited
    • Lecture 30 – Time-Cost Trade-Off: Problem, Tabulation Approach Unlimited
    • Lecture 31 – Incorporating Factors such as Bonus and Penalty Unlimited
    • Lecture 32 – What is Resource? Unlimited
    • Lecture 33 – Projects and Resources, Example of Two Resources, Two-Span Bridge Example Unlimited
    • Lecture 34 – Review Problems; Resolving Overallocation Unlimited
    • Lecture 35 – Problem – Two Resources; Resolving Resource Allocation Problems Unlimited
    • Lecture 36 – Resource Profile Requirements Unlimited
    • Lecture 37 – Resource Leveling – Example Network Unlimited
    • Lecture 38 – Minimum Moment Concept Unlimited
    • Lecture 39 – Applying Improvement Factor – Illustration Unlimited
    • Lecture 40 – Introduction to Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) Unlimited
    • Lecture 41 – PDM Network Representation and its Issues, Network Calculation Unlimited
    • Lecture 42 – PDM – Problem Unlimited
    • Lecture 43 – Issues in PDM, Negative Lags Unlimited
    • Lecture 44 – PDM – Analysis with Non-continuous Duration, Floats Unlimited
    • Lecture 45 – Defining Relationship (based on Construction Method) – Simple Shed Unlimited
    • Lecture 46 – Project Monitoring and Control – Typical Project Time Monitoring Process Unlimited
    • Lecture 47 – Project Control Process, Daily Progress Report, Macro Level Update Unlimited
    • Lecture 48 – Application: Two Span Bridge – ES Schedule Unlimited
    • Lecture 49 – Review of Key Issues in Project Monitoring, Earned Value Concept through Example Unlimited
    • Lecture 50 – Basic Earned Value Definitions and Terminology Unlimited
    • Lecture 51 – Uncertainty in Project Schedules Unlimited
    • Lecture 52 – PERT Background and Assumptions, Stepwise Procedure Unlimited
    • Lecture 53 – PERT Example Problem Unlimited
    • Lecture 54 – Course Conclusion Unlimited
    • Lecture 55 – Emerging Trends/Tools in Project Planning Unlimited
    • Lecture 56 – Industry Perspective – Prof. N. Raghavan Unlimited
    • Lecture 57 – Final Example Pattern, Acknowledgements Unlimited