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1 vii TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER DESCRIPTION PAGE TITLE DECLARATION DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT ABSTRAK LIST OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES LIST OF APPENDICES i ii iii iv v vi vii xii xiv xvi 1 INTORDUCTION 1.1 Introduction Construction Schedule Material Schedule Labour Schedule Equipment Schedule Financial Schedule Problem Statement Aim Of Study Objectives Of Study Scope Of The Study 5

2 viii 1.6 Methodology Organization Of Dissertation 7 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Resource Management Money or Financial resource Manpower Resource Material Resource Machines or Equipment Resource Resource Planning Scheduling Techniques Simple Bar Chart Gantt Chart Critical Path Method (CPM) PERT Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Programs Involving Computer Software Packages Resource-Constrained Scheduling Resource-Driven Scheduling Resource Aggregation Resource Cumulating Resource Allocation Resource Smoothing Resource Levelling Resource Levelling Techniques Slack or Float Splitting or Decomposition Of Activities Shifting the Project Finishing Date Stretching the activities Effect Of Limited resources On Project Effect On Project Scheduled Float 37

3 ix Effect On Project Scheduled Duration 38 3 RESOURCE FEATURES IN PRIMAVERA AND MICROSOFT PROEJECT 3.1 Resource Resources in P Resource Option Resource Calendar Assigning Resources To Activities Resource Priority Resource Levelling Resource Smoothing Resource Splitting Resource Stretching Resource Crunching Option Resources in Microsoft Project Resource Option Resource Calendar Assigning Resources to Activities Resource Levelling Sample Program Sample Program Worked With P Sample Program Worked With MS Project Comparison of Primavera and MS Project Results 64 4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 4.1 Introduction Research Process Determining the Research Objectives Methodology Conceptualization 70

4 x Literature Review Questionnaire Survey General Considerations Questionnaire Form Questionnaire Preparation Analysis of Questionnaire Conclusion and Recommendation 74 5 DATA AALYSIS AND RESULTS 5.1 Introduction Resource-Driven Scheduling Features Company Information Respondents By Designation Respondents Experience Method of Project Scheduling Implementation Factors Affecting Resource-Driven Scheduling Implementation Statistical Test Results Level Of Implementation Of Resource-Driven Scheduling Features Barriers/Constraints checklist Against Implementation Of Resource-Driven Scheduling Complexity of the Project Uncertainty Value Resource Availability Summary 94 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 6.1 Introduction Summary Of Findings 98

5 xi 6.3 Research Achievements Recommendations For Future Research 100 REFERENCES 102 APPENDICES 112

6 xii LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE NO TITLE PAGE 1.1 The Research Methodology Effect Of Limited resource Availability Resource creation Dialogue Box in P Resource Calendar Dialogue Box in P Resource Assigning Dialogue Box in P Prioritization Dialogue Box in P Levelling and Smoothing Dialogue Box in P Splitting, Stretching & Crunching Option Dialogue Box in P Resource Option (Sheet) Dialogue Box In MS Project Resource Calendar Dialogue Box In MS Project Resource Assigning Dialogue Box In MS Project Resource Levelling Dialogue Box In MS Project Scheduled Activities in P Defined Resources with Limits & Rates in P Assigning Resources to Activities in P Summary of Peak Resources Before Levelling in P Summary of Peak Resources after Levelling in P (a to n) Resource Profile Before and After Levelling in P Schedule after Resource Levelling in P Scheduled Activities in Microsoft Project Defined Resources with Limits in Microsoft Project Assigning Resources to Activities in Microsoft Project Monthly usage of Resources Before Levelling in MS Project Monthly usage of Resources After Levelling in MS Project 61

7 xiii 3.23(a to n) Resource Profile Before and After Levelling in MS Project Schedule after Resource Levelling in Microsoft Project Composition of Respondents by Designation Composition of Respondents by Company Registration Method of Project Scheduling Implemented 80

8 xiv LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO TITLE PAGE 3.1 List of Activities for Sample Project List of Resources for Sample Project Resources Assigned to Activities Monthly Usage of Total Resources Before Levelling in P Monthly Usage of Total Resources After Levelling in P Monthly Usage of Peak Resources Before Levelling in P Monthly Usage of Peak Resources After Levelling in P Monthly Resource Usage results Before Levelling (Primavera and Microsoft Project) Monthly Resource Usage results Before Levelling (Primavera and Microsoft Project) Respondents By Designation Respondents From Various Class/Grades of Registration Respondents by Working Experience Methods of Project Scheduling Implemented Status of Resource-Driven Scheduling Implemented Factors Affecting Resource Driven-Scheduling Implementation Factors Affecting Resource Driven-Scheduling Identified by Project Managers Factors Affecting Resource Driven-Scheduling Identified by Planners Factors Affecting Resource Driven-Scheduling Identified by Quantity Surveyors 83

9 xv 5.10 Factors Affecting Resource Driven-Scheduling Identified by Site Engineers Results for Resource-Driven Scheduling Features Resource-Driven Scheduling Features Adopted by G7 (A Class) Companies Resource-Driven Scheduling Features Adopted by G6 (B Class) Companies Resource-Driven Scheduling Features Adopted by G5 (C Class) Companies Results for Barriers/Constraints Barriers Identified by Project Managers Barriers Identified by Planners Barriers Identified by Quantity Surveyors Barriers Identified by Site Engineers 93

10 xvi APPENDICES APPENDICES TITLE PAGE A Questionnaire 107 B List of Companies Participated in Questionnaire 112