CE 566 Project Controls Planning and Scheduling

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1 CE 566 Prject Cntrls Planning and Scheduling 2011 Spring Semester Curse Syllabus Lecture Thursday 3:30 6:10 PM RTH 109 Prfessr Russ Vakharia Phne (310) Office Hurs Prerequisite Textbk Curse Descriptin Curse Objectives Final grade schema is based n percentages f graded cursewrk RussVakharia@yah.cm Befre and after class, r by appintment CE 556 (recmmended) Cnstructin Prject Scheduling and Cntrl (Secnd Editin), by Saleh Mubarak, Jhn Wiley and Sns, Fundamental principles and practices f planning, CPM scheduling, and resurce management. Develpment f prject schedules using CPM thery applied t current and emerging sftware applicatins. (Duplicates credit in the frmer CE 556b.) Open nly t graduate students in engineering, architecture, business, r urban and reginal planning. The bjective f the curse is t prvide students an verview f Prject Cntrls, with a fcus n Planning and Critical Path Methd (CPM) Scheduling. The curse begins by reviewing the varius cmpnents f Prject Cntrls, including scheduling. It cntinues with a review f the basic principles f CPM scheduling, scheduling cntract prvisins, delay analysis, risk analysis and management f the scheduling prcess. The curse includes sme hands-n instructin in the use f Primavera scheduling sftware t create and manage cst and resurce laded cnstructin schedules. As part f the class instructin, the instructr and students will jintly develp a cst and resurce laded cnstructin schedule in class frm a set f cnstructin cntract dcuments. This schedule will then be updated and different scenaris will be intrduced. Time impact analyses f delay scenaris will be prduced. Bth the wner and cntractr s perspectives twards managing the schedule will be discussed. Class Prject; Hmewrk 20 % Midterm 25 % Participatin 10 % Final Exam 45 % Ttal 100 %

2 CE 566 Prject Cntrls Planning and Scheduling 2011 Spring Semester Curse Syllabus Curse Calendar Week Date Tpics 1 1/13 2 1/20 3 1/27 4 2/3 5 2/10 6 2/17 7 2/24 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Review syllabus and administrative issues. Overview f the Prject Life Cycle, Prject Cntrls and Scheduling. Benefits and pitfalls f CPM scheduling. Intrductin t basic CPM terminlgy. Hand Calculate Basic CPM Netwrk. BASIC CPM SCHEDULING CONCEPTS and TERMS Review basic CPM scheduling terminlgy including Activities, Lgic Ties, Calendars, Cnstraints, Flat, Critical Path, Wrk Breakdwn Structure and thers. Enter simple schedule netwrk int Primavera scheduling sftware. Review the schedule. SCHEDULING CONTRACT PROVISIONS AND THE SCHEDULE PLANNING PROCESS Review the cntract dcuments fr the in-class prject including: drawings, specificatins and scheduling prvisins. Discuss and plan the verall apprach t planning the prject and building a schedule fr it. Break the prject int detailed schedule activities and enter the activities int Primavera scheduling sftware. DETAILED ASPECTS OF SCHEDULE PREPARATION Review schedule lgic ties, activity cdes, milestnes, calendars, cnstraints and resurce/cst lading. Cnfirm that the schedule meets cntract requirements. Trublesht the schedule. Review flat and critical and near critical paths. Gruping, srting, selecting and frmatting activities. CONSTRAINTS, CELENDARS AND COST/RES LOADING Cnstraints and calendars. Intrductin t cst and resurce lading f schedules. UPDATING THE SCHEDULE Review the updating prtin f the schedule specificatin. Principles f schedule updating, including adding actual dates, lgic changes and reflecting schedule impacts. Cmparing tw schedules using Targets, cmparisn sftware and ther techniques. MISC. TOPICS and MIDTERM REVIEW Linear Scheduling Baseline and Target schedules Out f Sequence Prgress Flat management and sequestering In-class practice exercise and review f cncepts. 8 3/3 MIDTERM EXAM Reading Assignments Handut f cntract dcuments fr inclass exercise.

3 CE 566 Prject Cntrls Planning and Scheduling 2011 Spring Semester Curse Syllabus Curse Calendar Week Date Tpics 9 3/ /17 NO CLASS 11 3/ / /7 14 4/ / / /5 NO CLASS 18 FINAL EXAM OTHER SCHEDULING and PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE Review f Midterm Exam. Review ther CPM scheduling sftware. Brief Review f Prject Management Sftware. DELAY ANALYSIS Review the different types f delay. Review different methds f delay analysis. Briefly review acceleratin and inefficiency claims. Methds f entering delays int the schedule. DELAY ANALYSIS CONTINUED Cntinue discussing delay analysis issues, including sftware techniques fr schedule analysis. DELAYS and OTHER ISSUES Legal issues regarding delay analysis. Detecting schedule prblems, including lps Glbally changing and imprting/exprting data Review sme examples f real wrld schedules RISK ANALYSIS and OTHER ISSUES Intrductin t and verview f schedule Risk Analysis. Real wrld samples f time/delay issues. Review different appraches t scheduling used wners. COST/RESOURCE LOADING, REPORTING Overview f cst and resurce lading. Applicatin f cst/resurce lading using scheduling sftware. Misc. tpics. Review f ther selected curse tpics. MANAGEMENT and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Management and Mismanagement f the scheduling prcess. Industry Standard Recmmended Practices fr Scheduling. Skills required and raining f scheduling persnnel. Infrmatin n Prfessinal Assciatins, scheduling certificatins, jb pprtunities in scheduling and suggestins fr future readings. Final Exam review. Reading Assignments Handuts n ther scheduling sftware. Handuts n delays and delay analysis. Handuts.

4 CE 566 Prject Cntrls Planning and Scheduling 2011 Spring Semester Curse Syllabus GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY USC seeks t maintain an ptimal learning envirnment. General principles f academic hnesty include the cncept f respect fr the intellectual prperty f thers, the expectatin that individual wrk will be submitted unless therwise allwed by an instructr, and the bligatins bth t prtect ne s wn academic wrk frm misuse by thers as well as t avid using anther s wrk as ne s wn. All students are expected t understand and abide by these principles. SCampus, the Student Guidebk, cntains the Student Cnduct Cde in Sectin 11.00, while the recmmended sanctins are lcated in Appendix A: Students will be referred t the Office f Student Judicial Affairs and Cmmunity Standards fr further review, shuld there be any suspicin f academic dishnesty. The Review prcess can be fund at: STATEMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Any student requesting academic accmmdatins based n a disability is required t register with Disability Services and Prgrams (DSP) each semester. A letter f verificatin fr apprved accmmdatins can be btained frm DSP. Please be sure the letter is delivered t me (r t TA) as early in the semester as pssible. DSP Cntact Infrmatin Lcatin: STU 301 Hurs pen: 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Mnday Friday Phne number: (213) HOW THE INSTRUCTOR WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE STUDENTS (OUTSIDE OF CLASS) AND HOW THE STUDENTS WILL COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER? Due t nrmal wrk cmmitments the prfessr will nt be available n campus at times ther than just prir t class, r by special arrangement. Electrnic cmmunicatin using the nline system. If there are updates t nline files, including new materials, assignments, cmpleted grading assignments and examinatins, ntice r electrnic annuncements will be psted.

5 CE 566 Prject Cntrls Planning and Scheduling 2011 Spring Semester Curse Syllabus THE PROTOCOLS DEFINED BY THE USC STUDENT CONDUCT CODE MUST BE UPHELD IN DISTANCE CLASSES. FOR EXAMPLE, Psting inapprpriate material SPAM t the class Online flaming Offensive language Fr mre infrmatin, please visit THE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY AND OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCE WILL BE REQUIRED OF THE STUDENT: Online DEN system. Primavera P6 will be taught. MS Wrd, MS Excel, and MS PwerPint will be utilized. Students MUST have a wrking knwledge f windws. Assignments may be cmpleted electrnically and submitted via Blackbard, r printed and turned in at the start f class.