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BCM 200 Project Planning and Control Course Plan

The document outlines the course 'Project Planning and Control I' offered by the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, focusing on essential skills and techniques for planning and controlling construction projects. It includes course objectives, expected learning outcomes, and a detailed weekly schedule covering various project planning techniques and control methods. Assessment consists of continuous assignments and end-of-semester examinations, with recommended core texts and additional readings provided for further study.

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BCM 200 Project Planning and Control Course Plan

The document outlines the course 'Project Planning and Control I' offered by the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, focusing on essential skills and techniques for planning and controlling construction projects. It includes course objectives, expected learning outcomes, and a detailed weekly schedule covering various project planning techniques and control methods. Assessment consists of continuous assignments and end-of-semester examinations, with recommended core texts and additional readings provided for further study.

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COURSE OUTLINE

Department Construction Management and Quantity Surveying (CMQS)

Programme Bachelor of Construction Management (BCM)

Course Code BCM 200

Course Title Project Planning and Control I

Course Tutor S. K. Mungai

Welcome to Project Planning and Control I. In this course we shall cover knowledge,
Introduction skills and techniques of planning and controlling implementation of construction
projects. This is meant to equip you with requisite skills and knowledge to understand
execution of construction projects.

Course Content:

(a) Introduction: Introduction to the concepts of projects, programs, portfolios,


project management, portfolio management, programme management, project
planning, project control, scheduling, project management plan and project success

(b) Project planning: The nature and purpose, guiding principles, process and
planning and control cycle. Principles of contribution to objectives, decision making,
project definition and establishment of scope. Project life cycle: Conception, design
Construction, commissioning, operation and termination; organization breakdown
structures, project team (participants) interfaces and responsibilities. Work
breakdown structures (WBS); Method statement; planning major project aspects-
Time, cost, resources, quality and risk planning.
Description
(c) Project planning Techniques: The various types e.g., Bar charts (Gantt charts) and
location time diagrams; network or arrow diagrams-critical path analysis or critical
path methods; Precedence diagram method; PERT (Program evaluation and review
technique); the line of balance techniques; Linear programming and the queuing
theory; multiple activity charts. Earned value configuration management method.
Detailed consideration of CPM application on construction projects. Modelling and
process network planning, network computations, total time critical activities and
float calculations, crash costing, resource scheduling; worked examples.

(d) Project control: Project control cycle, system, scope, principles and control
framework. Time control and its techniques. Productivity and Resources Control,
quality control and various total quality management techniques. Quality assurance
and standards.

This course will enable learning, with specific reference to construction projects,
about:
1. Concepts of projects, programs, portfolios, project management, portfolio
management, programme management, project planning, project control,
scheduling, project management plan and project success
Course Objective 2. Project operations lifecycle configurations and work breakdown structures
3. Key considerations in planning a project
4. Project planning techniques for estimation activity duration, project
durations, critical paths and project floats
5. Project control and associated techniques in regards to time, cost, quality and
productivity aspects

By the end of this course, participants, with specific reference to construction


projects, will be able to:
Expected Learning 1. Explain projects, programs, portfolios, project management, portfolio
Outcomes management, programme management, project planning, project control,
scheduling, project management plan and project success
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2. Explain and illustrate the different project operations lifecycle configurations
and work breakdown structures
3. Discuss the variety of the main aspects to be considered when planning the
execution of a project
4. Explain and use the various project planning techniques for estimation
activity duration, project durations, critical paths and project floats
5. Explain and use the various project control and associated techniques in
regards to time, cost, quality and productivity aspects

Week 1 – Introduction to project planning and control


Week 2 – Project planning – Project organizational structures and roles
Week 3 – Project planning techniques - Planning major project aspects - Quality,
time, cost, quality and risks including the associated techniques of work breakdown
structures, bar charts and network diagrams
Week 4 – Project planning techniques – Critical path method (CPM) and Program
Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
Brief Content Week 5 – Project planning techniques – Line of balance method (LOB), bar charts
Description (Students and multiple activity charts
are encouraged to Week 6 – Continuous Assessment Test (CAT) - Individual assignment
read on the various Week 7 – Project planning techniques – Introduction to linear programming
topics before the Week 8 – Project planning techniques – Introduction to queuing theory
specific lectures) Week 9 – Project planning techniques – Earned value (EV) configuration
management method
Week 10 – Project control – Project control cycle: Establishing performance,
monitoring performance, taking corrective action and providing feedback, project
control system and associated techniques
Week 11 – Negotiating for materials, supplies and services
Week 12 – Course overview

Learning Materials Non - Digital Materials: Textbooks; Digital Materials: Laptop


and Mode of
Delivery Mode of delivery: Online

Item Description Marks


Allocation
1 Continuous assessment activities: A maximum of
Individual assignments 30 marks

Course Assessment 2 End of semester examinations - Two (2) - hour paper A maximum of
Plan 70 marks

3 Grand Total (Grading: A-70%-100%; B-60%-69%; A maximum of


C-50%-59%; D-40%-49% E/Fail- Below 40%). 100 marks

Ghattas R.G and Sandra L. M.K. (2005). Practical project management. Pearson
Education (Singapore) ISBN 81-7808-276-4.

Haoris, F. and Macaffer, R. (2001). Modern Construction Management, Oxford,


Blackwell Science Ltd. ISBN: 978-1-4051-3325-8.
Core Texts
Rafferg, P.J (1994). Risk analysis in Project Management. London: E & FN Spon.

Walker, A. (2000). Project Management in Construction, 4th Edition. Blackwell

Kunwar D. S. and Kongere, J.O. (2003). Fundamentals of Operations Research.


Bishen Singh Mahendria Pal Singh

Lester A. (2014). Project Management, Planning, and Control: Managing


Additional Readings Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing Projects to PMI, APM, and BSI
Standards, 6th Edition. Elsevier Ltd. ISBN–13: 978-0-08-098324-0

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