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Planning and Scheduling Session 6. Review of Session 5. Introduced the use of the computer for compiling a schedule Accurate input is necessary Activity description, number Activity duration Relationship with other activities Summary schedule “rolls up” detailed activities.
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Review of Session 5 • Introduced the use of the computer for compiling a schedule • Accurate input is necessary • Activity description, number • Activity duration • Relationship with other activities • Summary schedule “rolls up” detailed activities An AGC Construction Learning Tool
The Use of Constraints in Scheduling Programs • Constraints are limiting dates that control the activity’s start or finish • Owner-furnished dates • Anticipated weather conditions • Scheduled seasonal work • Delivery dates An AGC Construction Learning Tool
Constraint Screen (SureTrak) An AGC Construction Learning Tool
Constraint Gantt Chart An AGC Construction Learning Tool
Solution to Constraint Activity An AGC Construction Learning Tool
Resources for Activities • Resources are used to complete an activity: • Managers • Craftspeople • Crews • Equipment • Materials • Money • Subcontractors An AGC Construction Learning Tool
Resources can be used to: • Sort subcontractors with contract amount • Associate crew with hourly amount for work accomplished • Can help balance crews • Can help compile value of progress to date An AGC Construction Learning Tool
Sorting Activities by Characteristics • Organizes list of activities by characteristics: • Sort by start date • Sort by finish date • By priority • By CSI number • By cost An AGC Construction Learning Tool
Filtering Activities • Filtering isolates groups of activities by resource • Crew • Subcontractors • Managers • Can be given to subcontractors or crew… shows dates of their own activities An AGC Construction Learning Tool
Resources and Filters Activity An AGC Construction Learning Tool
PERT Chart An AGC Construction Learning Tool
Calendar View An AGC Construction Learning Tool
Review of Session 6 • Constraints limit the activity by start or finish date • Resources can be people, materials, equipment, subcontractors or costs that relate to the activity • Sorting organizes the activity list by characteristics • Filtering isolates similar activities by resource An AGC Construction Learning Tool