Overview

This is a two-day training programme designed to introduce and strengthen essential skills in construction project planning and programming. Participants will gain practical knowledge and hands-on techniques to effectively plan, schedule, and manage construction projects.

Why Should an Individual Attend?

This course is essential for professionals who want to:

• Learn how to plan projects effectively.
• Understand how to structure tasks and identify dependencies.
• Create a programme (schedule) that supports tendering, cost control, and completion deadlines.
• Gain strategies for delay prevention and mitigation.

Outcomes

• Comprehend planning and its role in construction projects.
• Apply Work Breakdown Structure and Critical Path methods.
• Develop schedules that align with project goals.
• Manage delays through proactive prevention and mitigation strategies.

Program Outline

INTRODUCTION

• What is planning, scheduling and programming?
• Why is planning and programming important?
• When do I use it?
• Who should use it?
• Definitions and Terminology

CONTEXTUAL FRAMEWORK

• Role-players and Project Management
• Contracts: Types, Forms, Documents and Strategies
• Standards, Specifications, Legislation and Regulations

GENERAL CONCEPTS

• Scope of Work
• Project Definition
• Establishment and P&G’s

PLANNING

• Drawings and Investigations
• Outline Plans and Strategies
• Work Breakdown Structure, Task List
• Activities and Planning Logic
• Obstructions, Unknowns, Risk Minimisation

PROGRAMMING

• Types of Programming (PERT, Gantt, etc.)
• Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Float, Lag, Lead, TRA, Finish to Finish etc.
• Baseline Programme
• Detailed Programming including Resource Levelling

CONSTRUCTION PHASE

• Keeping to the Milestones and Programme Revision
• Disruption and Acceleration Claims
• The S-Curve
• Change Management and Fast Tracking
• Cost Control
• Controlling and Ownership of the Float

COMPLETION

• Practical Completion and Extension of Time
• Penalties
• Close out Report

Who Should Attend?

• Project planners, project managers, site agents, engineer's representatives
• PMU members, quantity surveyors, SCM members, contractors, consulting engineers, clients
• Candidate engineers, technologists and technicians
• Senior engineers in the civil construction industry in need of a refresher