Erection of a Small Building Project Plan, Gantt Chart, Network Diagram, Budget, Risk Management, Resource Scheduling, and Handover Issues

This presentation covers the project plan, Gantt chart, network diagram, budget, risk management, resource scheduling, and handover issues for the Erection of a Small Building project. It includes a role of communication, resource smoothing, and references.

ERECTION OF A
SMALL
BUILDING
Name of Student:
Name of University:

PROJECT PLAN
Task Name Early Start Early Finish Late Start Late Finish Duration Start Finish
Erection of a Small Building Mon 19-02-18 Fri 03-05-19 Mon 19-02-18 Fri 03-05-19 315 days Mon 19-02-18 Fri 03-05-19
Initiating business plan Mon 19-02-18 Fri 27-04-18 Mon 19-02-18 Fri 27-04-18 50 days Mon 19-02-18 Fri 27-04-18
Contracts Mon 30-04-18 Fri 24-08-18 Mon 30-04-18 Fri 24-08-18 85 days Mon 30-04-18 Fri 24-08-18
Documentation Review Mon 26-03-18 Fri 19-10-18 Mon 27-08-18 Fri 21-12-18 150 days Mon 26-03-18 Fri 19-10-18
Foundation Mon 23-04-18 Fri 01-03-19 Mon 22-10-18 Fri 03-05-19 225 days Mon 23-04-18 Fri 01-03-19
Project Closure Mon 04-03-19 Fri 03-05-19 Mon 04-03-19 Fri 03-05-19 45 days Mon 04-03-19 Fri 03-05-19

GANTT CHART
AND CRITICAL PATH

NETWORK DIAGRAM

ROLE OF COMMUNICATION
▪ Communicating with one or many
▪ Innovative Business Idea
▪ Shaping morale of the company
▪ Sales and Marketing
▪ Communications Audit

RISK
MANAGEMENT
S.No New Security
Threat/Risk
Risk level Contingency Actions
1. Risk Medium The construction
department must build
homes using quality
bricks and quality steel
products
2. Building
Materials Quality
Very High The materials for
building homes must be
of high quality
3. Construction
Team
Low The civil engineers and
project manager must
appoint skilled workers,
skilled labourers. The
plumbers, the
electricians and
decorators must be
capable of constructing
the building efficiently
4. Project Funding Medium The clients must pay
handsome amount of
money to the project
team and the project
team must use the
money wisely
following the project
budget plan

PROJECT BUDGET
Task Name Early Start Early Finish Late Start Late Finish Duration Start Finish Cost
Erection of a Small Building Mon 19-02-18 Fri 03-05-19 Mon 19-02-18 Fri 03-05-19 315 days Mon 19-02-18 Fri 03-05-19 $159,360.00
Initiating business plan Mon 19-02-18 Fri 27-04-18 Mon 19-02-18 Fri 27-04-18 50 days Mon 19-02-18 Fri 27-04-18 $13,800.00
Contracts Mon 30-04-18 Fri 24-08-18 Mon 30-04-18 Fri 24-08-18 85 days Mon 30-04-18 Fri 24-08-18 $21,920.00
Documentation Review Mon 26-03-18 Fri 19-10-18 Mon 27-08-18 Fri 21-12-18 150 days Mon 26-03-18 Fri 19-10-18 $45,760.00
Foundation Mon 23-04-18 Fri 01-03-19 Mon 22-10-18 Fri 03-05-19 225 days Mon 23-04-18 Fri 01-03-19 $67,480.00
Project Closure Mon 04-03-19 Fri 03-05-19 Mon 04-03-19 Fri 03-05-19 45 days Mon 04-03-19 Fri 03-05-19 $10,400.00

CRASH COSTING
▪ Project deadline has been
reduced to about six days
▪ The number of days has
been reduced from 315
days to 307.5 days
▪ The project budget gets
reduced to $159,360
Task Name Duration Resource Names Cost
Erection of a Small Building 307.5 days $158,520.00
Initiating business plan 50 days $13,800.00
Contracts 85 days $21,920.00
Documentation Review 150 days $45,760.00
Foundation 217.5 days $66,640.00
Frames for Doors and
Windows 1.5 wks Wood Machinist $420.00
Doors and Windows 2.5 wks Painter and Decorator $700.00
Furnshing Inside 2 wks Painter and
Decorator,Wood Machinist $1,120.00
Project Closure 45 days $10,400.00

RESOURCE SCHEDULIN
Resource Name Type Max. Units Std. Rate
Sales Department Work 100% $11.00/hr
Construction Department Work 100% $11.00/hr
Controlling Inspector Work 100% $9.00/hr
Inspector in charge for sediment control Work 100% $9.00/hr
Civil Engineer Work 100% $10.00/hr
Concrete Subcontractor Work 100% $16.00/hr
Mechanical Subcontractor Work 100% $11.00/hr
Project Manager Work 100% $25.00/hr
Excavation Subcontractor Work 100% $13.00/hr
Client's Subcontractor Work 100% $0.00/hr
Permits and Licences Department Work 100% $15.00/hr
Plumber Work 100% $7.00/hr
Wood Machinist Work 100% $7.00/hr
Painter and Decorator Work 100% $7.00/hr
Ceiling Fixer Work 100% $7.00/hr
Roofer Work 100% $7.00/hr
Plasterer Work 100% $7.00/hr
Electrician Work 100% $6.00/hr
Steel Erectors Work 100% $6.00/hr

RESOURCE SMOOTHING
The Resource Scheduling table shows the detailed resource usage, the
resources highlighted in red are all over allocated resources.
Construction Department, Controlling Inspector, Civil Engineer,
Mechanical Subcontractor, Project Manager, Plumber and Plasterer are
all working extra hours.
The over allocated resources are all optimized. Construction
Department, Controlling Inspector, Civil Engineer, Mechanical
Subcontractor, Project Manager, Plumber and Plasterer were all working
extra hours, now after applying resource smoothing techniques all of
them are optimized now.

PROJECT HANDOVER ISSUES
▪ The client may be not satisfied with the construction project
▪ The client may reject the project
▪ The client may refuse to pay for the project as they are not satisfied

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