National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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Syllabus

Course Details

Subject {L-T-P / C} : CE6673 : Computer Application in Construction Management { 0-0-3 / 2}

Subject Nature : Practical

Coordinator : Kishor Sahebrao Bhagwat

Syllabus

Module 1 :

Introduction to Primavera, Project Structuring, Tool Bars, Project Data Vs Enterprise Data.

Module 2 :

Enterprise Project Structure, Organization Breakdown Structure File Type.

Module 3 :

Creating a New Project, Importing a Project, Project Properties, Calendar in Primavera. Global Resources and Calendar.

Module 4 :

Work Breakdown Structure, working with tasks/activities.

Module 5 :

Formatting Bars and Bar properties, Activity Properties / Attributes using bottom layout, Scheduling with Lag, Lead, and Constraints.

Module 6 :

Understanding Resources, Resource Breakdown Structure, and adding resources.

Module 7 :

Resource properties, / Attributes, Roles, Understanding Resource Calculations.

Module 8 :

Resource Allocation, Expenses, Project Cost, Resource Optimization.

Module 9 :

Maintain Baselines, Assign Baselines, Project/Task Updates.

Module 10 :

Working with Earned Value Analysis, Generating Reports. Case study.

Course Objective

1 .

To provide students with an understanding of project scheduling using Primavera.

2 .

To demonstrate students' skills related to construction planning.

3 .

To demonstrate students’ skills related to construction scheduling.

4 .

To demonstrate students’ skills related to construction project performance measurement and reporting.

Course Outcome

1 .

Students will be able to understand the construction project planning using Primavera

2 .

Students will be able to develop a construction project schedule for the case study project.

3 .

Students will be able to perform resource allocation and resource management.

4 .

evaluate construction project time and cost performance,

5 .

Students will be able to prepare a construction project performance report using Primavera.

Essential Reading

1 .

Saleh Mubarak , Construction project scheduling and control, II edition, John Wiley and Sons , 2019

2 .

Callahan, M.T, Quackenbush, D.G. and Rowings, J.E., Construction Project Scheduling, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt. Ltd , 2014

3 .

Jha Neeraj , Construction Project Management; Theory and Practice, II edition, Pearson India Education Services Pvt. Ltd. , 2015

4 .

Oracle , Primavera P6 User Guide, Oracle , 2022

Supplementary Reading

1 .

Paul E. Harris , Project Planning & Control Using Oracle primavera P6 (Versions 8.1 To 15.1 PPM Professional) (Third Revised Indian Edition), BPB Publications. , 2015

2 .

Chitkara, K. K. , Construction project management, III edition, , Tata McGraw-Hill Education , 2014

3 .

PMBOK Guide , A guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 6th Edition, Project Management Institute, USA. , 2013

4 .

Bureau of Indian Standards, 4. IS 15883 (Part 2): 2013 Construction Project Management - Guidelines, Part 2 Time Management, Bureau of Indian Standards, India , 2013

Journal and Conferences

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