8CE3 -PROJECT PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT            L 3

UNIT-1

FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF PROJECTS AND PROJECT PLANNING:

Capital

investment proposals, criterions to judge the worthwhileness of capital projects viz. net present

value, benefit cost ratio, internal rate of return, Risk cost management, main causes of project

failure.

Categories of construction projects, objectives, project development process, Functions of project

management, Project management organization and staffing, Stages and steps involved in project

planning, Plan development process, objectives of construction project management.

UNIT-2

PROJECT SCHEDULING:

Importance of project scheduling, project work breakdown process

– determining activities involved, work breakdown structure, assessing activity duration, duration

estimate procedure, Project work scheduling, Project management techniques – CPM and PERT

.

networks analysis, concept of precedence network analysis

UNIT-3

PROJECT COST AND TIME CONTROL:

Monitoring the time progress and cost controlling

cost slope, Process of crashing of activities, determination of the optimum duration of a project,

updating of project networks, resources allocation.

UNIT-4

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT:

Elements of tender operation, Types of tenders and contracts,

Contract document, Legal aspects of contracts, Contract negotiation & award of work, breach of

contract, determination of a contract, arbitration.

UNIT-5

SAFETY AND OTHER ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT:

Causes and

prevention of accidents at construction sites, Safety measures to be followed in various

construction works like excavation, demolition of structures, explosive handling, hot bitumen

work. Project Management Information System – Concept, frame work, benefits of computerized