Tuesday 22 May 2012

INPUT DATA REQUIREMENT

“MARKETING DOSSIER”  INDICATING SALIENT FEATURES &
     AGREED OVERALL TIME SPAN
  •   SCOPE OF WORK/CONTRACT INSTRUCTIONS
  •   DOCUMENT INDEX WITH THE BUDGETED MANHOURS
  
  •   EQUIPMENT LIST
  
  •   PLOT PLAN/DEFINITION OF STRUCTURE
 
  •   EQUIPMENT LAYOUTS  

WORKING PHILOSOPHY (Contd.)


  ASSIGN WEIGHTAGES
  ISSUE THE SCHEDULE FOR EXECUTION
  UPDATE FORTNIGHTLY / MONTHLY
  ANALYSE THE SCHEDULE RESULTS
  FORECAST PROJECT COMPLETION DATE
  REPORT SCHEDULE & PROGRESS RESULTS
  SUGGEST AREAS OF CONCERNS & REMEDIES

WORKING PHILOSOPHY


  UNDERSTANDING THE SCOPE OF WORK
  PREPARE AN OVERALL SCHEDULE WITH MAJOR MILESTONES
  INITIATION OF WORK WITH REQUISITE INPUTS
  DEVELOPMENT OF WORK BREAK DOWN STRUCTURE (WBS)
  PREPARE DETAILED SCHEDULE FOR EACH PROJECT PHASE
     & FOR EACH DISCIPLINE
  GET THE ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE COMMENTS
  INCORPORATE WHEREVER FEASIBLE

PLANNING FUNDAMENTALS

  •  ARROW ON ARROW (AOA)
  •  PROGRAM EVALUATION & REVIEW  TECHNIQUE (PERT)
  •  CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM)

PLANNING FUNDAMENTALS


PLANNING FUNDAMENTALS

  ACTIVITY
     -  DEFINITION OF THE TASK TO BE PERFORMED
  WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
     -   DESIGNING THE ACTIVITIES IN A STRUCTURED WAY SO THAT
          CONTROL IS EASIER
  TIME SPAN
      -  DEFINING/ESTIMATING THE DURATION FOR EACH ACTIVITY
  COST
     -  BUDGETING THE COST INVOLVED
  LOGIC
       -  DEFINING THE RELATION SHIPS
            -  FS   FINISH TO START
            -  SS   START TO START
            -  FF   FINISH TO FINISH
           -   SF   START TO FINISH    

WHY IS PLANNING REQUIRED ?


CUSTOMER NEEDS TO IMPLEMENT A PROJECT WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME SPAN & WITHIN A BUDGET WITH THE REQUIRED QUALITY.

PLANNING PROVIDES A LOGICAL, REALISTIC STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE THE CUSTOMER NEEDS.

WHAT IS PLANNING ?


A FORMULATED & ESPECIALLY STRUCTURED METHOD FOR PROPOSED PROCEEDINGS DECLARING THE TIME SPAN AND THE COST WITH A SEQUENCIAL & LOGICAL ARRANGEMENT.