Project Planning and Control

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. understand the planning and controlling roles in construction management; 2. understand different stages of planning in construction projects execution; 3. carry out productivity studies on construction sites; and 4. carry out cash flow analysis.

Meaning and nature of capital projects: The meaning of management and its role in construction; the planning and controlling roles in management; different stages of planning in the execution of building projects. Practical steps in planning and control during the execution of building projects: Co-ordination, control and supervision of simple and multiple contracts, site layout, introduction to work study; productivity studies. Financing capital projects; working capital, flow of funds.