scholarly journals A COMPARISON OF PROJECT PLANNING AND SCHEDULING SOFTWARE’S PRIMAVERA AND MICROSOFT PROJECT USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 78-87
Author(s):  
Sudarshan S ◽  
Geena George
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Planning And Scheduling ◽  
General Sequence ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Project Management Software

Planning and scheduling is extremely important role in construction projects thank to the increasing difficulties during this field. Construction Planning is that the necessary warning to Scheduling and determining general sequence, defining labour tasks, construction methods and assigning responsibilities, inappropriate planning can cause major delays with the project work. For the planning and scheduling work requires huge amount of  paperwork, which makes the management very burdensome. These problems may be solved employing a  project management software which helps to grant a planned approach to planning. Nowadays use of project management (PM) software as a tool for managing and organizing work has gained its importance in construction industry and continues to grow at a faster pace in other industries also. During this study, attempt is made  to check project management software such as MS project and Primavera and their feasibility is studied.

scholarly journals Planning and Scheduling of Nagpur Metro Project using Smart-sheet tool

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1032-1035
Author(s):  
Janhvi A. Sahare
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Cost Optimization ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Planning And Scheduling ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Project Management Software ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Complex Project

Abstract: Smart-Sheet is a project management software product, developed and sold by Smart consultancies. It is designed to assist a project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analysing workloads. Smart sheet can be used as a standalone tool for tracking project progress or it can be used for tracking complex project distributed in many geographical areas and managed by a number of project managers. Smart Sheet is designed to assist a project manager in: 1) Developing a plan, 2) Assigning resources to tasks, 3) Tracking progress, 4) Managing budget and 5) Analysing workloads. In this study an effort is made to estimate the changes in overall cost and time required to execute the phase 1 work of Nagpur metro rail project when done by conventional execution approach and when done by project management software tool of smart sheet Keywords: Project management, Smart sheet, Conventional construction execution, Cost optimization, Time optimization, Resource optimization.

Withdrawn: The Use of Project Management Software in Construction Industry

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1985-1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amiruddin Ismail ◽  
Khalim A. Rashid ◽  
Wisam J. Hilo
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Project Management Software

MITIGATING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SCHEDULE OVERRUNS

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mulenga Mukuka ◽  
Clinton Aigbavboa ◽  
Wellington Thwala
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Project Schedule ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Planning And Scheduling

There are many factors that contribute to the causes of schedule overruns in construction projects. This ranges from factors inherent in the technology and its management, to those resulting from the physical, social, and financial environment. Schedule overruns can give rise to disruption of work and loss of productivity, late completion of project, increased time related costs and third party claims and abandonment or termination of contract. Schedule overruns are costly and often result in disputes and claims. Hence, the need to identify mitigation measures of construction projects overruns that will bring about the timely delivery of construction projects. This paper assesses the measures to mitigate against construction projects schedule overruns in the Gauteng Province construction industry in South African. The data used in this paper were derived from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data were collected through a questionnaire distributed to construction professionals in the study area. Data received from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics procedures. Findings revealed that proper project planning and scheduling, effective strategic planning, site management and supervision, amongst others, were the major mitigation measures of construction projects schedule overruns in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. This study contributes to the body of knowledge on the subject of the measures of mitigating against construction project schedule overruns in the Gauteng Province construction industry.

The Role of Software in Construction Management

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-97
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Scheduling ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Planning And Scheduling ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Construction Engineering ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Software Market

Civil construction projects not only need to be executed on time; these also require that budgetary overruns are not allowed to take place needlessly. The traditional constraints involving time, quality, and money must always be paid close attention for a project to be considered commercial and engineering success. In this chapter, the authors discuss the role of project management software and the various commercial options available in the software market for entrepreneurs, engineers, and project planners to explore. They also discuss the need for activity codes and project scheduling types and the significance of these in civil construction engineering. The importance of planning and scheduling cannot be overestimated in a world where competition is high and civil construction companies often find themselves on razor's edge to stay afloat and remain profitable.

scholarly journals An integration of spreadsheet and project management software for cost optimal time scheduling in construction

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1627-1637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadej Valenko ◽  
Uroš Klanšek
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Optimal Time ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Project Management Software ◽  
Time Scheduling ◽  
Total Project Cost ◽  
Total Project

AbstractSuccessful performance and completion of construction projects highly depend on an adequate time scheduling of the project activities. On implementation of time scheduling, the execution modes of activities are most often required to be set in a manner that enables in achieving the minimum total project cost. This paper presents an approach to cost optimal time scheduling, which integrates a spreadsheet application and data transfer to project management software (PMS). At this point, the optimization problem of project time scheduling is modelled employing Microsoft Excel and solved to optimality using Solver while organization of data is dealt by macros. Thereupon, Microsoft Project software is utilized for further managing and presentation of optimized time scheduling solution. In this way, the data flow between programs is automated and possibilities of error occurrence during scheduling process are reduced to a minimum. Moreover, integration of spreadsheet and PMS for cost optimal time scheduling in construction is performed within well-known program environment that increases the possibilities of its wider use in practice. An application example is shown in this paper to demonstrate the advantages of proposed approach.

scholarly journals PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE IN THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL (VOCATIONAL) EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
pp. 124-132
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Radkevych
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Software Interface ◽  
Management Behaviour ◽  
Project Management Software ◽  
Project Objectives

Relevance. The digitalization of society and education has changed approaches to management behaviour, which is noticeable in terms of project management in professional (vocational) education schools. It has led to the allocation of resources to ensure the effective functioning of professional (vocational) education schools and enhance their competitiveness by improving their internal processes and expanding the range of educational services provided to students and the adult population. Aim: the study aims to clarify the characteristics of project management in the field of professional (voca- tional) education through the use of specialized software. Methods. Analysis of project management software. This method made it possible to differentiate the soft- ware into structural elements. It allowed establishing interconnections between the elements of the software as a system. Certain features of an internal logical construction of the software interface for project management were described by using external and internal interpretations (the descriptive method) and the method of analysis. Such methods as comparison and collation play an essential place in the study. By comparison, the differences between the software products were determined. By collation, the similarities between the software for project management were clarified and, as a result, its specificity. Results: the list and key features of project management software in the field of professional (vocational) education were outlined. Conclusions: project planning in professional (vocational) education schools is used for displaying the schedule of project objectives graphically and visualizing the interaction between its internal objectives; document sharing and teamwork implemented through a central document repository; exchange of calendars and contacts: project schedules, dates of activities and contacts, which should be automatically updated in all calendars of the persons conducting project activities; control over failures and unforeseen consequences.

An Automated Progress Tracking System for Industrial Facility Construction Projects

2013 ◽  
Vol 671-674 ◽  
pp. 2973-2977
Author(s):  
Jaeh Yun Choi ◽  
Kyu Sung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Industrial Plant ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Facility Construction

As amount of information in construction industry is growing, the role of information system in project management is becoming increasingly important. With the emerging IT application to the advancing construction industry, construction project management system with advanced technology has been progressed vigorously to improve construction productivity and management efficiency. Recently, a web-based Project Management Information System (PMIS) is developed to support decision-making process by efficiently managing project related information generated from various discipline. Many firms are in the process of developing the PMIS system or already have been applied the system to various projects. However, PMIS is still in its early stage of development to be applied at industrial plant construction projects. With the complexity of the industrial plant projects, the industry practitioners need to be able to visualize the construction schedule information to manage the project efficiently. This study suggests methodologies for improving PMIS specialized for industrial plant piping construction projects to estimate the baseline schedule and performance measurement more accurately by developing a framework for the piping construction projects. By using this developed system, the researchers expect that piping construction projects will be more efficiently managed on a real-time basis through measuring progress of piping at each and every state of progress milestone and provide management with opportunities to forecast the level of efforts required to execute the remaining work scope in a timely manner.

scholarly journals STANDARDIZATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE USING CHANGE MANAGEMENT

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Henry Chong ◽  
Violitta Yesmaya ◽  
Ardian Eko Y.P. ◽  
Novita Sariand ◽  
Zakharia Yudistia Malino
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Management Of Change ◽  
Management Software ◽  
The World ◽  
Project Management Software ◽  
Business Needs ◽  
Current Business

There is nothing in this world that do not change unless the change itself. Almost every aspect of the world, particularly the world of IT, can changed. In project management software, for instance, people have to work on software that frequently subject to change. That is why the greatest challenge faced by the company within today's competitive world is how to deal with those changes. In relation with the previous explanation, the objective of this research is to standardize project management in software development by using change management. Objective will finally help project developer to ensure that the management of project has a need of standardization that essential for reflecting the current business needs. To achieve the objectives, this research will also attempt to show why does the standardization using the change management is essential task, which is almost inevitable. This research directed for discussing about the management of change as a common way to reduce risks, costs and maximizing the benefit from major changes in business and information technology. The result showed that the project can determined as success because it delivered on time, on budged and have a standardized quality. Tidak ada di dunia ini yang tidak berubah kecuali perubahan itu sendiri. Hampir setiap aspek dunia, khususnya dunia IT, dapat berubah. Dalam perangkat lunak manajemen proyek, misalnya, orang harus bekerja pada perangkat lunak yang sering mengalami perubahan. Itu sebabnya tantangan terbesar yang dihadapi perusahaan dalam dunia yang kompetitif saat ini adalah bagaimana menghadapi perubahan tersebut. Sehubungan dengan penjelasan sebelumnya, tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk standarisasi manajemen proyek dalam pengembangan perangkat lunak dengan menggunakan manajemen perubahan. Tujuan akhirnya akan membantu pengembang proyek untuk memastikan bahwa manajemen proyek memiliki kebutuhan standarisasi yang penting untuk mencerminkan kebutuhan bisnis saat ini. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, penelitian ini juga akan mencoba menunjukkan mengapa standarisasi menggunakan manajemen perubahan adalah tugas penting yang tidak dapat dihindari. Penelitian ini diarahkan untuk membahas tentang manajemen perubahan sebagai cara umum untuk mengurangi risiko, biaya dan memaksimalkan manfaat dari perubahan besar dalam bisnis teknologi dan informasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa proyek tersebut dapat dinyatakan sukses karena disampaikan tepat waktu, sesuai budget dan memiliki kualitas standar.

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