Introduction
Syllabus and Evaluation Criteria
CPM and PERT (CE 306)
B.Tech 3rd Year (Sem-V):
Dr. Jitendra Singh Yadav
Assistant Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur
B. Tech. (Open Elective)
PROGRAMME
V/3rd
SEM./YEAR
CPM and PERT
COURSE NAME
CE 306
COURSE CODE
3
CREDIT
3(Theory) + 0(Tutorial) + 0(Practical) = 3 (In Week)
CONTACT HOURS
36 hrs.
TOTAL LECTURE HRS.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• To introduce the fundamental concepts relevant to project scheduling.
• To impart knowledge about the basic principles of CPM and PERT.
• To enable the students to find probability of completion of a project in a specified duration.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to
CO1: Develop bar-chart based schedule and understand its limitations,
CO2: Develop critical path method (CPM) based network and estimate various times and floats,
CO3: Understand the implementation of network technique,
CO4: Develop PERT based network and find probability of completion of a project in a specified duration, and
CO5: Understand time-cost relationship for projects.
Lecture Plan
SN TOPICS LEC. HRS
1. Project Planning: 6 Hours
Definition, Importance of Subject and Applications. 1
Work breakdown structure, scheduling by bar charts, 2
Limitation of bar charts, milestone charts, and multiple calendar date scheduling 3
using bar chart.
2. Network Techniques in Project Management-I (CPM): 12 Hours
Introduction with network techniques, classification of activities, 2
Rules for developing networks, network development-logic of network, 2
Numbering events, network analysis, determination of project schedules, 4
Critical path, floats in activities, updating, resources allocation, resources 4
smoothing and resources leveling
3. Network Techniques in Project Management-II (PERT): 10 Hours
Probability concept in network, optimistic time, pessimistic time, 3
Most likely time, lapsed time, deviation, variance, standard deviation, 3
Slack critical path, probability of achieving completion time, central limit 4
theorem.
4. Cost-Time Analysis 8 Hours
Cost versus time, direct cost, indirect cost, total project cost and optimum 3
duration,
4
Contracting the network for cost optimization, steps in time cost optimization 5
BOOKS and References:
1. Project Planning and Control with PERT and CPM by B.C. Punmia and K.K. Khandelwal.
2. Project Management Technique in Planning and Controlling Construction Projects by H.N. Ahuja.
3. Construction Project Management: Planning, Scheduling and Control by K.K. Chitkara.
4. Project Management with CPM, PERT and Precedence Diagramming byJ. Moder, , C. Phillips and E. Davis.
5. PERT and CPM -Principles and Applications by L.S. Srinath.
EVALUATION FORMAT AND CRITERIA
Course work
Sessional Exmaination
End Term Examination
Total 100%
Course Work
Contents Nos. Date Distribution
Objective Test 5 10%
Assignment/Class Test 5 10%
*tentative date; final date will be finalized between mutual understanding
CONTACT DETAILS
Seating Place: Room-205, Department of Civil Engineering, NITH
E-mail:
[email protected]Contact No.: +91 96537871650,
Thank You!!!
8/29/2020 Prepared By: Dr. Jitendra Singh Yadav