What Is the Importance of Project Scheduling & Its Role in Construction Projects?

Scheduling plays vital role in every  stages of the Project. With detailed scheduling of the project, Project manager shall be able to..

1. Execute Project planning as per the agreed plans./ deliverbales.

2. Resource Planning -optimazation, allocation.

3. Ensure reduction wasteful resoureces.

4. Delivery schedule.

5. Take care of any deviations/ pitfall in a controlled manner.

6.  on time delivery of the project - and result in cost effectiveness.

7. Finally the On schedule delivery resulls in financial benefits, faster realization of ROI and reduction of cost overrun.

Scheduling is the way we actually manage a project. Without scheduling, nothing or nobody is managing the project and hence amounts to failure of a project. Scheduling describes guidance and pathway for a project to run. It defines certain milestones and deliverables which need to be achieved on a timely basis for successful completion of a project. Monitoring the schedule provides an idea of the impact the current problems are having on the project, and provides opportunities to enhance or reduce the scope of a milestone/phase in the project.

It also provides a medium for continuous feedback on how the project is progressing and if there are issues that need to be dealt with or if the client needs to be told about a delay in delivery. 

The role of the project manager encompasses many activities including:

• Planning and Defining Scope
• Activity Planning and Sequencing
• Resource Planning
• Developing Schedules
• Time Estimating
• Cost Estimating
• Developing a Budget
• Documentation
• Creating Charts and Schedules
• Risk Analysis
• Managing Risks and Issues
• Monitoring and Reporting Progress
• Team Leadership
• Strategic Influencing
• Business Partnering
• Working with Vendors
• Scalability, Interoperability and Portability Analysis
• Controlling Quality
• Benefits Realisation

C - Set realistic time frames to assign resources appropriately and manage quality to decrease costly errors. Pre-Production jobs always save money and time with zero error and100 efficiency in95% cases.