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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Network Fundamentals

The document discusses key concepts in project management and network diagrams. It defines organizational elements, principles, and management responsibilities. It then explains the fundamental elements of PERT/CPM networks including activities, events, paths, dummy activities, and activity duration. Finally, it provides examples of network logic scenarios showing the sequential relationships between activities.

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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Network Fundamentals

The document discusses key concepts in project management and network diagrams. It defines organizational elements, principles, and management responsibilities. It then explains the fundamental elements of PERT/CPM networks including activities, events, paths, dummy activities, and activity duration. Finally, it provides examples of network logic scenarios showing the sequential relationships between activities.

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Notes to remember: (Recap)

What is organization?
*Effective cooperation of individuals
Structural Elements of Organization
*Men, Materials, Machine, Methods & Money
Principles of good Organization
Principle of objective, Simplicity,
Functionalism, Departmentalization, Centralization of
Authority and Responsibility, Limited Span of Control,
Analysis
What is Management?
* It is the process of directing work of people, It
is the function of getting things done through others
effort
Construction Management Responsibilities
* Managing, Quality Assurance, Contracts,

CE 525
Safety, Communication, Permitting
Construction Management Phases
* Conceptualization Phase, Planning Phase,
Execution & Control Phase, Closure Phase
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Network Fundamentals

BY: ENGR. ARIS D. AMBOS, CE


Events- a point in
Finish
time signifying the Excavation
Activities -it is the actual
Fundamental work between events
beginning or end of
one or more activities
Activity A

Elements of Activity A Start

PERT/CPM Bulk excavation PERT/


Excavation

CPM

Path – is a sequence of activities that leads


from the starting node to the finishing node.
Dummy Activity – is an arrow on a network Time - is the time
showing the dependent relationship between it takes an activity
two activities. It may be used in the network to to be finished
distinguish between two or more parallel
activities.
Duration of an Activity –It is the span of time
from the early start to its early finish or from its
late start to its late finish.
ADDITIONAL NOTE:
Network Logic – in this system of planning, the activity
is represented by an arrow. Unless the
network is being drawn to a time scale the length of the
Steps in Producing a Network: arrow is irrelevant.
 Listing the activities.
Activity – an action that consumes resources and
 Producing a network showing requires time to accomplish its objective.
the logical relationship between
activities. Arrow Diagram/Network Diagram – is composed of a
number of arrows and nodes. The network diagram
 Assessing the duration of each describes sequential relationships among different
activity, producing a schedule, activities on a project. The arrows should
and determining the start and
always point to the right. The arrow which represents
finish times of each activity and
the floats available. activity is identified by a numbered circle at its
tail (I-Node) and another number circle at its head
 Assessing the resources (J-Node). The description of the activity is written
required. along the arrow.
Activity A

Bulk excavation
NETWORK DIAGRAMMING OR NETWORK LOGIC SCENARIO:
1. Work B cannot start until after work A is completed 3. A must be completed before either B or C can start

A B B
A
C
2. C cannot start until both A and B are completed
4. Both A and B must be completed before C can start. D
Depends only on B not A. X is called Dummy.
A
C A C
B

B D

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