Reference no: EM133871204

Final Plan (To be completed with the use of planning software)

Your employer has been impressed with the quality of your previous draft project schedule for re-developing the land and constructing the buildings and has therefore appointed you as the Project Planner for this Project.

However, because of the increased level of detail, number of resourced activities, and the necessary inter-relationship between the various trades etc, your employer has insisted that this new plan, whilst generally based on the previous plan structure, is now further developed to a minimum of 200+ activities and is presented using a commercially available project scheduling software package.

The Infrastructure Development aspect of this project (Bulk Earthworks, Service Reticulation, etc) has been sub-contracted out to a third party Civil & Service Engineering sub-contractor. However, a programme of work (though less detailed than the House construction) will still need to be included within your overall plan under the sub-heading of "Infrastructure Work" with all the relevant infrastructure to/from construction interactions included and shown.

The (five house) Construction aspect of this project which your organisation will undertake in-house, requires that you produce a detailed programme that identifies each of the tasks to be carried out, their duration, their relationship to each other and the fully costed resources necessary to carry out these tasks. Due to the number of different sized blocks of townhouses, it has been agreed that you will develop in detail a programme of work for the construction of one house (as per the details shown on the house drawings provided). From this, all the detailed tasks (and hammock) durations can be determined, and copied pro-rata for the other 4 house blocks, which can then be included within your programme schedule simply as a "rolled up" higher level activity.

For marketing purposes the client has also asked for a visual representation (in 3 dimensions) showing the main construction stages (including times) of a single house throughout its construction process, including at the completion stage.

Include within this Project Planning Report, you should provide a detailed discussion outlining the planning concepts and processes considered important in formulating this complete programme of work, with any supporting information you consider relevant. Also include a project conclusion, examining in detail what (if anything) extra you have done (or may propose doing), to ensure an efficient program of work, and discussing the full effect of any modifications to the original plan, including activity status, delays, practical completion, total cost, cashflow and resourcing. Get online assignment help in the USA!

You must demonstrate your comprehension of the concepts and possible effects on the overall project work plan of the information and changes presented below, and are to prepare a resourced project time schedule for review during the project construction as detailed below:

Part (1) Baseline Schedule

The earliest start date for construction (site access) is still Thursday 1st January 2026 and students are to include within their report under the title of "Part 2(1) (Baseline Schedule)" the following:

• A copy of the fully resourced, project, programme of works, prepared in Gantt view as the "Baseline Project" plan. This project time schedule is to identify:

o WBS codes
o All On-Site Prelims and On Site Construction (in-house & sub- contract)
o A fully detailed construction schedule for a single house block with rolled-up activities for the other four houses.
o The Critical Path
o Activity ID, Activity Description, Original Duration, Early Start, Early Finish, Late Start, Late Finish, and Total Float in columnar format
o Expected Total Project Cost and Project Duration
o Timescale in a minimum time increment of days
o A copy of the Working Dates & Times (for each of the different project calendars).
• Full copies of the resource sheet showing the complete list of materials, plant, labour & sub-contract resources (with no over allocation).
o Please Note: Your employment agreement states all employed tradespeople are paid $75 per hour, all non-tradespeople are paid $50 per hour, normal working week is 10hrs Mon to Fri and 5hrs Sat, hours worked above these times attract a 50% overtime rate, with a pay increase of 5% effective on 1st July each year.

o Material, Plant and Sub-contractor rates are as determined by yourselves and do not follow the above overtime increases or limitations.

• Comment on project expectations and any additional information to the above to support your planning approach

Part (2) Actual Construction

You should include in your report under the title of "Part 2(2) (Mid-Point of Project)" the following:

• A project time schedule prepared in Gantt view (with the same activities and resources as the Baseline Schedule) identifying the approximate mid-project status of each activity with a status line, and also identifying the percent complete for each of the activities, assuming the project is on time at the mid- point.

• The project network analysis at the project midpoint, in an efficient layout format suitable for presentation in this assignment. This network view is to identify the:
o Critical activities going forward for the following month
o Activities completed during the previous month
o Activities commenced but not yet completed
• Details of any labour cost increases effective by this date
• Relevant reports and comments in support of your analysis (i.e. tasks in progress, completed tasks to date, and the critical tasks for the remaining
activities, etc).

Part (3) Actual Completion (Project Completion without Changes)

Students are to include within their report under the title of "Part 2(3) (Project Completion)" the following:
• A project time schedule prepared in Gantt view (with the same activities and resources as the Baseline Schedule) assuming there has been no delays to any activities. This project time schedule is to show all the activities at 100% and the Total Project Cost and Project Length
• The S - Curve and Cost Histogram for the completed project.
• Comments on the project's actual construction, include any additional information to the above to support your planning approach.

Part (4) Delayed Construction (Project Completion with Changes)
Students are to include within their report under the title of "Part 2(4) (Project Completion with Delays)" the following:
• A project time schedule prepared in Gantt view (with the same activities and resources as the Baseline Schedule), but now with the schedule based on the following assumptions:
o The contractor was unable to secure all required approvals in time, so the on-site work did not actually start until Wednesday 1st April 2026.
o All Infrastructure Works, Set Out, Detailed Earthworks, and FRP Concrete productivity, (actually achieved on site), increased by 20% compared to what was originally planned (i.e. these trades worked 20% faster than originally envisaged).
• This revised project time schedule is to be shown in comparison to the original "Baseline" chart, and is to identify as a minimum:
o All On-Site Prelims and On-Site Work .
o Activity ID, Activity Description, Durations,
o Timescale in a minimum time increment of days
o All schedule changes shown compared to the Baseline Chart
• Total new Project Cost and new Project Length.
• Calculate and show compared to the baseline the impact to the S-Curve and the project cost/timeframe and project value etc for this delayed project (the original contract sum for this project is 15% higher than the Baseline Programme Cost to cover off-site overheads and profit).

• Written commentary on the above changes discussing fully any concepts underlying these changes, including the impact on Practical Completion, Total Cost, Cash Flow, Resourcing, etc, and discussion of any remedial options potentially available to the construction project team to minimise any negative issues.

Part (5) Asta Townhouse Construction (4D Visualisations) (ALL GROUP) Students are to include within their report under the title of "Part 2(5) (4D Visualisation)" the following:
• The same House construction (Not Total Project) schedule (as provided in the Part 2(1) baseline schedule) showing 3D visualisations at student determined relevant stages to show the construction process and timeframes etc:
• Written commentary on the above visualisations, discussing any scheduling problems and/or advantages highlighted by including a 4D (Time) element to your original 3D project schedule.