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A line on a [[bar chart]] that represents the timing and duration of an activity.

Feb 3, 2009

Budget

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It can be defined, generally, as a sum of money that has been allocated for a particular prupose, or event. A budget represents an approved estimate for either the entire project or for a particular schedule [[activity]] or work structure breakdown c...

Feb 5, 2009

Schedule Levels

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Schedule Levels... When producing programmes for a project, I use the following levels of programmes: LEVEL 1 : Project Management overview schedule/programme, by Project Phase. LEVEL 2 : Area or Process/Utility Unit schedule/programme, by Project Ph...

Feb 5, 2009

Activity Codes

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Activity Codes / Coding Systems One objective in many construction planning efforts is to define the plan within the constraints of a universal coding system for identifying activities. Each activity defined for a project would be identified by a pre...

Feb 5, 2009

Activity Durations

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Activity Durations... In most scheduling procedures, each work activity has an associated time duration. These durations are used extensively in preparing a schedule. All formal scheduling procedures rely upon estimates of the durations of the variou...

Feb 5, 2009

Concurrent Delay

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Introduction The claiming and granting of extensions of time in large infrastructure projects is often a complicated and fractious process. One common reason for this is the issue of concurrent delay. A concurrent delay occurs when two or more causes...

Mar 7, 2009

Schedule Variance

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A parameter of [[Earned Value Analysis]]. The difference between the [[Budgeted Cost]] of work carried out and the budgeted cost of work planned. The difference between the planned performance and actual performance. The difference between identical ...

Feb 3, 2009

Contigous Piling

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Principles of Construction Often known as "Colcrete" piling, which is a type of trade name. Usually replaced by diaphragm walling methods.Essentially typical bored piles, or down-the-hold bored piles, are constructed with a spacing such that each pil...

Feb 7, 2009

Activity ID

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A unique code, usually alpha-numeric, that identifies each activity in a project programme or schedule.

Jan 29, 2009

Bar Chart

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A graphical chart on which activities are represented as bars drawn against a common time scale. Typically a date scale is drawn across the top of the page and a list of activities down the left hand side of the page. Activity timing and durations ar...

Feb 3, 2009

Calendar

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A list of the time intervals during which activities can be worked and / or resources used. Typical data includes working days/non-working days, start and finish times for work-shifts, weekends, holiday periods and extra workdays. Each activity and/o...

Feb 3, 2009

Constraint

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Restrictions that affect the sequence or timing of an activity. These include predecessor dependencies but more often refer to Imposed Dates. An imposed date restriction on the start or finish of an activity that overrides logic relationships. Positi...

Jan 29, 2009

Delay & Disruption Protocol

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DELAY AND DISRUPTION PROTOCOL INTRODUCTION The Protocol has been produced by a drafting sub-committee formed by a group of members of the Society of Construction Law. The Protocol is not intended to be a contract document. The information, recommenda...

Feb 5, 2009

Activity Duration

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The time period calculated or estimated to carry out an activity. Each activity is uniquely identified by an [[Activity ID]]

Feb 3, 2009

Critical Path Method

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The term Critical Path Method (CPM) refers to a specific technique of schedule Network Analysis that is used to determine the amount of flexibility that exists in regards to the scheduling of a particular and specific logical network path with the ne...

Feb 2, 2009