Computer Project - Construction Project Scheduling and Control - page 421

Appendix A
Computer Project
You are scheduling a project: a two-story concrete office building with an area of about
4,000 square feet (SF) per floor. The first floor has a slab on a grade (SOG). The second
floor is made of a cast-in-place (CIP) concrete slab, carried by both concrete columns
and concrete masonry unit (CMU) walls. The roof is made of wood trusses topped
with sheathing and asphalt shingles. The schedule logic includes many simplifying
assumptions.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
1. This is an individual project, but group discussion is allowed and encouraged.
2. Your work will be done mainly on the computer. Some written parts may be
required. Make sure that your reports are marked clearly with your name, the
date, the report's name, the page number, and so forth.
3. Write down any assumptions you make. Submit a written copy with your
report.
4. The recommended software is Oracle Primavera P6 or Primavera Contractor.
Alternatively, you may use Microsoft (MS) Project, but if you do, remember
that combination relationships will not work in this program.
5. The project is composed of no more than 60 activities in case the software
(student version) has limitations.
6. The assignments pertain to topics covered in the body of this topic. Be sure
to keep an electronic copy of each assignment.
7. Make the start date 03-AUG-2015. Leave the finish date open.
8. In all calendars, enter the following as nonworkdays: New Year's Day
(January 1), Martin Luther King Day (3rd Monday of January), Memorial
Day (last Monday of May), July 4, Labor Day (1st Monday of September),
Thanks giving (4th Thursday of November) and the day after, and Christmas
(December 25). 1 If a holiday falls on a nonworkday, take the nearest workday
1 If you live in a country other than the United States, you may assign your country's holidays instead.
However, depending on the number of holidays and their distribution, your completion date may slightly
differ.
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