MS Project for Planning Engineers & Civil Engineers

Explore lead and lag in project scheduling, learn to prepone and postpone activities, and apply minus and plus symbols to model start dates and predecessors.

Master Gantt chart settings in Microsoft Project by using zoom for entire project and time-frames, then configure timescale with top, middle, and bottom tiers for year, month, and day views.

Learn to customize Gantt chart bars in MS Project, adjusting bar styles, start, middle, and end shapes, colors, and text positions, and apply layout settings for clearer task visuals.

Learn how to apply constraints in MS Project, such as must start on and must finish on, with examples like slab casting, and prefer adjusting predecessors and durations.

Learn how to build a work breakdown structure for civil projects by breaking down blocks, substructure, foundation, and building floors, enabling precise data and scheduling.

Link activities in a work breakdown structure and navigate macro to micro schedules in MS Project, using summary tasks and level views to interpret Gantt chart for Kamath commercial building.

Learn to build a work breakdown structure up to level seven in a large project, using indent and outdent options, outline levels, and summary tasks for ground to foundation activities.

Apply the critical path method (CPM) to identify the longest duration path and compute durations manually. Determine the 35-day critical path and verify results with software.

Learn to validate the critical path in MS Project using CPM, set auto schedule, link predecessors, and identify critical tasks on a Gantt chart for civil engineering project planning.

Learn to compute the critical path method using a fixed network, adjust durations, identify critical activities, and validate results in software and Excel.

Explore the program evaluation review technique (pert) for project planning, including forward and backward pass calculations, early start/finish, late start/finish, float, critical path, and manual calculation for planning engineers.

Learn to validate pert in project software by setting durations, establishing predecessors, and computing early start, late finish, and total slack to identify the critical path.

Master PERT analysis in Excel by linking durations, identifying critical activities via zero float, and verifying results against software to ensure accurate project timelines.

Learn how to plan resources for construction projects by classifying manpower, machinery, materials, and money, and by assigning work, material, and cost in a resource sheet.

Assign resources like excavators, cement, and masons to activities, calculate total project costing, and introduce resource over-allocation and leveling.

Learn how to identify over allocations in Microsoft Project using the resource graph and resource sheet, apply manual leveling by increasing manpower or delaying activities, and explore auto leveling.

Master resource levelling with the auto level method to resolve over allocations, then compare manual adjustments and delaying activities using a resource sheet with bar bender, reinforcement, and starter concrete.

Assign a baseline in MS Project to convert planning into tracking, adding baseline duration, baseline start, and baseline finish columns, then set the baseline to compare planned versus actual progress.

Set up baseline and tracking schedules in Microsoft Project, then monitor on-site progress by recording actual start and finish dates and updating percentage complete.

Learn how to track delays in project schedules using duration, start, and finish variance in a Gantt chart, with real-time tracking and practical examples from earthwork and PCC.

Learn to compare planned versus actual progress using a baseline tracking schedule, update the project, and identify delays by tracking percentage complete to keep the project on time.

Master Microsoft project setup for a G+4 commercial building, including naming, saving format, calendar and schedule settings, and enabling auto schedule while typing activities for a live project.

Create a live ms project calendar by building a new calendar, setting the project start date and end date, configuring working times, and adding holidays up to 2025.

Build a complete level 6 work breakdown structure for a G+4 commercial building, organizing earthwork, substructure, superstructure, and finishing into hierarchical summary tasks.

Plan earthwork and footing concreting by balancing quantity, productivity, and manpower to estimate durations and contingencies, then sequence plain cement concrete, reinforcement, and formwork for efficient construction.

Plan starter concrete for column footings using starter frames, then sequence reinforcement, shuttering, and formwork with start-to-start and finish-to-start relationships to optimize parallel work.

Explore start-to-start and finish-to-start dependencies in live project schedules, using concrete formwork and plinth examples, and learn when to apply each relationship for realistic timelines.

Plan plinth beam construction from backfilling to final concreting, including reinforcement, formwork, and shuttering. Calculate quantities, productivity, and sequencing, with curing, compaction, and parallel activities.

Plan ground floor construction from plinth beam to starter concrete, reinforcement, and formwork, coordinating backfilling, shuttering, concreting, and beam and slab works for efficient progress.

Learn how to plan typical floors from ground to terrace, including layout consistency and the sequencing of concreting, reinforcement, and formwork for civil engineers using Microsoft Project.

Explore finishing sequences for the ground floor, including blockwork up to the lintel, lintel beam casting, and plastering, with shuttering, column hacking, and material management to ensure proper bonding.

Master finishing activities across all floors by linking durations, calculating start dates, and updating the Gantt chart, using finish-to-start relationships and lead-lag logic for masonry, plastering, electrical, and terrace work.

Plan and sequence external plumbing, sewer lines, plastering, terrace waterproofing, and common area works, and master project tracking, baseline schedules, and client handover.

Explore live project execution from a four storey building, examining quantity estimation, tiles and plastering work, dado, parapet, and parallel activities to optimize scheduling.

Shorten project duration by targeting critical activities on the Gantt chart, adjust durations and predecessors along the critical path, and set a baseline for tracking progress.

Learn to identify critical tasks using the Gantt chart, adjust durations and predecessors to hit deadlines, and establish a closed network with successors to shorten project duration and track progress.

Learn to cost load BOQ up to footing concrete in MSP by entering quantities and rates into the resource sheet, covering excavation, PCC, RCC, steel, and shuttering for cash flow.

Master BOQ cost loading till plinth beam by detailing starter concrete, column concrete, reinforcement, formwork, shuttering, backfilling, PCC, and plinth beam quantities in MSP.

Loads the BOQ cost loading up to the ground floor level, detailing RCC column concrete rates, shuttering, reinforcement, slab and beam quantities, staircase work, and electrical conduit costs.

Learn BOQ cost loading for the super structure by detailing concrete, reinforcement, shuttering, formwork, and concealed electrical works, with floor-wise quantities and rates.

Learn to load the finishing resources in the MSP resource sheet, including masonry, plastering, tiling, door and window fixing, painting, and electrical and sanitary fixtures across ground to terrace floors.

Learn to load the BOQ up to ground floor finishing, assign resources, and break down masonry, lintel, and finishing activities with quantity and rate allocations.

Analyze boq cost loading for all floor finishing activities across multiple floors. Apply floor-wise quantities and rates for masonry, lintel, concrete, plastering, tiling, electrical, and painting.

Define and assign units for each material in a material resource sheet. Use cubic meter, square meter, and lump sum as appropriate, with electrical, masonry, and painting examples.

Create four tracking folders on your desktop: final approved schedule, baseline schedule, baseline tracking schedule, and actual tracking schedule; then save the project as final upload schedule with the project name in a comment.

Copy and rename baseline and tracking schedules, set baseline duration, start, and finish, then capture actual start, actual finish, and actual duration to analyze duration variance.

Track site progress by updating an Excel tracking sheet with activities, actual start/finish dates, and percent complete, then reschedule uncompleted work and analyze variance against the baseline.

Track civil construction progress in MSP by updating formwork, reinforcement, slab and column concreting, and electrical conduit; reschedule uncompleted work using actual start, finish, and percent complete.

Update the MSP-based schedule up to March 31 by recording actual start and finish dates for reinforcement, formwork, concreting, and backfilling, and discuss feasible fast tracking within quality constraints.

Track and update the Microsoft Project plan up to Feb 29, 2024, record start and finish dates for reinforcement, formwork, and concreting, and explore fast tracking to reduce durations.