Project Management
Project Management represents a set of activities necessary for the successful delivery of a project within specified constraints. In BIM Excellence, Project Management is a Competency Topic within the Functional Competency set and is defined as "Managing projects where BIM Workflows are used and Model-based Deliverables are specified"…Also Refer to Construction Management
- Activity Based Scheduling
A scheduling method (e.g. Critical Path Method) based on activities, their respective durations and interdependencies
- Construction Management
The set of activities necessary to organise the delivery of a construction project within established design, budget and time constraints. Construction Management include Cost Planning, Value Engineering and several other key activities
- Construction Scheduling
The use of 'time' as a parameter to simulate the construction sequence. Model elements (or groups of elements) are driven by activities/tasks identified within a construction schedule and linked to resources and their costs. Construction scheduling may be based on the Activity based Scheduling (e.g. Critical Path Method) or Location Based Scheduling
- Critical Path Method
A Project Management method used to plan/schedule a project by listing all activities required to complete it (using Work Breakdown Structure), calculating the duration of each and identifying the dependencies between them. A 'critical' activity is the one which has the longest duration and 'a critical path' is the sequence of these 'critical' activities adding up to reveal the longest overall project duration
- Earned Value Management
A project management technique which has three criteria: Planned Value (PV), Earned Value (EV) and Actual Cost (AC). EVM thus combines the measurements of scope, schedule, and cost in a single integrated approach. Also refer to Value Management
- Gantt Chart
The schedule of activities for a project. A Gantt Chart is based on the Critical Path Method and shows an activity's start and finish dates, critical and non-critical activities, slack (float) time, and predecessor relationships
- Lean Construction
A Construction Management method, a Project Management strategy, and a production theory focusing on minimising waste in materials, time and effort, and maximising value across both design and construction phases of a project
- Location Based Scheduling
A construction scheduling method which focuses on creating continuous work for resources as they flow through the construction site. The main goal of Location Based Scheduling is to preserve the productivity rate of work crews by minimizing the number (and the time between) their starts/stops as they move from location to location
- Risk Management
The process of identifying, analysing, minimising and mitigating risks associated with a project. Risks include time overruns, change in legislative environments, financial risks, industrial disputes, workplace injuries, etc.
- Work Breakdown Structure
A tree-structure breakdown of a project into its smaller components intended to organise and define the total scope of a project. WBS (within the construction industry) specifies the activities and tasks necessary to design and/or build a project. WBS is used in both Activity Based Scheduling and Location Based Scheduling