ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

Many problems and applications are complicated to solve in a traditional way. Software is the effective solution that addresses this type of problem. These problems widely exist within the engineering field. Scheduling and Planning problem is the one of this problem. This problems addressed in this research in another way that is easier, simpler, and cheaper than the available software. There are many manual methods for solving the problem of planning and scheduling. The Critical Path Method (CPM) is the most common used method for a project planning and scheduling. The working procedure of this method includes several sequences. The first step is identification for each activity within the project. After that, the sequences of the activities should be determined. In addition, the duration of each activity should be estimated. Finally, the network diagram should be drawn. Consequently, many parameters of Planning and Scheduling can be found. The earliest start is the early time in which activity can be started. The earliest finish is the early time in which activity can be finished, and the succeed activity is started. Latest finish is time at which activity can be completed without delaying the project. Latest start is the latest finish time minus the time required to complete the activity.