Every project is unique. The key to the timely completion of a project is time management. This is achieved by implementing an effective Project Control System during the design and execution stages.

 

Upon Notice to Proceed, the Project Control Systems (PCS) Manager, in association with the Project Manager will develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that organizes and defines the scope of work into manageable work packages. Activities will be identified for the project that must be performed to produce the various deliverables. Then, the sequencing of the activities will be formulated to recognize the interactivity dependencies. An estimate of the work periods that will be needed to complete individual activities will follow.

A Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule will then be developed using the latest version of Primavera Project Planner (P6), or any other reliable program, to relate the activity sequences, durations and identify resources requirements. The CPM schedule will represent a working document for controlling the project duration, allowing for flexibility (or float) in achieving the target milestones.