Resource Management in Construction Projects - a case study

Construction Project refers to a high stake endeavour aiming at time bound predetermined performance objective. Unless matching resources are planned and procured, no activity can be executed according to a prefixed time schedule. Project managers must take complex decisions under different scheduling needs (such as smooth resource utilization profiles and resource constraints) and under conditions of uncertainty that sometimes extend beyond task durations. The present study deals with resource scheduling for a fast track project with constrained durations. The study has been carried out in two phases. In the first phase, with the aid of PRIMAVERA software project schedule for various activities for the construction of a commercial building was prepared. Subsequently, requirements of resources were attributed to the activities based on Standard Schedule Rates (CPWD). The requisite data has been collected from the detailed drawings and prevailing site conditions. In the second phase, a Resource Constrained Analysis was carried out by Resource Leveling for various activities by decreasing resources with increased duration to study the time-cost implications.