Planning Skills

1. DAY 02:Planning & Management Skills
for Market Vacancies :
 Importance of Time Management in Construction Projects.
 Planning Skills Vs Planning Tools.
 Is Planning Skill can be Taught ?
 Main Planning Skills required nowadays.
 Planning Vs Scheduling.
 Planning Principals.
 Obstacles to planning
Engineers Camp Event
LIVE @ 8:45 PM

2. Muhammad Nezar
Muhammad Nezar
SR. Planning Engineer
Certified Planning Engineer with more than 6 years of experience in
time management in residential, commercial, substations,
Infrastructure projects.
 PM Instructor, Freelancer PMO Engineer.
 Sr. Planning engineer in the field of project management and PMO.
 He worked as a PMO Engineer with leading construction companies in Egypt and
Gulf Area like NESMA & Partners, AIC international.
 He worked as a planning engineer for several leading construction companies in
Egypt such as El-Sewedy electric Group , CRC Dorra.
Instructor for:
 Planning & Scheduling Management.
 Primavera Oracle.

3. Constructor Profile
“Constructor is an innovative institute & leading Platform that provides different learning
opportunities through Practical business training programs for Engineers to be qualified enough to
accomplish their goals faster and easier”
In Constructor, we apply the latest methods of engagement and information sharing as well as
experience exchange rather than the one-way communication and outdated traditional methods. We
also use the motivation and inspiration to boost the trainees’ inner eagerness for learning new
methods, life styles and work techniques.
Constructor target is to provide unique services for the whole segments of the Engineers interested
in management, which give us the opportunity to create better learning channels and enlighten both
minds & hearts in Egypt.

4. Camp Schedule

5. Planning &
Management skills
• Construction Management main functions:
• Specification of the project goals.
• Resource effectiveness.
• Solid communication.
Why we need to manage construction
projects?

6. Planning &
Management skills
• One of Most important part of management is
planning:
• Reduce uncertainty (Future oriented vision)
• Improve efficiency of operation
• Obtain better understanding of objectives
• Provide Basis for monitoring and controlling work

7. Planning &
Management skills

8. Planning VS Scheduling
Baseline Schedule is a part of Plan

9. Planning VS Scheduling
Scenario 01
excavation
foundation
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30
Excavation
Foundation
Excavation =12 days
Foundation= 15 days
FS
0 12
12 27

10. Planning VS Scheduling
Scenario 02
excavation
foundation
0 3 6 9 12 15
Excavation
Foundation
Excavation =6 days
Foundation= 8 days
FS
0 6
6 14

11. Planning VS Scheduling
Scenario 03
excavation
foundation
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24
Excavation
Foundation
Excavation =12 days
Foundation= 15 days
SS with 6
FF with 9
0 12
6 21

12. Planning VS Scheduling
Scenario 04
excavation
foundation
0 3 6 9 12 15 18
Excavation
Foundation
Excavation =12 days
Foundation= 10 days
SS with 7
FF with 5
IF Foundation = 10 days
0 12
7 17

13. Planner main
functions in project
Future
Projection
Setting
Success
factors
Decision
support
Scope
definition
Deal with
different
scenarios

14. Planner main
functions in project
Putting
strategy
Setting
Success
factors
Decision
support
Scope
definition
Deal with
different
scenarios
What is strategy ?
IF you want to invite your friends to a dinner
• You Cook, invite them in house
• Order food, invite them in house
• Invite them in restaurant
• Bring cooker, invite them in house

15. Planner main
functions in project
Putting
strategy
Setting
Success
factors
Decision
support
Scope
definition
Deal with
different
scenarios
Case study: The Tunnel channel
To start with both sides to meet in the
middle
It saves half of project duration

16. Planner main
functions in project
Putting
strategy
Setting
Success
factors
Decision
support
Scope
definition
Deal with
different
scenarios

17. Planner main
functions in project
Putting
strategy
Setting
Success
factors
Decision
support
Scope
definition
Deal with
different
scenarios
Case Study: Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz
Road
• Flyover two main highways between
makka and jaddah
• Tough restriction on traffic
• Restricted by Haj and RAMADAN
season

18. Putting
strategy
Setting
Success
factors
Decision
support
Scope
definition
Deal with
different
scenarios
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

19. Putting
strategy
Setting
Success
factors
Decision
support
Scope
definition
Deal with
different
scenarios
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

20. Putting
strategy
Setting
Success
factors
Decision
support
Scope
definition
Deal with
different
scenarios
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

21. KAAR Project Bridges for ST01
Bridge 1
Bridge 3
Bridge 2
Bridge 4 Bridge 5
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

22. KAAR Project Overall Stages for ST01
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

23. KAAR Project Overall Stages for ST01
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

24. KAAR Project Bridges for ST02
Bridge 1
Bridge 3
Bridge 2
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

25. KAAR Project Overall Stages for ST02
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

26. KAAR Project Overall Stages for ST02
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

27. To make scaffolding for concrete bridge
Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

28. Flyover of King Abdul-Aziz Road

29. Main Planner Requirements
Technical knowledge Tools & Techniques Skill & Talent

30. Main Planner Requirements
Technical knowledge Tools & Techniques Skill & Talent
Planning knowledge
•PDM method (Critical path, total float, …)
•Resources allocation and histograms (S-Curve)
•Earned value management
•Basics of contract & Claims
Project knowledge
•Project management & operations
•Engineering & procurement operations
•Execution knowledge (Sequence of work, operations, Costs, Productivity
rates,…)

31. Main Planner Requirements
Technical knowledge Tools & Techniques Skill & Talent
Tools
•Primavera
•Microsoft excel
•Advanced tools (Power BI- Synchro)
Techniques
•Delay analysis
•4D planning

32. Main Planner Requirements
Technical knowledge Tools & Techniques Skill & Talent
Skills
•Visualizing
•Logical sequencing
•Reporting
•Communication skills
•Presentation skills

33. Discover your planning skill-talent
• You need to answer few questions
 How you start every Task/Study you have ?
 How you save information in your brain ( photos, Data, Story, Song,..)?
 When you plan for something, how you feel?
 How mush do you appreciate planning?

34. Multiple Intelligences
theory
Planner needs high percentage of :
• Visual Intelligence (picture Smart)
• Logic Intelligence (Logic smart)
• Interpersonal Intelligence (People smart)
Multiple Intelligence Test
• https://personalitymax.com/multiple-
intelligences-test/
Discover your planning skill-talent

35. How to Improve your planning Skill
• Always be future oriented.
• Practice on vision
• Use To-Do list
• Use Mind Maps
• Use SWOT analysis

36. How to Improve your planning Skill

37. How to Improve your planning Skill- Courses
Soft skills
Scheduling
tools
(primavera,
4D,EXCEL)
Planning
knowledge
Contracts
Cost
management

38. Planning Obstacles – Entry Level
Domination of experienced people
Lack of experience in construction projects
Inability to formulate vision
Day to day pressure
Market culture