Scheduling is the tools to coordinate the activities in the construction. In Malaysia construction industry, there are not standard guidelines to produce an accurate scheduling. The planner will only used their experience and information gather to make the planning and scheduling.

ABSTRACT

PROBLEM STATEMENTS

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION

THE APPLICATIONS OF PROJECT TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES (PTMTT) IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

NUR FATIEHAH BINTI SAMSUDDIN (PB13013) :MADAM ZARITH SUFIA BT AZLAN & MR. KHAIRUL FIRDAUS BIN ANUAR

BACHELOR OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH HONORS FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG

This research focus on project time management tools and techniques (PTMTT) in developing and managing project schedule. The quality of time-management is very important to deliver the project. In every single activities of the project must be work according to the plan on the schedule to avoid any delay issue and abandoned that can be such a bad performance to the company. The tools and techniques in developing and managing the schedule are the most importance things to the successful project plan that act as the guidance to the project team to perform their duties and responsibilities. The aim of this research is to improve the knowledge of the project team to the application of tools and techniques and fix the challenges in developing and managing the project schedule in order to give the best quality of project performance.

1. To determine the most common PTMTT used in construction industry

2. To identify the challenges in implementing the PTMTT among the project team.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

RESULTS AND FINDINGS

For the conclusion, it is clear that the Critical Path Method (CPM) is the most common techniques used in construction industry. This tools are widely used in developing and managing the project schedule. The challenge is about the knowledge in applying the PTMTT among the project team. Its seems that some of the tools and techniques are not familiar with them.

As for recommendation for further study, it will more interesting and helpful if each of the tools and techniques can be explore about their function, characteristics and the effect on the project schedule and be as the references to the planner and scheduler to find better

tools and techniques to develop a high quality of schedule.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Method Quantitative method

Research Instrument

Questionnaire survey

Questionnaire Distribution

60 questionnaire have been distributed and disseminated by hand (24 sets – 17 successfully returned), via email (10 sets - 10 successfully returned and the rest is through Google form

Sampling Convenience sampling

Target Respondent Relevant parties of construction project participants

Response Rate 51 responses were successfully obtained giving a response rate 85%

RO1: Summary Findings on PTMTT that Commonly Used in

Construction Industry

PTMTT Average Mean

Range

Critical Path Method(CPM) 4.53 Always Use

Critical Chain Method 4.06 Usually use

Schedule Network Analysis 4.02 Usually use

Scheduling Tools 3.86 Usually Use

Schedule Compression 3.65 Usually Use

Optimization Method 3.61 Not Sure

Leads and Lags 3.43 Not Sure

Modeling Techniques 3.38 Not sure

RO2: Summary Findings on the Challenges in Implementing the PTMTT Among the Project Team

The challenges Average Mean

Level of Agree

Knowledge in applying the PTMTT 4.31 Agree

Technical Skill among the employee

3.94 Agree

Lack of Organization Awareness of the application tools and techniques

3.73 Agree

Cost of implementation the tools & techniques in the project

3.24 Neutral

References

Project Management Institute. (2013). A Guide to the Project Management Body of

Knowledge.http://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.20125

INTRODUCTION

Project time management involves the selection of work sequence and methods, and provides information for the scheduling process. Scheduling determines the timing and specific sequence of tasks necessary to carry out the plan. The schedule is a result of the planning process and reflects the selected plan. Therefore, an inability to schedule stems from a reluctance or incapacity to plan.

Identify the research problem

Develop the objectives

Literature review

Research method

Design questionnaire

Data collection

Data analysis

Conclusion and recommendation