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Planning Elements

 

A structured planning procedure should include the following elements:

 

     Objective: goals/target/quota to be accomplished

     Program: strategy to be follow

     Budget: Resources and expenditures organized logically

     Forecast: Projections of what is going to happen

     Policy: guidance for decision making

     Procedures: detailed methods for carrying out a policy

     Standard: Define accepted performance level

 

 

Planning Tools

 

Engineering management science has always helped to provide the needed tools for good planning practices.  Some of the tools are enumerated here:

 

  • Historical Information;
  • Engineering capital projects checklists;
  • Local time and cost estimating data;
  • Project Management Software;
  • Estimating methods;
  • Network scheduling;
  • Statistical analysis;
  • Optimization techniques;
  • Learning curves;
  • Responsibility matrix;
  • Safety regulations;
  • Security regulations;
  • Contracting administration;
  • Resource allocation techniques;
  • Accountability check lists; and
  • Computerized simulation techniques.

Get a copy of the planning and scheduling excellence guidelines (PASEG) at the following link:

 

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