Time is the only thing that can not be stopped. A realistic temporal planning plays a key role in the success of your project. Loop supports you to establish a baseline schedule for your specific project needs from the detailed technical assessment to the conceptual design, from the preparation of the mobilization plans and work schedules to the preparing of a detailed budget & cash flow. The development of risk measurement and risk mitigation strategies that prevent you from encountering unexpected surprises during or at the end of the project are included in this study.
Time Management
We can help you develop a plan that you can implement throughout the project from the conceptual design to the end. Loop’s experienced team assists our clients in developing and improving project management systems, including financial, contractual, and temporal planning, in accordance with the enterprise resource planning methodology.
Loop provides the following temporal planning services;
TEMPORAL PLANNING SERVICES
– Strategic Project Planning,
– Preliminary Planning,
– Development of Work Packages and Work Breakdown Structure,
– Project Scope Development,
– Risk Provisions,
– Timing Estimation,
– Logical Sequencing (Hard Logic & Soft Logic Forecasting),
– Work Schedule Management,
– Total Float Management,
– Critical Path Method (CPM) Analysis,
– Productivity and Work Program Performance Evaluation,
For more information on the development and improvement of temporal planning processes, please contact us or click here to take advantage of our expertise in this field.
STRATEGIC PROJECT PLANNING
Strategic project planning is the process of identifying the company’s behavior in the competitive market and adapting company resources to a selected market strategy. This process, in which investor needs are identified, generally involves the following stages;
STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
– The determination of the purpose, vision, and mission of a project; Project Goals
– Determination of external and internal priority issues; Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
– Outline of required results; Mission and Target Statements,
– Evaluation of how to achieve the required targets; Strategic Alternatives
– Application; Action Plans and Tasks Represented
– Benchmarking; Measuring and Reviewing Your Performance
Strategic project planning supports the efforts of your team to achieve the specified goals and provides a tool for measuring performance in achieving the targets. Contact us or click here to learn more about our strategic project planning services.
PRELIMINARY PLANNING
Pre-planning is the process by which the required information is gathered and developed in order to maximize the likelihood of success of a project, to analyze its risks and to ensure a proper allocation of the company resources. Preliminary planning is a complementary part of a project that includes only a part of the overall planning and consists of the following parts;
– Organization; Team selection, designing organization chart, preparation of preliminary project plan,
– Data Production; Technological Analysis and Review, Project Site Analyzes, Conceptual Estimation and Scope Preparation, Work Program Preliminary Preparation, Preparing Progress Measurement System and Cost Coding System,
– Alternative Project Selection; Assessment and Analysis of Project Alternatives,
– Project Description; Preparation of Project Specifications and Implementation Plan,
– Decision,
The Loop Consulting Group’s construction consultants, who have gained experience from a wide range of projects in which they took part in the preliminary planning process, are equipped to actively support our valued clients. Contact us or click here to learn more about our preliminary planning services.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT SCOPE
The development of the project scope is the process in which work packages and therefore work breakdown structure must be created effectively. This scope and structure is defined in the preliminary planning process. During this process, the preliminary planning team should submit the design and scope presentations to the approval by using breakdowns.
This situation will be used in almost all stages of the project in the future and it will form its backbone. Therefore, it will affect many stages of the project ranging from the more accurate determination of the time and cost estimates to the work structure, from preparing project progress reports more efficiently to measuring productivity performance.
The Loop Consulting Group assists investors, contractors, subcontractors and all stakeholders in the construction sector during the development of the project scope. You can contact us to find out more about our services for project scope development or planning by calling or clicking here.
TIMING ESTIMATION
Timing estimation in construction projects is an important component of the time management process that guides the project management team to plan cost, revenue, and resource allocation more efficiently. The key performance indicators (KPI) of a project must be continuously monitored to understand the changing nature of the project and to make accurate estimates.
As a result of the periodical updates, the amendments that may occur in accordance with the contractual terms and performance indicators, it will help the project team to prepare for procurement processes, to facilitate subcontract management, to accelerate strategic decision-making skill, or to mitigate any negative effects that may occur.
In order to present the most accurate timing estimates to our customers, Loop Consulting Group’s technical experts have been specialized in a variety of planning techniques that can be used together with the assessment of risk provisions.
The accuracy of a timing estimate depends on effective teamwork, experience, and the quality of the information available. The systematic approach adopted by Loop to determine timing estimate covers the following steps;
– Contract Analysis,
– Analysis of the Project’s Scope of Work,
– Preparing Project’s Work Breakdown Structure,
– Designing Project’s Organization Structure,
– Identifying the Risks,
– Determining the Risk Provisions,
– Preparing the Project Work Schedule,
– Identifying Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to Provide Accurate Timing Estimates,
– Realization of a Timing Estimate Considering Optimistic, Pessimistic, and Possible Scenarios,
– Integrating the Project Work Schedule with Resource and Cost Data,
– Preparing Risk Mitigation Plan,
– Periodic Review of the Project Risk Records,
You can contact us or click here for more information about our timing estimation services in construction projects.
WORK SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT
Loop’s in-depth and detailed approach to work scheduling ensures the timely delivery of the projects. A realistic and efficient work schedule has a key role in the success of the project. The work schedule also includes tools and methods, along with logical sequencing and timing estimation planned for a project. The development of a work schedule starts in the pre-construction phase. As a construction consultancy company, Loop develops scope, time & cost estimates, logical sequencing, and resource requirements as the most effective and cost-effective tools for building a project.
The planning experts of Loop regularly calculate schedule performance indicators (SPI) on the basis of required updates and they implement the respective action plans in line with these indicators to ensure your project to be finished in contractual deadlines. Loop Consulting Group’s planning experts will share the precautions that can be taken for the deviations either by making necessary updates in the project period or by preparing a baseline schedule with our clients. Loop’s planning services for work schedule management covers the following issues:
– Preliminary Work Schedule,
– Preparing Project’s Work Breakdown Structure,
– Possible Scenarios,
– Logical Sequencing (Hard Logic & Soft Logic Forecasting),
– Work Schedules with Source and the Cost Assignment,
– Work Schedule Delay Analysis and Quantities,
– Critical Path Method (CPM) Analysis,
– Total Float Management,
– Monte Carlo Simulation,
– Periodic Schedule Updates,
– Scheduled and Actual Analysis Planning,
– Accelerating Construction Projects
– Time Impact Analysis,
– “What if” Scenarios,
– Window Analysis,
– Critical Chain Method Analysis,
– Linear Scheduling Method (March Chart),
The scheduling specialists of Loop Consulting Group are competent to contribute to the expertise and foresight of participants and teams (Investor, Main Contractor, Subcontractor, Project Manager, Construction Manager, Architect, or Engineer) at every stage of the sector to ensure the success of your project.
Loop adds value to your projects by using the most advanced technologies in the construction industry and the most advanced software such as;
– Oracle Primavera P6 Professional,
– Claim Digger,
– Suretrak,
– Microsoft Project,
– LinearPlus,
– Tilos,
– Asta Powerproject,
– Primavera Reader,
– Constructsim,
– Finest hour,
To find out more about our construction work schedule management/monitoring services, contact our team or click here.
TOTAL FLOAT MANAGEMENT
Total float is measured as the difference between the early and late start (LS-ES) or early and late finish (LF-EF) of an activity. Total float is shared among the activities in a logical sequencing.
The total float can be defined as the time for which an activity can be postponed without delaying the last finish date of a project. It is also called as “slack” or “float”. Therefore, it has always been important to which party the total float belongs throughout the life cycle of the project. And also, in case of claims arising from delays or in case of disputes, it is one of the first questions asked either by the investors or the contractors. However, regular and accurate monitoring of the project work schedule and performance plays an important role in the development of the float strategy before the problem arises.
Loop helps the clients to improve the provisions for float and how to distribute it and monitors the use of the float throughout the project. For more information, call us or click here.
CRITICAL PATH METHOD ANALYSIS
The critical path is defined as the path with the longest duration on a network. Since the total float of the activities on the critical path is zero, any delay in these activities will cause a delay in the project delivery time. Critical path method analysis is an important part of project scheduling process due to its impact on the whole of the project.
Expert scheduling consultants of Loop Consulting Group have the experience to know that another path near the critical path can become critical as a possible result of various methods to be implemented to tolerate any delay in the activities on the critical path due to poor performance. Therefore, they analyze the critical path as well as the paths near them during the implementation of the critical path method analysis.
Loop use the most advanced sectoral work scheduling methods and software to prepare, monitor, and report the progress of construction projects. Therefore our customers are rapidly and accurately informed of the realization, delays, potential problems, and corrective and preventive actions.
SECTORAL PROJECT CONTROL AND SCHEDULING SOFTWARE
– Oracle Primavera P6 Professsional,
– Claim Digger,
– Microsoft Project,
– Oracle Primavera Contract Management,
– Oracle Primavera Unifier,
– Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis (Pertmaster),
– LinearPlus,
– Tilos,
– Asta Powerproject,
– Project 4d,
– Primavera Reader,
– Constructsim,
– Finest hour,
– 1C,
– Itwo,
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WORK SCHEDULING SERVICES
– Preliminary Work Schedule,
– Preparing Project’s Work Breakdown Structure,
– Possible Scenarios,
– Logical Sequencing (Hard Logic & Soft Logic Forecasting),
– Work Schedules with Source and the Cost Assignment,
– Work Schedule Delay Analysis and Quantities,
– Critical Path Method (CPM) Analysis,
– Total Float Management,
– Monte Carlo Simulation,
– Periodic Schedule Updates,
– Scheduled and Actual Analysis Planning,
– Accelerating Construction Projects,
– Time Impact Analysis,
– “What if” Scenarios,
– Window Analysis,
– Critical Chain Method Analysis,
– Linear Scheduling Method (March Chart),
PRODUCTIVITY AND WORK SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
The productivity in the construction projects directly affects the performance of the project as well as the time and cost estimates projected in the planned work schedule. Loop regularly monitors the schedule variances and schedule performance indicators on a regular basis both to verify the accuracy of the predictions in the baseline schedule and to assess the performance that will be achieved during the progress of the project.
The experienced experts of Loop Consulting Group can develop specific methods for each client to monitor and improve the project productivity on a continuous basis. We offer the following services on project productivity;
– Monitoring and Control of the Productivity,
– Monitoring of Schedule Variances (SV),
– Monitoring Schedule Performance Indicator (SPI),
– Productivity Benchmarking,
– Material and Labor Cost Assessments,
– Labor and Equipment Productivity Assessments
– Waste of Material and Rework Analysis,
Loop’s professionals are competent to assess the productivity of your project by using appropriate methods to ensure that your project is completed in line with your goals and expectations, regardless of your field of activity in the sector.
For more detailed information about our construction productivity and schedule performance evaluation services, please contact us or click here.