Calculate Duration in P6 based on scope

what we have in construction projects?

Activity

Resources

Duration

A) Scenario 1 : Duration Driven Schedule

Duration Activity Resources

How These Variables should be arranged?

Fixed Duration + Fixed Scope of Work (activity) :

Duration Activity

flexible
Fixed

Example of Duration driven schedule:

Time Activity (scope) Resources

10 days ??
20 Isolated Footings

Now we need to calculate the required resources to finish the 20

isolated footings in 10 days!

Productivity Rates

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 Train?
what is this!
Productivity Rates are similar to train. where the train
can travel you from point x to point y in certain time,
productivity rate is the amount of time required to Finish
certain activity with a certain team. Let us see How this
works in our Example above?

Scope = 20 Isolated Footings Working team: 2 carpenters and 1 Steel Fixer

Team productivity: 2 isolated footings per day

With then given information can you tell the

required Man power?
Todacualate the requiredManpower use the Following formula

Total required Mondays scope 20 to

Productivity 2

Mondays 10
Dailyrequired teams Activitytime 10
p

we need 1team to work for todays to finish the 20 IsolatedFootings

what if the team can Finish 1 Footing only per day instead of 2?

Total required Mondays sp de.FIty 2f 2o

Mondays 20
Dailyrequired teams Activitytime 10
2

Weneed 2 teams to work for todays to Finish the 20 IsolatedFootings

Now it is your turn, try some

different productivity and Qty.
 B) Scenario 2 : Resource Driven Schedule
what if you have an activity that requires certain skilled team or
special Equipment? in this case duration of Activity will be driven
from the Resources.

Example i assume that we have in our project 1 tower crane only.

This crane can serve 1.5 Isolated Footing per day only. How we
can calculate the activity duration?

Productivity I 5
at y 20

Duration
Productivity

79 13 33 14 days

I hope You found this lesson useful.

Best Regards,

later ismael
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