An Innovative Enhanced Construction Planning Technique: Analytic & Collaborative Approach

Abstract

This paper presents an innovative enhanced planning technique and method. The proposed method consists of three phases: Master, Measured, and Production. This technique proactively assesses the inherent delay risk on a work schedule. Selecting the most suitable alternate option calculates the project schedule's time, location, and inherent criticalities indices. This method also can benchmark the project schedule's criticality and productivity internally within the phases of a project and externally between projects. Thus, the proposed technique helps improve productivity and mitigate delay risk through the project team's collaboration and assessing inherent delay risk. In addition, enhanced planning is integrable with other scheduling techniques to improve productivity and timely complete work. Applying this technique reduces wastes by streamlining work and decreasing unnecessary inventory on-site.