Project Managed Change Program

WORK PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Cawangan Pengurusan Projek Kompleks (PROKOM) Ibu Pejabat JKR Malaysia

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Work Program Guideline Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia

PREFACE
This guideline is based on Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBoK) and the Practice Standard for Scheduling by the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA. It is adapted to the introduction and development of Work Program particularly in Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia.

This guideline is to serve project planner/scheduler in: Developing a work scheduling used in conjunction with Microsoft Project. Evaluating the work program that has been submitted by the contractors/consultants.

This guide contains the: Steps involved in developing a work program; Format of work program during submission of accepted program. Microsoft Work program components and items that needs to be included in a work program; Checklist for assessing work program submitted by contractors/consultant during planning, progress and revision stage.

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TABLE OF CONTENT
Page 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Introduction to Work Program Guideline Overview on Work Program Elements of Developing a Work program Schedule Components Guidelines on the Format of/ Work program for Submission Accepted Work Program 6.0 Schedule Conformance Assessment 6.1 Assessing Work program Planning Stage 6.2 Assessing Work program Progress Stage 6.3 Assessing Work program Revision Stage Appendix A Appendix B Schedule Components Checklist for Assessing Work program Planning Stage Appendix C Checklist for Assessing Work program Progress Stage Appendix D Checklist for Assessing Work program Revision Stage 29 9 9 9 10-17 18-27 4 5 5-7 8 8

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Introduction to Work Program Guideline

Project management is one of JKR core business. In this aspect, JKR promised to deliver the projects on time, within budget and with the specified quality. To achieve this, project management best practices is being inculcated within JKR working environment.

Project time management is the core function of project management whereby any changes in time will affect the success of the project. Project time management includes the processes required to accomplish timely completion of the project. One of the tools being used to achieve this objective is Work Program.

Work Program describes what the work is to be done, who will undertake the work (resources) and when it should be done. The benefits of having a work program are: project planning and strategic analysis; encourages detailed thinking and planning force; improves communication; provides a goal; gives indication when you are off track; reduces delivery time; reduces cost; increases productivity; detects problems at early stage to prevent, minimize and/or mitigate the impact of schedule problems on the completion of the project and Enables project manager to control the project instead of the project having control of them.

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Overview on Work Program

Establishing a realistic and achievable work program is one of the critical initial actions in setting up a project. The work program provides a graphical representation of predicted tasks, milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, task duration and deadlines. The work program should be detailed enough to show each Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) task to be performed, the name of the person responsible for completing the task, the start and end date of each task, and the expected duration of the task.

Failure to meet schedule goals is most often due to unrealistic deadlines, passive project execution, unforeseen problems, or things overlooked in the plan.

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Elements Of Developing Work Program

A Work program consists of a table of activities with their scheduled dates when activities and milestones are to take place. In the project management profession, Work programs are used to guide the execution of the project as well as to communicate to all participants and contributors to the project when certain activities and events are expected to happen.
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No. 1.

Process Define the Project Scope Charter

Description Obtain a clear picture of what the scope, deliverables and tasks of the project. Subdividing the major project deliverables and project work into smaller and more manageable components.

2.

Create WBS and Capture All Deliverables

3.

Define Activities

Identifying the specific schedule activities that need to be performed to produce the various project deliverables inclusive of risk mitigation measures. It should have enough detail to reduce the risk of forgetting important steps.

4.

Define Sequence of Activities

Put the tasks into order. Identify and document the logical relationships among schedule activities.

5.

Estimate Resources for All Activities

Estimating the type and quantities of resources required to perform each schedule activity.

6.

Estimate Activity Duration

Estimating the time needed to complete individual schedule activities (based on production rates and quantity or work).

7.

Develop the Schedule

Analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the work program.

8.

Cost estimate and budget

Estimating and distributing the cost to WBS according to the BQ from project contract sum.
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Successful completion of a project is heavily dependent on effective planning. A project plan allows you to complete a project within a specified timeline and a specified budget. The work program provides an outline structure to the project. In short, a work program tells us how much time a project or any part of it will take. The main steps in developing a work program are as below:

Define the Project Scope

Create a WBS & Compute All Deliverables

Define Activities

Define Sequence of Activities

Estimate Resources for all Activities Estimate Activity Duration

Develop the Schedule

Table 1 : Description of Process

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Schedule Components

The schedule component provides a detailed categorized list of the potential components of a scheduling. Based on Microsoft Project, not all components are required for all projects. Some guidance is given on those components that are required for JKR projects but the project manager may add more components if the need arises, please refer to Appendix A.

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Guidelines On The Format Of Work Program For Submission Of Accepted Program

For all JKR projects, Work program submitted in Microsoft Project (soft and hard copy) should consist of the followings items: MS Project components Gantt Table Items To Be Included ID, Indicators, WBS Code/ID, Task Name, Duration (days), Start Date, Finish Date, Predecessor, Resource name, Cost, Total Float Gantt bar Identification of Critical Activities (critical activities should be in red color) Bar, link, resource name, milestone Gantt Table ID, Indicator, WBS, Task name, Duration, Start Date, Finish Date, Predecessor, Total Float/Slack Gantt Bar Bar, Link, Resource name Network Diagram Critical activities, critical path, relationship.

Table 2: Format Of Work program Submission

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Schedule Conformance Assessment

6.1

Assessing Work program Planning Stage Assessment of the work program during the planning stage is where the successful contractor/consultant will submit the work program for approval. Appendix B indicates the items that need to be assessed to ensure the work program is complete and can be used to monitor the project later. Once approved, the work program will be the baseline program on which the monitoring and control of the project is based on. Generation of the financial and physical S-curve for the project must be from the approved baseline program.

6.2

Assessing Work program Progress Stage At this stage the contractor will submit the work program showing the progress of the work. Assessment by project manager is to verify the schedule submitted by the contractor/consultant for progress report is correct and reasonable. The guide is as in Appendix C.

6.3

Assessing Work program Revision Stage Many of projects managed by JKR experience change in scope or face constraints that require Extension of Time (EOT). Once the changes in scope or constraint is recognized and approved by the project manager, then the contractor/consultant must revise the work program to reflect the changes. Once approved, the work program will become the new baseline program on which the monitoring and control of the project is based on. Project manager then need to assess the revised work program to justify the quantum of the EOT. The guide is as in Appendix D.
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APPENDIX A SCHEDULING COMPONENTS Category Calendar Components Activity Calendar Project Calendar Resource Calendar Required/Optional Optional Required Optional Remark Project Calendar for JKR project must be based on the Government working days. Constraint Expected Finish Finish Not Earlier Than Finish Not Later Than Finish On Mandatory Finish Date Mandatory Start Date Project Start Constraint Project Finish Constraint Start Not Earlier Than Start Not Later Than Start On Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Not allowed unless with prior approval from SO/PD. Constraint in the program does not reflect the true situation of the project. Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional

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Category Duration

Components Activity Actual Duration Activity Baseline Duration Activity Remaining Duration Project Actual Duration Project Baseline Duration Project Remaining Duration Project Target Duration Project Total Duration

Required/Optional Required

Remark

Required

Optional

Required

Tasks shall be less than one month (20

Required

working days) in duration.

Optional

Optional

Optional

Finish Date

Activity Actual Finish Date Activity Baseline Finish Date Activity Early Finish Date Activity Late Finish Date Activity Resource Levelled Finish Date Activity Target

Required

Required

Required

Required

Optional

Optional
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Category

Components Finish Date Project Actual Finish Date Project Baseline Finish Date Project Early Finish Date Project Late Finish Date Project Resource Leveled Finish Date Project Target Finish Date

Required/Optional

Remark

Required

Required

Required

Required

Optional

Optional

Percent Complete

Activity Duration Percent Complete Activity Physical Percent Complete Project Duration Percent Complete Project Physical Percent Complete

Optional

Required

Optional

Required

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Category Relationship

Components Finish to Finish Finish to Start Start to Finish Start to Start

Required/Optional Optional Required Optional Optional

Remark 1. Based on the method statement and method of construction proposed.

2. There will be no loose ends in the scheduling logic (every task and milestone will have a predecessor except the project start milestone; every task and milestone will have a successor except the project end milestone.

Any of use of start-tostart, start-to-finish, and finish-to-finish scheduling logic will be accompanied by an explanation; generally this logic is discouraged.

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Category Resource

Components Driving Resources Resource Assignment Resource Availability Resource Description Resource ID Resource Lag Resource Leveling Resource Library\Dictionary Resource Rates/Prices Resource Type

Required/Optional Required Required

Remark 1. For construction scheduling, the resources should be determined by

Optional

the contractor, but JKR project

Optional

managers must check to ensure

Optional Optional Optional Optional

resources are adequate to meet project requirements.

2. Resources, work and scheduling Optional logic shall never be associated with Optional summary elements in the WBS; they shall be tied to tasks and milestones only.

Start Date

Activity Actual Start Date Activity Baseline Start Date Project Actual Start Date Project Baseline Start Date

Required

Required

Required

Required

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Category

Components

Required/Optional Optional

Remark

Miscellaneous Activity Code

Activity Cost Component Activity Cost Estimate Activity Effort Activity ID Activity Label Activity Scope Definition Assigned Quantity Baseline Data Date Critical Path Custom Field Data Date Earned Value Estimate at Completion (EAC) Estimate to Complete (ETC) Lag Lead Level Milestone

Optional

Optional

Optional Required Optional Optional

Optional Optional Required More than one critical Optional Optional Optional Optional path indicates that the work program needs to be re-planned.

Optional

Optional Optional Optional Required

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Category

Components Project Description Project Manager Project Name Work program ID Project Version Summary Activity Unit of Measure Update Cycle WBS ID

Required/Optional Optional Optional Required Optional Optional Optional Required Required Required

Remark

The two required Milestone for JKR is the Start and Finish date as in Contract.

Duration unit to be decided by SO/PD Ensure the contractor to update at least once in every two weeks to detect task slippage early. 1. Every project deliverable should appear by name in the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

2. The WBS will be hierarchical, with each level of the hierarchy generally containing between three and seven child items.
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Category

Components

Required/Optional

Remark

3. The primary goal of the WBS will be to organize the work so it is clear to stakeholders and completely defined, not to sequence the work; phases and deliverables may be overlapping in time.

Float / Slack

Free Float / Slack Total Float/Slack

Required Required

Float /slack should be used to check the critical activities.

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Appendix B Checklist for Assessing Work program Planning Stage Project Management Process Scope Definition Project Name The project name should be the same name used in the contract Project Start Date or Finish Date Start and finish date must be the same as in the contract date. Scheduling Pattern Check whether Forward or Backward Scheduling Ensure forward scheduling is used. This will determine the way of scheduling and planning. Project File Name, Folder Name, Revision No. Project file name should contain Project Name for ease of documentation and search. Revision numbering to be agreed between JKR and contractor and should include date revised. Type of Software and version to run the file JKR projects usually use Microsoft Project Office - ensure the version is compatible with the version owned by project team members. Elements What To Look For / best practice

Create WBS

WBS List WBS Level

Deliverables should be broken down to a minimum of Level 4 (task level).

Every single group of work

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Project Management Process

Elements

What To Look For / best practice

(summary task) will have different level of WBS WBS Coding System

WBS has been created completely by expanding all sub-tasks Work Package Acceptance Criteria for the lowest level of each WBS must be measurable and manageable, i.e. duration, cost and resource can be easily assigned to the work package. Work Attributes There are generally two categories: Physical (Contribute to the progress of works); Supporting or Level of Effort (LOE) [Contribute financially, but would not affect the progress of works] e.g. maintenance of site office, inspection & testing, progress report. Total work package = Works defined in the Contract Documents Check this to ensure no work is left out.

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Elements

What To Look For / best practice

WBS Attributes can be classified as: Summary Tasks Sub-Tasks Milestones (has zero duration) Recurring Tasks Tasks with the Split Tasks with the Constraints

Ensure: Milestone has zero duration. External dependencies such as Relocation of services and Land Acquisition to be identified and can be created as milestone. Identify Recurring tasks such as monthly site meeting and monthly progress report. Split task is not allowed for JKR projects. If not, justification is needed. Any constraints on task shall not be allowed by JKR

Long Lead Items: Proposal Approval Design Fabrication Supply Testing (Factory Acceptance Testing) Delivery/Installation Testing & Commissioning Preliminary, Provision Sum,

JKR to decide whether procurement components to be included or not, depending on how it affect the progress of work. This may apply to Equipment, Material, Tools, Machinery and etc.

Design Elements Identify the WBS level

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Project Management Process Activity Sequencing

Elements

What To Look For / best practice

Method Statement Method of Construction Shop Drawing Work Procedures

JKR to ensure all the documents are submitted. These documents indicate the contractors plan to carry out the Project Works. It should be the basis to check for completeness and logic of activity sequencing.

Predecessors Successors

Every task must have a predecessor, except the Project Start and recurring tasks. Every task must have a successor, except the Project Finish Date and recurring tasks.

Link Type: Finish-Start (FS), StartStart (SS), Finish-Finish (FF), Start-Finish (SF) Task Constraints

Check the logic of sequencing and realistic duration of lead/lag time. Check for constraints imposed on certain work (indicators column). Query on constraints and take appropriate action.

Network Diagram

Check continuity of linkages from Project Start to Project Finish to ensure true Critical Paths.

Linking Pattern: sub-task to subtask, sub-task to summary task, sub-task to milestones and etc.

Ensure there is NO linking to summary tasks. Ensure all links pattern are logic.

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Project Management Process

Elements

What To Look For / best practice

Activity Resource Resource List (Type, Group, Planning Maximum Numbers in project, job functions)

Check contractors resource plan for adequacy of resource allocation, realistic productivity rates, etc. This is meant to check for Activity Duration Estimate only.

Resource Allocation (Assign resource to the task)

Use resource allocation to estimate the duration of work, to determine the resources responsibility and cost estimation for that particular work. Only assign resource to task (work package level)

Effort Driven Scheduling (EDS) EDSDuration = Quantity / Production Rate Activity Estimate Duration Activity Duration Estimate (ADE) table: a. Quantity of work b. Risk identification at Work Package level c. Duration entry only to SubTask level d. In default, it means: 1 Day = 8 hours 1 week = 5 days 1 month = 20 days

To be agreed with the SO/PD.

Contractor/ consultant should be able to explain the basis of the estimate submitted.

Check quantity of work is as in Bill of Quantities. Risk includes time lapse needed for test result etc. It is best to standardize unit of duration to day. Duration in weeks may result in different finish date due to different interpretation of working days.

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Project Management Process

Elements

What To Look For / best practice

Milestones

Check to ensure no tasks other than milestones or external dependencies is assigned with zero duration. Important to indicate dates

Duration for Summary Task will be gathered from the sub-tasks underneath.

Duration for summary task should not be typed in. It is automatically calculated by the program if the WBS level is done correctly.

Length of Working Duration

Length of working duration should not exceed one reporting period (for example, 30 days for monthly reporting).

This rule may not be applicable to the Supporting Works such as Maintenance, Supervision, Insurance Coverage, etc.

Define Calendar a) Working Time (it can be Standard (8 hours working + 1 hour lunch), Night shift, 24 hours working, or else determined by the Contractor) b) Working Day and Non-Working

Working time should be the standard working time. Check to ensure contractor has allowed all public holidays and other possible non-working days such as floods seasons in the east coast.
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Project Management Process

Elements

What To Look For / best practice

Day including Public Holiday, Monsoon season and etc. (which was unable to work) c) Assumption (calendar days in distant years ahead) Schedule Development a) Initial Work Program b) Accepted Work Program c) Updated Work Program (tracking or forecasting) Ensure program contains the required information as in Appendix A.

Presentation Format Gantt Chart (Gantt Table + Gantt Bar)

Printed copy should include information of project, such as: a) Project Name b) Revision Number c) Legend d) File Name e) Initial/Accepted/Updated Program

Softcopy shall be submitted to SO Information in Gantt Table area Ensure the table has the following items: ID; Indicator ; WBS Code ; Task Name; Duration ; Start ; Finish ; Predecessors; Cost / Contract Sum ; Total Slack; Notes (Special Remarks)

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Elements

What To Look For / best practice

Information in Gantt Bar area

Ensure the information in Gantt Bar area are as follow: Summary Task ; Sub-Task ; Milestones; Critical / Non-Critical ; Resource Name; Critical Activities Summary (Program Filtered for only Critical Tasks)

Working Logic

Check that tasks must be connected from Project Start to Project Finish unless there is external Dependency appeared in the Project.

Supporting Details

Check Total Float / Slack. Ensure no negative float.

Negative Float in Work Program

Negative float means the contractor does not have enough time to finish the works and therefore is NOT accepted.

Program review

Review of Work Program need to be carried out before the approval.

Cost Budgeting

Cost Estimating

Total cost estimate for the whole project must equal to projects contract sum.

Cost to be entered in fixed cost column (not at total cost column) at the task level.
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Project Management Process

Elements

What To Look For / best practice

No cost estimation for milestone and external dependency.

Financial S-Curve (x axis time, y axis cost (or converted to percentage)

Ensure that the Financial Scurve is generated from the Accepted Program.

Study and analyze the Financial S-Curve to ensure the followings at high level (Overall Management): i. ii. iii. iv. Logic Workability Continuity (work contour) Manageable and track able

10% planned for the 1st half of the project, 90% at 2nd half is it logic/acceptable?

Equipment installation at the beginning of project to increase the planned value can claim more at the beginning of the project. Is it workable?

Work and Resources are arranged appropriately and logically (follow work contour)

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Appendix C Checklist for Assessing Work program Progress Stage Project Management Process Project Monitoring Baseline Elements What To Look For / best practice Check whether the baseline is as per accepted baseline. Check the status date whether it is as per request. Check the schedule progress based on the status date. Shall be updated based on accepted baseline. Additional columns shall be created to store schedule data. Actual Progress Tracking (Financial, Physical) Gantt Chart view (all 6 columns are mandatory for monitoring of progress) Ensure actual start and finish dates are updated after updating % complete. Shall be verified by the Supervision Team. Identify Variances (Financial, Physical, Finish) Check cost variance (financial) Check duration variance (physical) Check finish variance (Project finish date) Actual Start Actual Finish Schedule % Actual % Schedule Cost Actual Cost
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Status Date Scheduled Progress (Financial, Physical, Work)

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Appendix D Checklist for Assessing Work program Revision Stage Project Management Process Revision of Work Revision due to change in scope Program Ensure correction, improvement & re-planning of schedule is carried out, the process shall be repeated as in Appendix C. Program to be saved as new baseline. Revision due to change in project duration. Contractors shall propose based upon approved EOT. Program to be saved as new baseline. Revision due to contractors delay (Recovery Plan). Check for schedule compression (fast tracking & crashing) and overtime. Program to be saved as an extension to the existing baseline (eg. Baseline 1_1) Elements What To Look For / best practice

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