How many activities would you have for…

I HAVE 16,000,000$ PROJECT WITH 12388 ACTIVITIES.

Hi Nadeer

The answer is as many as is needed for a proper bottom up programme.

It laso depends on the type of structure and the level of fit out.

My rules are:

1 task for each trade in each location.

A location in your case would be on each floor a zone with unrestricted vertical and horizontal foot access so that each trade can follow the next.

Plus the lift and stair zones.

Only use FS logic and never use constraints.

Best regards

Mike Testro

Hi Nader,

You can fix a min unit for duration (say 2days) and for budget ($1000) for an activity. Any activity lesser than these can be considered as a step. 

For your size of project I think 1500-2000 activities is good enough.

Mohammad, Mike, and Munir, thank all of you for the answers.

Dear Mohammad, your plan, in terms of the number of activities, is similar to ours. I suppose you are working in India. May I ask you about the culture of your organizations? Are different disciplines work hand in hand, with good communication, teamwork and respect? Or there are some shortcomings and you try to overcome them by using more complicated plans and control systems?

Dear Mike, the rules you’ve mentioned are not much different from mine, but believe me, you can have a wide range of number of activities with them. So, I appreciate it if you give me the number. Thanks again.

- Nader Khorrami Rad, PMP, CSM, PSM

dear nader

I AM WORKING IN SAUDI ARABIA IN A BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WITH ALL 16 DISCIPLINES.

WE ARE WORKING WITH GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS., BUT WHEN YOUR PROJECT TO MOVE FOR 1 YEARS YOU WILL FACE PROBLEM THIS IS NORMAL. SO AT THAT TIME YOU HAVE TO MAKE ACTION PLAN OR IF YOU ARE GOING MORE BEHIND YOU HAVE TO MAKE REVISED SCHEDULE.

THANKS