Abstract:
From a scheduling point of view, the goal of every project is to be delivered on time and
within budget, with desired functionality and acceptable quality level. In an ideal world,
projects follow early starts and early finishes, float is not consumed, deadlines are met, the
contractor never claims for time extension, and the owner never assesses liquidated damages.
Such condition rarely exists on construction projects, events occur that potentially affect the
planned completion of work, requiring a need to evaluate projects scheduling and its impact
on implementation.
In Ethiopian construction industry, time claims are normally expected because of well-known
project management system is not widely practiced in the country. Moreover, majority of local
construction organizations manage their construction projects by employing engineers who
have little or no training on construction project management. This results in poor time
schedule administration. In addition to the complexity of projects being undertaken, these
days, the type of project management system and improper schedule administration raises
more problems. The main causes for these problems are thought to be the inappropriate
project time management.
In this regard the paper recommends that an effective and efficient Scheduling system should be
established within projects. Schedule has the potential to cause major impact to construction
projects. Therefore, the thesis is mainly devoted to previous and current construction works
were selected as a case study for improving schedule & minimizing its impact on
implementation
