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Project Monitoring and Control System

Introduction, updating, project control, schedule/time/progress control, cost control, control of schedule, cost and technical performance—earned value method, illustrations of cost control system, management information system

16.1 INTRODUCTION

In the previous chapters, we discussed the concepts of planning and different types of scheduling. As is known, a construction project works in a dynamic environment and situations, constraints, etc., keep on changing. Hence, it is absolutely necessary to monitor the project at regular intervals and adopt suitable controlling measures in order to keep the project on track. For this purpose, construction organizations have project monitoring and control systems ...

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