Planning and Scheduling of Project using Microsoft Project (Case Study of a building in India)

Abstract: Every one of us is a manager of projects of our own life. From a house wife to an employee to financial analyst, from banker to doctor, from engineer to administrator, from a teacher to a student, we all work on different tasks with deadlines. Regardless of our occupation, norms, or location in an organization, we all work on tasks that are eclectic and involve people who do not usually work together. The project may have a simple goals that does not require many people or a great deal of money or it may be quite complex, calling for diverse skills and plethora of resources. But the bottom line is that every one of us manages projects. Owing to this the purpose of dealing with the project should not be only execution but effective and efficient execution of project is essential which is needed to be highlighted. Construction Firms in India, Construct the Projects in a Traditional ways, this sometimes proves Uneconomical & Tedious too. Traditional way also proves to be Time Consuming and Confusing. The presented work will provide them an Opportunity to clearly observe the difference between the Microsoft Project (MSP) and the Traditional Planning Techniques which speeds up Construction and also make the Project Cost Effective with Proper Planning with the help of the case study on the single wing of project executed in Pune, Maharashtra, India. For finding out various aspects that proves efficient planning & execution of the project, disparate methodologies adopted and to find out remedial measures, international journal papers were referred. Methodology adopted includes defining of proble