Progress Calculation Procedure for Engineering Normally in an EPC project, progress calculation procedure for engineering deliverables is developed and used to monitor project performance against man hour spent. When working with progress calculation, you should know the level of reporting. In a typical project, engineering progress is measured as level 2 (phase wise) and level 3 (engineering discipline wise) and level 4 (document wise). Refer to the following procedure to calculate engineering progress, 1) Engineering progress for each document (Level 4) = the sum of the product of weight factor for each work step and engineering progress for each work step 2) Engineering pragress for each discipline (level 3) = the sum of the product of weight factor for each document and engineering progress for each document 3) Calculate total engineering progress (level 2) ‘engineering progress for each discipline the sum of the product of weight factor for each discipline and How to Get an Engineering Drawing Progress - Level 4 ‘The progress calculation is done based on engineering work steps and their weight factors for an engineering drawing. See the below sample work steps and weight factors. Sample weight factor for each work step for each engineering drawing Weight factors calculated based on effort required for each work step fora particular drawingldocument. The rato of weight factor foreach work step could be diferent depending on your project team's exper judgment. The folowing work steps are required to produce an engineering drawing as minimum 4. Star 2. Study/Preparation 3. Issue for intemal roviow 4 Issue to client 5. Approval by client 6. Issue for construction ‘The projects | involved describe the weight factors forthe above work steps are as follows: 1) 8% (0.05) of total hours for “Start” work stop 2) 45% (0.45) of total hours for "Study and preparation" step 3) 10% (0.10) of total hours for “Issue for Internal Revio\4) 10% (0.10) of total hours for “Issue to client" 5) 15% (0.16) of total hours for to get "Approval by Client” 6) 15% (0.15) of total hours for “Issue for construction” ‘The sum of total weight factors forall work steps must be 100% (1). Let's find out how a piping drawing progress is calculated, Suppose a piping isometric drawing design has been completed 50% of “Study and Preparation’ work step. See the detal's calculation and below figure for easy understanding Progress for a piping isometric drawing at that stage = Weight factor for “Start” work step (0.05) x progress for “Start” work step (100%) + Weight factor for “Study and Preparation” (0.45) x progress for "Study and Preparation” work step (50%) ‘Therefore, the actual progress for that drawing up to 50% completion of study and preparation step is 27.5 %. The actual progress would be 50% when “Study/Preparation” work is completed 100%. 150 drawing for pump station iscipline| 2 e Fe . 59 re Piping Quantity Progress(% Complete) = D3 x D4 + E3 x E4 = 0.05 x 100% + 0.45 x 50% = 27.5% Progress Calculation for Engineering Specification/Requisition-Level 4 Progress calculation for an engineering specification/requisition is done using the same exercise for engineering drawing. The only different is its work Step and weight factor as weight factor for each work step for each specification/requisition is required to calculate the quantity progress. Sample weight factor for each work step for each engineering specification/requisition ‘The following are work steps and weight factors for a production of engineering specification/requisition. 41) 8% (0.05) of total hours for “Start" work step 2) 45% (0.45) of total hour for "Study and preparation” step. 3) 15% (0.15) of total hours for "Issue to client" 4) 20% (0.20) of total hours for to get "Approval by Client" 5) 15% (0.15) of total hours for “Issue for construction/Purchase” Once again, the sum of total weight factors for all work steps must be 100% (1).How to Get Engineering Progress by Discipline -Level 3 To calculate discipline wise (level-3) engineering progress, in other word, physical progress for an engineering discipline = the sum of the product of weight factor for each document and engineering progress (quantity) for ‘each document, How to find weight factor for engineering document Weight factor calculation for engineering document is required to calculate engineering progress for each discipline. Engineering documents are normally categorized drawings, specifications, requisitions and information documents. P&ID drawings, isometric drawings, pump GA, foundation drawings, etc. are in drawing category. Material specification, equipmentipiping fabrication and erection specification and Instrument cable specification are in specification category. REQ for piping material, REQ for pump/compressor/blower and etc. are in requisition category. Weight factor for an engineering document documents in each discipline, ‘Assume the budgeted man hour for an iso metric drawing is 200 and 10,000 hours for all piping documents. ‘Therefore, weight factor for that iso drawing is (200/10,000) 0.02 1udgeted man hour for a documentitotal budgeted man hour for all Progress Calculation for Mechanical Engineering Discipline Progress calculation for mechanical engineering discipline = the sum of the product of weight factor for each document and the actual progress of each document in mechanical discipline for a particular project. For instance, a project includes the mechanical scope required to produce a list of drawings and documents and the work is in-progress. Suppose a table of mechanical documents are shown as the following, °% Complete = = 5% x 100%+45%x100%+ 45%X400420%X100415%X33% = 90% Bocgced weg loocument Ti category] iecitne Sudeeted| Weel . eee aan |Spec/Req| Mech er 100.0%} 100.0%) 100.0%) 100.0%) 23.0% | S&S rox abin aes, |" : ee lacie Bane ISpecit 500} 0.08 | 1000 a0 100.0% 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.08 5 Reaver Pues 10H jee ech 459[a0%27| 1000%| 100.05] rec0%| woos] woox | one [2% eect [secre ech asolaacze| soao%| 20.5| so00%| soos] 22.08 | sacs | sa feectcton frPUME sc/nee|Mech 250] aaen|sonos| soos] toues| 7508) oom soa] 5.1 eaters at } i eal vese ims cn ssofaxm| poe] ss25| cox] aon] aon | soon ao Featorteat exer. oececfech oo] e069] 000%] 55%] cox] a0x| 00% oon] 2.3% Physical Progress =0.03656x90% =3.3% ocameneite _[eatgor[oinine| mere ME wow) 0 s lonowinstorsunes:oraving fess | | 024s) oon] ons] cox! aos) om oo | or} aon eager | | emese-aatce ong aoa | 0) ss] aun] an] cas) aus) oun aos | 00s] omWeight factor for pump data sheet is 0.0356 obtained based on 200 budgeted hours/ 5470 total budgeted hours ‘of mechanical discipline. ‘The progress data in “Quantity Progress (% complete)" column is referred to the document progress calculation based on work step completion and work step weight factor. For example, ‘Quantity Progress (% complete)" for pump data sheet = 5% x 100%+45%x100%+15%x100+20% x100%115%x33% = 90% , This is the same calculation method used for a piping isometric drawing progress as explained on above. ‘The progress data in "Weight Progress" which also known as physical progress column is referred to the progress calculation based on document weight and Quantity Progress (% Complete). For example, Physical Progress of pump data sheet document 03656 x 90% = 3.3%, Finally, the total progress for mechanical engineering section, 37.8% is the sum of weight progress for each document. Progress calculation procedure for process, piping, civil, structure, electrical and instrumentation is done using the same methodology as mechanical discipline. How to Get Overall Engineering Phase/Stage — Level 2 Progress data for engineering phase can be oblained using the same exercise like discipline wise pragress calculation. The difference is the way how you want to group it. That means weight factor for each engineering discipline is required to analyse the total progress of all disciplines. ‘See the below formula to get overall engineering progress. Progress for engineering phase/stage = the sum of the product of weight factor for each discipline and progress for each discipline, see how weight factor for each engineering discipline as below. How to find weight factors for engineering disciplines ‘Weight factor = budgeted hour for each discipline/Total budgeted hour for all discipline for a particular project, For example ‘Assuming that budgeted man hour for mechanical, process, piping, civil, structure, electrical and instrumentation are listed as table below. Weight factor for mechanical engineering disciplin man hour) = 0.1744 ‘5470 (Budgeted man hour) / 31370 (Overall engineeringMechnical Process 3000 0.0956 Piping ‘8000 0.2550 civil 3200 0.1020 [Structure 3500 0.1116 [Electrical 4000 (0.1275 Instrumentation “4200 0.1339 TAL 31370 eering Progress Calculation for Overall En: Mechanical engineering progress is 37.8 % as stated above and assuming that the individual progress for other disciplines is listed as below table. ‘Then, Overall Engineering phase/stage progress = the sum of the product of weight factor for each discipline and physical progress for each discipline, = 0.1744 x 37.8% + 0.0956 x 50% + 0.2550 x 20% + 0.1020 x 30% + 0.1116 x 25% + 0.1275 x 15% + 0.1339 x 13% = 26% Process 3000 0.0956 50% Piping 3000 0.2550 20% civil 3200 0.1020 30% Structure 3500 0.1116 25% Electrical 4000 0.1275 15% 2200) 0.1339 13% or Be Download sample progress calculation sheet to leam more,