Effective planning and scheduling are at the heart of every successful construction project. Construction Project Planning & Scheduling with Excel: From Baseline to Billing provides a complete, hands-on guide to mastering these essential project management skills using one of the most accessible and powerful tools available — Microsoft Excel. This course is designed for construction professionals, engineers, quantity surveyors, and students who want to learn how to turn raw project data into organised, actionable plans that keep projects on time and within budget.

The course begins with a detailed introduction to the fundamentals of construction planning and scheduling. You’ll understand what project scheduling means, how dependencies such as start-to-start and finish-to-start relationships work, and how to prepare a baseline schedule — the foundation for tracking and monitoring project progress. Through real construction examples, you’ll learn how to convert activity sequences into a structured timeline that reflects real-world workflows.

You’ll then dive deep into developing a detailed baseline schedule for various stages of a building project — from substructure works like columns and plinth beams to superstructure and finishing stages. Each lesson walks you through how to organise, update, and analyse activities using Excel. You’ll see how these schedules translate directly into practical construction operations, providing clear visibility into what’s happening on-site.

Next, the course covers monthwise quantity calculation and BOQ (Bill of Quantities) preparation. You’ll learn how to prepare Excel sheets to calculate the monthly quantities of concrete, reinforcement, shuttering, plastering, and finishing works. The lessons guide you through linking baseline data to monthly schedules, generating automated calculations for all structural and finishing activities, and using those figures for cost estimation and progress tracking.

The financial section of the course introduces project costing and monthly billing. You’ll understand how to determine average project rates, prepare invoices for different phases of construction, and manage cash flow using Excel. The practical exercises help you simulate how professional contractors generate accurate, transparent billing reports aligned with project progress.

You’ll also explore material requirement and resource planning, where you’ll calculate bulk material quantities, monthly consumption, and coefficients for concrete, plastering, flooring, and reinforcement. These lessons show you how to estimate cement, sand, aggregate, steel, and brick requirements — all critical for ensuring materials are available when needed without wastage.

The final section focuses on manpower scheduling. You’ll learn how to calculate the workforce required for different stages of construction, from carpenters and helpers to bar benders and labourers. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to manage construction projects more efficiently, control resources effectively, and make data-driven decisions that reduce costs and delays.

This masterclass provides everything you need to confidently handle construction project planning and scheduling tasks using Excel — giving you a professional edge in the construction and project management industry.