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title: "Planned maintenance, planning and scheduling"
subject: "Construction Management"
chapter: 9
key: "semester_8/construction_management:planned-maintenance-scheduling"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_8/construction_management/planned-maintenance-scheduling
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Planned maintenance, planning and scheduling

Construction Management · Chapter 9: Project Maintenance

- Asked in: 2073 Bhadra, 3 marks; 2078 Chaitra (asked 2 times)
- Video: [Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Implementation Solution](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDsHue2yKys) — Reliability Academy
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
- Page: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_8/construction_management/planned-maintenance-scheduling
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_8/construction_management/chapter-9

## Question

Explain planned maintenance and the planning and scheduling of maintenance in a project.

## Short answer

Planned maintenance is organized work following a programme. Planning identifies assets, jobs, methods, and budget; scheduling sets a calendar of inspections and works, considering weather and resources, and issues work orders to balance workload and reduce breakdowns.

## Answer

#### Planned maintenance
**Planned maintenance** is maintenance organised and carried out with forethought, control and records, following a prepared programme. It includes preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance and planned corrective repair, in which the work is identified, estimated and scheduled before it is carried out.

#### Planning of maintenance
Planning decides *what* is to be done and *how*.
- Inventory of assets and survey of condition.
- Identify the jobs, their priority, methods, materials, tools, labour skills and cost.
- Prepare job specifications, safety precautions and a budget.
- Decide whether to use in-house staff or contractors.

#### Scheduling of maintenance
Scheduling decides *when* and *by whom*.
- Prepare a calendar (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) of inspections and works.
- Fix dates according to the weather (e.g. waterproofing before monsoon), occupancy and the availability of resources.
- Group jobs to reduce disruption; use bar charts or networks for large works.
- Issue work orders and keep history cards.
- Monitor progress and update the schedule.

Benefits: balanced workload, fewer breakdowns, better budget control and longer life of the asset.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. Planned maintenance includes which of the following?
   A. Preventive, predictive and planned corrective repair
   B. Only emergency repair
   C. Only cleaning
   D. Demolition
   Answer: A. Planned maintenance follows a prepared programme and covers preventive, predictive and planned corrective repair. (Key point: Planned maintenance)

2. Which statement is correct?
   A. Planning decides when and by whom; scheduling decides what
   B. Planning decides what and how; scheduling decides when and by whom
   C. Both decide only the budget
   D. Scheduling decides materials
   Answer: B. Planning is what and how; scheduling is when and by whom. (Key point: Planning vs scheduling)

3. Why is waterproofing scheduled before monsoon?
   A. Cement is cheaper
   B. Fix dates by weather so work is effective
   C. Contractors are idle
   D. Monsoon stops leaks
   Answer: B. Dates are fixed according to weather, occupancy and resource availability. (Key point: Weather timing)

## Related in Construction Management

- [Planned vs unplanned maintenance; maintenance plan](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_8%2Fconstruction_management%3Aplanned-vs-unplanned-maintenance) — Construction Management, chapter 9
- [Importance and steps of planning and scheduling](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_8%2Fconstruction_management%3Aplanning-importance-steps) — Construction Management, chapter 2
- [Types of maintenance and why needed](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_8%2Fconstruction_management%3Amaintenance-types-importance) — Construction Management, chapter 9, asked 8×
- [Objectives of maintenance](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_8%2Fconstruction_management%3Amaintenance-objectives) — Construction Management, chapter 9, asked 3×
- [Importance of repair and maintenance](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_8%2Fconstruction_management%3Amaintenance-importance-prolong-life) — Construction Management, chapter 9, asked 2×
- [Regulatory requirements and building codes for planning](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_8%2Fconstruction_management%3Aregulatory-building-codes-urban) — Construction Management, chapter 11, asked 2×

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- [Planning, scheduling; linked bar chart](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Fproject_engineering%3Aplanning-scheduling-linked-bar-chart) — Project Engineering, chapter 3
- [Planning levels and types of maintenance](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_6%2Firrigation_and_drainage_engineering%3Aplanning-levels-and-maintenance) — Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, chapter 1, asked 2×
- [Project planning and its importance](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Fproject_engineering%3Aplanning-concept-importance) — Project Engineering, chapter 3, asked 3×
- [Short note: Planning software, MS Project](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Fproject_engineering%3Aplanning-software-ms-project-note) — Project Engineering, chapter 3, asked 2×