Prioritizing activities on a building site project

The increase in competitiveness in the construction industry has been compelling companies to offer better quality products that are completed on time. This is not an easy task. One of the essential aspects to be catered for so as to reach this aim is to engage on adequate planning, which involves prioritizing the activities to be carried out. This includes medium-term planning. During this stage, many aspects should be considered so that an adequate analysis can be made of activities that can be carried out, which do not cause problems for long-term planning. Therefore, this study presents a more structured decision-making model for medium-term project planning, such that the activities that can be carried out in the period of analysis can be prioritized in accordance with the aspects that the project manager considers most important. An application on a building site project is presented.