# Automated Schedule and Cost Control Using
## 3 Methodology
### Methods
#### 3.2.2 Automated Schedule and Cost Control
Thus, as future work, the current system should be evaluated in other construction buildings to declare a guideline and improvement. The authors acknowledge that the current approach has some limitations (i.e., the system is only available via the Autodesk Revit platform, and the laser scanner needs experienced labor). However, there is sufficient improvement using this approach to monitor the progress along with Earned Value principles. Conceptualization, A.R.E., F.K.A. and M.A. ; methodology, A.R.E. ; software, A.R.E. ; validation, A.R.E., F.K.A. and M.A. ; formal analysis, A.R.E., investigation, A.R.E., resources, A.R.E., F.K.A. and M.A. ; data curation, A.R.E. ; writing--original draft preparation, A.R.E. ; writing--review and editing, A.R.E., F.K.A. and M.A. ; visualization, A.R.E. ; supervision, F.K.A. and M.A. ; project administration, F.K.A. and M.A. ; funding acquisition, F.K.A. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. This research was funded by the Researchers Supporting Project number (RSP2023R264), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Not applicable. The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions. The authors extend their appreciation to the Researchers Supporting Project number (RSP2023R264), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for funding this work. The authors declare no conflict of interest. List of abbreviations and acronyms used in the paper. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Scan Date**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Manual**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Automated**} \\ \cline{2-5}  & **SPI** & **CPI** & **SPI** & **CPI** \\ \hline
25 December 2020 & 1.037 & 2.183 & 1.016 & 2.188 \\ \hline
20 January 2021 & 1.034 & 2.183 & 1.007 & 2.188 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table} 
Table 7: The results of manual and automated calculation in terms of SPI and SPI. ## References

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