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Construction Management: Planning and Scheduling

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Discover the steps needed to develop a proper construction plan and learn how to transform that plan into a schedule.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome and introduction
What you need to know
Exercise files

1. Planning and Scheduling Fundamentals

History and impact
Types of schedules
Planning versus scheduling

2. Proper Planning

How is the work done?
Who does the work?
Work breakdown structure
Work breakdown structure illustrated

3. Use the Plan to Develop a Schedule

Creating a network model
Order activities from the WBS
Establish activity relationships
Assign durations, costs, and resources
Calculate early, late start, and finish times
Identify the critical path
Schedule activity start and finish dates
Letting the software do the calculations

4. Maintaining the Schedule

Check and update the schedule
Time in contract provisions
Scheduling's impact on productivity

Conclusion

The future of planning and scheduling
Integrating Lean principles with CPM
Better understanding of planning and scheduling

Taught by

Jim Rogers

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