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Critical Path Method (CPM) Tutor for Construction Scheduling & Management

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"It is a bad plan that admits of no modification." - Publius Syrus (42BC )

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Please use this table of contents to find the section in which you are most interested and just jump there. If you're not clear about any of the information you find, then you should backup and try starting from an earlier section. The glossary may also assist you.

table of contents
1. why have a plan?
a. b. c. d. e. purposes of scheduling project control cycle why have formalized techniques techniques used today steps to effective project management

2. history of project planning tools

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. planning in ancient egypt modern planning methods bar charts fenced bar charts arrow diagramming precedence diagramming line of balance earned value management

3. schedule definition and layout

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. construction method work area phasing work breakdown structure activity resource duration cost

4. overview of the critical path method

a. b. c. d. e. schedule definition and layout forward pass backward pass total float calculation analysis

5. arrow diagramming
a. arrow diagram notation b. logic dummies c. numbering dummies

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d. forward pass calculation forward pass notation early event times multiple priors dummies

e. backward pass calculation i. backward pass notation ii. late event times iii. multiple followers f. total float calculation i. total float notation ii. total float calculation g. how-to checklist

6. precedence diagramming
a. precedence diagram notation b. forward pass calculation i. forward pass notation ii. early start and finish times iii. multiple priors c. backward pass calculation i. backward pass notation ii. late start and finish times iii. multiple followers d. e. f. g. total float notation &calculation start-to-start logic finish-to-finish logic how-to checklist

7. sequence and duration exercises

a. b. c. d. e. exercise exercise exercise exercise exercise 1 2 3 4 5 logic exercise logic exercise roadwork build the door build warehouse

8. schedule management techniques

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. material, labor, and equipment limited resource allocation unlimited resource leveling cost vs value loading cost time tradeoff cash flow analysis cash flow example earned value management

Chapter 9. schedule management exercises

a. exercise 1 - resource allocation b. exercise 2 - resource leveling c. exercise 3 - time cost tradeoff

Chapter 10. effective schedule setup

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. useful models work area crew chase milestones non-work activities cost-loaded schedules using calendars rules of thumb

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Chapter 11. effective schedule use

a. out-of-sequence progress b. delay analysis c. claims analysis

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The following additional chapters are planned.

10. effective schedule setup

a. concurrent activity logic

11. effective schedule use

a. b. c. d. falicy of reporting percent complete effective progress updating as-built schedule getting paid on time

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