Real World Construction Project Scheduling
Real World Construction Project Scheduling

Author: John Buttelwerth

Publisher:

Published: 2018-11

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780997525557

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Real World Construction Project Scheduling is called "real world" because it was written drawing upon the author's 35+ years of experience consulting with contractors to help them meet their construction scheduling needs. He knows how contractors use scheduling, what's important to them - and what is not! This text can be combined with any one of the author's four Real World scheduling software books (covering either P6, MS Project, Phoenix, or Asta Elecosoft Powerproject softwares) for the lab portion of the course, available at www.johnwyattpublishing.com, to create a complete construction scheduling course. Combined together in a curriculum, students will gain a confident, real world knowledge of construction project scheduling. Using real world examples, this text takes the student through a typical project learning the planning and scheduling concepts necessary to successfully deliver a project on time. At the time of this writing, it is the only scheduling text that fully investigates the use of start-to-start and finish-to-finish activity relationship types when teaching students to hand-draw precedence network diagrams and to hand-calculate the critical path of the schedule including all starts and finishes, total float, and free float. If the completion of a construction project runs late, it is very often the result of poor planning in the pre-design and/or design phase of the project. This text fully explores the proper use of planning and scheduling throughout all phases of the project delivery - including pre-design and design through to occupancy and project closeout. Packaged with the text includes drawings for a sample project used throughout the text so the students can experience a "real world" application of the concepts covered in the text.

Computer Integrated Construction Project Scheduling
Computer Integrated Construction Project Scheduling

Author: John Buttelwerth

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780131114654

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Written in a style that is meant to be open and inviting to the reader with shorter paragraphs and interesting illustrations, this book provides a single source comprehensive examination of construction project scheduling. Content begins with introducing concepts of the construction industry to provide the necessary framework and background, then fully discusses planning and scheduling topics in detail. It offers extensively reviewed coverage on the most current version of SureTrak Software, thorough coverage of manual network diagramming and CPM calculations, and has built into it a capstone project. The book includes an abundance of real world examples of numerous scheduling exercises--including 17 pages of full-size drawings and schedules that are part of the exercises. Additionally, the information is presented modularly in such a way that it can be customized to fit any learning situation. Covers planning and scheduling including the determination of project activities, logic, and durations; drawing precedence network diagrams and manually calculating CPM schedules; creating and updating computer-generated schedules and schedule reports. Well suited to be used as a guide or reference by construction practitioners such as Project managers, Superintendents, and Construction managers.

Construction Project Scheduling and Control
Construction Project Scheduling and Control

Author: Saleh A. Mubarak

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-10-26

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0470919957

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An easy-to-follow guide to the theory and practice of project scheduling and control No matter how large or small the construction project, an efficient, well-thought-out schedule is crucial to achieving success. The schedule manages all aspects of a job, such as adjusting staff requirements at various stages, overseeing materials deliveries and equipment needs, organizing inspections, and estimating time needs for curing and settling—all of which requires a deep understanding on the part of the scheduler. Written by a career construction professional, Construction Project Scheduling and Control, Second Edition has been fully revised with up-to-date coverage detailing all the steps needed to devise a technologically advanced schedule geared toward streamlining the construction process. Solved and unsolved exercises reinforce learning, while an overview of industry standard computer software sets the tone for further study. Some of the features in this Second Edition include: Focus on precedence networks as a viable solution to scheduling, the main part of project control The concepts of Dynamic Minimal Lag, a new CPM technique developed by the author A new chapter on schedule risk management By combining basic fundamentals with advanced techniques alongside the robust analysis of theory to enhance real-world applications, Construction Project Scheduling and Control is an ideal companion for students and professionals looking to formulate a schedule for a time-crunched industry in need of better ways to oversee projects.

P6 Real World Scheduling
P6 Real World Scheduling

Author: John Buttelwerth

Publisher:

Published: 2017-08-17

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 9780997525533

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P6 Real World Scheduling is called "real world" because the author wrote it drawing upon his 30+ years of experience consulting with contractors. He knows how contractors use scheduling software, what's important to them - and what is not!Tested and retested in the classroom. It will guide you through some of the quirks of P6 as well as teach you how to use the software the way contractors use it. Other software manuals are often hundreds of pages long filled with dense text that wastes your time trying to cover every corner and nuance of the software - ultimately leaving readers more confused than before they started.P6 Real World Scheduling is written for Oracle¿s Primavera P6 Professional software using a local or multi-user database. It was written using version 15.1, but can be applied to previous and post versions of P6 with little concern. Rest assured that it will help the reader clearly grasp the many, sometimes puzzling nuances of this ¿enterprise¿ based software, such as the use of the OBS (Organizational Breakdown Structure), the EPS (Enterprise Project Structure), the lack of traditional ¿save¿ features, user security profiles, and its uncommon import / export components.P6 Real World Scheduling assumes that the reader has no previous exposure to the software and takes the reader through the process of creating a schedule covering the same features that a contractor would include on their typical schedule. This includes creating and saving the schedule, covering numerous formatting options to customize the look of the schedule, working with calendars including 50% and 100% weather calendars, then activity coding the schedule to organize the activities into various Work Breakdown Structures. Different views of the schedule are explored and from there the schedule is resource loaded and cost loaded, including a real world analysis of an over-allocation of resources. The schedule is then Baselined and updated covering all possible update scenarios that may actually occur.With this manual and a few hours of your time, you will be ready to effectively use Oracle¿s Primavera¿s P6 Professional on a real project.

Project Scheduling and Management for Construction
Project Scheduling and Management for Construction

Author: David R. Pierce, Jr.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-09-30

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1118367804

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First published in 1988 by RS Means, the new edition of Project Scheduling and Management for Construction has been substantially revised for students enrolled in construction management and civil engineering programs. While retaining its emphasis on developing practical, professional-level scheduling skills, the new edition is a relatable, real-world case study that can be used over the course of a semester. The book also includes classroom elements like exercises, quizzes, skill-building exercises, as well as an instructor's manual including two additional new cases.

Microsoft Project 2016 - Real World Scheduling
Microsoft Project 2016 - Real World Scheduling

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2017-12-31

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9780997525540

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Microsoft Project 2016 Real World Scheduling is called "real world" because the author wrote it drawing upon his 30+ years of experience consulting with contractors to help them meet their construction scheduling software needs. He knows how contractors use scheduling software, what's important to them - and what is not! This manual has been tested and retested in both the classroom and the company training room. It will guide you thru some of the quirks of MS Project 2016 as well as teach you how use the software the way contractors use it. Other software manuals are often hundreds of pages long filled with dense text that wastes your time trying to cover every corner and nuance of the software - ultimately leaving readers more confused than before they started. (This manual can easily be used with the MS Project 2013 and 2010 software.) Microsoft Project 2016 Real World Scheduling assumes that the reader has no previous exposure to the software and takes the reader through the process of creating a schedule covering the same features that a contractor would include on their typical schedule. This includes creating and saving the schedule, covering numerous formatting options to customize the look of the schedule, working with calendars including 50% and 100% weather calendars, then activity coding the schedule to organize the tasks using both Custom Task Groups and Summary Tasks. Different views of the schedule are explored and from there the schedule is resource loaded and cost loaded, including a real world analysis of an over-allocation of resources. The schedule is then Baselined and updated covering all possible update scenarios that may actually occur.With this manual and a few hours of your time, you will be ready to effectively use MS Project 2016 on a real project.

Construction Project Management
Construction Project Management

Author: Alison Dykstra

Publisher: Kirshner Publishing Company

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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Construction Project Management provides the reader with crucial background information often overlooked in other texts: The roles of the major players owners and designers, general and specialty contractors; Why contractors should avoid some jobs, and how to get the right ones; What bidding is, and why the low bid is not always the best bid; Why different types of construction contracts carry different levels of risk; Why cost estimates and schedules are keys to project success; How a contractor brings in a job on time and on budget; And much more: Alternative project delivery and BIM; Change orders and getting paid; MasterFormat; ConsensusDocs and AIA Documents; An expanded and updated introduction to Green Construction.

Project Scheduling Handbook
Project Scheduling Handbook

Author: Jonathan F. Hutchings

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 0824756983

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Offering real-world strategies gleaned from years of professional experience, this book contains the essential tools to prepare a well-organized, efficient, and effective working production schedule for successful construction outcomes. The only guide to address the day-to-day needs with hands-on problem resolution strategies, the author views the industry from an insider's perspective and depicts the integral role of a project scheduler in the design of lucrative schemes and layouts for contemporary residential, commercial, industrial, and civil construction ventures. It builds the necessary skills for project schedulers, one of the fastest-growing career specialties in the construction industry.

Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control in Construction
Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control in Construction

Author: Calin M. Popescu

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1995-03-20

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 9780471028581

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Critical Path Method (CPM) and Performance Evaluation and ReviewTechnique (PERT) are widely recognized as the most effectivemethods of keeping large, complex construction projects onschedule, under budget, and up to professional standards. But thesemethods remain underused because they are poorly understood and,due to a host of unfamiliar terms and applications, may seem morecomplicated than they really are. This encyclopedia brings together, in one comprehensive volume, allterms, definitions, and applications related to the time and costmanagement of construction projects. While many of these termsrefer to ancient and venerable building practices, others haveevolved quite recently and refer specifically to modernconstruction and management techniques. Sources include hundreds ofprofessional books, trade journals, and research publications, aswell as planning and scheduling software vendor literature. The detailed glossary of all applicable terms includes across-referenced listing of examples that describe real-worldapplications for each term supplied. An extensive bibliographycovers all applicable books, articles, and periodicals available onproject planning, scheduling, and control using CPM and relatedsubjects. This book is an important quick reference and desktop informationresource for construction planners, schedulers, and controllers, aswell as civil engineers and project managers. It is also theultimate research tool for educators, students, or anyone who seeksto improve their understanding of the management of modernconstruction projects.