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Construction Project Scheduling and Control

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John Wiley & Sons, Oct 26, 2010 - Technology & Engineering - 480 pages
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.

  

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Contents

Chapter
7
Chapter
13
Contents
21
The Critical Path Method CPM
43
Chapter5 Precedence Networks
83
Resource Allocation and Resource Leveling
112
Chapter8
189
Direct and Indirect Costs
199
Chapter 10
239
Chapter 11
263
Chapter 12
299
Chapter 13
313
Chapter 14
337
Appendix
361
Appendix
375
Abbreviations
405

Recovery Schedules
205
Accelerating Projects Using Computers
211
Exercises
217
Contents
236
Glossary
411
References
433
Index
445
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About the author (2010)

Saleh Mubarak, PhD, is Training Manager at the Qatar Project Management (QPM) Company in Doha, Qatar. A member of PMI and the PMI College of Scheduling, he served on the committee that created the PMI COS professional scheduler certification exam and is a former project controls manager with the Public Works Department of Hillsborough County in Tampa, Florida.

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