Title: Faster Construction Projects with CPM Scheduling Author: Murray B. Woolf ISBN: 0071486607 / 9780071486606 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 456 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2007 Availability: 45-60 days
Description
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COMPLETE YOUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FASTER - USING THE LATEST CONCEPTS IN PERFORMANCE CONTROL
A comprehensive review that gives you insight into the latest innovations in network-based project planning, scheduling, and control…saving you time and money on all construction projects.
Faster Construction Projects with CPM Scheduling contains a full explanation of the new and innovative Scheduling Practice Paradigm, and translates it into tangible steps you can use to create powerful project schedules designed to boost productivity on any job. Completely compatible with the Collaborative Model, the new Scheduling Practice Paradigm provides, commitment planning, execution scheduling, and comprehensive performance control.
Written in a friendly, conversational style, this ultimate guide explains:
The new Scheduling Practice Paradigm: terminology, specialties, roles, and deliverables
How dilemma forecasting can help you predict delays before they occur
How to use change optimization processes for maximum project benefit
How to produce a project schedule, including logic development sessions
Helpful guidelines for performance recording
Hundreds of “tricks of the trade” from a 30-year Scheduling veteran
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1 : Keeping Your Eye on the Donut
Chapter 1 : The Allure of the Project Schedule Chapter 2 : Understanding the Scheduling Theater Chapter 3 : Why Our Schedules Disappoint Our Customers Chapter 4 : The Changing Style of Project Management
Part 2 : Creating a Penchant for Change
Chapter 5 : The New Scheduling Practice Paradigm : Specializations, Positions, Deliverables, and Roles Chapter 6 : Introduction to Dilemma Control Chapter 7 : Introduction to Momentology Chapter 8 : Recap of New Concepts and Terminology Chapter 9 : Scheduling Practice and Faster Projects
Part 3 : Preserving Project Schedule Integrity
Chapter 10 : Anatomy of a Schedule Chapter 11 : Working at Cross-Purposes
Part 4 : Execution Scheduling and Performance Control
Chapter 12 : Concerning Schedule Design Chapter 13 : Concerning Schedule Development Chapter 14 : Schedule Components Chapter 15 : Performance Recording Chapter 16 : Performance Control
Part 5 : Epilogue
Chapter 17 : Creating Schedules They'll Actually Want to Use!