A Contractor's Guide to Planning, Scheduling, and Control

List of Companion Website Materials List of Figures and Tables Preface Abbreviations Part I Introductory Topics Chapter 1 Introduction Schedulers Schedule types Introduction to the book Introduction to the case study Summary Review questions Chapter 2 Construction Management Introduction Delivery and procurement methods Traditional general contractor delivery Construction management delivery Design-build delivery Procurement Contracts Pricing Estimating Project management General contractor organizations Contractor team member responsibilities Summary Review questions Exercises Part II Planning Chapter 3 Preconstruction Introduction Preconstruction phase Design phases Preconstruction services Budget estimating Scheduling Constructability review Partnering Building information modeling Sustainable construction Environmental compliance Planning Preconstruction contracts Preconstruction fees Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 4 Schedule Planning Introduction Planning elements Activities Work breakdown structure Project item list Logic Relationships Lag Administrative restraints Resources Variables Interruptions Logic tools Collaboration First draft Bar chart Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 5 Lean Construction Planning Introduction Activity-based costing Lean construction Target value design Just-in-time deliveries Last planners Pull planning Value engineering Subcontractors and suppliers Supply chain material management Off-site prefabrication Local material purchases Jobsite laydown and material handling Scheduling lean Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 6 Contract and Time Considerations Introduction Contract documents Potential contract documents Contract language Contractual terms Liquidated damages Float Schedule inclusion Subcontract agreements Contractual schedule format Contractual timeline Commencement Duration Work days Completion Occupancy considerations Risk analysis Summary Review questions Exercises Part III Scheduling Chapter 7 Schedule Types Introduction Bar charts Arrow diagraming method Precedence diagraming method Contract schedules Short-interval schedules Specialty schedules Schedule format Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 8 Schedule Development Process Introduction Schedule planning Schedule development Process Activities Restraints Durations Time Constraints Presentation Summary schedule Schedule concepts Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 9 Schedule Calculations Introduction Precalculation refresher Forward pass Backward pass Float Total float Free float Strategies Critical path Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 10 Resource Balancing Introduction Resource allocation Balancing, not leveling Labor productivity Construction crews Overtime affects Indirect resources Jobsite general conditions Construction equipment Home office resources Reporting Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 11 Cash Flow Schedule Introduction Cash flow schedule process Cost-loaded schedule Cash flow curve Jobsite expenditures Jobsite revenue Net cash flow and impacts to home office Methods to improve cash flow Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 12 Schedule Technology Introduction Software advantages Microsoft Excel Microsoft Project Primavera Project Planner Touchplan Other technology tools PowerProject by Atlas Smartsheet Building information modeling Bluebeam Software shortcomings Summary Review questions Exercises Part IV Project Controls Chapter 13 Schedule Control Introduction Schedule tools Schedule control techniques Contract schedule: Status, update, and/or revise Schedule status Schedule updates Schedule revisions Recovery schedules Three-week look-ahead schedules To-do lists Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 14 Scheduling Tools Introduction Submittal schedule Types of submittals Submittal processing Project management scheduling tools Pay requests Monthly fee forecast Float management As-built schedule Site supervision scheduling tools Pull schedules Concrete pour schedule Equipment schedule Tower crane schedule Daily job diary Reports Technology tools Building information modeling Resources Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 15 Jobsite Control Systems Introduction Safety control Cost control Change order processing Pay request processing Quality control Document control Additional jobsite control systems Environmental controls Traffic control Jobsite laydown management Material management Equipment management Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 16 Earned Value Management Introduction Development of the third curve Earned value as a construction management control tool Schedule status Cost status Earned value indices Forecasting Earned value as a pay request tool Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 17 Subcontract Management Introduction Subcontracted scopes of work Subcontract documents Subcontractor prequalification Early release of subcontractor and supplier bid packages Subcontractor selection Team building Subcontractor management Collaborative scheduling Subcontractor controls Supplier management Summary Review questions Exercises Chapter 18 Schedule Impacts Introduction Time value of money Time and cost trade-offs As-built schedules Claims Sources of claims Claim prevention Claim preparation Claim defense Claim resolution Legal impacts Risk management PERT and other advanced scheduling methods Summary Review questions Exercises Glossary References Five Sample Case Studies Index