CPM in Construction Management, Seventh Edition
7th Edition
Published on 16. October 2009
Book
Hardback
736 pages
978-0-07-163664-3 (ISBN)
Description
Accelerate with CPM--and this Leading Guide to Construction Planning and SchedulingCD-ROM Includes Full-Function Deltek Open Plan CPM Software
A $2000-retail-value, unrestricted license to this world-class product is provided on the included CD-ROM. No limits to number of activities, time for evaluation, or usage. With instruction on CPM and powerful software, you are ready for business now.
The CD-ROM also provides:
Links to download powerful software from Oracle (Primavera), Microsoft, and others
A PDF file of full-color and scalable copy for all screen shots in the text
Additional chapter on screen-by-screen instructions for classic Primavera P3 software
A computer-readable PDF of two sample CPM specifications
The critical path method (CPM) of planning and scheduling is a powerful tool for engineering and construction project design and management. When it comes to applying CPM to day-to-day construction situations, this guide, known as the industry bible, is the one you'll want to have. Written by the former vice chair of the celebrated construction management firm that renovated San Francisco's cable car system and redeveloped New York's JFK airport, and by one of America's leading construction scheduling experts, the Seventh Edition of CPM in Construction Management arms you with the critical knowledge and power to model the project and master the software for smooth handling of complex jobs.
This highly informative, practical book shows you how CPM:
Works--and how to make it work for you
Serves as the analytical tool of choice for evaluation, negotiation, resolution, and/or litigation of construction claims
Cuts costs in a one-person operation or the most complex multinational enterprise
Helps you stay on top of every aspect of complicated projects
Saves you big money in delay avoidance, accurate cost predictions, and claims reductions
Multiplies the effectiveness of your instincts, experience, and knowledge
Can be successfully implemented by properly utilizing the power of leading scheduling software products
Specifications of major engineering firms call for the project CPM to be prepared and administered in accordance with this text, which also serves as a primary resource for PSP and PMI-SP exam preparation. With case studies of major global construction projects and a "John Doe" example project that's followed throughout, this book will simplify your application of CPM. Cut project time to the minimum. Determine which deliveries to expedite, and which may slide. Know instantly the impact of change-and how to thrive while others fail. Understand CPM's courtroom evidentiary value--and watch disputes be amicably resolved. This updated classic is the construction tool that makes everything around you work better, faster, and more economically.
A $2000-retail-value, unrestricted license to this world-class product is provided on the included CD-ROM. No limits to number of activities, time for evaluation, or usage. With instruction on CPM and powerful software, you are ready for business now.
The CD-ROM also provides:
Links to download powerful software from Oracle (Primavera), Microsoft, and others
A PDF file of full-color and scalable copy for all screen shots in the text
Additional chapter on screen-by-screen instructions for classic Primavera P3 software
A computer-readable PDF of two sample CPM specifications
The critical path method (CPM) of planning and scheduling is a powerful tool for engineering and construction project design and management. When it comes to applying CPM to day-to-day construction situations, this guide, known as the industry bible, is the one you'll want to have. Written by the former vice chair of the celebrated construction management firm that renovated San Francisco's cable car system and redeveloped New York's JFK airport, and by one of America's leading construction scheduling experts, the Seventh Edition of CPM in Construction Management arms you with the critical knowledge and power to model the project and master the software for smooth handling of complex jobs.
This highly informative, practical book shows you how CPM:
Works--and how to make it work for you
Serves as the analytical tool of choice for evaluation, negotiation, resolution, and/or litigation of construction claims
Cuts costs in a one-person operation or the most complex multinational enterprise
Helps you stay on top of every aspect of complicated projects
Saves you big money in delay avoidance, accurate cost predictions, and claims reductions
Multiplies the effectiveness of your instincts, experience, and knowledge
Can be successfully implemented by properly utilizing the power of leading scheduling software products
Specifications of major engineering firms call for the project CPM to be prepared and administered in accordance with this text, which also serves as a primary resource for PSP and PMI-SP exam preparation. With case studies of major global construction projects and a "John Doe" example project that's followed throughout, this book will simplify your application of CPM. Cut project time to the minimum. Determine which deliveries to expedite, and which may slide. Know instantly the impact of change-and how to thrive while others fail. Understand CPM's courtroom evidentiary value--and watch disputes be amicably resolved. This updated classic is the construction tool that makes everything around you work better, faster, and more economically.
More details
Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
400 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
1096 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-163664-3 (9780071636643)
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Persons
Fredric Plotnick is an Adjunct Professor of Engineering in the departments of Engineering Management, Civil Engineering, and Construction Management at Drexel University's Philadelphia Pennsylvania Campus, where he has taught Engineering Law, Contracts Specifications and Law, Techniques of Project Controls, Project Scheduling and several other subjects since 1979. He has also maintained a consulting practice, Engineering and Property Management Consultants, Inc., since 1983, having previously worked for several contracting, consulting and engineering design firms. Professor Plotnick is a graduate of Drexel University College of Engineering, having a BSCE in Soil and Foundation Engineering and an MSCE in Construction Management, followed by a JD from Widener University School of Law, and returning to Drexel for his PhD in Civil Engineering. He is the co-author of CPM in Construction Management, fifth, sixth and seventh editions, also by McGraw-Hill, and numerous industry publications and presentations. Professor Plotnick is also the developer of the RDM (Relationship Diagramming Method) variant of CPM Planning and Scheduling Analysis which is currently being adopted by software vendors such as Oracle/Primavera starting with the high end, risk analysis product, Pertmaster (version 8.2 et seq.)
James J. O'Brien, PE, PMP, CVS, was vice chair of the board of O'Brien-Kreitzberg & Associates, Inc., the construction management firm that handled the renovation of San Francisco's cable car system. He was also the program manager for the redevelopment of JFK International Airport. Mr. O'Brien is the author or editor of many other books, including [italics start]Contractor's Management Handbook,[italics end] Second Edition; [italics start]Construction Management: A Professional Approach; Value Analysis in Design and Construction;[italics end] and [italics start]Scheduling Handbook,[italics end] all published by McGraw-Hill. He is a registered Professional Engineer in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and many other states. Mr. OBrien is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Project Management Institute, the Construction Management Association of America and the Society of American Value Engineers International. He is also an active member of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International. Mr. OBrien is a charter member and a vice president of the PMI College of Scheduling.
James J. O'Brien, PE, PMP, CVS, was vice chair of the board of O'Brien-Kreitzberg & Associates, Inc., the construction management firm that handled the renovation of San Francisco's cable car system. He was also the program manager for the redevelopment of JFK International Airport. Mr. O'Brien is the author or editor of many other books, including [italics start]Contractor's Management Handbook,[italics end] Second Edition; [italics start]Construction Management: A Professional Approach; Value Analysis in Design and Construction;[italics end] and [italics start]Scheduling Handbook,[italics end] all published by McGraw-Hill. He is a registered Professional Engineer in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and many other states. Mr. OBrien is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Project Management Institute, the Construction Management Association of America and the Society of American Value Engineers International. He is also an active member of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International. Mr. OBrien is a charter member and a vice president of the PMI College of Scheduling.
Content
Part 1: Introduction to CPM Planning and Scheduling
1. Introduction to CPM Planning and Scheduling
2. Project Control Systems Evolve in Academia
3. Project Control Systems Evolve in the Marketplace
Part 2. The Theory of CPM Planning and Scheduling
4. Your New Tool-Read Before Using
5. Network Construction
6. The Durations of the Logic Network
7. Output of Calculations
8. Cranking the Engine
9. Adding Complexity
10. PDM and Precedence Networks
11. Respecting the Power of PDM
12. PERT, SPERT, and GERT
13. RDM Networks Restore the Promise
14. Overview of Prevalent Software Products
Part 3: The Tools of CPM Planning and Scheduling
15. Measure Twice--Cut Once
16. Choosing Codes
17. Acquiring Information to Initial Schedule
18. Acquiring the Durations
19. Specifying Restraints
20. Example Project: The John Doe Project
Part 4: The Practice of CPM Planning and Scheduling
21. Equipment and Workforce Planning
22. Procurement
23. Preconstruction
24. Evolution of the Project Schedule
25. CPM and Cost Control
26. Enterprise Scheduling
Part 5: The Practice of CPM Scheduling
27. Converting the Team Plan to the Calculated Schedule
28. Engineer's Review of the Submitted Initial CPM
29. Updating the Schedule
30. Engineer's Review of the Submitted Update
31. Revising the Logic Network
32. Engineer's Review of the Submitted Revision
33. Case Histories
Part 6: Advanced Topics
34. Specifying CPM
35. CPM in Claims and Litigation
36. Delay Analysis
37. Disruption Analyses
38. Other Claim Methods
Appendix A: Sample CPM Specification as a Guideline for Preparing Your Own Specification
Appendix B: Unified Facilities Guide Specification
Appendix C: Navigating the CD-ROM
Index
1. Introduction to CPM Planning and Scheduling
2. Project Control Systems Evolve in Academia
3. Project Control Systems Evolve in the Marketplace
Part 2. The Theory of CPM Planning and Scheduling
4. Your New Tool-Read Before Using
5. Network Construction
6. The Durations of the Logic Network
7. Output of Calculations
8. Cranking the Engine
9. Adding Complexity
10. PDM and Precedence Networks
11. Respecting the Power of PDM
12. PERT, SPERT, and GERT
13. RDM Networks Restore the Promise
14. Overview of Prevalent Software Products
Part 3: The Tools of CPM Planning and Scheduling
15. Measure Twice--Cut Once
16. Choosing Codes
17. Acquiring Information to Initial Schedule
18. Acquiring the Durations
19. Specifying Restraints
20. Example Project: The John Doe Project
Part 4: The Practice of CPM Planning and Scheduling
21. Equipment and Workforce Planning
22. Procurement
23. Preconstruction
24. Evolution of the Project Schedule
25. CPM and Cost Control
26. Enterprise Scheduling
Part 5: The Practice of CPM Scheduling
27. Converting the Team Plan to the Calculated Schedule
28. Engineer's Review of the Submitted Initial CPM
29. Updating the Schedule
30. Engineer's Review of the Submitted Update
31. Revising the Logic Network
32. Engineer's Review of the Submitted Revision
33. Case Histories
Part 6: Advanced Topics
34. Specifying CPM
35. CPM in Claims and Litigation
36. Delay Analysis
37. Disruption Analyses
38. Other Claim Methods
Appendix A: Sample CPM Specification as a Guideline for Preparing Your Own Specification
Appendix B: Unified Facilities Guide Specification
Appendix C: Navigating the CD-ROM
Index