Written by a career construction professional, this text about scheduling and project control addresses the average student, detailing all the steps clearly and without shortcuts. Solved and unsolved exercises cover all subjects, computer software programs for construction are included for each chapter, presents precedence networks as the realistic solution to scheduling, the main part of project control, and introduces new concepts in CPM scheduling such as the author's own Dynamic Minimum Lag technique.

Contents:
· Introduction.

· Bar (Gantt) Charts.

· Basic Networks.

· The Critical Path Method (CPM).

· Precedence Networks.

· Resource Allocation and Resource Leveling.

· Schedule Updating and Project Control.

· Schedule Compression and Time-Cost Trade-Off.

· Reports and Presentations.

· Scheduling as Part of the Project Management Effort.

· Other Scheduling Methods.

· Dynamic Minimum Lag Relationship.

· Construction Delay and Other Claims.

Appendix A Computer Project.

Appendix B Sample Reports.

Abbreviations.

Glossary.

References.

Bibliography.

Index.