Construction scheduling : principles and practices / Jay S. Newitt.

By:

Newitt, Jay S

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxi, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:

9780135137826 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

690.0685 22

Contents:

project management basics -- checklists, daily to-do lists, and magnetic scheduling boards -- bar chart schedules -- introduction to cpm scheduling -- creating the network logic diagram -- determining durations -- calculating start and finish dates -- calculating total, shared, free, independent, and nega-tive float -- using lags in network logic diagrams -- reviewing and analyzing the schedule -- using the schedule to forecast and balance resources.

Summary: This text is a comprehensive, stand alone reference for project management scheduling. It features a unique combination of principles/fundamentals of scheduling and project management along with practical applications and tutorials of the 4 most common scheduling software programs–Microsoft Project, Primavera Project Planner (P3), SureTrak, P6 Project Manager and Contractor. Having scheduling information and software instructions in one book obviates the need for two texts, and the exercises and examples in the scheduling portion are tied to the same exercises in the software portions.

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Includes index.

This text is a comprehensive, stand alone reference for project management scheduling. It features a unique combination of principles/fundamentals of scheduling and project management along with practical applications and tutorials of the 4 most common scheduling software programs–Microsoft Project, Primavera Project Planner (P3), SureTrak, P6 Project Manager and Contractor. Having scheduling information and software instructions in one book obviates the need for two texts, and the exercises and examples in the scheduling portion are tied to the same exercises in the software portions.

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