Construction Scheduling

Introduction to Construction Scheduling
Construction Scheduling Course Overview
Bar (Gantt) Charts
Introducing Bar (Gantt) Charts•10 minutes
Using Bar (Gantt) Charts•8 minutes
Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Bar (Gantt) Charts•8 minutes
Activity Precedence Diagrams
Introduction to Activity Precedence Diagrams•9 minutes
Recommendations for Building AON Diagrams•12 minutes
Examples of Activity Precedence (AON) Diagrams•9 minutes
Types of Construction Activity Relationships
Activities in a Construction Project•6 minutes
Types of Relationships between Construction Activities•7 minutes
Start to Start Relationships•7 minutes
Finish to Finish Relationships•4 minutes
Multiple Relationships•3 minutes
Forward and Backward Pass Calculations
Forward Pass Calculations•15 minutes
Backward Pass Calculations•8 minutes
Example 1: Activity On Node Diagram•7 minutes
Example 2: AON and Forward/Backward Pass Calculations•11 minutes
Critical Path
Introduction to Critical Path•5 minutes
Critical Path in a Project Schedule•10 minutes
Determining the Number of Critical Paths in a Project•2 minutes
Imposing Lag Durations in Critical Path•12 minutes
Determining Critical Path in a Start to Start Relationship•7 minutes
Determining Critical Path in a Finish to Finish Relationship•6 minutes
Activity Float
Types of Floats in a Construction Project•9 minutes
Activity Floats•9 minutes
Determining Total Float and Free Float•6 minutes
Introduction to the Interfering Float•9 minutes
Independent Float•9 minutes
Understanding Work Dates and Calendar Dates
Understanding Work Days and Calendar Days•8 minutes
The Relationship between Calendar Days and Work Days•7 minutes
Charting Work Dates and Calendar Dates•9 minutes
Activity on Arrow
Introduction to Activity on Arrow•11 minutes
Drawing an Activity on Arrow Diagram•6 minutes
Numbering Nodes on a Diagram•2 minutes
Practice Drawing Activity on Arrow Diagrams•4 minutes
Advanced Activity Diagrams•14 minutes
Adding a Key to An Activity on Arrow Diagram•17 minutes
Backward Pass Calculations•6 minutes
Determining the Duration of a Project•8 minutes
Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT) and Range Estimating
Program Evaluation and Review Technique•7 minutes
Probability of Completing a Project: Normal Distribution•5 minutes
PERT Probability Example•12 minutes
PERT Example on Completing a Project•10 minutes
PERT Calculations: Critical Activities•16 minutes
Applying PERT: Range Estimating•19 minutes
The Role of the Scheduler in Construction Management
The Role of the Scheduler in Construction Projects•7 minutes
Ensuring a Project Stays on Track•6 minutes
Keeping Accurate Records of Project Progress•7 minutes
Linear Construction Operations and Line of Balance
Linear Construction Overview and Examples•17 minutes
Line of Balance (LOB)•9 minutes
LOB Diagram•6 minutes
LOB Example: Develop a Schedule•12 minutes
Visualizing LOB•12 minutes
Technology Applications for Scheduling
Technology Applications: Getting Started•8 minutes
Software Applications Overview•9 minutes
MS Project Scheduling Overview•13 minutes
MS Project: A Deeper Dive•17 minutes
Primavera P6 Overview•12 minutes
Primavera P6 Critical Path•11 minutes
Primavera P6: Gantt Chart•12 minutes
Primavera P6 Importing Activities and Running Schedule•9 minutes
Schedule Analysis and Applications•9 minutes
Schedule Application: Custom Tools•10 minutes
Building Information Management (BIM) Tools•14 minutes
Integration of the Model and Schedule Tools•9 minutes
Scheduling for Large Programs
Scheduling for Large Programs 1•10 minutes
Scheduling for Large Programs 2•7 minutes
Scheduling for Large Programs 3•8 minutes
Risk Allocation and Planning
Risk Allocation and Planning for Scheduling Overview•13 minutes
Risk Allocation: Defining Success•10 minutes
Risk Allocation Analysis•15 minutes
Sample Risk Profiles•15 minutes
Risk Assessment•13 minutes
Risk Allocation: Schedule and Concluding Remarks•16 minutes
Lean Design in Construction Scheduling
Lean: Time and Schedule•11 minutes
Lean: Flow•4 minutes
Lean Design and Lean Scheduling•11 minutes
Lean Scheduling and Planning•12 minutes