CPM in Construction Management
Sixth Edition
by James J. O'Brien

This informative, useful book shows you how CPM:

• Works -- and how to make it work for you
• Serves as the analytical tool of choice for the 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 reduction
• Multiplies the effectiveness of your instincts, experience, and knowledge
• Explains how to fully and properly utilize the power of leading scheduling software such as Primavera(tm)

Contents

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

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. What Comes Out ...
8. Cranking the Engine
9. Adding Complexity
10. PDM and Precedence Networks
11. Respecting the Power of PDM
12. Enhancements and Extensions by Software Vendors

The Tools of CPM Planning and Scheduling

13. Measure Twice--Cut Once
14. Choosing Codes
15. Acquiring Information to Initial Schedule
16. Acquiring the Durations
17. Specifying the Relationships Between Activities
18. Example Project: The John Doe Project

The Practice of CPM Planning

19. Equipment and Workforce Planning
20. Procurement
21. Preconstruction
22. Evolution of the Project Schedule
23. CPM and Cost Control

The Practice of CPM Scheduling

24. Let's Look Under the Hood at the Engine
25. Converting the Team Plan to the Calculated Schedule
26. Engineer's Review of the Submitted Initial CPM
27. Updating the Schedule
28. Engineer's Review of the Submitted Update
29. Revising the Logic Network
30. Engineer's Review of the Submitted Revision
31. Case Histories
32. Additional Exercises fir Students of Project Controls

Advanced Topics

33. Specifying CPM
34. CPM in Claims and Litigation
35. Delay Analysis
36. Disruption Analyses
37. Advanced Topics: Resource Leveling and Smoothing
38. Advanced Topics: PERT, SPERT, and GERT
39. Conclusion

Appendices

• Sample CPM Specification as a Guideline for Preparing Your Own Specification
• Unified Facilities Guide Specification
• Notation for RDCPM

Glossary
Acronyms and Symbols
Index

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