Construction Project Scheduling

Learn how to manage the schedule on a construction project. Master the fundamentals to accelerate your career

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What You Will Learn!

We've helped over 20,000 students
Over 94% of students surveyed say we helped accelerate their careers
Taught in consultation with industry experts
Downloadable resources and 160-page Guidebook!
Understand the purpose and value of construction project scheduling
How to develop, monitor and control the project schedule.
The different types of construction project schedules used
The different team members involved in developing the schedule
The critical path and critical path method
Float and the different types of contingency
The role of productivities and production in developing the schedule
Master the fundamental skill to finish the project on time
Gantt charts

Description

So far, we've helped over 20,000 students accelerate their careers in construction management by mastering the fundamentals.

Learn how to develop, manage, implement and control the schedule on a construction project to ensure the work gets done on time!

The course is:

Proven - taken by thousands of students with satisfied results. Over 94% of students surveyed believed our construction management courses supported their career progression
Practical - developed in consultation with industry experts to teach you exactly what you need to know to succeed in the real world
Fast - we know you are busy, so we developed the course with that in mind and cut out every second of unnecessary information
Packed with Downloadable Resources - we offer students a 120-page guidebook and downloadable copies of all slides so you never forget what you learned!
Contains useful templates - we offer useful templates so you can apply the skills in the real world

And we are always improving. We want to hear your feedback and we are committed to helping you on your journey. We will always respond to questions, queries, or feedback suggestions.

We are super excited to have you enroll in Construction Project Scheduling!

Learn the fundamental skills required to deliver a construction project on time.

Major infrastructure projects involve thousands of people coming together to complete a set of activities in a specific order. This messy and complicated to manage. Working for a contractor, a client is paying your company a fixed fee to ensure all these activities are completed in a specified time period. If the works are not complete in this period, your company may be up for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars in delay charges.

The course is broken down into four sections:

Section 1 - Introduction and Key Concepts
- What is construction project scheduling?
- Importance
- Planning Vs Scheduling
- The Project Lifecycle
- Levels and the Type of Schedule
- Schedule Development
- Delivering the Schedule
- Scheduling Software
- Roles and Responsibilities
Section 2 - Schedule Development
- Defining activities - The Work Breakdown Structure
- Sequencing Activities
- Delivery Methodology
- Resourcing
- Estimating Activity Durations
- Schedule Model
- Analyse and optimise the schedule
- Contingency
- Agree on the schedule
Section 3 - Delivering the Schedule
- Reading the project schedule
- Delivering the schedule
- Tracking progress
- Schedule analysis and treatment
- Managing changes
- Lean construction and the last planner system
Section 4 - Types of schedules
- Master Project Schedule
- Design schedule
- Procurement Schedule
- Construction look aheads
- Sub-contractor schedule
- Completions and close-out
Review and conclusion

If you're ready, let's get started!

Who Should Attend!

Junior engineers starting off their careers in the infrastructure sector - particularly those working for contractors
Quantity surveyors and other construction professionals looking to develop practical construction management skills
Project Engineers
Project managers
Construction managers
Project schedulers and planners

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