Project Scheduling & Time Management Made Easy

This course will teach the principles of Project Scheduling and Time Management. It will focus on: Owner & GC’s schedule breakdown, Creating the Work Breakdown Schedule (WBS), Total Job scheduling and planning: integrating short and long term schedules with a plan, Three weeks look ahead for: Labor, Material & Equipment, Tools, and Schedule of Value, Scheduling feedback and optimization of tasks.

Description

Duration: 1 Day

Instructor: Dr. Perry Daneshgari

Scheduling and Planning have an enormous impact on project productivity and profitability. When used correctly, Planning, Scheduling and Time Management skills will help the project managers and supervisor to foresee and react to the constant changes on the job site. A construction job site is a very fluid work environment, in a state of constant change.  Schedules are made to change. However, in spite of schedule changes, the plan needs to proceed. No job will finish without at least 70% change in its schedule, some planned, some unplanned. This course will teach the principles of Project Scheduling and Time Management. It will focus on: Owner & GC’s schedule breakdown, Creating the Work Breakdown Schedule (WBS), Total Job scheduling and planning: integrating short and long term schedules with a plan, Three weeks look ahead for: Labor, Material & Equipment, Tools, and Schedule of Value, Scheduling feedback and optimization of tasks. The participants will learn how to establish a useful schedule and manage project related time. They will experience simple methods and tools for scheduling and tracking that can improve visibility and knowledge of their jobs. They will learn how to identify the obstacles and correct the schedule and feedback to the GC’s milestones. The usage of correct scheduling skills will improve profits and cash flow.