Critical path management is a method for identifying, scheduling and dealing with tasks that directly affect a project's end date. Unlike project tasks that have some degree of float, critical path ...

First inaugural construction scheduling software survey shows more than two-thirds of respondents report having used Critical Path Method software More than two-thirds of construction professionals ...

The construction industry has long grappled with the challenge of effective project scheduling. Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, while powerful, has often been the domain of specialized ...

We have seen on all our news feeds how inflation is at a 40-year high. It was the early 1980s when the U.S. experienced inflation at the rates we have now, peaking in April 1980 at 14.86%. Did ...

Stuart Ockman is president of Ockman & Borden Associates, project management consultants based in the Philadelphia area. He started his career at Bechtel working on power projects but now specializes ...

The critical path method, or CPM, of project management lists all activities required to complete a project, the length of time each is expected to take and the dependencies between tasks. By ...

In a relatively recent case, Metcalf Construction Co. v. U.S., 107 Fed. Cl. 786 (2012), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims once again looked to the critical path method (CPM) in determining the ...

Construction projects require meticulous planning as they involve numerous tasks and resources that need to be coordinated effectively to ensure timely completion. However, according to a new study, ...

We've covered work load management, estimating, inventory control and labor. The next basic is job scheduling. So, you were either invited to bid a job, awarded a street bid job through the Blue Book ...

This is the second in our series of articles dealing with construction management agreements (CMAs). In this article we address scheduling—the key to a successful project. In order to provide an owner ...