Course Objectives

• Understand various Project delivery systems
• Conduct a Cash Flow Analysis
• Apply Advanced Scheduling techniques
• Development a Project Control System
• Improve Managerial Approaches
• Handle Proactive and Reactive techniques for project management

Course Outline

Project Delivery, Analysis & Claims

• Project Delivery Systems
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Review of Project Economic Evaluation
• Project Estimating & Bid Unbalancing
• Claims Avoidance & Management

Principles of Project Scheduling

• Introduction to Planning
• Planning and Scheduling Methods
• Linear Scheduling Methods
• Critical Path Scheduling
• PERT Methods
• Reporting Issues

Advanced Applications in Scheduling

• Lead/Lag Scheduling
• Schedule Updating
• Cost Control and Earned Value
• Resource Allocation Methods
• Time-Cost Tradeoff
• Integration of Cost and Schedule Control

Schedule Optimization and Compression Techniques

• Methods for Engineering and Construction Schedule Optimization
• Impact of Schedule Acceleration on Project Cost
• Managerial Techniques for Construction Schedule Compression
• Hands-On Project Scheduling & Control

• Critical Path networks
• Lead / Lag Scheduling
• Developing a Target Schedule
• Project Update and Earned Value
• Resource Allocation

Who Should Attend?

• Technical professionals and engineers
• Members of Process Improvement Teams
• Administrators responsible for managing projects
• Business Planners