Scheduling With Suretrak,9781401867218

Scheduling With Suretrak

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781401867218
ISBN10: 1401867219
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-07-18
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary

Quality construction management involves the coordination of many resources, and this step-by-step introduction to construction scheduling and project control techniques ties together the start-to-finish aspects of a modern construction project. Updated to Release 3.0, Scheduling with SureTrak, 2nd Edition utilizes the latest screen captures from the premier construction scheduling software on the market as visuals to illustrate all facets of project control. Its distinctive coverage of construction scheduling includes the traditional theory associated with planning, scheduling, and controlling construction projects, along with the actual use of Primavera's SureTrak software into these applications. This book not only exposes learners to on-screen images but also shows them how to manipulate hard copy prints for exceptional communication and demonstration results.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Section 1 Planning
1(50)
Introduction to Scheduling
3(28)
Objectives
3(1)
History of Scheduling
3(1)
Scheduling Impacts on Project Management
4(1)
Benefits of Good Scheduling Practices
5(3)
Scheduling Phases
8(4)
Scheduling Design-Bid-Build
12(1)
Scheduling Fast-Track Construction
13(2)
Comparing the Scheduling of Design-Bid-Build versus Fast-Track Construction
15(1)
Scheduling Levels
15(1)
Activity Definition
16(2)
Activity Identification
18(1)
Activity Description
18(1)
Activity Relationships
19(1)
Type of Schedule Presentation
19(5)
Example Problem: Getting Ready for Work
24(4)
Summary
28(1)
Exercises
29(2)
Work Breakdown Structure and Rough Logic Diagram
31(20)
Objectives
31(1)
Introduction
31(2)
Rough Logic Diagram Preparation
33(2)
Preparation of a Rough Logic Diagram of Design-Bid-Build versus Fast-Track Construction
35(2)
Types of Activity Relationships
37(2)
Use of Schedules
39(1)
Time Units
39(1)
Concurrent Rather Than Consecutive Logic
40(1)
Estimating Activity Duration
40(1)
Resource Availability
40(1)
Quantity of Work
41(1)
Productivity Rate
42(1)
Factors Affecting Productivity
43(4)
Accuracy of Estimating Activity Duration
47(1)
Summary
47(1)
Example Problem: Rough Manual Logic Diagram
48(1)
Exercises
48(3)
Section 2 Scheduling
51(244)
Schedule Calculations
53(22)
Objectives
53(1)
Definitions of Important Terms
53(2)
Forward Pass
55(2)
Backward Pass
57(2)
Float
59(2)
Data Table
61(1)
Calendars
61(2)
Example Problem #1: Calculations
63(1)
Example Problem #2: Calculations
64(1)
Summary
65(1)
Exercises
65(10)
Bar Chart Creation
75(39)
Objectives
75(1)
Starting Sure Trak
75(2)
Project Manager: Menu Bar Options
77(1)
Toolbar Options
77(1)
Help Contents
77(1)
Create a New Project Schedule
78(3)
New Project Dialog Box Buttons
81(1)
Activities
82(3)
Modify Timescale
85(3)
Relationships
88(4)
Calculate the Schedule
92(2)
Edit Activities
94(1)
Close a Project
95(1)
Open a Project
96(1)
Tools
97(12)
Example Problem: Onscreen Bar Chart
109(2)
Summary
111(1)
Exercises
112(2)
Bar Chart Format
114(35)
Objectives
114(1)
Formatting with Scheduling Software
114(1)
Layouts
115(2)
Zoom
117(1)
Columns
117(5)
Bars
122(3)
Relationship Lines
125(3)
Sight Lines
128(1)
Row Height
129(3)
Screen Colors
132(1)
Activity Codes
133(2)
Organize
135(2)
Summarize
137(3)
Filter
140(2)
Clip Art
142(1)
Text
143(3)
Summary
146(1)
Exercises
147(2)
Resources
149(32)
Objectives
149(1)
Necessity of Controlling Resources
149(1)
Define Resources and Requirements
150(3)
Assigning Resources
153(4)
Resource Profiles
157(6)
Resource Tables
163(2)
Driving Resources
165(1)
Set Resource Limits
165(3)
Level Resources
168(3)
Example Problem
171(3)
Summary
174(1)
Exercises
175(6)
Costs
181(27)
Objectives
181(1)
Necessity of Controlling Costs
181(2)
Define Costs
183(1)
Cost Table
183(6)
Assign Other Costs
189(4)
Cost Profiles
193(3)
Cumulative Costs
196(2)
Example Problem
198(4)
Summary
202(1)
Exercises
203(5)
Bar Chart Hard Copy Prints
208(35)
Objectives
208(1)
Necessity for Good Presentations
208(1)
Graphic Reports
209(1)
Bar Chart Presentation
209(1)
Print Preview Options
210(1)
Bar Chart Button
211(1)
View Page Buttons
212(1)
Zoom Buttons
212(2)
Format Print Buttons
214(15)
Format Bar Chart Buttons
229(6)
Layout Button Options
235(4)
Example Problem: Bar Chart Print
239(2)
Summary
241(1)
Exercises
241(2)
PERT Diagrams
243(34)
Objectives
243(1)
View the PERT Diagram
243(10)
Format the PERT Diagram
253(14)
Print Preview
267(2)
Example Problem
269(6)
Summary
275(1)
Exercises
275(2)
List Reports
277(18)
Objectives
277(1)
Daily Schedule List Reports
277(2)
Layouts
279(1)
Columns
279(3)
Organize
282(2)
Page Setup
284(1)
Weekly Schedule List Reports
285(1)
Resource and Cost List Reports
286(1)
Example Problem
286(8)
Summary
294(1)
Exercises
294(1)
Section 3 Controlling
295(98)
Updating the Schedule
297(31)
Objectives
297(1)
Communicating Current Information
297(1)
Getting Started
298(3)
Record Progress
301(5)
Activity Table Progress Input
306(1)
Target Comparison
307(1)
PERT View
308(2)
Reports
310(1)
Documenting Changes
311(8)
Example Problem
319(3)
Summary
322(2)
Exercises
324(4)
Tracking Resources
328(33)
Objectives
328(1)
Tracking Resource: SureTrak versus Contractors
328(1)
Tracking Resources: Actual versus Planned Expenditures
328(3)
Resource Table
331(1)
Autocost Rules
331(3)
Record Expenditures
334(10)
Resource Profile
344(1)
Resource Reports
344(1)
Example Problem
345(10)
Summary
355(1)
Exercises
355(6)
Tracking Costs
361(32)
Objectives
361(1)
Tracking Costs: Comparing Actual to Planned Expenditures
361(1)
Cost Table
361(3)
Recording Expenditures
364(13)
Cost Profile
377(1)
Cost Reports
377(1)
Example Problem
378(10)
Summary
388(1)
Exercises
388(5)
Appendix Drawings for Example Problems and Exercises 393(6)
Index 399

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