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Construction Planning and Scheduling, Fourth Edition offers broad coverage of all major scheduling subjects. This comprehensive resource is designed for construction management, planning and scheduling. It follows a logical progression, introducing precedence diagramming early and following with chapters on activity durations, resource allocations, network schedules, and more. It reflects current trends in scheduling (short-interval scheduling, computer scheduling, linear scheduling etc.) and includes chapters on arrow diagramming and PERT. With an eye on application, it includes a unique discussion of contract provisions related to scheduling and incorporates a sample project throughout.
Hardcover: 264 pages
Publisher: Pearson; 4 edition (February 28, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0132473984
ISBN-13: 978-0132473989
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.5 x 10.9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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After getting put in to a position where I suddenly had to become a planning guru I was at a loss. After readng several white papers and other books this one was recommended to me by a colleague.This is a great book that covers schduling from beginning to end. I knew from courses and experience how to create schedules and how to get ownership and consultants to buy in to them but usually after that it was passed off to another PM.Working on a project where there have been delays and the client is very schedule saavy I turned to this book to set up my weekly routine. This book is packed with more information than any other two books I have read on the subject (that is 5 since Jan 09).This book offers a good start and covers everythign from Earned Value Analysis to Schedule Control to Legal Ramifications of poor planing and schedule maintenance. If you buy one book this is the one to get.
The biggest issue so far with this book is that they preach to not use arrowheads on the vectors for network diagramming because it's inferred that the input should always be to the left of an activity node and out to its right. While that should always be the case, they really should've added arrowheads for clarity.
This book was a required textbook for a course, however if you are looking for a book to help you with planning and scheduling I would recommend another. This book is written in a circular and sometimes unclear way. Explanations for difficult EV or PERT calculations are not easy to follow and sometimes critical formulaic information is buried in paragraph text while other non-critical formulas are called out clearly.
I am very surprised that this book receives 5 star ratings. I found this book's discussions on several PM subjects lack sufficient explanations to help readers to grasp basic concepts on several important PM subject such as resource allocation, resource leveling, or cash flows analysis. However, the author provides enough graphical diagrams and figures to illustrate his discussion even though it may take time for readers to understand the involved calculations and manual steps. I prefer Jack Meredith & Samuel Mantel's book: Project Management, A Managerial Approach, 8th edition (978-0470533024) that discusses general project management without focusing on particular industry.
Extremely overpriced for the content within this text.
Its a well written text although repetitive. The price was the lowest I could find, delivery was right on time, and the book was brand new.
Construction Planning and Scheduling met my expecting.Tks.Bill
Well written, easy to follow, and easy to understand.
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