This CPM guide gives you everything you need to start using the Critical Path Method—clear steps, worked examples, and practical schedules—so you can finish your next project faster and with less stress.

This article explores practical strategies to enhance project timeline optimization, ensuring projects run smoothly from start to finish.

'Schedules are not required for major projects!'

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Baseline Execution Index (BEI) explained

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In today’s fast-paced world, project management resembles a challenging puzzle that requires careful thought and flexibility. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent, project scheduling is transforming into a powerful, effective approach that helps teams manage their time and resources more efficiently. This blog explores how AI technologies are reshaping project planning, focusing on their ability to simplify processes, improve resource allocation, and foresee

The construction industry is known for its complexity and ever-changing landscape. With project managers balancing timelines, resources, and unexpected delays, AI innovations in scheduling are proving to be transformative. These advancements help optimize scheduling processes, boost efficiency, and significantly enhance project outcomes.

This piece examines how AI is increasingly used to streamline planning and scheduling for large construction projects, ensuring they stay on track and budget.

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The importance of CPM and Location Based Scheduling.

The use of Artificial Intelligence in assessing activity duration risks.

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The document "AACE 29R-03 - Forensic Schedule Analysis" provides a comprehensive framework for conducting forensic schedule analysis in the context of construction and engineering projects. It outlines a structured approach to analyzing project schedules to identify and quantify delays, determine their causes, and assess the impacts on project timelines.

CPM (Critical Path Method) explained  The Critical Path Method In an Activity Diagram, a network of tasks can be set up to show the...

Extracted and summarised from the PMI Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition- 2019

This paper discusses the importance of and role of: the preparation of the programs, that will become the Contract programs both in relation to Contract provisions and the administration of the Contract ; the management of time to ensure as far as is possible Contract success; concepts of float and contingency; target and gross programs; some of the more common Contract requirements in respect of delay; mechanisms for delay analysis; and cost of delay.