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  THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND SCHEDULING

Gordon Aronson

Aronson examines a new construction scheduling application that "shows great promise."

 
  WEBINAR TO ADDRESS MOST IMPORTANT TERMS IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
Construction attorney John Darling to discuss payment application provisions, change order provisions, scheduling, other areas.
  WHY CONTRACTORS DO NOT SEE A VALID SCHEDULE


Findley demonstrates that contractors often, in their haste to meet initial contract requirements, fail to realize their projects' true critical path.

 
  WEBINARS OFFER ADVICE ON TURNAROUND SCHEDULING, E-VERIFY
Webinars examine activities before, during, and after turnarounds as well as states requiring or considering use of the E-Verify system.
  PRIMAVERA'S CONTRACT MANAGER: A BETTER WAY TO MAINTAIN PROJECT LOGS
Most (but not all) project managers have abandoned the "log book in the back pocket" method of detailing the progress of a project. Today's technologies provide far better tools than the scuffed up notebooks of yesteryear. Doug Findley enumerates how Primavera's P6 and Contract Manager work together to provide supportive and expedited logs and lists that attach to the project schedule.
  CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULING EXPERTS CONVERGE FOR WEBINAR SERIES
WPL Publishing has partnered with nine top schedulers in a four-part webinar series, Scheduling Best Practices 2009, to share information on how to use today's robust CPM scheduling software programs to create better schedules. They will also discuss how and why a properly designed schedule can help construction teams better plan and manage projects. For registration information, visit www.scheduling2009.
  I'M JUST THE SCHEDULER!
Ignorance is not bliss if you're a scheduler. Gordon Aronson insists that a scheduler is not a data entry clerk. He or she must be a sort of jack of all trades who knows a project from start to finish. Says Aronson of his early years as a scheduler, "I was taught that the work product I released to others was my full and total responsibility."
 
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