Blog Posts: 2014 - 2024

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On the Adoption of AI Construction Scheduling Platforms

Recently, there have been some exciting developments in the field of AI construction scheduling platforms – such as the generative  “optioneering” platform offered by Alice Technologies*: the promise of generative AI technology into the world of construction scheduling. The only thing

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The Politics of CPM Scheduling

I think of politics in CPM scheduling primarily as an apt euphemism for sleight of hand reporting and representation of what contractors are either incapable of, or unwilling to give, accurate and reliable timeline representations. Thus does politics have no

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MEP Coordination Strategies

It’s been almost 10 years since I published my 4 part series on MEP coordination, and I thought “what better way to commemorate the occasion than with an update.” In that time a lot has changed and a lot has stayed

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CPM Schedule Oversight Best Strategies

CPM schedule oversight is a concern of both contractors and stakeholders.  Contractors should know what to expect from oversight consultants when they submit their schedules for approval. It behooves them to use that knowledge to anticipate what elements they need

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Resource Fragmentation Impacts on CPM Construction Schedule

  Fragmentation of resources on a construction site is a commonplace phenomenon that deprecates even the most diligent CPM scheduling efforts. Fragmentation happens when typical sequences – such as floor-to-floor/area-to-area – become disrupted, and the baseline schedule sequence becomes broken, leaving an abundance of...

Post Pandemic CPM Construction Scheduling

  The past three years of pandemic and its knock on effect has dramatically changed the complexion of the construction industry and the way builders develop and maintain CPM schedules. This is both a factor of supply chain issues, and chronic resource shortfalls of...

Scheduling Substructure in Urban Environments

Every out-of-the-ground building has its own unique substructure profile, or site class, that is addressed by a structural engineer. Nowhere are substructure profiles more complex than in urban environments, where building substructures must coordinate with utilities, tunnels, and existing building substructures. And no urban...

Pre Construction Scheduling: Devil in the Details

Pre Construction Scheduling An important but much overlooked component of construction program management is pre construction scheduling. Like the rest of the schedule, this arcane science is for the most part employed only when it is required by the owner.  The danger of giving...