Guide to Good Practice in the Management of Time in Major Projects : Dynamic Time Modelling.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction to Second Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Figures -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Core principles of time management -- 1.2 The dynamic time model -- 1.3 Mission statement -- 1.4 Genesis of the Guide -- 1.5 Purpose of the Guide -- 1.6 Risk management -- 1.7 Planning and scheduling -- 1.8 The planning method statement -- 1.9 The project scheduler -- 1.10 Time management -- 1.11 Building information modelling -- Chapter 2 Strategy -- 2.1 Planning method statement strategy -- 2.2 Consultant and contractor selection strategy -- 2.3 Contracting strategy -- 2.4 Project planning strategy -- 2.5 Progress record strategy -- 2.6 Schedule design strategy -- 2.7 Schedule update strategy -- 2.8 Schedule revision strategy -- 2.9 Time risk management strategy -- 2.10 Schedule quality control strategy -- 2.11 Building information modelling strategy -- 2.12 Communication strategy -- Chapter 3 The dynamic time model -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The initial development schedule -- 3.3 The updated development schedule -- 3.4 Calculating the predicted effect of intervening events on the development schedule -- 3.5 Planning to overcome the predicted effects of an intervening event -- 3.6 Revision of the development schedule -- 3.7 Time management of pre-construction activities -- 3.8 The initial working schedule -- 3.9 The updated working schedule -- 3.10 Calculating the predicted effect of intervening events on the working schedule -- 3.11 Planning to overcome the predicted effects of an intervening event -- 3.12 Revision of the working schedule -- 3.13 Continuing time management of construction activities -- 3.14 Benchmarking -- Chapter 4 Developing the dynamic time model -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Schedule density design -- Scheduling at Low Density -- Scheduling at Medium Density.

Scheduling at High Density -- 4.3 Planning method statement -- Planning method statement at Low Density -- Planning method statement at Medium Density -- Planning method statement at High Density -- Documentation of corrections -- 4.4 Software considerations -- 4.5 The structure of the schedule -- 4.6 Schedule types -- The Development schedule -- Tender schedule -- Working schedule -- Occupational commissioning schedule -- As-built schedule -- 4.7 Schedule design -- 4.8 Schedule integration -- Schedule subcontracting -- Master schedule and subproject -- Milestone management -- 4.9 Risk and contingencies -- Contingencies at Low Density -- Contingencies at Medium Density -- Contingencies at High Density -- 4.10 Scheduling techniques -- Bar charts -- Line-of-balance diagram -- Time chainage diagram -- Arrow diagram method (ADM) -- Precedence diagram method (PDM) -- Linked bar chart -- Building information modelling -- 4.11 Work breakdown structure -- 4.12 Schedule communication -- Executive summary report -- Senior management report -- Project manager's report -- Section manager's report -- Short-term look-ahead report -- 4.13 Calendars -- Calendars at Low Density -- Calendars at Medium Density -- Calendars at High Density -- 4.14 Work type definition -- 4.15 Activity identifier coding -- Activity ID at Low Density -- Activity ID at Medium Density -- Activity ID at High Density -- Activity ID trailing numbers -- Simplified Activity ID -- 4.16 Activity description -- Descriptions at Low Density -- Descriptions at Medium Density -- Descriptions at High Density -- 4.17 Activity content codes -- 4.18 Activity cost codes -- Cost coding at Low Density -- Cost coding at Medium Density -- Cost coding at High Density -- 4.19 Activity duration -- Estimating durations using industry standards -- Estimating durations using benchmarking.

Estimating activity duration by comparison with other projects -- Calculating activity duration from resources and work content -- Specified activity duration -- Activity duration at Low Density -- Activity durations at Medium Density -- Activity durations at High Density -- 4.20 Resource scheduling -- Resources at Low Density and Medium Density -- Resources at High Density -- Strategic resource allocation -- 4.21 Permits and licences -- 4.22 Utilities and third-party projects -- 4.23 Schedule logic -- Engineering logic -- Preferential logic -- Resource logic -- Zonal logic -- 4.24 Density logic -- 4.25 Activity logic -- Start-to-start -- Finish-to-finish -- Finish-to-start -- Start-to-finish -- Computational inconsistencies -- 4.26 Lags -- Lagged finish-to-finish -- Lagged finish-to-start -- Lagged start-to-start -- Lagged start-to-start and finish-to-finish -- Negative lag -- Lags at Low Density -- Lags at Medium Density -- Lags at High Density -- 4.27 Logical constraints -- Flexible constraints -- Moderate constraints -- Inflexible constraints -- Inflexible combinations of constraints -- 4.28 Float -- Free float -- Total float -- Negative float -- 4.29 Critical path -- 4.30 Schedule quality assurance -- Review for buildability -- Review for schedule content -- Review for schedule integrity -- Review for constraints -- Review for open ends -- Review for long lags -- Review for negative lags -- Review for ladders -- Review for scheduling options -- Review for critical paths -- Chapter 5 Managing the dynamic time model -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Data communication systems -- 5.3 Building information modelling -- 5.4 Record-keeping -- Spreadsheet-recorded data -- Database-recorded data -- Record types -- 5.5 Progress records -- Progress record content -- Activity identification data -- Activity description -- Date of record -- The resource.

Start and finish dates -- Author of the record -- Progress data -- Quality control records -- Information flow records -- 5.6 Updating the schedule -- 5.7 Schedule review and revision -- Review for better information -- Better design information -- Better procurement information -- Refinements to work content -- Review for short-term work -- Change in methodology -- Repetitive activities -- Change in activity descriptions -- Change in estimated activity durations -- Change in logic -- Change in cost profile -- Consequential change in criticality -- 5.8 Change control -- Identifying intervening events -- Voluntary and implied variations and other instructed changes -- Variations -- Prime cost and provisional sums -- Employer's acts or omissions -- Acts or omissions of third parties -- Neutral events -- Disruption -- Calculating the effect of intervening events -- 5.9 Progress monitoring -- Schedule comparison -- Baseline target schedule (static) -- Variable baseline target (dynamic) -- Delay caused by a contractor's risk event -- Delay caused by an employer's risk event -- Jagged line -- Count the squares -- Milestone monitoring -- Cash-flow monitoring -- Earned-value management -- Resource monitoring -- Building information modelling -- 5.10 Acceleration and recovery -- Chapter 6 Communicating the dynamic time model -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Proactive communication: promoting the plan -- 6.3 Reactive communication: reporting -- 6.4 Report types -- Contractual notice -- Managerial reports -- Executive summary -- Informational reports -- 6.5 Reporting formats -- 6.6 Feedback and benchmarking -- Appendix 1 Time risks that may be borne by the employer -- Introduction -- Risks that are within the employer's control -- Risks that are not normally within the employer's or contractor's control -- Appendix 2 Case studies in strategic planning -- Introduction.

Case study 1: Pipeline in South America -- Case study 2: Railway in Australia -- Case study 3: Administrative offices in Europe -- Case study 4: A viaduct in Asia -- Summary -- Appendix 3 The nature of complex projects -- Simple projects -- Complex projects -- Appendix 4 The dynamic time model - a flow chart -- Appendix 5 Case studies in high density scheduling contents -- Introduction -- Case study 1: Piling within an existing railway station -- Case study 2: High Density network at tender/bidding stage -- Summary -- Appendix 6 Desirable attributes of scheduling software -- Primary considerations -- Secondary considerations -- Appendix 7 Industry productivity guides -- Appendix 8 Sample notice of delay -- Glossary of terms -- Index -- EULA.

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