CPM in Construction Management

James J. O'Brien, PE, PMP, CVS, was vice chair of the board of O'Brien-Kreitzberg & Associates, Inc., the construction management firm that handled the renovation of San Francisco's cable car system. He was also the program manager for the redevelopment of JFK International Airport. Mr. O'Brien is the author or editor of many other books, including [italics start]Contractor's Management Handbook,[italics end] Second Edition; [italics start]Construction Management: A Professional Approach; Value Analysis in Design and Construction;[italics end] and [italics start]Scheduling Handbook,[italics end] all published by McGraw-Hill. He is a registered Professional Engineer in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and many other states. Mr. OBrien is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Project Management Institute, the Construction Management Association of America and the Society of American Value Engineers International. He is also an active member of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International. Mr. OBrien is a charter member and a vice president of the PMI College of Scheduling. Fredric Plotnick is an Adjunct Professor of Engineering in the departments of Engineering Management, Civil Engineering, and Construction Management at Drexel University's Philadelphia Pennsylvania Campus, where he has taught Engineering Law, Contracts Specifications and Law, Techniques of Project Controls, Project Scheduling and several other subjects since 1979. He has also maintained a consulting practice, Engineering and Property Management Consultants, Inc., since 1983, having previously worked for several contracting, consulting and engineering design firms. Professor Plotnick is a graduate of Drexel University College of Engineering, having a BSCE in Soil and Foundation Engineering and an MSCE in Construction Management, followed by a JD from Widener University School of Law, and returning to Drexel for his PhD in Civil Engineering. He is the co-author of CPM in Construction Management, fifth, sixth and seventh editions, also by McGraw-Hill, and numerous industry publications and presentations. Professor Plotnick is also the developer of the RDM (Relationship Diagramming Method) variant of CPM Planning and Scheduling Analysis which is currently being adopted by software vendors such as Oracle/Primavera starting with the high end, risk analysis product, Pertmaster (version 8.2 et seq.)

Part 1: Introduction to CPM Planning and SchedulingChapter 1: Introduction to CPM Planning and SchedulingChapter 2: Project Control Systems Evolve in AcademiaChapter 3: Project Control Systems Evolve in the MarketplacePart 2: The Theory of CPM Planning and SchedulingChapter 4: Your New Tool--Read Before UsingChapter 5: Network ConstructionChapter 6: The Durations of the Logic NetworkChapter 7: What Comes Out ...Chapter 8: Cranking the EngineChapter 9: Adding ComplexityChapter 10: PDM and Precedence NetworksChapter 11: Respecting the Power of PDMChapter 12: Enhancements and Extensions by Software VendorsPart 3: The Tools of CPM Planning and SchedulingChapter 13: Measure Twice--Cut OnceChapter 14: Choosing CodesChapter 15: Acquiring Information to Initial ScheduleChapter 16: Acquiring the DurationsChapter 17: Specifying the Relationships Between ActivitiesChapter 18: Example Project: The John Doe ProjectPart 4: The Practice of CPM PlanningChapter 19: Equipment and Workforce PlanningChapter 20: ProcurementChapter 21: PreconstructionChapter 22: Evolution of the Project ScheduleChapter 23: CPM and Cost ControlPart 5: The Practice of CPM SchedulingChapter 24: Let's Look Under the Hood at the EngineChapter 25: Converting the Team Plan to the Calculated ScheduleChapter 26: Engineer's Review of the Submitted Initial CPMChapter 27: Updating the ScheduleChapter 28: Engineer's Review of the Submitted UpdateChapter 29: Revising the Logic NetworkChapter 30: Engineer's Review of the Submitted RevisionChapter 31: Case HistoriesChapter 32: Additional Exercises fir Students of Project ControlsPart 6: Advanced TopicsChapter 33: Specifying CPMChapter 34: CPM in Claims and LitigationChapter 35: Delay AnalysisChapter 36: Disruption AnalysesChapter 37: Advanced Topics: Resource Leveling and SmoothingChapter 38: Advanced Topics: PERT, SPERT, and GERTChapter 39: ConclusionAPPENDIX A: SAMPLE CPM SPECIFICATION AS A GUIDELINE FOR PREPARING YOUR OWN SPECIFICATIONAPPENDIX B: UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONAPPENDIX C: NOTATION FOR RDCPMGLOSSARYACRONYMS AND SYMBOLSINDEX