Construction Project Scheduling

Learn how to manage the schedule on a construction project. Master the fundamentals to accelerate your career

So far, we've helped over 20,000 students accelerate their careers in construction management by mastering the fundamentals.

Learn how to develop, manage, implement and control the schedule on a construction project to ensure the work gets done on time!

The course is:

• Proven - taken by thousands of students with satisfied results. Over 94% of students surveyed believed our construction management courses supported their career progression

• Practical - developed in consultation with industry experts to teach you exactly what you need to know to succeed in the real world

• Fast - we know you are busy, so we developed the course with that in mind and cut out every second of unnecessary information

• Packed with Downloadable Resources - we offer students a 120-page guidebook and downloadable copies of all slides so you never forget what you learned!

• Contains useful templates - we offer useful templates so you can apply the skills in the real world

And we are always improving. We want to hear your feedback and we are committed to helping you on your journey. We will always respond to questions, queries, or feedback suggestions.

We are super excited to have you enroll in Construction Project Scheduling!

Learn the fundamental skills required to deliver a construction project on time.

Major infrastructure projects involve thousands of people coming together to complete a set of activities in a specific order. This messy and complicated to manage. Working for a contractor, a client is paying your company a fixed fee to ensure all these activities are completed in a specified time period. If the works are not complete in this period, your company may be up for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars in delay charges.

The course is broken down into four sections:

• Section 1 - Introduction and Key Concepts

  • What is construction project scheduling?

  • Importance

  • Planning Vs Scheduling

  • The Project Lifecycle

  • Levels and the Type of Schedule

  • Schedule Development

  • Delivering the Schedule

  • Scheduling Software

  • Roles and Responsibilities

• Section 2 - Schedule Development

  • Defining activities - The Work Breakdown Structure

  • Sequencing Activities

  • Delivery Methodology

  • Resourcing

  • Estimating Activity Durations

  • Schedule Model

  • Analyse and optimise the schedule

  • Contingency

  • Agree on the schedule

• Section 3 - Delivering the Schedule

  • Reading the project schedule

  • Delivering the schedule

  • Tracking progress

  • Schedule analysis and treatment

  • Managing changes

  • Lean construction and the last planner system

• Section 4 - Types of schedules

  • Master Project Schedule

  • Design schedule

  • Procurement Schedule

  • Construction look aheads

  • Sub-contractor schedule

  • Completions and close-out

• Review and conclusion

If you're ready, let's get started!