Setting the Project Control System (PCS) Schedule and Resource Management Module: Resource Management

Function 3: Resource Management One of the requirements of all construction projects is for contractors to load their integrated project schedule with the labor and equipment resources needed to execute the activities included in the schedule. Those resources need to be aligned with the project’s approved cost estimate which is Read more…

Setting the Project Control System (PCS) Schedule and Resource Management Module: Two-Week Look Ahead Planning

The approved baseline schedule becomes the basis for the short-term planning that is used to execute the project. On a weekly basis, a progress review also known as two-week lookahead should be held to review the actual progress achieved during the elapsed week as well as activities planned for the Read more…

Setting the Project Control System (PCS) Schedule and Resource Management Module: Baseline Schedule

Function 1: Baseline Schedule The project’s baseline resource-loaded schedule created by the planning and scheduling team needs to be formally reviewed and analyzed before it can be approved as the project’s performance schedule. The purpose of reviewing the schedule is to ensure that the schedule is reasonable and complete while Read more…