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: Updated Schedules

Function 2: Schedule Update Although the Activity Boards has the details of the actual progress achieved on the project, nevertheless one of the great challenges in construction projects is how to formalize the data used to update the schedule.  This includes the actual progress data that includes the actual start and 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…