Preface |
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Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Project Management Fundamentals |
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What Is Management in General? |
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What Is Project Management? |
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Why Use Project Management? |
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7 | (1) |
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Variables That Affect the Project |
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10 | (1) |
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The Project Control Cycle |
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11 | (3) |
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Introduction to CPM Scheduling |
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14 | (3) |
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Introduction to the Sample Building Project |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (5) |
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Chapter 2 Preplanning Investigation |
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Identifying Key Personnel |
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24 | (1) |
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Providing Data to the Project Team |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (2) |
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Estimate Review/Estimator Meeting |
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26 | (2) |
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Initial Project Team Meeting |
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28 | (1) |
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Preplanning with Other Parties |
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29 | (5) |
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34 | (1) |
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34 | (5) |
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Chapter 3 Planning the Project |
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Breaking the Job Down into Activities |
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39 | (12) |
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Establishing the Sequence of Work |
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51 | (8) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (7) |
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Chapter 4 Scheduling the Project |
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67 | (26) |
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67 | (3) |
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Actual Calculation of Activity Durations |
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70 | (5) |
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Calculating Overall Job Duration |
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75 | (9) |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Publishing the Schedule |
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Checking the Final Schedule |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (1) |
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Tasks That Must Be Performed in Order to Provide the Right Information |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (5) |
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Sample Reports: Office Building |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (9) |
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111 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Monitoring and Controlling the Project |
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115 | (20) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (9) |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Resource Management |
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135 | (22) |
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135 | (1) |
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The Resource Management Process |
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136 | (1) |
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Development of the Resource Profile |
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137 | (3) |
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Adjusting the Schedule to Improve the Resource Curve |
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140 | (4) |
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Practical Aspects of Resource Management |
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144 | (1) |
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Other Applications: Earned Value |
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144 | (8) |
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Other Applications: Cost-Loaded Schedules |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Procurement Scheduling |
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157 | (14) |
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The Source of the Problem |
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157 | (1) |
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Basic Procurement Procedures |
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158 | (1) |
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Key Elements in Successful Procurement |
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159 | (1) |
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Record Keeping and Tracking |
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160 | (6) |
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Issues with Scheduling Procurement Activities |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Follow Up on the Information |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (4) |
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Chapter 9 Line of Balance Scheduling |
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171 | (24) |
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When to Use Line of Balance Scheduling |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (3) |
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175 | (12) |
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Updating a Line of Balance Schedule |
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187 | (3) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (5) |
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Chapter 10 Project Cost Control |
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195 | (22) |
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Project Cost Coding Systems |
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196 | (4) |
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Specific Tasks in Project Cost Control |
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200 | (13) |
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Other Cost Control Issues |
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213 | (4) |
Appendix A Vehicle Maintenance Facility Drawings |
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217 | (22) |
Appendix B Vehicle Maintenance Facility: Activities, Logic, Codes, and Cost Data |
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239 | (8) |
Appendix C Notes on Schedule Sequencing |
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247 | (6) |
Index |
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