Integrated Cost and Schedule Control for Construction Projects

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Work Environments within the Construction Industry....Pages 3-24
Common Descriptions of Work....Pages 25-36
The Project Statement of Expectations....Pages 37-49
Single Data Capture and Integrated Systems....Pages 50-56
Management Information Systems....Pages 57-67
Computer Applications....Pages 68-81
Project Statement of Expectations and Performance Models....Pages 82-94
Estimates and Budgets as Performance Models....Pages 95-109
The Schedule as a Performance Model....Pages 110-124
The Cost Curve and the Production Curve as Performance Models....Pages 125-134
The Planned Schedule of Values and Cash Income Curves as Performance Models....Pages 135-149
The Planned Cash Requirements Curve as a Performance Model....Pages 150-167
Production Forecasting and Analysis and Cash Analysis....Pages 168-201
Front Matter....Pages 203-204
Prebid Activities....Pages 205-224
Preconstruction Activities....Pages 225-240
The Construction Phase of the Project....Pages 241-258
Job Closeout....Pages 259-268
Contract Administration....Pages 269-292
Cash Management Information and Strategies....Pages 293-313
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
The Construction Team and its Working Relationships....Pages 317-333
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Administrative Prerequisites to Starting Construction....Pages 334-343
The Game Plan and Making It Work....Pages 344-356
Production Management....Pages 357-373
The Turnaround Document and its Use....Pages 374-384
Performance Measurements....Pages 385-403
Front Matter....Pages 405-406
Schedule Update and Control....Pages 407-416
Projections to Completion....Pages 417-446
Update of Production Projections....Pages 447-457
Exception Reporting....Pages 458-467
Cost Control....Pages 468-479
The Schedule and other Informational Procedures....Pages 480-493
Back Matter....Pages 495-504