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Activity Codes, Filters, and Layouts That People Use
How to set up activity codes, filters, and saved layouts so superintendents, subs, and owners can each find their part of the schedule fast.
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Calendars, Holidays, and Weather Days
How to set up work calendars, holidays, and anticipated weather in a construction schedule so dates are realistic and weather delays are provable.
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Estimating Activity Durations the Field Will Believe
How to set construction activity durations from quantities, crews, and the people doing the work, so the schedule holds up in the field.
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Excel Schedules: When They're Fine and When They're Not
An honest look at Excel for construction scheduling: where a spreadsheet works, where it quietly breaks, and the signs it's time to move to CPM.
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How Many Activities Should a Schedule Have?
There is no magic activity count. Here is how to pick the right level of detail for a construction schedule and keep it maintainable.
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How to Build a WBS for a Construction Schedule
A practical way to structure a construction WBS so the schedule rolls up cleanly, matches how the job is built, and survives the first update.
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Milestones That Actually Mean Something
How to choose, define, and link construction schedule milestones so they mark real events and tell you something when they move.
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Resource Loading and Cost Loading: Do You Need Them?
What resource and cost loading add to a construction schedule, what they cost to maintain, and how to tell whether your job needs either one.
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Sequencing a Commercial Building Schedule, Start to Finish
The typical sequence of a commercial building schedule, from permits to turnover, with the handoffs and long-lead items that usually drive it.