Files, specs & sharing

Three ways to look at a construction schedule, what each shows and hides, and which one to use for logic review, field communication, or repetitive work.

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Which file formats to use when moving a schedule between tools, what survives the trip, what breaks, and how to verify the result before anyone relies on it.

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What's inside a Primavera P6 .xer file, how its tables fit together, and what to check when you receive one or export one.

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What Section 01 32 16 usually requires, the clauses that cause trouble later, and a checklist for reading one at bid time or kickoff.

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Who needs which view of the schedule, in what format, how often, and how to keep everyone looking at the same version.

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A practical review checklist for owners and owners' reps: contract compliance, logic quality, the critical path, durations, and how to respond.

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