CALCULATE CRITICAL PATH & UNDERSTAND FLOAT & SCHEDULE SENSITIVITY, CONSTRUCTION PM TIPS & MS PROJECT
In this video I go through how the critical path method algorithm works so you know what is going on when you develop a schedule using scheduling software. I use MS project as an example to indicate how the calculations are done and run through adjustments to durations to indicate the sensitivity the critical path has to changes in durations.
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MS Project The Course
Video 1 Intro and Task Entries • MS PROJECT THE COURSE, SETUP AND ENTRY CLA...
Video 2 WBS • MS PROJECT THE COURSE, WORK BREAKDOWN STRU...
Video 3 Calendars • MS PROJECT THE COURSE, LEARN HOW TO CREATE...
Video 4 Tables, Sheets, and Screens • ACCESSING & MANEUVERING TABLES, SHEETS, SC...
Video 5 Resources Part 1 • MS PROJECT THE COURSE, VIDEO NO. 5 HOW TO ...
Video 6 Resources Part 2 • MS Project The Course: Resource & Cost Loa...
Video 7 Updating Part 1 • MS Project The Course, How To Set a Baseli...
Video 8 Updating Recovery Part 2 • MS Project The Course, Set Baseline, Updat...
Video 9 Updating, Recovery, File Naming Part 3 • MS Project The Course: Baseline, Update, R...
Video 10 CCO Part 1 • MS PROJECT THE COURSE, ADDING CHANGES TO Y...
Video 11 Direct Method • MS PROJECT THE COURSE, REVISION & RECOVERY...
Video 12 Baselines Checks and Review • MS PROJECT THE COURSE, BASELINE REVIEW, CH...
Video 13 CPM, Batching and Durations • MS Project The Course, develop & test sche...
Video 14 Update, Revise, Recovery 30,000’ View • MS Project The Course, Baseline, Update, R...
Video 15 Short Term Schedules • HOW TO DEVELOP SHORT TERM LOOKAHEAD SCHEDU...
Video 16 Calendar View • USE CALENDAR VIEW TO FILTER AND DISCUSS DA...
Video 17 Checklist • HOW TO USE A CHECKLIST FOR FIXING SCHEDULE...
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Tom Stephenson is a national award-winning professor (George Brown College, University of Toronto) and best-selling author whose background in education spans nearly three decades. His diverse teaching disciplines include construction project management, business management, human resource management, architecture, carpentry, and brick and stone masonry. As a dual-professional, Tom is called upon by industry leaders to translate knowledge, reinvigorate corporate culture, and inspire innovation in emerging and established companies across Canada. Before breaking into the academic realm, Tom acquired more than a decade of practical project-management experience, operating a mid-sized Toronto-based general contracting firm. He is also the author of the newly released Planning, Scheduling, and Control of Construction Projects with American Technical Publishers and the four best-selling editions of Understanding Construction Drawings for Housing and Small Buildings with Nelson Publishing Canada. Tom most recently received the Toronto Construction Association’s 2020 Chancellor’s Award for “helping his peers become more ethical, knowledgeable and professional.” A champion of change management, Tom takes pride in helping students and businesses navigate uncharted territories, take calculated risks and rise above the status quo. Some of the companies he’s worked with include Mattamy Homes, EllisDon, BIRD Construction, MCA, Maple Reinders, and Tucker HiRise, University of Toronto Project Managers.