This track refers to presentations related to the planning and scheduling of projects.
Planning and Scheduling (PS)
168 Course items
(PS-2407) Alternate Methodology for Managing Large Complex Project Schedules
(PS-2412) Protect Your Project Schedule Using the Unified Scheduling Method
(PS-2413) Extracting the Resource-Constrained Critical/Longest Path from a Leveled Schedule
(PS-2425) Jobsite Photography Should Be a Scheduler’s Job
(PS-2427) P6 File Corruption, Part 2
(PS-2428) Improving the Update Process: Solutions for a Contentious Industry
(PS-2491) Implementation of the Half-Step Analysis During the Project: Phase II
(PS-2593) (Panel Discussion) The Great Debate: CPM Scheduling - Owners vs. Contractors
(PS-2649) Portfolio Management in P6
(PS-2658) Categorizing Schedule Activity Relationships for Logic Analysis
(PS-2670) Draft Recommended Practice 92R-17: Analyzing Near-Critical Paths
(PS-2324) Evaluating CPM Schedules for Best Practices: A First Principles Approach
(PS-2292) When Measuring Delays, Negative Float Doesn't Matter!
(PS-2286) Last Planner System and the Construction Project Schedule
(PS-2267) Developing Cash Flows through Primavera CPM Schedules
(PS-2262) Using the GAO Scheduling Best Practices to Improve Schedules
(PS-2243) Planning and Scheduling Requirements of Subway Station Rehabilitation/Renovation Projects
(PS-2231) Top 10 Missteps in EPC Scheduling Specifications
(PS-2191) Essential Specification Guidelines for Oracle® Primavera P6™
(PS-2171) RTFC – Preparing Project Contract or Baseline Schedules
(PS-2138) P6 File Corruption
(PS-2134) Avoiding CPM Schedule Mismanagement: Maximize Uses without Compromising Integrity
(PS-2127) CPM Really Gets Interesting When You Consider Activity Status
(PS-2105) Performing Schedule Analysis and Productivity Using Linear Scheduling
(PS-1859) Railway Infrastructure Program Planning for Pre-Contract Award Works
(PS-1862) Modelling Line of Balance Schedules with Start-Finish Relationships
(PS-1869) Recovery Schedules and Acceleration: Two Case Studies
(PS-1876) Reviewing Resource Leveled Schedules Using P6™
(PS-1927) Ghost Schedules - What, Why & What's the Risk?
(PS-1930) Lessons Learned - Schedule Communication using P6™
(PS-1971) The Planning Fallacy and its Effect on Realistic Project Schedules
(PS-1981) Using Excel® VBA to Communicate Schedule Concepts
(PS-2001) Leveraging BIM for Project Planning, Scheduling and Controls
(PS-2046) Master Control Schedule - Planning and Risk Analysis Method
(PS-2056) Methods for Measuring Percentage Progress: Which One to Choose
(PS-2063) The Inner Workings of Oracle/Primavera P6™
(PS-2064) Combining Forensic Schedule Analysis Techniques
(PS-1521) The Care and Feeding of P6 Databases, Part 2
(PS-1548) Integrated Scheduling for Non-Schedulers
(PS-1595) AACE International Recommended Practice 78R-13, Baseline Schedule Review - As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
(PS-1597) Construction Progress Measurement Tool for Small Projects
(PS-1604) Lean Construction Planning Implementation
(PS-1617) Origin, Theory and Application of the “T-week” Scheduling Process
(PS-1642) Successful Use of Priority-Driven Resource Leveling in P6
(PS-1660) Is CPM Scheduling a Problem -- Have We Forgotten The Process?
(PS-1691) Calculating the As-Built Critical Path
(PS-1720) Benefits of an Effective Construction Manager’s Shadow Schedule
(PS-1739) Reviewing Means of Calculating Schedule Updates with Out-of-Sequence Progress
(PS-1197) The Half-Step Schedule is Just the Start: Introducing the Zero-Step Schedule
(PS-1264) Creating Half-Step Schedules using P6’s Update Baseline Utility
(PS-1357) Schedule Update Analysis: Retained Logic versus Progress Override
(PS-1361) (Panel Discussion) The Great Debate: Is CPM Past Its Prime?
(PS-1373) Baseline CPM Schedules - Communicating the Plan
(PS-1379) How to Improve Schedule Implementation and Practices
(PS-1386) Planning and Facilitating a Schedule Risk Workshop
(PS-1014) Dealing with Contractor's Schedules that Cannot be Approved
(PS-1015) (Panel Discussion) Great Debate 2012: Implementation Considerations between Enterprise Scheduling or Stand-Alone Scheduling
(PS-1020) A Case Study: Enterprise Schedule Development
(PS-1086) Schedule Compression Warning Tools
(PS-1098) Reducing Risk of a Recovery Schedule through Resource Loading
(PS-825) Living with P6 Databases
(PS-841) The Law of Schedules
(PS-858) Aerospace versus Construction Scheduling: Different Yet Similar Approaches and Goals
(PS-947) Schedule Change Management - Every Project Needs It
(PS-950) Schedule Target Setting to Improve Project Execution Competitiveness
(PS-962) Lessons Learned - P6(TM) - Resource Planning for the Beginner
Archived Webinar: Really Understanding Microsoft Project
(PS-1290) Lessons Learned: P6™ Resource Updating for the Beginner
(PS-818) Improved Graphics for MS Project and Primavera Schedules
(PS-827) Schedule Levels - Structure, Example and Method of Preparation in Primavera
(PS-1092) Strategic Planning Preceding Contracting for Successful Project Execution
(PS-2744) Enhanced Evaluation of Schedule Updates
(PS-2752) Phantom Float in Commercial Scheduling Software
(PS-2768) Understanding the Techniques to Update a Schedule
(PS-2816) Liars and Schedules
(PS-2842) Proposing a Better Definition of Critical Path
(PS-2919) The Power of Look-Ahead Schedules
(PS-2949) Pull Planning and CPM Scheduling: Counterparts Not Competitors
(PS-2950) Author vs Typist: A Reflection on the Role of the Scheduler in Commercial Construction
(PS-2953) Extracting the Resource-Constrained Critical/Longest Path from a Resource-Leveled Schedule, Part II
(PS-2975) A Practical Guide to Successful Program Scheduling
(PS-3001) Panel Discussion - The Scheduling Truth or Lie Game: Fellows Edition
(PS-3006) Reporting on Out-of-Sequence Progress
(PS-3007) Analyzing Out-of-Sequence Progress
(PS-3047) The Art of Decoding Manipulated Schedules for Forensic Schedule Analysis
(PS-3082) Float Consumption and Resiliency Theory Put into Practice
(PS-3086) (Panel Discussion) The Great Debate: Owners vs. Contractors - Are We Done Yet?
(PS-3087) Examining Schedule Performance in Phase Transitions on Vertical Construction Projects
(PS-3101) Schedule Trend Control Charts in Excel
(PS-3120) Integrating the Last Planner System® into the Critical Path Method Schedule
(PS-3141) Benchmarking As-Built Lags
(PS-3181) Who Owns the Dates of the Procurement Package Status Report? - Practical Application on a Megaproject
(PS-3217) Mastering Out-of-Sequence Progress – Part 3
(PS-3243) Which Schedule Quality Assessment Metrics to Use? …and When?
(PS-3244) Understanding Risk in Design-Build Schedules
(PS-3255) The Benefits of the Linear Scheduling Method for Reviewing Non-Linear Projects
(PS-3261) Reporting Tool P6 Visualizer
(PS-3283) The Habits of Highly Effective Scheduling
(PS-3293) Lessons Learned on Integrating a Linear Schedule with the CPM Schedule
(PS-3400) Managing Contractor Schedule Submittals with Higher Efficiency
(PS-3401) Crashing the Schedule Without Losing Track of Reality
(PS-3427) Successful Design Scheduling
(PS-3428) Ramifications of Owner’s Baseline Schedule Approval Decisions
(PS-3440) When is a Baseline Not a Baseline? Problems and Solutions of Using the P6 Baseline Function
(PS-3473) Essential Factors to Consider in Reviewing Construction Schedules
(PS-3493) Improve Planning and Decision-Making Using Advanced Schedule and Reporting Management
(PS-3496) Interpreting Logic Paths in Multi-Calendar Project Schedules
(PS-3554) Introducing a New Critical Path Concept: The Most Labor Manhours Critical Path
(PS-3555) A Practical Application of Identifying and Correcting P6 Corrupt Data
(PS-3584) Gap Analysis: Recommended Practices vs. TCM Framework
(PS-3597) Practical Planning and Scheduling of Capital Projects in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(PS-3608) Schedule Beta Performance
(PS-3616) A Planning and Scheduling System for Successful Project Delivery: A Case Study
(PS-3642) Scheduling Metrics and the Dangers of Remaining Silent
(PS-3643) Scheduling for the Owner on the $6B Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project
(PS-3648) Getting Back to Basics: Update Schedule Review by the Numbers (Recommended Practice Numbers, that is)
(PS-3715) Paper or Plastic? Microsoft Project versus Oracle Primavera P6
(PS-3742) Schedule Effectiveness versus Specification Compliance, Which Should Prevail?
(PS-3769) Implementing the Half-Step Analysis During Your Project - The "Devil" is in the Details (Half-Step Analysis Phase III)
(2022PSSYM-01) Career Stories and Advice from P&S Fellows Panel Discussion
(2022PSSYM-02) Last Planner Integration with CPM Scheduling
(2022PSSYM-03) Planning & Scheduling for Workplace Safety
(2022PSSYM-04) Getting the TIA Process to Work for Owners and Contractors During the Project
(2022PSSYM-05) Overview of the CST and PSP Certifications
(2022PSSYM-06) The Future of Planning and Scheduling
Archived Webinar: Formula 1 "Miami Style"
(PS-3794) The Art of Scheduling
(PS-3804) The Top Ten Worst Situations With Proven Project Controls Solutions
(PS-3805) Scheduling: Do You Have All the Puzzle Pieces?
(PS-3835) Critical Path Method (CPM) and Project Production Planning (PP): Complimentary or Exclusionary?
(PS-3850) Utilizing Agile Work Methods in the Schedule Development Process
(PS-3854) Planning and Building a New Arena Under an Existing Roof
(PS-3856) Applying Multiple Calendars in a Projects Schedule – Peace of Mind, or Source of Concern?
(PS-3866) (Presentation Only) Is it Time to Switch from P6: An Unfiltered Review of Oracle Primavera Cloud
(PS-3897) (Presentation Only) Two Truths and a Lie Game - Fellows Edition
Archived Webinar: Spotlight on Recommended Practice 92R-17, Analyzing Near-Critical Paths - October 26, 2022
Archived Webinar: Spotlight on RP 27R-03: Schedule Classification System and RP 37R-06: Schedule Levels of Detail
(PS-3964) (Panel Discussion) Two Truths and a Lie Game - Fellows Edition
(PS-3990) Managing the Master Schedule for Multi-Prime Contracts
(PS-3986) A Proposal for a Standardized Set of Definitions of Work Availability
(PS-4018) Benefits and Applications of Half-Step Scheduling
(PS-4021) How to Save a Troubled Project: Case Studies of Transitioning to Takt Planning
(PS-4042) Extending Your CPM Schedules to Embrace the Power of Linear Scheduling
(PS-4044) Integrating Sustainability Metrics with CPM Schedules: A Novel Approach with Applications in the Construction Industry
(PS-4061) Past Performance Can Be a Good Indicator of Future Results
(PS-4070) Identifying and Understanding Schedule Revisions using Basic Primavera Software
(PS-4097) Float Enabled Resource Envelope: A New Tool for Resource Management
(PS-4126) Changing Schedule Performance Index Methodology
(PS-4127) Application of Linear Schedules in Project Validation and Forensic Analysis
(PS-4131) The Value of Total Float Values in Schedule Analysis: Ensuring and Restoring the Integrity of Schedule Float Values
(PS-4151) Advanced CPM Milestone Review
(PS-4157) Scheduling Requirements Across the U.S. Federal Government: Summary and Recommendations
Archived Webinar: Spotlight on Recommended Practice 129R-23, Linear Scheduling Methods - January 24, 2024
Archived Webinar: Spotlight on Recommended Practice 128R-23: Roles and Responsibilities of a Planning and Scheduling Practitioner
(PS-4230) Schedule Narratives and Reports
(PS-4233) How Recommended Practices for Project Scheduling are Becoming Obligations by Project Contracts
(PS-4236) Correcting Out-of-Sequence Logic
(PS-4241) The Top Ten Approaches to Avoiding Resource-Related Claims
(PS-4267) Planning and Scheduling for Workplace Safety
(PS-4315) Schedule Development and Progress Measurement Requirements for Fixed-Price Construction Contracts
(PS-4342) A Statistical Approach to Developing Empirical System Durations for Wastewater Treatment Plants
(PS-4354) An Efficient Approach to Scheduling Repetitive Projects
(PS-4358) An Overview of Hydropower Projects in Canada Part 2 (Spillway)
(PS-4360) (Panel Discussion) 100 Years of Federal Project Scheduling Insights and Lessons Learned
(PS-4377) Addressing Schedule Complexity and Optimizing Scheduling process for Infrastructure Projects
(PS-4387) Mastering Risk Factors for Renewable Energy Projects So You Don't Get Burnt, Blown Away, or Washed Out
