Construction-Stage CPM Scheduling

The backbone of a schedule is a high-quality critical path method that accurately reflects the work in the field

“A project without a critical path is like a ship without a rudder.” ~ D. Meyer

CPMPlanners offers a wide range of CPM scheduling services to its clients. From bid schedules to full and comprehensive construction schedules (including cost and resource-loaded schedules), progress updating, baseline revisions, earned value reporting, change & impact monitoring, cash flow projecting, and executive analysis.

CPMPlanners is the Contractor’s solution to the often-overwhelming process of the construction schedule.

Because we understand that each client has different needs, CPMPlanners‘s diverse selection of services is tailored to suit any company, project, and budget. Whether your needs are large or small, simple or detailed, we can help. Our services and costs are provided in such a format that allows you, the client, to select the level of services that is most appropriate. Typical schedule preparation starts with the Contractor’s draft schedule, which outlines activities and the intended means and methods of construction. CPMPlanners integrates this information into Primavera P6®, performs a professional review of logic and continuity, identifies any weaknesses within the schedule, and develops it into a technical format that meets the project’s requirements. Throughout this development process, CPMPlanners works with the Contractor to ensure that the output of the schedule is what was expected. We stay true to the Contractor’s intended means and methods of constructing the project. We are expert Primavera scheduling consultants.

Purpose

It is quite crystal clear that a CPM based scheduling is most effectively utilized as a tool or a plan is the first step toward a successful project.

Often, a Contractor intent to provide an updated CPM schedule merely to satisfy an Owner’s / Consultants requirement, and because of that, the Contractor considers the schedule as only a burden or obligation. As a result, the significance of the schedule is almost sacrificed and the time consumed for the collection of feedback from all concerned with no return on the investment.

On the contrary, Schedule managed by CPMPlanners will not only fulfil your contractual obligations by providing professional CPM scheduling but also analyze and oversee the future trend of your project’s progress and performance through an independent eye. Our analysis reporting will keep you apprised of changes affecting such items as critical path & near-critical paths, total float, and work sequence, while simultaneously calculating your Earned Value & tracking other significant impacts & changes to the work. Through CPMPlanners, you will be made aware of important factors within the project that may not otherwise be detected or reported to management through an internal update.

Non-CPM based schedules consisting of open-end tasks always fail in Schedule Health Check & Integrity Tests due to which updating, monitoring and controlling becomes difficult subsequently making the Time Impact Analysis (TIA) for Extension of Time (EOT) claim, completely IMPOSSIBLE!

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Construction-Stage Planning Dossiers

Consisting of all detailed planning and scheduling as per contractual requirements as well as for in-house Progress Tracking, Monitoring, Controlling and Reporting eg. as detailed below:

  1. Project Stakeholders
  2. Scope of Work (SOW)
  3. Project Salient Features
  4. Method Statement / Schedule Narrative
  5. Long Lead Items
  6. A Short List of Vendors & Sub Contractors
  7. Daily Productivity
  8. Proposed Site Organization Chart
  9. Establish EPC based Construction Baseline Schedule duly Loaded with Resources & Cost
    1. Schedule WBS
    2. Project Milestones
    3. Detailed Shop Drawing Schedule
    4. Detailed Material Procurement Schedule
    5. Detailed Sub Contractors Schedules
    6. Construction Master Schedule – Level 1
    7. Construction Detailed Schedule – Level 2
    8. Construction Detailed Schedule – Level 2
    9. Construction Detailed Schedule – Level 3
    10. Construction Detailed Schedule – Level 4
    11. CPM Network Schedule
    12. Commodities / Material Schedules
  10. Oracle Primavera Setting (Hours per Time period)
  11. Project Calendars for all Project Stakeholders
  12. Detailed Plant & Equipment Deployment Schedule
  13. Trade-Wise Manpower Forecast & Stacked-Histogram
  14. Progress % S-Curve
  15. Project Cash Flow
  16. Reference Project Details / Data
    1. Contract Particulars
    2. Built-up Area (Level-wise)
    3. Layout, & Sections, Site Plan, Plan & Section