Subjects › Project Management
Schedule Management
Planning time: CPM, PERT, Gantt charts, resources and delays.
Topics by level
Basics
School, diploma and first-year level: the ideas in plain words.
Intermediate
Degree and exam core (GATE, ESE level).
Advanced and Design
Professional design practice.
- Delay analysis planned
- Extension of time planned
Research
Frontier topics for researchers and postgraduates.
- Schedule risk analysis planned
Codes and standards
| Country | Designation | Scope (our words) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | IS 15883 (series) | Guidelines for construction project management, one part per knowledge area. | current |
| USA | AACE International Recommended Practices | Cost engineering practices, including estimate classification. | current |
| USA | AACE RP 29R-03 | Recommended practice on forensic schedule analysis. | current |
| USA | PMI PMBOK Guide / ANSI standard for project management | Framework of project management principles and practices. | current |
| UK | SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol | Guidance on records, delay analysis and extension of time (Society of Construction Law). | current |
| Germany | DIN 69900 | Project management: network techniques. | current |
Listed in a fixed country order; no standard is ranked above another. Scopes are our summaries. Buy the standards from the issuing body for exact text.
References and further reading
Standard texts, listed in no order of merit. We do not copy text, figures, tables or solved problems from any book; our explanations and examples are original.
- B. C. Punmia, K. K. Khandelwal, Project Planning and Control with PERT and CPM, Laxmi Publications, latest edition.
- J. W. Hinze, Construction Planning and Scheduling, Pearson, latest edition.