Why Construction Scheduling Is Essential to Project Success

Effective scheduling reduces delays, improves coordination, and strengthens project delivery.

A construction schedule is more than a timeline, it is a project control tool that shapes how work unfolds on site. When properly developed, it aligns teams, clarifies priorities, and identifies potential conflicts before they impact progress. This course builds the foundational skills needed to create and manage construction schedules using proven methods such as critical path analysis, float management, and activity sequencing. Learners also explore scheduling software, risk strategies, and specialized techniques to support predictable, efficient, and well-executed projects.

What You Will Learn

Explore the full list of modules and lessons included in this course.

    1. 2.1 Understanding Construction Scheduling

    2. 2.1 Understanding Construction Scheduling - Quiz

    3. 2.2 Importance and Benefits of Construction Schedules

    4. 2.2 Importance and Benefits of Construction Schedules - Quiz

    5. 2.3 Various Types of Construction Schedules

    6. 2.3 Various Types of Construction Schedules - Quiz

    7. 2.4 Introduction to Gantt (Bar) Charts

    8. 2.4 Introduction to Gantt (Bar) Charts - Quiz

    9. 2.5 Distinguishing Work Dates vs. Calendar Dates

    10. 2.5 Distinguishing Work Dates vs. Calendar Dates - Quiz

    11. 2.6 Dealing with Time Constraints and Project Uncertainty

    12. 2.6 Dealing with Time Constraints and Project Uncertainty - Quiz

    13. 2.7 Module 2 - Assignment

    1. 3.1 Introduction to Preliminary Construction Scheduling

    2. 3.1 Introduction to Preliminary Construction Scheduling - Quiz

    3. 3.2 Role and Importance of Preliminary Schedules

    4. 3.2 Role and Importance of Preliminary Schedules - Quiz

    5. 3.3 Preliminary vs. Detailed Construction Schedules

    6. 3.3 Preliminary vs. Detailed Construction Schedules - Quiz

    7. 3.4 Introduction to Activity Precedence Diagrams (AON)

    8. 3.4 Introduction to Activity Precedence Diagrams (AON) - Quiz

    9. 3.5 Activity on Arrow Diagrams (AOA): Notation and Numbering

    10. 3.5 Activity on Arrow Diagrams (AOA): Notation and Numbering

    11. 3.6 Module 3- Assignment

    1. 4.1 Overview of the Construction Process and Its Phases

    2. 4.1 Overview of the Construction Process and Its Phases - Quiz

    3. 4.2 Identifying Key Tasks and Deliverables in Each Stage

    4. 4.2 Identifying Key Tasks and Deliverables in Each Stage - Quiz

    5. 4.3 Types of Construction Activity Relationships (FS, SS, FF, SF)

    6. 4.3 Types of Construction Activity Relationships (FS, SS, FF, SF) - Quiz

    7. 4.4 Representing Relationships in Scheduling Diagrams

    8. 4.4 Representing Relationships in Scheduling Diagrams - Quiz

    9. 4.5 Logical Errors in Network Diagrams

    10. 4.5 Logical Errors in Network Diagrams - Quiz

    11. 4.6 Module 4 - Assignment

    1. 5.1 Gathering Inputs: Scope, Duration, Logic, Constraints

    2. 5.1 Gathering Inputs: Scope, Duration, Logic, Constraints - Quiz

    3. 5.2 Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

    4. 5.2 Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) - Quiz

    5. 5.3 Applying the Critical Path Method (CPM)

    6. 5.3 Applying the Critical Path Method (CPM) - Quiz

    7. 5.4 Forward and Backward Pass Calculations

    8. 5.4 Forward and Backward Pass Calculations - Quiz

    9. 5.5 Identifying and Analyzing the Critical Path

    10. 5.5 Identifying and Analyzing the Critical Path - Quiz

    11. 5.6 Introduction to Schedule Float and Float Types

    12. 5.6 Introduction to Schedule Float and Float Types - Quiz

    13. 5.7 Module 5 - Assignment

    1. 6.1 Estimating Activity Durations

    2. 6.1 Estimating Activity Durations - Quiz

    3. 6.2 Three-Point Estimating and Range Estimating

    4. 6.2 Three-Point Estimating and Range Estimating - Quiz

    5. 6.3 Understanding and Calculating Total, Free, Interfering, and Independent Float

    6. 6.3 Understanding and Calculating Total, Free, Interfering, and Independent Float - Quiz

    7. 6.4 Resource Allocation and Leveling

    8. 6.4 Resource Allocation and Leveling - Quiz

    9. 6.5 Strategies for Effective Resource Management

    10. 6.5 Strategies for Effective Resource Management - Quiz

    11. 6.6 Module 6 - Assignment

About this course

  • $1,199.00
  • 111 lessons
  • Total learning commitment to complete this course: 42 hours
  • Course format: text, presentations, audio, downloadable PDF's.

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