Topic 2 Scheduling Requirements in Contracts and Specifications

We have a total of 9 articles available this week. I checked these articles again and decided Article 7, Scheduling Specifications: A Lump Sum Contractor's Perspective, is a better choice as the required article, although Article 8 is worth reading too. Article 1 is a chapter from an old book I found on EBay. In 1927 scheduling was just one chapter in a book on "construction methods". It gives us a historical perspective on the subject. Article 2 is also from a while ago. Compare it with Article 8. Some of the articles may be on the technical side (Article 5, 6). Try the best you can.

1. Chapter 14, Construction Schedule, in Standard Construction Methods, by G. Underwood, 1927
2. Scheduling Specifications for the 80's, Dr. Gui Ponce de Leon, PE, AACE Transactions , 1983
3. Practical Specifications For Project Scheduling, John R. Clark, PE, Cost Engineering , 1990
4. Contrasting Cost-Loaded CPM Scheduling Specifications, Dr. Gui Ponce de Leon, PE; Michael J. Mix; Philip Spittler, AACE Transactions, 1994
5. Selecting Planning and Scheduling Specifications, Leaf A. Ballast; Calin M. Popescu, AACE International Transactions, 2001
6. Contract Requirements for Construction Schedule, Win G. Li, PE CCE, AACE International Transactions, 2003
7. Scheduling Specifications: A Lump Sum Contractor's Perspective, Martin J. Bradley, CCC, AACE International Transactions, 2005
8. Scheduling Specifications for the 21st Century, Paul Levin, AACE International Transactions, 2006
9. Schedule Specifications - Handle with Care, Stephen P. Warhoe, AACE International Transactions, 2009

Topic 1 Scheduling in General

The required reading for this week is Article 5 “Tripping Hazards in Schedules”, by Donald F. McDonald Jr. You also need to read another article of your choice. Most of the articles this week are on the general subject of planning and scheduling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Some are more specific than others. Article 3 is about level of details in scheduling. Article 4 is specifically about the CPM method. Articles 7 and 9 are two studies about the application of common scheduling practices and their impact. Article 8 is about how a planning and scheduling department should function.

1. Planning and Scheduling for Success, Ignacio Manzanera, CCE, AACE Transactions, 1990
2. Considerations in Planning and Scheduling, John K. Nabors, AACE Transactions, 1994
3. Schedule Hierarchy - An Overview, Sarwar A. Samad, Cost Engineering , 1998
4. The Pitfalls of CPM Scheduling on Construction Projects, Ian A. Street, Cost Engineering , 2000
5. Tripping Hazards in Schedules, Donald F. McDonald Jr., AACE International Transactions, 2002
6. Project Planning--Then Scheduling, Edward E. Douglas III, CCC, AACE International Transactions, 2004
7. Scheduling Practices and Project Success, Andrew F. Griffith, PE, AACE International Transactions, 2005
8. Planning and Scheduling Department: Functional Aspects, Junaid Ahcom, ICC; Ali Ali Shash, AACE International Transactions, 2005
9. CPM Scheduling and How the Industry Views Its Use, Patricia D. Galloway, PE, AACE International Transactions, 2005

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