How to Plan, Schedule, and Control Construction Projects

Managing your project's schedule effectively is the difference between being on time, or behind time; making money or losing money; being stressed-out or stress-free. This Gold Seal accredited course will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to successfully plan, schedule, and control simple to complex construction projects.

Through this course you will learn to:

  • Analyze and determine sequence and duration of construction activities.
  • Plan construction activities for various building projects.
  • Produce Gantt bar charts/schedules using computerized scheduling methods.
  • Develop a construction plan and schedule (baseline schedule) acceptable to all stakeholders in the project.
  • Monitor, control and update project progress using construction plan including accelerating and delaying construction.
  • Analyze performance and productivity information from past construction projects for use in planning future projects.
  • Communicate construction project information effectively and accurately by analyzing and presenting data in graphic and written format.
  • Manage time, cost, quantity, and quality performance for construction projects.
  • Ensure proper communication structures are in place to effectively implement the planning and scheduling process.
  • Implement a number of management and leadership skills that are required to successfully plan, schedule and control projects.

Note: The first 4 classes (March 20 – April 10) will take place at TCA, 70 Leek Cresc, Richmond Hill. The last 6 classes (April 17 – May 22) will take place at George Brown College, Casa Loma campus.

Note: Additional registrations to this course receive a $25 discount each.

starts:
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
ends:
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
schedule:
Tues, 7 – 10pm
where:
(see note above)
instructor(s):
Mr. Tom Stephenson
member:
$425.00 + HST
non-member:
$525.00 + HST
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Tom Stephenson

Tom has been teaching architecture, and project, business, and construction management since 1991. He has written a best seller textbook, and has been active with the Building Institute and Land Development Association, and the Canadian Home Builders Association.