Planning and Scheduling: Construction Project Management Practices
Y62.1034
Credit:
The Paul McGhee Division
Through an emphasis on applied project studies, this course emphasizes Critical Path Methods (CPM) and other analytical and quantitative techniques utilized in effective project management. An extensive use of case studies, problems, and exercises are employed. It reexamines the specific responsibilities of the project manager, superintendent, architect, engineer, and owner-representatives and their use of practical management skills in planning and scheduling. It discusses payment breakdowns and requisitioning; assessing the cost of project delays; understanding labor rules and regulations. Topics include: feasibility studies; developing the project plan and network; CPM and PERT techniques; optimizing manpower/resource allocation and costs; schedule and budget control programs; plan and schedule updating and corrective action process; time/cost analysis; and network compression.
To register for this course you must be an admitted student in an NYU credit or degree program or have special student status. Admitted NYU credit or degree students may visit NYUHome to register through ALBERT. To apply to an NYU-SCPS credit or degree program, call (212) 998-7100.
