Construction Scheduling and Cost Control
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Agenda
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Thursday, January 23, 2025
9:30 am – 2:00 pm CST
Friday, January 24, 2025
9:30 am – 2:00 pm CST
Presented by: Gage Christianson
Agenda Day One:
Project Selection, Scheduling, and Time Management
- Project selection (engineering economy)
- Payback period
- Net present value
- Internal rate of return (IRR)
- Scheduling in project planning and cost control
- Planning and scheduling
- Scheduling and project management
- Use a work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Network diagrams
- Precedence diagraming methods
- 3-point estimating
- Reserve analysis
Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling and Diagram
- Development of CPM
- Introduction to main features
- Finding the critical activities and the critical path
- Creating a CPM logic diagram
- Understand the project goals, components and processes
- Identify the activities
- Calculate durations
- Find start and finish dates
- Find the critical path
Agenda Day Two:
Cost Management, Risk Management Human Resources, FMEA
- Earned value management (EVM)
- Cost baseline
- Project control
- Performance measurements
- Increased productivity and cost control
- Variable/fixed costs
- Direct/indirect costs
Change Control, Procurement, Quality Management
- Resource allocation and resource leveling
- Materials management/inventory control
- Procurement contracts
- Lean/Six Sigma/ISO
- Quality/grade
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Credits
Engineers
8.0 PDHs
Architects
8.0 PDHs
AIA - American Institute of Architects
8.0 LUs*
ICC - International Code Council
0.8 CEUs (Administration)
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 8.0 PDHs for professional engineers and 8.0 continuing education hours for licensed architects in all states that allow this learning method. *This course is not approved in New York and in states which require HSW coursework; please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300) and North Carolina (S-0130).
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 8.0 LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .8 CEUs in the specialty area of Administration (Preferred Provider No. 1232).
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
*On-Demand Credits*
The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format is not pre-approved by any licensing boards and may not qualify for the same credits; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. The following pre-approvals may be available for the on-demand format upon request:
8.0 LUs (AIA)
Speakers
Gage Christianson
Assistant Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction ManagementMr. Christianson is a highly driven and motivated individual that thoroughly enjoys working in the construction industry. He graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering with a Masters in Civil Engineering and a specialization in construction management and project management information systems. Mr. Christianson started in the industry as a PM at his family owned GC sitework company in Anchorage, AK. His experience has evolved into project engineering and management of some of Milwaukee, WI’s largest construction projects including: The Fortress Apartments, Hamilton High School & Silver Spring Intermediate for the Hamilton School District, The Wheatley School Apartments and the Tribute Apartments located at the massive Michel’s R1VER Development. Mr. Christianson has managed projects and field crews for self-perform subcontracting companies specializing in the concrete, masonry, steel, carpentry, utilities, landscaping, and earthwork trades for both union and non-union companies. He attributes his success in management to having a great understanding as to how work gets put in place in the field. A skill that he uses to set his subcontractors up for success, which leads to better quality without sacrificing time.
AIA Info
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HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
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AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Construction Scheduling and Cost Control
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This eight-hour course provides strategies and guidance to design professionals on how to effectively select, plan, schedule, and manage construction projects with a focus on the Critical Path Method (CPM). The course will also discuss resource allocation, schedule compression, and cost control (labor and materials).
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to utilize the Critical Path Method (CPM) to plan and schedule projects, identify activities, estimate activity durations, and determine activity sequence and network diagram.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to allocate and level resources using the CPM by identifying resource requirements by activity and tabulating project resource requirements.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to efficiently compress the schedule by calculating costs to shorten critical path activity durations, selecting least cost activity durations to shorten, and calculating revised project duration and cost.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to manage construction labor costs by measuring installed quantities for construction activities, collecting actual labor workhours by cost account, and assessing labor cost performance using earned value management.
LUs: 8.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with project management
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 08/11/2026
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to fchapman@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.
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