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Construction Project Scheduling and Control by Saleh A. Mubarak (Hardback)
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9781394215720
Published:
20 Oct 2025
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Hardback
Number of pages:
624 pages
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Comprehensive guide examining analytical methods used to devise an efficient and successful schedule for construction projects of all sizes The newly revised and updated Fifth Edition of Construction Project Scheduling and Control describes the tools and methods that make projects run smoothly, with invaluable information from a noted career construction professional, along with updated information on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and new technologies impacting project scheduling, the first chapter is separated to two chapters on planning and scheduling, a new chapter is added on optimizing the schedule, plus plenty of updates to all chapters. The text also includes worked problems and exercises with scheduling software hints to enable students and practicing professionals apply critical thinking to issues in construction scheduling. This Fifth Edition includes a chapter on the definition of the critical path, that came after the
Comprehensive guide examining analytical methods used to devise an efficient and successful schedule for construction projects of all sizes
The newly revised and updated Fifth Edition of Construction Project Scheduling and Control describes the tools and methods that make projects run smoothly, with invaluable information from a noted career construction professional, along with updated information on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and new technologies impacting project scheduling, the first chapter is separated to two chapters on planning and scheduling, a new chapter is added on optimizing the schedule, plus plenty of updates to all chapters. The text also includes worked problems and exercises with scheduling software hints to enable students and practicing professionals apply critical thinking to issues in construction scheduling.
This Fifth Edition includes a chapter on the definition of the critical path, that came after the chapters discussion resource management, schedule updating and project control, schedule acceleration, schedule risk, and other topics. It also includes numerous hints on all aspects of the project that may impact the schedule. Also, a chapter on project scheduling and control as viewed through the owner's perspective. The book has an expanded glossary, a list of acronyms, and more. Instructors who adopt the book, will be provided with valuable materials including PowerPoint lecture slides, an instructor's manual that has complete solutions of the book's exercises, and additional questions for exams.
Sample topics covered in Construction Project Scheduling and Control include: Planning and scheduling as two different but related concepts. Bar (Gantt) charts. Basic networks, covering arrow networks, node networks, a comparison between the two, networks versus bar charts, and time-scaled logic diagrams Precedence networks, covering CPM calculations for precedence diagrams for contiguous and interruptible activities, and types of lags Resource allocation and leveling, covering labor, equipment, and materials, and assigning budgets in computer scheduling programs Schedule updating and project control, covering effects of adding or deleting activities on logic, steps for updating a schedule, and measuring work progress Schedule acceleration concept and techniques, impact of schedule acceleration on project direct; indirect; and total cost, optimum scheduling. Reports and documentation, especially as related to the project schedule, Schedule risk management, Delay and other claims management, Other scheduling methods, PERT, LSM Dynamic Minimum Lag (DML) relationship, The critical path definition revisited, Optimizing the schedule, Scheduling and building information modeling (BIM) Construction scheduling from the owner's perspective.
Written for undergraduate and graduate students in construction management, civil engineering, and architecture, as well as practicing construction management professionals, the Fifth Edition of Construction Project Scheduling and Control is an essential resource to gain a foundational understanding of the field, along with the latest and most effective practices.
About the Author: Dr. Saleh Mubarak (Tampa, FL) is a professor and independent consultant in construction project management, focused on training, writing, public speaking, and consulting. He is an adjunct professor at the University of South Florida (USF) and a former professor at a number of universities. He is an active member of AACE International and a former member of PMI. He served on the PMI committee that created the professional scheduler certification exam, PSP. He has more than 35 years of diversified and international experience in academia and industry in private and public sectors.
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