Survey of the Construction Industry Relative to the Use of CPM Scheduling for Construction Projects
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Volume 132, Issue 7
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While critical-path method (CPM) scheduling has been around since the 1950s, its application in the construction industry has still not received 100% acceptance or consistency in how it is used. Project controls, and CPM scheduling in particular, have gone unchanged in the standards arena with little focus for a common understanding and recognition of what is required for CPM schedule development, implementation, and use. In recent years, little research has been conducted relative to the use of CPM and its benefits. In order to determine how the industry views its applicability and usage, a survey was developed for the stakeholders in the construction industry. This paper summarizes extensive research that was performed of the construction industry relative to the use of CPM scheduling, its applicability and its acceptance in the execution of today’s constructed projects. The research obtained the stakeholders’ views on the use and effectiveness of CPM scheduling; the necessary qualifications of scheduling personnel; and opinions relative to whether standards and/or best practices are necessary. The paper discusses the different views of the stakeholders and recommendations as to how consistency can be obtained in the use of CPM scheduling in order to improve the construction industry.
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Acknowledgments
The writer would like to thank all the organizations that participated in this study and the information that they provided. The writer also wishes to thank Brook Maples for her assistance in designing the on-line survey and transmitting the results to the writer for the research and analysis of the data for development of this paper by the writer.
References
Galloway, P. (2006). “A comparative study of university courses on critical-path method scheduling.” J. Constr. Eng. Manage., 132 (7) 712-722.
Kelleher, A. (2004). “An investigation of the expanding role of the critical path method by ENR’s top 400 contractors.” Master’s thesis, Faculty of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., Blacksburg, Va.
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Received: Mar 16, 2005
Accepted: Dec 28, 2005
Published online: Jul 1, 2006
Published in print: Jul 2006
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