Building Your Project Timeline, One Critical Path at a Time
Quality Estimations provides contractors, owners and developers with a transparent, reliable and actionable schedule from start to finish through our CPM Scheduling/Project Management service. We apply effective project scheduling operation management techniques from proven PERT and CPM techniques to determine critical tasks, manage float and prevent costly delays. From bidding, permitting and execution, we provide precise and understandable project management CPM schedules that ensure all stakeholders are on the same page and that all deadlines are met.
CPM Scheduling/Project Management
CPM Scheduling/Project Management is a proven method that shows the critical path of your project, the sequence of tasks and the time required to complete each one, as well as their dependencies. It allows teams to allocate resources, identify risks and make strategic decisions before any delays become costly or missing milestones.
How CPM Scheduling/Project Management Helps You:
- View all work, dependencies and milestones in a logical flow.
- Get the critical path identified early, so that the project has no time or cost bottlenecks.
- Be sure of the position of the Labor, Equipment and Materials and know when they are needed.
- Based on actual schedule, not speculation, to negotiate deadlines, changes and claims.
- Refine budgets as project scope develops
What We Offer in CPM Scheduling/Project Management
We provide end-to-end scheduling solutions customized to your project’s specific scope and timeframe at Quality Estimations. Our team implements efficient project scheduling operation management with the proven PERT/CPM techniques to ensure that each phase of the project is not missed and is handled well. For bidding, execution or dispute resolution, we provide platform compatible schedules that are accurate, allowing owners, contractors and subcontractors to have complete confidence in their project schedule.
Baseline Schedule Development
From the start of the project, we create a detailed baseline CPM schedule for bidding and contract submission, covering all tasks, durations and dependencies. This basic plan establishes realistic expectations and is used as the reference point as to when the project will make progress or fall behind on schedule.
Progress Updates & Tracking
Our team keeps you informed and updated on the construction process and the progress made during the construction and they compare the progress with the baseline. Regular updates will help detect any slippage early, help to keep everyone involved informed and will keep your project management CPM schedule up-to-date with actual, current site conditions at all times.
Delay & Time-Impact Analysis
In the event of a dispute, we will conduct a comprehensive delay analysis and time-impact analysis to establish the responsibility and claims for support. The project scheduling operation management techniques used are PERT and CPM and we calculate real numbers of how delays affected the critical path and the overall completion date.
Resource & Equipment Loading
Comprehensive resource loading schedules are devised for manpower, equipment and materials requirements for all phases of the project. This means that the appropriate resources are used at the appropriate time, avoiding the issues of expensive idle equipment, manpower shortage or scheduling conflicts that could derail the work.
Recovery Scheduling
For projects that are behind schedule, we develop recovery plans on industry standard software such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. Our recovery plans outline achievable acceleration opportunities, reconfigure key tasks in your project management CPM schedule and bring the project back on track.
Allowance Planning
We identify cost allowances for unknown or variable scope items, keeping your estimate flexible yet realistic.
Why CPM Scheduling/Project Management?
Accuracy You Can Rely On
Our schedules are created based on fact, not just assumptions and are based on realistic task durations and task sequencing. This precision minimizes conflicts and ensures your project can be defended in the future.
Time and Cost Savings
Knowing the critical path on the early stages means that you are not spending any overtime, idle equipment or rescheduling at the last minute which costs you your budget.
Improved Communication Across Teams
Having a good CPM schedule in place is a common goal for owners, contractors and subcontractors, eliminating miscommunication and finger pointing.
Stronger Claims and Change Order Support
A well-documented project management CPM schedule can help prove time extensions and change orders in the event of delays or disagreements.
FAQs
What is CPM Scheduling/Project Management?
It is a scheduling technique that helps you schedule all the tasks and their dependencies to identify the critical path, which is the shortest possible project duration and the tasks that impact your project’s completion date.
How is CPM different from PERT?
CPM has constant task times and PERT has a range of time estimates for uncertain tasks. Depending on the complexity of the projects, our team uses PERT and CPM methods of project scheduling, many projects benefit from both approaches.
Do you provide free scheduling tools or software recommendations?
We don’t use project management scheduling freeware CPM network tools for our professional projects, but we can tell you which of these tools are free or paid and which are the best for your project size and reporting requirements.
How often should progress changes be reflected in project drawings?
Most projects need monthly changes, but for active or “fast-track” projects, bi-weekly or weekly changes might be required to reflect on real progress and changing conditions.
Can a CPM schedule help with delay claims?
Yes. One of the most convincing documents to demonstrate the claim for time extension is the documented project management CPM schedule, which will indicate exactly how a delay affected the critical path.
Our Process
Data Collection & Scope Review
We at Quality Estimations start by reading the project drawings, specifications and contract documents and get a good grasp of scope, sequence and constraints before creating a schedule.
Schedule Development & Analysis
We create a detailed and logic-based project schedule, determine the critical path and test the schedule against possible risks using proven PERT and CPM techniques of project scheduling operation management.
Delivery & Ongoing Support
We provide you with a completed project management CPM schedule as well as narrative reports and we're on hand to provide updates, revisions and delay analysis during your project.
Industries We Serve
- Industrial
- Education
- Residential
- Commercial
- Healthcare
- General Contractors
- Developers & Owners
- Sports & Entertainment
- Architects & Designers
- Public & Government Projects
- Commercial & Industrial Projects
- Subcontractors & Trade Specialists
