The amount of effort spent scheduling the work on today’s construction projects is staggering. In addition to critical-path method schedules, contractors use sketches, Visio graphics, Excel sheets and tools like Touchplan to do the day-to-day scheduling. These schedules are organized by room, system, trade—you name it.
Critical-path method scheduling (CPM) is useful for planning and control. Scheduling software tools sold to do CPM are useful for managing large amounts of data, especially on large construction projects or capital programs.