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COURSE
9AM - 5PM
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Whether working on the right of way or not, all aspects of your work become a critical part of construction scheduling
for MTA projects. Considering commuter tra c patterns, public access requirements and scheduled construction
work are the challenges in most MTA projects.
This session reviews both the basic components of an e ective construction schedule and what you need to consider
when building an e cient construction schedule for an MTA project.
Contractors will also learn how to build a construction schedule through select MTA project case studies. Participants
will develop a sample schedule, understand schedule updates for progress and application of manpower allocation
and apply schedule recovery strategies when critical path falls behind schedule.
Topics include:
critical path activities, dependent and interdependent tasks, resource allocation, schedule as a
payment tool, e ective scheduling updating and CPM schedule analytical tools.
TRAINING GOALS INCLUDE:
Understand project controls detailing the importance of scheduling for impact under general conditions and the
importance of scheduling as a project control tool.
Learn scheduling and contract terms consisting of contractual requirements for critical path resource loaded
scheduling for MTA projects.
Apply strategies for schedule preparation consisting of project layout, work breakdown structure and dependent
relationships including successor and predecessor activities.
Evaluate critical path activities and project float, including early start/late start and early finish/late finish concepts.
Analyze real world sample projects to view typical issues and concerns regarding MTA projects and
corresponding schedules.
Develop a sample schedule and assess it for its feasibility.
Understand schedule updates for progress including two-week look ahead, staff power allocation and recovery
scheduling for activities when critical path slips beyond acceptable limits.
Gain a full understanding of the MTA uniqueness in scheduling, including various requirements and concerns
on an MTA project.
LESSONS LEARNED
PROJECT SCHEDULING
AT THE MTA
• Manpower allocation
• Resource loaded scheduling
• Effective work breakdown structure
• Dependent and interdependent tasks
• Critical path activities
• Project floats
