WPL Publishing to Host Webinar Series on "Scheduling Gamesmanship" in Construction Projects
Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 25, 2014 -- Within two weeks, WPL Publishing will begin hosting a series of 90-minute webinars to help construction professionals avoid problems associated with “scheduling gamesmanship.”
The intended purpose of construction scheduling is to assist with proper planning and coordination of a project. Unfortunately, construction schedules often are used to help build claims against project owners. Much of the process of building claims through the use of schedules involves scheduling gamesmanship. WPL’s three-part webinar series, entitled “Construction Scheduling Games People Play -- Revisited,” identifies more than 15 scheduling games and offers more than 45 suggested defenses to help prevent scheduling gamesmanship. To register for the interactive course, scheduled to begin Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) and end May 20, 2014, visit http://tinyurl.com/l3f3gx8.
For both owners and contractors, a careful drafting and reading of schedule specifications is imperative. Contractors can lose their rights; owners can lose their shirts. The intent of schedule specifications is to measure progress on the job as well as mitigate future delays and resolve past disputes. The webinars will address what some industry-recognized specifications have done to combat abuse and why further changes may still be necessary.
Not all scheduling games are intended to gain an edge for the owner. Some schedulers intentionally manipulate schedules for their own purposes. They may want to hold their subs or supervisors to a tighter schedule than what the project really requires. This can backfire, and webinar attendees will find out how and why.
During the webinar sessions, experts will focus on the following areas in which scheduling gamesmanship may emerge:
- Multiple critical path.
- Multiple calendars.
- Preferential logic; open ends.
- Float ownership; sequestering of float.
- Early completion schedules.
- Missing or added constraints.
- Long lead times; procurement activities.
- Improper and manipulated updates.
- Unsubmitted, late, and inaccurate baseline submittals.
- CPM software settings that affect schedule calculations and completion dates.
- How latest versions of software have impacted past games and spawned new ones.
Addressing webinar attendees will be Navigant Consulting Inc.’s Emily Federico and Stephen Pitaniello as well as Navigant Construction Forum’s James Zack.
Following their presentations, there will be an interactive 10-to-15 minute question-and-answer session addressing relevant topics.
Webinar tuition is based on location, not number of participants, so each registration site can have multiple participants for one low price. To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/l3f3gx8.
WPL Publishing Co., Inc. provides expert training, education, and development resources for the construction industry via live webinars and its ConstructionPro Network website (http://www.ConstructionProNet.com). Through ConstructionPro Network, WPL publishes the independent newsletter ConstructionPro Week, providing news, analysis, and insightful commentary about recent developments involving construction law, green buildings, building information modeling, and various construction managerial technologies and techniques.
Steve Rizer, WPL Publishing Co., Inc., http://www.ConstructionProNet.com, +1 (301) 765-9525 Ext: 7013, [email protected]
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