Introduction - Construction Project Scheduling and Control - page 13

f. Periodically backing up the data on my hard drive
g. Converting my garage to a play room
4. Define portfolio and program in the context of project management. Give
examples of each.
5. What is a project management plan ? Give an example.
6. What is project control ? Why is it important?
7. Think of a construction project in which you participated or that you observed.
Write down the steps involved in its planning and the steps involved in its schedul-
ing (without much specificity).
8. List the benefits of CPM scheduling in construction projects from the contractor's
perspective.
9. List the benefits of CPM scheduling in construction projects from the owner's
perspective.
10. Do all construction projects have the same need for CPM scheduling? Why or
why not? Give examples.
11. What characteristics must a scheduler of a building project have? Can the same
person be a scheduler for an industrial project? Why or why not?
12. Meet with a project manager for a construction project. Ask whether he or she
uses CPM scheduling. If so, discuss the benefits obtained from such scheduling.
If not, politely ask why CPM scheduling is not being used.
13. Search for an article on a CPM scheduling topic ( ENR , Civil Engineering ,
PM Network, and Cost Engineering are magazines that are good sources; avoid
scholarly journals). Summarize and discuss the article.