This article has reviewed the three common ways to define the LOE relationship. As explained, each method could impact the schedule negatively.

Why do we need to analyze near-critical paths in our project schedule? Most schedulers and project managers only focus on the critical path.

Nowadays, construction projects are usually so complex that project schedulers must inevitably use various calendars when developing the project schedule in the associated software like Primavera (P6).

A multi-level schedule is crucial for managing programs or projects with multiple contracts and sub-projects. It is intended to have a high-level plan representing the relations between different project components.

Time-Location charts are great tools to identify a linear project’s schedule shortfalls that cannot be readily identified through Gantt charts.