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Level II · PS-201

Building a Quality Schedule

Logic, constraints and the 14-point health check.

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Course description

Building a Quality Schedule | PS-201

A schedule can calculate and still be wrong. This course shows how to test a schedule the way an owner or auditor does, using the DCMA 14-point assessment, and how to fix what the tests find.

Who it’s for: Schedulers with some hands-on experience; reviewers of contractor schedules.

Duration: Self-paced

Outcomes

What you’ll be able to do

  • Find open ends, dangling logic and redundant links
  • Use constraints without hiding problems
  • Run the DCMA 14-point assessment
  • Prove the critical path is real

Planned outline

What it will cover

  1. Logic quality

    1. 1.1 Open ends and dangling logic
    2. 1.2 Relationship types in practice
    3. 1.3 Redundant logic

  2. Constraints and calendars

    1. 2.1 Hard and soft constraints
    2. 2.2 Calendars and working time
    3. 2.3 Why constraints hide problems

  3. Schedule health checks

    1. 3.1 The DCMA 14-point assessment
    2. 3.2 The critical path test
    3. 3.3 Fixing what the checks find