Integrated Cost and Schedule Control for Construction Projects

I Preparing a Project for Construction.- 1. Work Environments within the Construction Industry.- 2. Common Descriptions of Work.- 3. The Project Statement of Expectations.- 4. Single Data Capture and Integrated Systems.- 5. Management Information Systems.- 6. Computer Applications.- 7. Project Statement of Expectations and Performance Models.- 8. Estimates and Budgets as Performance Models.- 9. The Schedule as a Performance Model.- 10. The Cost Curve and the Production Curve as Performance Models.- 11. The Planned Schedule of Values and Cash Income Curves as Performance Models.- 12. The Planned Cash Requirements Curve as a Performance Model.- 13. Production Forecasting and Analysis and Cash Analysis.- II Administrative Project Activity Flow.- 14. Prebid Activities.- 15. Preconstruction Activities.- 16. The Construction Phase of the Project.- 17. Job Closeout.- 18. Contract Administration.- 19. Cash Management Information and Strategies.- III Construction and Production.- 20. The Construction Team and Its Working Relationships.- 21. Administrative Prerequisites to Starting Construction.- 22. The Game Plan and Making It Work.- 23. Production Management.- 24. The Turnaround Document and Its Use.- 25. Performance Measurements.- IV Project Monitoring and Control.- 26. Schedule Update and Control.- 27. Projections to Completion.- 28. Update of Production Projections.- 29. Exception Reporting.- 30. Cost Control.- 31. The Schedule and Other Informational Procedures.- Appendix A. Preconstruction Job Planning.- Appendix B. Summary Levels of Detail for Project Informational Processes.- Appendix C. Cost Types and Their Uses.- Appendix D. Performance Ratio Comparisons.