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CHECKLIST - USACE SCHEDULE COST LOADING
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CHECKLIST - NAVFAC SCHEDULE COST LOADING
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EBOOK - MASTER USACE SCHEDULE INTEGRATION
Learn how USACE project schedules interact with progress payments, quality control, and the submittal register, explained through clear examples and actionable tips.
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Starting with a new software can be quite intimidating, and Primavera P6 is no exception, especially if you're a newcomer. Traditional training methods can involve lengthy sessions, travel, and...
How to Learn Primavera P6 Quickly: A Beginner's Guide
Successful alignment of the project schedule and quality control system ensures a smooth start of the first phase of the 3 Phase Quality Control system. Also, it enables accurate monitoring of...
USACE Series Part 2:
Schedule and Quality Control
USACE Series Part 1:
Schedule and Progress Payments
The Schedule of Values and Construction Schedule are combined into a single Cost-Loaded Project Schedule, used to determine progress payments and provide placement projections...
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Linking the schedule to the submittal register in RMS to auto-populate and auto-update the “Contractor Schedule Dates” columns provides the contractor and government teams visibility...
USACE Series Part 3:
Schedule and Submittal Register
Our Best Tips with Examples
In this article, we’re sharing tips for contractors who prepare construction schedule narratives that are submitted...
Construction Schedule Narratives
Scenarios and Examples
In this article, we discuss what schedule calendars are, see examples from P6, and through a variety of scenarios...
How Calendars can Make or Break your Schedule
Top 5 Takeaways with Examples
This article pulls out the top 5 things to know from NAVFAC's standard 01 32 01.00 20 scheduling specification, which can...
NAVFAC Scheduling Specification and Standards
In this article, we're going to talk about which schedule to use in a Time Impact Analysis (TIA) - a critical step to get...
Which Schedule to Use in a Time Impact Analysis (TIA)
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A schedule's cost loading is 'balanced' when the schedule activities coded to a CLIN equal the value of the CLIN, and all...
How to Balance CLINs in a MILCON Schedule
If you're coming from the private sector, you may be surprised to learn how many requirements, restrictions, and overall...
New to USACE Schedules? 3 Things to Know
Your Project's Most Powerful Tool to Mimimize Risks
In this article, we're sharing out thoughts on why quality construction schedules...
Why Quality Construction Schedules Matter
Military and Federal Schedule Requirements
A schedule's level of detail is important because clearly defined activities allow...
Rule of Thumb: Schedule Level of Detail
What the S-Curve Tells You
A project's S-Curve communicates the pace of work and progress throughout...
S-Curve from a Construction Schedule (With Examples)
This article highlights the often-overlooked UFGS 01 32 01.00 10 scheduling specification section, which allows for simplified schedule updating and reviewing by considering an activity...
Schedule Status Flexibility
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A Breakdown of the Requirements
The schedule narrative communicates the context behind the schedule's data, and informs project stakeholders so...
USACE Schedule Narratives
The How and Why Behind the Requirements
If your federal project is using the standard UFGS 01 32 01.00 10 or 01 32 17.00 20 specification, you may see a section...
P6 Mandatory Requirements
Tips for 01 32 01 Cost Compliance
Navigating schedule cost loading for federal projects can be challenging. This article simplifies the process, providing...
Schedule Cost Loading
What is the SDEF, and how does it work?
In this article, we're going to explain what a SDEF (Standard Data Exchange Format) schedule file is, and how it's created...
USACE SDEF Explained
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