Concepts and Methods of Schedule Compression

Schedule control has economic significance for both owners and contractors. There are both proactive and reactive aspects to time management. Techniques used in planning are proactive; while actions to recover lost time or variances are reactive. Schedule compression is important for both modes, and techniques should be part of the skills and knowledge of professional project managers. There are 90 techniques that can be used during engineering, procurement, and construction phases. Some can be classified as constructability, productivity, materials management, or other management functions. Some overlap or are interdependent. In both proactive and reactive modes, knowledge of schedule compression techniques is considered part of the skills and knowledge of the professional project manager.