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CEGR 492 · Chapter 3 — Research Methodology

Timeline

Field review: the conversation in which a scope, a constraint or a decision is actually settled.

Timeline and Gantt Chart Builder

Turn work packages into a realistic schedule with dependencies, milestones and float.

Turn work packages into a realistic schedule with dependencies, milestones and float.

Learning objectives

  • Sequence tasks with dependencies
  • Identify the critical path
  • Leave time for advisor review and revision

Engineering guidance

Schedules that end the week of the deadline have already failed.

FE Civil connection

Construction Management

Handbook §19 — Scheduling and CPM (placeholder)

  • How is total float computed?
  • What defines the critical path?
  • How do lead and lag affect a finish date?

Technical methodology planner

Plan Chapter 3 against the exact equations, standards, data sources and design checks you will execute in Capstone II.

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