Construction Scheduling Basics – Moving Beyond Spreadsheets

Do you avoid using a scheduling tool for your projects because:

  • It’s too expensive?
  • It’s far too complex?
  • You can ‘get by’ with a spreadsheet for most jobs? 

Watch this free, recorded, webinar to see how moving beyond spreadsheets for your construction scheduling isn’t such a big step. With the right software, a construction schedule need not be that hard to create. We’ll show you how easy and inexpensive it is to create and manage a schedule. We’ll even demonstrate how to ensure your schedule is rock solid and valid and will hold up to the scheduling gurus. It’s time to move beyond spreadsheets!

In this webinar we will cover:

  • The benefits of moving beyond spreadsheets to a scheduling tool
  • Getting your information into the scheduling tool
  • Creating activities and tasks
  • Logic ties between the activities
  • The Critcal Path through your project

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Powerproject Webinar Presenter - Megan DePoty

Megan DePoty, Your Presenter

Prior to joining Elecosoft, Megan was a professional scheduler and project manager for both GCs and Specialty Contractors. She has planned projects using all the popular scheduling tools and understands real-life construction challenges.

In her consulting capacity with Elecosoft, she supports a network of Authorized Powerproject Resellers delivering scheduling tools and services to contractors across the U.S. Megan holds a B.S. in Construction Management from Colorado State University and is a Colorado native.

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