Combination of Critical Chain Technique and Project Software for Construction Schedule

In order to combine and apply the critical chain technique and project management software in construction management in China,this paper introduced the critical chain method.According to the limitations of critical chain technique,the calculation method for reasonable schedule was proposed.The construction duration included the working day and non-working day was analyzed.The set for the buffer and buffer time calculation were discussed.The paper analyzed similarities and differences of the critical chain technology and network planning technique and improved the Project 2003 software to overcome the bottlenecks of the combination.The construction schedule system including the network planning technology model and critical chain model were established,which is helpful to make and optimize the schedule.A case study was used to show that the proposed method is feasible with simple calculation and easy operation.