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The fastest-selling book on Construction Project Time Management.

Written for those who have been schedullng just long enough to know how to "get by" but inwardly thinking to themselves ... :there must be a better way!"

Here is what others say about this ground-breaking work >>>

"This is a seminal work which will shape this industry for generations to come." (Keith Pickavance) "We will need to purchase a copy for every scheduling person at Alpha, due to the technical and practical accuracy and clarity." (Chris Carson) "Your book is a very strong addition to knowledge about construction contracting and project scheduling." (Matt Stevens) "This is by far the most interesting and comprehensive book I've ever read on project scheduling" (N. Zonneveld) "The book makes some very good points that the novice or even seasoned practitioner should read." (Keith Howard) "[This] It's the book I turn to when I want to know the "right" way to assemble and manage a schedule as well as the reasoning behind that practice." (David Kaiser) "It is a great work and a must for those of us who are fairly new to scheduling." (Candace Drake) "I would like to buy a couple copies of the book for the staff to reads." (Craig Olsen) "I would recommend this book to all of the classes that I teach." (Jeff Huneycutt) "I felt that the subject matter and style were appropriate for any scheduler who has “been in the trenches” more than a couple of times." (Ted Douglas) "Momentum Management may well be the most practical and straight-forward concept devised to date." (Mike Hopkins)

Execerpt from FOREWORD by James J. O'Brien
Visionary / Consultant/ Writer -- Considered by many as the "Father of Modern Scheduling"
(Author of #1 book on construction scheduling:"CPM in Construction Management")

Murray's book is, in my opinion, "the real thing." I expect his readers to revisit this book many times as they become more experienced. It will be a useful reference. His analysis of Total Float and Free Float was outstanding!! He postulated several conclusions that I had never even considered.

He has a profound understanding of what we are all about, what we are trying to accomplish, what we are doing right, what we are doing wrong, where we seem to be headed, what course adjustments we need to make, and what re-engineering we need to impose upon ourselves as a discipline to get from the discouraring state we are in to the dynamic state to which all professional schedulers aspire.

I find that this book is full of ideas and concepts that are interesting and refreshing to me, a 44-year scheduler veteran, and I would suggest that it is an equally good set of guidelines for the "rookies." It is also a must read for project owners, project directors, and project managers.
This text is an excellent stand-alone book, with a promise of good things to follow. It offers so much that it is worth reading once lightly, and then again with a notepad in hand. Enjoy the journey!
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Keith Pickavance
Hill International, Vice President
This is a seminal work which will shape this industry for generations to come.
Chris Carson
Alpha Corporation, Corporate Director Project Controls
I told my boss that we will need to purchase a copy for every scheduling person at Alpha, due to the technical and practical accuracy and clarity.
Matt Stevens
Author, Managing a Construction Firm on 24 Hours/Day
Your book is a very strong addition to knowledge about construction contracting and project scheduling.
N. Zonneveld
Netherlands
This is by far the most interesting and comprehensive book I've ever read on project scheduling. The concept of Momentology is much more viable than Critical Chain and should really deserve more attention. Although not for the novice scheduler, I can wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in CPM.
Keith Howard
Motorola, Corporate Director of Project Planning
The book makes some very good points that the novice or even seasoned practitioner should read.
David Kaiser
Schedule Associates, President
Just two weeks ago I was asked to recommend a quality book on scheduling practices. I suggested Murray's, even though the requestor doesn't work in construction. It's the book I turn to when I want to know the "right" way to assemble and manage a schedule as well as the reasoning behind that practice. It also provides a candid look at the weaknesses of our current processes and recommendations for an improved path forward.
Mike Hopkins
Fluor, Vice President
Momentum Management may well be the most practical and straight-forward concept devised to date.
Ted Douglas
ACTPMA, President
I felt that the subject matter and style were appropriate for any scheduler who has “been in the trenches” more than a couple of times. After twenty plus years of scheduling, I was pleased to find that I was not out in a foxhole by myself.
Jeff Huneycutt
US Army Corps of Engineers, Planning/ Scheduling Director
I was glad to see this in print.  Many people monitor a schedule strictly by float and don’t understand that there is so much more involved in the analysis of a schedule that just looking at float or even earned value.  I would recommend this book to all of the classes that I teach.
Craig Olsen
Scheduling Consultants, Inc., President
I am just glad that I am not alone in the way I see the project controls business. I would like to buy a couple copies of the book for the staff to reads.
Candace Drake
Boeing, Global Services & Support
I am enjoying the book and am excited about reading it.  You have already answered some of my scheduling questions and I am looking forward to finishing it the first time around.  I plan to read it a second time and organizing a notebook so I can apply your teaching methods to my work.  I am looking forward to future works of yours to add to my library. I have recommended your book to my daughter and her husband who are schedulers as well.  It is a great work and a must for those of us who are fairly new to scheduling.  This book has helped me more than any other book I have read.  Thank you.