258 Section 4 Construction Management
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Day
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Percentage
Actual
expenditures
Planned
expenditures
Figure 15-2. Tasks are listed in the order in which they must be completed. The cost and percentage of job
figures are entered in sequence. The estimated time needed for each task is shown with a blue horizontal bar.
Red bars indicate the current status of the project.
Tasks Cost
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Days
Percentage
of Job
1. Order and deliver pipe and fittings
2. Lay out hole
3. Dig hole
4. Order and deliver form lumber
5. Build forms
6. Assemble pipe and fittings
7. Order concrete
8. Erect pole
9. Place, finish, and cure concrete
10. Award painting contract
11. Strip forms
12. Paint pole
13. Clean up site
Total
$500
$50
$250
$100
$100
$100
$0
$150
$350
$0
$50
$250
$100
$2000
25
2.5
12.5
5
5
5
0
7.5
17.5
0
2.5
12.5
5
100 percent
Noon, fourth day
Figure 15-3. When the red line is below the blue line, money is being spent at a
slower rate than was planned. If the red line is above the blue line, money is being
spent more rapidly than planned.