Transportation Learning Network

Virtual Learning

Scheduling Toolbox

  • Jan 6, 2026 (9:30 - 11:00 am CT; 8:30 - 10:00 am MT)
    Virtual Learning (desktop/laptop and mobile devices)

Registration

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday, January 1, 2026

A webinar link will be emailed 2 days prior to the presentation.

The above opportunity and more can be accessed by visiting the TLN Learning Management System (LMS).

Why You Should Attend

This presentation will take a deep dive into the many tools and functions within critical path method scheduling software that help (and sometimes hurt) your project schedules. By the end of the course, attendees will know what these various toggles, tools, and settings can be used for, how they affect the schedule, and how to spot when they are being abused.

Topics Covered:

  • Filters
  • Longest path/critical path filter
  • Early and late dates
  • Progress override vs retained logic
  • Constraints
  • Calendars
  • Calculation of float
  • Baselining schedules
  • Identifying schedule changes (Schedule Comparison Tool)
  • Relationships and lags

Who Should Attend

All construction staff as well as designers and maintenance personnel who are involved in the construction process. Local government employees and consultants performing work on behalf of the DOTs or local governments should also attend.

About the Presenter

Bill Haydt is a Director and Shareholder with Trauner Consulting Services, Inc. He has presented seminars, webinars, and construction claims-related presentations for private firms and public agencies across the country. As an attorney barred in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the combination of his engineering and legal background allows him to review and provide analysis for claims in a unique way to help determine liability and then draft that analysis. Mr. Haydt is a qualified expert who has provided expert testimony at deposition, mediation, and trial. He is an award-winning instructor for the Federal Highway Administration's National Highway Institute and has presented the course, Managing Highway Contract Claims: Analysis & Avoidance.