The Application of the CPM to Construction Management and Tendering

The advantages of CPM applied in construction management are analyzed.by practical examples, the CPM and the Gantt chart are compared,this proves that there are still some shortcomings in them and how they would be made up with each other.This paper also points out what must be taken notice of when the CPM was drawn up in documents of tendering. As an advanced method, the CPM should be combined with the Gantt chart in construction management, and it can be especially well used in tendering.