How to use Earned Value Management in Primavera P6
8 years 19 weeks agoPrimavera support you to control project performance by Earned Value Management technique.
I will show you how to use it in Primavera.
We have a simple project to finish casting 10 column.
- 1 column / day.
- 100 $ / column
Each activity is assigned resource A.
How Google Tango VR/AR Apps Could Level the BIM Playing Field
8 years 19 weeks agoDespite the hype - such as that which I brought to light in McGraw Hill’s
Ten Ways Google’s Project Tango Could Prove to be a Game Changer for the Building Industry
8 years 19 weeks agoGoogle has recently begun making its long anticipated self-3D mapping software Project Tango, available to developers interested in using
Full Phase CPM Schedule Management
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CPM Baseline, Recovery, Mitigation Schedules: What’s in a Name?
8 years 19 weeks agoStakeholders struggle mightily with the definition of the terms baseline, recovery,mitigation, and completion schedules, and how they differ from one another. That is most unfortunate for CPM schedulers who invariably are handed client directives that are less than well planned or reasonable. The difficulty clearly lies in the
CPM Baselines: Where Did Your CPM Baseline Go?
8 years 19 weeks agoCPM baselines are snarky by nature. Many project teams regard them as ends in themselves: issued preliminarily, and then discarded, as opposed to “that to which all that follows shall be compared” (my definition). I expect stakeholders who don’t realize the absence of a baseline bar in their schedules would
Free White Paper: Top Ten Prerequisites of a Schedule Baseline
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We all want a reliable project baseline for all established processes to work well. The official schedule baseline gives the project a good line of sight to what it wants. Having a good baseline increases the company’s strategic advantage and makes it more successful compared to those who have none. Project baseline must be
Phantom Schedules
8 years 20 weeks agoConstruction planner and scheduler Frank Lee was at it again. He was in the process of creating and developing another phantom project schedule for the Project Control Manager. The initiative started when the Project Manager complained to the Project Controls Manager.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” he said, “… this schedule forecast and progress report is garbage! It has been almost a yearRain, Flight Delays, and Risk Management
8 years 20 weeks agoIt was almost midnight. Our 3-hour trip from Budapest through Frankfurt to Milan was now a 10-hour adventure. Our bags were coming off the luggage carousel completely soaked. My eyes were dry and uncomfortable. And, I realized I ignored the fundamentals of risk management.
At its core, risk management should be simple:
- On a regular basis, review and
