Ten Ways Google’s Project Tango Could Prove to be a Game Changer for the Building Industry
8 years 10 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
8 years 10 weeks agoThe central focus of construction project schedules is invariably on the build-out trajectory, or more specifically, the builder’s work and responsibilities. Despite design deliverables residing squarely within the critical path, they are seldom adequately represented in pre-construction schedules. This practice ultimately does a disservice to the end user, or stakeholders, because it doesn’t
CPM Baseline, Recovery, Mitigation Schedules: What’s in a Name?
8 years 10 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 10 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
8 years 11 weeks agoFREE WHITE PAPER: TOP TEN PREREQUISITES OF A SCHEDULE BASELINE
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 11 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 11 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
Customer Spotlight: Aerospace & Defense
8 years 12 weeks agoIn 2014, the enterprise software for operating systems across the desktops of a large Aerospace & Defense company was being upgraded from XP to Windows 7. While the upgrade was beneficial from a company-wide technology perspective, it effectively made the company’s current Schedule Risk Assessment and Analysis tool – Primavera Risk Analytics (PRA / formerly known as Pertmaster) –
Distinctions between different project types: Concrete, Occasional and Open
8 years 12 weeks agoBroadly speaking there are three different types of projects and each have different characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. These need to be understood by project leaders so they can identify appropriate resources and tools to manage the project, as well as adjusting their leadership role. The information in this article can be found in more detail in Project Leadership 3rd Edition.
