Customer Spotlight: Aerospace & Defense
8 years 21 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 21 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.
Qualitative / Quantitative Risk Assessment in Primavera P6 EPPM R15.2
8 years 21 weeks agoOne of the good things about being a consultant is being able to find (or build!) more opportunities across a wide range of projects and clients and one of the good things about being part of a leading consultancy firm like Aquenta -http://www.aquenta.com.au/- (a little bit of marketing of course here! :)) is to get
What the DMCA’s New ‘Data Driven Metrics’ Means for You
8 years 21 weeks agoDid you know that the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is well on its way to implementing new methods for verifying the health of the projects and programs it monitors? This means major changes to current project management and reporting processes for government contractors of all sizes.
On one hand, DCMA’s new methods mean additional scrutiny and higher surveillance. But
Why your Project Team must be Commercially Aware
8 years 21 weeks agoMany years ago I worked on an EPCM project for a major Tier 1 client. Like most companies we were always told that we had to keep the client happy. Client satisfaction was key! One particular young engineer took this to heart. If the Client’s team wanted some minor design change he was happy to oblige, after all they were the Client. The trouble was, once the
Project Controls vs Project Accounting - What's the Difference?
8 years 21 weeks agoIn my career, I've worked across multiple industries and companies and one thing that stands out is the confusion surrounding the function of Project Controls and what it is meant to achieve. There are Project Accountants, administrators or finance personnel who “do a bit of Project Controls” however, they are actually just producing monthly project financial reports, invoices and cash
Earned Value – A Simplistic Explanation
8 years 22 weeks agoOver the years I have seen many articles, discussions and questions about Earned Value Management (EVM). What is it, how valuable is it as a management tool, how do you use it? Often the explanation can be quite complex. As is usual for experienced project managers or project cost practitioners we often talk in technical terminology. Terms such as Cost Performance Index (CPI), Cost
Problems with scheduling practice
8 years 22 weeks agoThis post will briefly look at the three major problem areas affecting scheduling practice:
- The first is most organisations and managers simply choose to ignore the project schedule, in part because they have never worked with a good schedule produced and maintained by an effective scheduler (they don’t know what they are missing) and in part because of lax governance from the
