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Mon, 2007-04-30 09:00
Alan Muir
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I am a planner about to leave railway engineering for a similar post with a general construction/building company. As I have no experience in this sector does anyone have any sources of information, books, websites, courses etc that I can use to get me up the learning curve quicker?
I am also switching from using P3e to Powerproject, any similar sources of information on this would be helpful.
All replies will be gratefully received.
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Wed, 2007-05-02 10:43
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Brad Lord
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Hi Andrew

Are you looking for any contract planners, have had enough of the Uk and am looking to work abroad again,

email address bradleyl@mail.com

regards

brad
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Wed, 2007-05-02 10:43
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Brad Lord
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Hi Andrew

Are you looking for any contract planners, have had enough of the Uk and am looking to work abroad again,

email address bradleyl@mail.com

regards

brad
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Wed, 2007-05-02 06:32
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Andrew Pearce
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If only it were back to Hong Kong!
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Wed, 2007-05-02 04:21
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Clive Randall
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Just about everything that takes you away from the UK then
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Mon, 2007-04-30 12:56
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Andrew Pearce
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In simple terms the money, the challenge of setting up a department, the country, the beautiful women, good wine.
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Mon, 2007-04-30 10:19
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Alan Muir
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Thank you Andrew, some useful information there. What, if I can be nosy, takes you to Romania? And how is life out there?
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Mon, 2007-04-30 10:17
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Andrew Pearce
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Best of luck Alan,
Try http://www.planningplanet.com/index.asp
There are several papers worth reading notably those by Gary France and Phil Solomon.

One thing to remember you will have plenty of general construction experts around you, as you will find if you make an error on a programme - So ask them first.

Otherwise use this website and http://www.theconstructionlibrary.com/

AS for moving from Primavera to Powerproject it may be worth going on one of thier training courses if you don’t have other planners to call upon. If not sign up to the ASTA website and use the online help. Just don’t expect PP to perform like P3!!
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