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As you know Jim passed last December and I have been working to publish a Ninth Edition.  But McGraw-Hill is undergoing some transitions and is not ready. This is no reason to delay and with their permission and blessing I am thus self publishing. (When they are ready this "Abstract of 9th" will serve as template for that effort and release.)

So please Click to purchase - CPM in Construction Management Addendum to 8th / Interim 9th Edition on sale now

- Click to purchase 

I have priced at $20 so to be serious but not really as a fund raiser. In any case this "Addendum" is only useful to one who already has a copy of the 8th (or follows instructions on opening page to buy via McGraw-Hill or Amazon.)

International Cost Engineering Council World Congress 2022

Submit your abstract for industry and academic presentations.

The Congress of the International Cost Engineering Council is one of the largest, long-standing gatherings for cost engineers. The congress attracts a diversity of professionals to share experiences and knowledge around the theme of the ICEC World Congress, Predictable Projects in a Dynamic World.

You can contribute to this event by submitting an abstract that will provoke debate, stimulate discussion, offer new ideas, learning and/or encourage the dissemination of research findings. 

So, are you working in the field of cost engineering, project control and quantity surveying? You’re welcomed and encouraged to submit an abstract. 

A common mistake in Project Cost Management: Being Reactive instead of Proactive

Watch this video to learn how you can become a proactive project manager. 

As one of the Project Controls Experts at Cleopatra Enterprise, Stephanie Ritchie sees a lot of common mistakes in the field. In this video blog she discusses one of them: being reactive instead of proactive.

Check out this video blog in which Stephanie explains the 4 things you need to incorporate to avoid being reactive. 

P6 Resource Levelling...

Many contractors like to level a resourced project schedule for a number of resaons, but usually to reduce resource demand to the available resources or due to site limitations such as accommodation availability. 

P6 has some Resource Leveling functions and this paper which is a extract from my P6 book explains how the P6 levelling functiuons operate, click on this link>>>.

Accelerate your understanding of scheduling software to advance your scheduling career.

Be able to prepare better schedules with Eastwood Harris books, online videos available through Udemy and training material on:

• Microsoft Project,
• Oracle Primavera P6, and
• Elecosoft (Asta) Powerproject

Paul E Harris, 

Director Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd

Digital Disruption is Coming to Capital Projects, so are you keeping up with the pace of change?

There’s a compelling case for leaving the status quo behind and adopting an Enterprise Project Performance approach 

Hexagon’s Enterprise Project Performance Solution invites you to compare the experience of two individuals working on priority projects at different companies. This virtual exercise will introduce you to Paul and John and their different approaches to managing projects as well as the outcomes achieved by each of them.

The Business Case for Enterprise Project Performance

Most organizations are dealing with a tangled web of internally developed tools, siloed commercial software and Excel spreadsheets to run their projects. This setup acts as a barrier to high levels of project performance, leaving organizations unequipped to deal with the complexity of today’s projects, unable to drive strategic alignment and lacking the confidence to make good business decisions.

So how can organizations turn this liability into a competitive advantage? How can project teams leverage massive amounts of project data to improve outcomes? How can executives ensure everyone is on the same page, working toward the same goals in a standardized way? How can decision makers positively impact performance with confidence?

The answer is a single environment for the full lifecycle of projects that allows project stakeholders across disciplines to work more efficiently and effectively together. The answer is an Enterprise Project Performance strategy.

“Organizations are 20% less likely to deliver projects successfully without a single source for performance data.” - 2019 Project Controls Survey Report, LOGIKAL Project Intelligence

Key Benefits of EcoSys Enterprise Project Performance Software

EcoSys is the industry-leading EPP platform, trusted by leading organizations around the world to unify the strategy and execution of projects and portfolios. EcoSys drives cost and schedule optimization through:

Curious? Discover What is Enterprise Project Performance and how it gives organizations clear visibility into their financial, human and equipment resources enabling them to measure the performance of their projects while allowing project teams to effectively communicate and manage risks and changes.

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A superior alternative to the "most popular" software for us as planners?

Spider Project

Spider Project offers numerous unique functional features and is the only PM software that optimizes resource, cost, and material constrained schedules and budgets for projects and portfolios. 

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Time-distance diagram is a useful project management tool often used on linear projects to present the schedule in two dimensions i.e. time and distance. 

Learn more about the benefits of using time-distance diagrams.