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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

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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.)

Your expertise is needed!

As the Cleopatra Enterprise Team, we want to continue to deepen our understanding and insights and share them with you as a source. We have thus prepared a market survey on project cost management. Your insights will be invaluable to our research.

As a participant, you will get a chance to win a smartwatch of your choice and a spot in the Cost Engineering Academy. You will also receive early access to the survey findings. Your responses will be kept private and confidential. Let’s get started!

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Turnaround Work Package Management: From Preparation to Execution

Join the live session to learn how you can be in total control of your work package management process

Efficient work package management forms the basis of a streamlined turnaround. This not only improves the quality of the planning phase but also boosts performance during project execution.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how advanced tooling can help you to manage your work packs during both the preparation and execution phase of a turnaround. With this, you’ll achieve standardization, a more consistent breakdown and description of the work, and improved turnaround performance.

Join the conversation with Jos van der Stelt and Bas Druijf, Cleopatra turnaround management experts, and learn how you can be in total control of your work package management process – from start to end.

Join us as we’ll discuss how to:

• Achieve scope clarity, monitor scope changes, and identify scope risks
• Create work packages using a centralized database and templates for assets and materials
• Manage work packages during the turnaround execution with information from the field
• Integrate work package management with project controls tools such as scheduling tools, ERP systems, PowerBI
• Improve turnaround efficiency using Cleopatra’s advanced work package management solution

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Microsoft Project 2021 was released in October 2021 and Microsoft Project 365 is a subscription version of this software. This book is an update of the authors Microsoft Project 2019 book and has been written to be used as the basis of a two-day training course and includes updated exercises for the students to complete at the end of each chapter. This book will be available in paperback, spiral bound, Kindle, iTunes, Kobo and Google books. Unlike many training publications, this course book may then be used by the students as a reference book and instructor PowerPoint slide shows may also be purchased from Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd by clicking on this link>>>.

There are very few changes in the software but if you wish to read a short article titled What’s New In Microsoft Project 2021 listing the functional changes found by the author then click on this link>>>

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

Paul E Harris, 

Director Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd

For many decades, schedule and cost structuration methods have been used extensively on major construction projects. These methods have improved over time with the evolution of tools and lessons learned from the field. Nevertheless, every time I try to make schedule and cost really work together, I encounter problems that are generally unsolvable, particularly how to judiciously correlate a work breakdown structure (WBS) supporting a schedule and a cost breakdown structure (CBS) supporting a budget.

Jean-Luc Ozoux, Senior Industry Consultant at Hexagon invites you to read his NEW blog reviewing the current practices in integrating schedule and cost management. He also introduces the fact that to achieve the full benefits of such an integration, it is essential to have a single system to manage both the schedule and the costs. This is a fundamental prerequisite to ensure flexible integration and to share roles while using one database with a unique user interface.

Curious? We invite you to read our latest Blog and discover the current practices in integrating schedule and cost management.

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An S-curve is a mathematical graph that illustrates relevant cumulative data for a project over time.

S-curves helps project professionals to monitor the various forms of performance outputs, identify any cracks and take preventive and corrective control measures to ensure on-schedule and under-budget completion of projects.

Learn all about S-curves in this Guide to S-Curves article.