10 Jan 2025 Project Controls News

Dear Planning Planet Member,

Join the Global Community [1] - welcome to the newsletter; did you know that this newsletter goes to the largest community of project controllers on planet Earth? 

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As organizations plan for the year ahead, many are focused on making smarter investments to drive their success. For those managing complex projects, the decision to invest in custom software or choose a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution could make all the difference. Here are some important questions to ask yourself before making the decision:

• Is custom software worth the long-term investment?
• Can COTS solutions deliver the flexibility and scalability you need?
• What are the true costs and potential savings of each choice?

Ready to start 2025 with a game-changing advantage?

Join SmartPM on Thursday, January 23rd at 11 AM ET for an exclusive live demo of SmartPM—the industry's most advanced project controls platform.

Here’s what you’ll get to see live:

• Real-time performance tracking: Spot trends before they become problems.
• Early risk detection: Stay ahead of delays and unexpected issues.
• Schedule optimization: Achieve smoother workflows and better outcomes on every project.

No fluff, no jargon—just a hands-on walkthrough of how SmartPM simplifies scheduling to help you deliver better results, faster.

Ready to see smarter project management in action? Save your spot now [4]!

Embrace Innovation in 2025 with iPlanSTO｡

Seamlessly Scope, Plan, Estimate, Schedule, and Execute your next Shutdown, Turnaround, or Outage with iPlanSTO [5]— Benefit from a Return on Investment (ROI) of up to 29x the subscription cost.

Visit iamtech roi calculator [6] to calculate your ROI today!

With real-time progress tracking and the ability to integrate seamlessly with your P6 schedule coupled with iPlan's S-CURVE, Turnaround Teams are presented with the most up-to-date information for use during their morning meetings rather than relying on outdated information.

This significantly increases the chance of bringing the plant back online and to schedule.

Click here to download [7]our free eBrochure.

Join us for an exclusive webinar with IAMTech Implementation Consultant, Tom Moore [9] as we explore:

"Three Benefits of Adoptin an ePTW Solution" 

What’s in it for you?

• Insightful demonstrations of the capabilities and features of ePTW software.
• Compelling real-world case studies showing successful implementations.
• An interactive Q&A session supported by IAMTech Commercial Director, James Holt [10] to address your unique questions.

Date: 29 January 2025

Time: 14:00 GMT Zoom

Registration: [Register [8]] Looking forward to connecting with you there!

ALICE Technologies is hosting a live customer panel featuring Cranborne’s Lee Smollett on optimizing construction planning and scheduling for capital projects in the APAC region using ALICE Core. In the session led by Nakul Prajapati, Manager at ALICE, they will discuss Cranborne's journey with ALICE Core from implementation to real-world results and effective strategies for addressing stakeholder resistance and driving adoption of innovative solutions.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to hear directly from a user of ALICE Core about how it works, the results they've achieved and their feedback. The session will also include a live Q&A with the audience so you can have your questions about the latest product, ALICE Core, answered. 

You can register for the webinar here [12].

Date & Time: Thursday, Feb 6th 2025 at 8 am GMT

Speakers: Lee Smollett from Cranborne and Nakul Prajapati from ALICE Technologies

When starting a construction project, getting the budget right from the start can be the key to success. That’s where cost modeling plays a critical role! In Cleopatra Enterprise’s latest blog, explore how cost modeling helps:

• Enhance decision-making early in the project lifecycle
• Align budgets with project goals
• Reduce risks and improve overall project outcomes

Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an unprecedented pace, sparking questions about its potential to replace human roles—including project managers. Gartner predicts that by 2030, AI could automate 80% of project management tasks. What does this mean for project managers in the processing industry?

Cleopatra Enterprise’s blog delves into this critical topic, exploring the evolving role of project managers in the AI era and providing actionable strategies to help them thrive alongside AI advancements.

Read the blog today... [14]

Cleopatra Enterprise is excited to return, reconnect, and showcase how their total project and turnaround management software continues to drive efficiency in Turnarounds, Shutdowns, and Outages.

You may visit their booth, join their 15-minute demo session, and participate in the booth game. On January 27^th, they will also host a workshop about actionable insights, real-world examples, and cutting-edge strategies to help you optimize your STO events

Get tickets to the conference or just the workshop now [15]...  

Simplify Your Workflow with Trusted Solutions

Synami offers reliable software solutions designed to streamline processes and make your daily tasks more efficient. Visit our store to explore our products!

• ScheduleReader: A desktop app to view Primavera P6 XER and XML schedules.
• Seavus Project Viewer: Effortlessly access Microsoft Project files.
• iMindQ: A simple way to organize ideas and brainstorm creatively.
• ScheduleCleaner: Quickly clean, convert, or protect sensitive schedule data.

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.

Check it out here [19]...   Ask questions here [20]...

Construction CPM Conference will be next be held in Philadelphia PA next January 19-22 2025. Prices are $975 

Come to Construction CPM Conference to learn proper PLANNING, and to compare and contrast the solutions provided by these software developers. Go Home Trained in Three or More! Consider new features and Add-Ons to help YOU understand how to use these tools to best manage OUR projects.

Come join us in Philadelphia [21] to help further this goal [22]....