24 Dec 2021 Project Controls News

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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.)

MENLO PARK, Calif. — ALICE Technologies announced that it has hired Jan Surovec as VP of Engineering.

ALICE Technologies' construction simulation and optimization platform helps general contractors worldwide to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to plan, bid and build their large-scale infrastructure and commercial projects more efficiently.

Surovec joins ALICE with more than 17 years of engineering experience. Before joining ALICE, he was co-founder and general manager of research and development at Sapho, a startup that developed "micro apps" for legacy software so that workers could use them as they would more modern applications: in the cloud, on mobile and more. At Sapho, Surovec built and managed a team that scaled to more than 60 engineers. The company was acquired by Citrix in 2018, and Surovec then joined Citrix to handle the integration of people and technology. Prior to Sapho, Surovec was the founder of DocFillet, a virtual data room service that was acquired by Sapho, as well as the founder of Cloudia, a web content and CMS platform.

"Jan is a seasoned manager of fast-growing engineering teams, as well as a successful serial entrepreneur," said ALICE founder and CEO René Morkos. "We've hit an inflection point in 2021, and Jan is precisely the person we need to help us build and run our engineering team as ALICE continues to scale rapidly."

In his role at ALICE, Surovec will be responsible for growing and managing the company's engineering team, which is largely based in Prague, Czech Republic. In his role, Surovec will also work closely with ALICE's product, marketing, and customer success leaders to identify customer needs and extend the ALICE plaform to serve those needs.

"ALICE has brought industry-changing innovation to the world of large-scale construction," said Surovec. "I'm excited by the opportunity to drive the engineering team behind such a revolutionary service, and to be part of the executive team that is building this influential company."

For more information, please visit Alice Technologies

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,
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• Elecosoft (Asta) Powerproject

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