Cost Engineering is concerned with the application of techniques encompassing cost estimating, cost control, profitability analysis, project management, relating to the planning and scheduling of projects. Cost Engineers are similar to those of Quan...
Task / DescriptionSlow Ave Fast Units Concrete Road surfacing, Kerbs or Side Haunches- 0.4 - m3/hr Concrete Road surfacing, 150mm thick- 12.5 - m2/hr Concrete Road surfacing, 200mm thick- 7.7 - m2/hr Concrete Road surfacing, 300mm thick-...
Integrated Project Delivery (abbreviated IPD), is a collaboration of people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that uses the skills of all participants to get project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, and max...
Timber framing rates for hospital of 3173m2 GIFAAssuming that the labour is a 4 man squad working an 8 hour day as this would be normal practiceWall panels up to 3m in hieght including both external and internal panels ; 30 panels per day (average pa...
INTRODUCTIONAccurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or newconstruction project. While most construction cost estimators continue to rely primarily upon hardcopy documents...
Proper execution of projects is often hampered by inadequate planning during the initiation phase, which evolves into plans which cannot be managed effectively during execution. However, even when the planning process is successful, and what is assum...
All projects regardless of size or complexity have a specific sequence for completing the component tasks. Most sequences require that certain activities be started, and in some cases, completed before other tasks may begin. This method of sequencing...
All projects regardless of size or complexity have a specific sequence for completing the component tasks. Most sequences require that certain activities be started, and in some cases, completed before other tasks may begin. This method of sequencing...
Project estimating is one of the most critical components of PM. Done well, an accurate estimate helps to ensure project success. Done poorly, or not at all and the project can incur significant impacts. As important as Total Installed Cost (TIC) is ...
Conveying decks may be used in a variety of industries, for example in airport baggage handling systems or cargo handling systems.
Finish to Start: This relation is the default relation in P6 i.e. if a relation is drawn within two activities without mentioning the type of relation, by default P6 will assign it as Finish to Start relation. It is denoted by FS.Fini...
Most people with an interest will know that PMI have released the PMBOK® Guide 5thEdition, the Standard for Program Management 3rdEdition and the Standard for Portfolio Management 3rdEdition, with an official publication date ofthe 31stDecember 2012....
One of the more common discussions on the web and in other places is focused on arguing the merits of, or comparing, the PRINCE2 Methodology with the PMBOK Methodology.The problem with the proposition is basic premise is completely wrong! The PMBOK® ...
What is Scheduling? Now-a-days, in construction industry, the parameters that define the success of a project are delivering the required facility, at the required standard (quality), within the agreed Time and Budget. A commercial construction compa...
The simple fact ignored by most accountants, general management and project managers is that cost is an output from the management process, and pretending cost is a manageable input is a recipe for disaster.Profit is the difference between the price ...
I met a lovely old guy last week at a Fleetwood Mac concert at Madison Square Gardens who was an Attendant there. We got talking while I was getting a beer and he told me he'd worked there for forty years, he remembered when Fleetwood Mac first pla...
As a scheduler within various industries, I have been asked “What is Schedule Quality?” In fact, if you pose this question to various project personnel, you may receive more than one answer per individual! Why? Some view “schedule quality” as a simp...
Planning Planet members are invited to a free AIPM Project Controls SIG (PC-SIG) meeting to be held at The Water Rat Hotel, 256 Moray Street, South Melbourne VIC, 3205: http://www.thewaterrathotel.com.au/Date: Wednesday 20 November 2013, Start 5.30...
The Complex Projects Contract 2013 (CPC2013) focuses on managing time to ensure projects are delivered to specification on budget and without delays. Unlike existing contracts, which target failure by requiring financial compensation for late complet...
There is not a project in this world that does not use spreadsheets from time to time and many are run exclusively by spreadsheets – in numerous surveys Microsoft Excel is listed as the most common / popular project management tool. And generally sp...