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PP Project Controls Gathering (Qatar, Asia)

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[[wysiwyg_imageupload:5669:]]Location...The Radisson Blu Hotel Doha, Salwa Road, Intersection of the C Ring Road, Doha, Qatar in The Library Bar on the 11th floor.Topics...We meet up, say hello and generally talk about work issues.Suggestions for fut...

Jun 8, 2018

PP Project Controls Gathering (Stavanger, Norway)

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[[wysiwyg_imageupload:5674:]]Location...At the offices of Creator Makerspace AS, Lagerveien 9, 4033 Stavanger.Topics...We meet up, say hello and generally talk about work issues.Suggestions for future gathering(s) (i.e. location, dates, topics, etc.)...

Jun 11, 2018

PP Project Controls Gathering (Manchester, UK)

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[[wysiwyg_imageupload:5676:]]Location...At The Printworks, Withy Grove, Manchester M4 2BS, England.Topics...We meet up, say hello and generally talk about work issues.Suggestions for future gathering(s) (i.e. location, dates, topics, etc.)Attendees.....

Jun 12, 2018

PP Project Controls Gathering No. 02 (Derby, UK)

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[[wysiwyg_imageupload:5594:]]Meeting Number 002Location: The Reading Parlour, The Brunswick Inn, 1 Railway Terrace, Derby DE1 2RU, EnglandTopics:We meet up, say hello and generally talk and complain about work issuesSuggestions for future gathering(s...

Jun 28, 2018

Why WBS in important?

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It defines limitations and it creates flexibility.We set boundaries by the breakdown. We define the limits of responsibility, how far an “accountable body” could go, to what extent he/she could be questioned, how their success would be measured and p...

Nov 6, 2018

On Deliverables

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Deliverables are responsibilities.Part of a Planner’s job is to help the team to IDENTIFY them.There is a common problem: Team members don’t know what the deliverables are exactly, so they are not sure how to define them, how to explain them, or how ...

Nov 8, 2018

Are you managing your projects using the rear view mirror?

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Peter Drucker, arguably the father of modern management, said "What gets measured, gets managed.”As we manage projects, the activities that we measure need to be carefully selected in order to achieve our organisational goals. One of the issues of on...

Nov 14, 2018

Eight Tips For A Great Project Report

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Whether you’re writing for a university project or a corporate client at some point it’s likely that most professions will have you writing a report. While for most people it’s not their favourite part of the job, it is a necessary one. When it’s don...

Nov 15, 2018

Communication

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In most organizations, communication is not a solution, it’s a problem.It doesn’t matter how much the “leadership team” emphasize its importance; create many channels: email, phone, Skype, meetings; add it to the core values of the organization, or r...

Nov 15, 2018

Primavera P6 export to Excel. How to color WBS level automatically

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After export activity table from Primavera P6 to Excel, it’s very hard to distinguish WBS level. [[wysiwyg_imageupload:6262:]]I will show you how to color WBS level automatically so we can have report like in P6.Step 1:Follow this article to insert t...

Nov 19, 2018

Create a Learning Environment: Profit from Your Mistakes

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“All good lessons come at a cost.  Try to learn them inexpensively.”  Howard ZuckerWhen I made a mistake as a child, my father would remind me that all lessons come at a cost.  The goal was to learn them cheaply.  I did not always follow this maxim. ...

Dec 2, 2018

Understanding the Planned Dates in Oracle Primavera P6

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By Yaser A. Al-Bustanji CPCM, ACIArb, PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, November, 2017IntroductionOf the many different types of date fields in Oracle® P6™, the most controversial and misleading dates are, "Planned Start" and "Planned Finish" dates of the activi...

Nov 17, 2017

Calculations of Summary Original Durations in Primavera P6

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By Yaser A. Al-Bustanji CPCM, ACIArb, PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, November, 2017IntroductionThis article is a simple guide to understand the data stored in the P6 Original Duration fields that appear in all summary bands such as Project, WBS, Resources and...

Nov 27, 2017

Eliminating Waste in Knowledge Work

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Many of us are "knowledge workers."  We do not physically create a product.  We work in areas that are important to our enterprise, but do not directly serve customers.  We work in finance, marketing, technology, or similar functions.As knowledge wor...

Dec 2, 2017

Kanban 101: Improving How We Work

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Kanbanis a versatile and powerful tool to help you manage your work. It can be used to track personal projects, complex operations and large programs; for example, it can be used to:Efficiently manage the flow of inventory in a factory,Help students ...

Jan 6, 2019

PP Project Controls Gathering No. 03 (London, England)

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[[wysiwyg_imageupload:6442:]]Meeting Number 003Location: Holiday Inn High Street Kensington, Wrights Ln, Kensington, London W8 5SP (map)Come listen to two heavyweights in project controls and claims analysis.  Collectively they have 110 years of expe...

Jan 16, 2019

PP Project Controls Gathering No. 01 (Bangkok, Thailand)

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[[wysiwyg_imageupload:6190:]]Meeting Number 001Location: British Club Bangkok, 189 ถนน สีลม 18 Khwaeng Suriya Wong, Khet Bang Rak, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10500, ThailandObjective for the Gathering: Simply a social networking opportunity for like-mind...

Oct 12, 2018

Knowledge Management: Share the Wisdom

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Knowledge Management(KM) is broadly defined as the process of creating and sharing information across the organization.  Its goal is to enable learning.  KM became a formal business disciple in the 1990s even though it dates back centuries.  I believ...

Jun 2, 2019