Planning & Project Controls Survey
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Jun 10, 2016
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Powerful Words, “I Don’t Know”
Blog“I don’t know” are three words that most people dread saying. The need to know the answer has followed us from school into the working world. We are loath to admit ignorance. I have seen colleagues twist themselves into a pretzel inventing an ans...
Mar 4, 2017
Recommended Steps to Effective Gate 1 IAP
BlogInteractive Planning (IAP) is a methodology used by projects to engage important stakeholders and subject matter experts in a facilitated workshop setting.The engagement process is through collaborative discussion of project plan and strategy to deve...
Mar 12, 2017
How Early and Late date are calculated in Start to Start relationship in Primavera P6
BlogIn Finish to Start relationship, Primavera calculate Early and Late date base on 2 processForward Pass (to calculate Early Start and Early Finish)Backward Pass (to calculate Late Start and Late Finish) In Backward Pass, the Late Start of successor (A...
Mar 16, 2017
How is the Y-Axis scale determined in the Resource/Activity Usage Profile
BlogIn Primavera when we show Resource Usage Profile or Activity Usage Profile, the max value in Y-Axis is determined by software. And we may wonder how is it determined.I will explain in this article.First, it depend on what is your Timescale. It is by ...
Jan 19, 2017
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Jan 24, 2017
Diversity Risk in the Canadian Workplace
BlogA good understanding of diversity risk must be part of planning. The world is laden with so many cultures. Mixtures of these various norms creates a new norm that must be considered seriously.If we look in the past, multiculturalism has a long and wi...
Jan 30, 2017
Making Sense of Agile
BlogThere has been a tectonic shift in how software is developed. Terms like Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, BDD, and TDD are new additions to the IT vocabulary. These new practices and related tools promise to significantly reduce the time and effort required to...
Feb 6, 2017
Instructions for submitting papers to the Guild Library
PagePAPER PREPARATION...STEP 1- Write your paper using the Guild Library Paper Template (refer link below), ideally papers will be between 2,500 and 5,000 words.STEP 2- Check for Accidental Plagiarism using a service such as Turn It In, Check for Plagiar...
Feb 14, 2017
Portfolio Management - The elephant in the room
BlogIs this you?You’re stretched across too many projects.Not only that, but you’re frustrated that there are quite a few projects in the company that seem to have little benefit, and yet they just drift on.Worse still, these projects tie up precious tim...
Nov 7, 2014
Call for ADVANCED (Orange Belt) and EXPERT (Red Belt) Certification Exam Questions
PageThe Guild is creating a MULTI-LEVEL COMPETENCY based assessment which starts with and / or includes a progressively more difficult computer based exam regardless of which level one may qualify for.The questions for the YELLOW Belt (Foundation) level ...
Nov 10, 2014
Planning By Consensus
BlogSo much hinges on the project schedule, yet so few team members contribute to it. Whatsmore, they typically don’t care about critical paths, constraints and other building blocks; they just want to know “what, where and when.” We’re overdue for conse...
Nov 13, 2014
Why Tasks Should be Banned from Project Scheduling Tools
BlogMy best friend and I meet up once every year and we invariably end up chatting about our mutual passion for project planning. His view is a little extreme but one with enough merit to warrant discussion: “Ban activities and tasks from scheduling tool...
Nov 14, 2014
Start at the Finish and Work Backwards Towards the Start to Get to Where You Want to Go
BlogProject planning is all about figuring out when we are going to finish our project and how much is it going to cost. We typically start with a fixed start date and then figure out what the end date and associated cost may be.Why then, when planning o...
Nov 14, 2014
Building a 4D Strategy on Top of VDC Principles
BlogI like to think of Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) as a process that ideally flows through a project, digitally (i.e., virtually) creating, collecting, transporting, and delivering project data from design through construction. The VDC process in...
Nov 21, 2014
Independent Guild Certification Board
PageFunction: The Guild of Project Controls Certification Board are trustees who act on behalf of the Guild of Project Control organization to support those practitioners seeking to become Certified by the Guild. More specifically the Certification Boar...
Apr 10, 2017
The USACE CPM Schedule Specification
BlogThe Specification is full of errors and is biased in favor of specific software.Just take a look at a few sections, it is a disaster.2.1 SOFTWARE - 2.1.2.2 Other Than Primavera - If the contractor chooses software other than Primavera P6, that is com...
Apr 16, 2017
Project Management: Centralized vs. Decentralized Delivery
BlogThere is an ongoing dialogue in many enterprises: Should project management be a centralized, shared-service? Or, should project managers be decentralized and embedded within their functional organizations? The answer is, "it depends." Every enterp...
May 3, 2017
Risk-based Management Framework
BlogA project management framework is important in effectively managing projects. Planning and scheduling management framework is essential in managing plans and schedule. An engineering management framework governs engineering works as does a safety man...
May 12, 2017