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Case Study: Jabel Ali Refinery Major Shutdown

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/case-study-jabel-ali-refinery-shutdown-2016-mujahid-ali-akhtar/Hi, I wrote a case study for a major Shutdown in the past and would like to share in this group for feedback as well as for your information who are in the ...

Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Beginning

Most organizational change efforts do not succeed.  They fail to achieve the desired results.  They are disruptive and sometimes leave the company worse-off.  An oft-cited statistic is that 70% of organizational change efforts fail.  This metric is a...

Planning Planet Events: Form Real Connections

It is so easy to find connections and engage in business with others over LinkedIn or email – just click ‘connect’ and you’re done. However, nothing quite compares to old fashioned face-to-face conversations; you can easily make more progress in a 10...

Primavera Tips and Tricks - Tracing logic to a targeted activity using Primavera P6

Primavera Tips and TricksTracing logic to a targeted activity using Primavera P6Project Controls – Planning and SchedulingJuly 2018 By David H. Doughty, PSPIntroduction:In this post, I will show you how trace logic to a targeted activity on your proj...

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

Ben Franklin was a an American founding father, inventor, diplomat, and philosopher.  He also wrote Poor Richard’s Almanacwhich contained information for farmers and timeless adages.  When it comes to project management, two quotes come to mind:“An o...

Primavera P6 export to Excel. How to identify WBS level for activity

After export activity table from Primavera P6 to Excel, it's very hard to tell this activity belong to what WBS.[[wysiwyg_imageupload:5917:]] We can add 1 column to show the WBS level for each activity.The formula for the column is : =((FIND(TRIM(B2)...

FREE WHITE PAPER NO.6: Ten Cardinal Rules to Good Schedule Baseline Management

FREE WHITE PAPER NO.6 from PM Solution Pro Ten Cardinal Rules to Good Schedule Baseline Management A project that does not have a clear understanding on how to manage schedule baselines cannot expect to manage time effectively. When clients and contr...

Why Early Client Feedback is Necessary?

When you set on for a journey, you are not always aware of what exact path you need to take. But how wisely you proceed in your journey is what causes the difference. If you are vigilant enough and decide logically whether to go left, right or straig...

Our Own Inspirational Stories

I believe each of us has our own, undiscovered inspirational story.  We have not recognized our own accomplishments.  We have not verbalized our achievements into a personal narrative.  Or, we may be uncomfortable talking about ourselves.We consider ...

Project fails because of ineffective Work Breakdown Structure.

Project fails because of ineffective Work Breakdown Structure.  Watch VideoWe have heard repeatedly the popular saying in Project Management “how do you eat a big elephant?” The answer, “one piece at a time”. This is the basic principle of applying w...

Merry Christmas from Primavera P6

From Primavera P6 with love :-)[[wysiwyg_imageupload:5322:]] You can download the Project and the Layout from here : https://doduykhuong.com/2017/11/25/merry-christmas-from-primavera-p6/

An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence & How it Relates to Project Planning

IntroductionThis paper describes and explains the concepts and terminology behind what is today being termed as Artificial Intelligence. Further, it describes how these concepts relate to the field of project management offering opportunity for bette...

The 1, 2, 3 of Primavera P6 Baselines

Primavera P6 Professional allows you to assign up to three user baselines and one project baseline per project. The following article explains these capabilities and how they can be helpful in tracking the overall status of a project and near-term in...

Scrum vs. Kanban: What to Choose?

Organizations starting their Agile journey are confronted with an array of choices.  One early decision is, what methodology and process to follow?   The authors of the Agile Manifesto represented many approaches, methodologies, and frameworks.  The ...

Changes and Claims Avoidance

 Most of us have heard of the saying, “The only thing in this universe that does not change is the word change itself”. In the realm of projects, change shall mean anything that deviates from the originally agreed scope, terms and condition of the co...

The Importance of Time Management

When we talk about time management, we are referring to effectively managing time to make sure we spend the correct amount of time for each action. Effective time management enables people to allot specific time slots in their schedule for tasks and ...

Why Becoming A Data Scientist Is NOT Actually Easier Than You Think?

Data scientists are experts in solving complex problems through the collection, analysis, and interpretation of large quantities of data. They make use of their IT and trend spotting skills to help businesses improve their operations and gain an edge...

The Importance of Management Roles in Business Transformation

Business transformation occurs when a company makes a change in administrative procedures with the intention to organize people and enhance their performance. It can also aim to adjust an organization’s processes and technologies to meet its business...

The Importance of Management Roles in Business Transformation

[[wysiwyg_imageupload:7097:]] Business transformation occurs when a company makes a change in administrative procedures with the intention to organize people and enhance their performance. It can also aim to adjust an organization’s processes and tec...