Phantom Schedules
7 years 38 weeks agoConstruction planner and scheduler Frank Lee was at it again. He was in the process of creating and developing another phantom project schedule for the Project Control Manager. The initiative started when the Project Manager complained to the Project Controls Manager.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” he said, “… this schedule forecast and progress report is garbage! It has been almost a yearRain, Flight Delays, and Risk Management
7 years 38 weeks agoIt was almost midnight. Our 3-hour trip from Budapest through Frankfurt to Milan was now a 10-hour adventure. Our bags were coming off the luggage carousel completely soaked. My eyes were dry and uncomfortable. And, I realized I ignored the fundamentals of risk management.
At its core, risk management should be simple:
- On a regular basis, review and
Customer Spotlight: Aerospace & Defense
7 years 39 weeks agoIn 2014, the enterprise software for operating systems across the desktops of a large Aerospace & Defense company was being upgraded from XP to Windows 7. While the upgrade was beneficial from a company-wide technology perspective, it effectively made the company’s current Schedule Risk Assessment and Analysis tool – Primavera Risk Analytics (PRA / formerly known as Pertmaster) –
Distinctions between different project types: Concrete, Occasional and Open
7 years 39 weeks agoBroadly speaking there are three different types of projects and each have different characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. These need to be understood by project leaders so they can identify appropriate resources and tools to manage the project, as well as adjusting their leadership role. The information in this article can be found in more detail in Project Leadership 3rd Edition.
Qualitative / Quantitative Risk Assessment in Primavera P6 EPPM R15.2
7 years 39 weeks agoOne of the good things about being a consultant is being able to find (or build!) more opportunities across a wide range of projects and clients and one of the good things about being part of a leading consultancy firm like Aquenta -http://www.aquenta.com.au/- (a little bit of marketing of course here! :)) is to get
What the DMCA’s New ‘Data Driven Metrics’ Means for You
7 years 39 weeks agoDid you know that the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is well on its way to implementing new methods for verifying the health of the projects and programs it monitors? This means major changes to current project management and reporting processes for government contractors of all sizes.
On one hand, DCMA’s new methods mean additional scrutiny and higher surveillance. But
Why your Project Team must be Commercially Aware
7 years 39 weeks agoMany years ago I worked on an EPCM project for a major Tier 1 client. Like most companies we were always told that we had to keep the client happy. Client satisfaction was key! One particular young engineer took this to heart. If the Client’s team wanted some minor design change he was happy to oblige, after all they were the Client. The trouble was, once the
