Why do so many organisations and clients accept bad schedules?
8 years 45 weeks agoThe need for effective planning and scheduling has been recognised for well over 100 years. Projects fail when they overrun the allocated time and budget and overrunning on schedule is a great way to make sure you also overrun on cost.
The elements needed to enhance the probability of project success are also well known, starting with a skilled project manager and team, with the
Stakeholder’s Don’t Understand Numbers
9 years 2 weeks agoProject controls processes and project reports are full of numbers and calculations and one would think that most project stakeholders, particularly senior managers, would see and understand the numbers in the same way. Unfortunately resent research
Throwing money away!
9 years 5 weeks agoOne of the hardest things to do is to stop wasting money and resources on a losing proposition, emotions, biases and focusing on simple but irrelevant measures can all lead to bad decisions. A proper consideration of ‘sunk costs’ can help eliminate these ‘always wrong’ decisions.
The fact you have spent several months and $thousands on a mission to accomplish something should
Performance Management
9 years 9 weeks agoSome organisations perform consistently well, others don’t! This statement is true of all aspects of an organisation’s performance including its ability to manage projects and programs effectively. Consistent high performance in the creation of value from projects and programs certainly requires the technical capabilities to manage projects effectively (see more on the
Two new papers on the Mosaic web
9 years 13 weeks agoWe presented papers at the Engineers Australia MCPC14 conference late last year. They are now available on our website.
Understanding Design – The challenge of informed consent looks at the problem of communicating complex project information to
Too many projects will bring you down
9 years 21 weeks agoThe odd one out
If you regularly drive to work, you’ll probably be all too familiar with roadworks. From your experience, which of the pictures below seems unusual?
Quality is the biggest risk in Construction Project Management
9 years 21 weeks agoWhat if you have carefully planned a project, and skillfully designed its construction, but your contractor does not have the capability to perform the work in a quality manner? That is a risk to your project. The PMI diagram only used to refer to the elements of time, cost and scope. However, as of late, quality has also been included in the triangle.
Building a 4D Strategy on Top of VDC Principles
9 years 23 weeks agoI 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 includes software, hardware, and people – ideally all in the proper configurations and locations to allow for cooperative participation, and