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Enhance your department’s project planning process and ultimately drive improvements in successful delivery of projects to time and budget.

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The Microsoft Project Ribbon Toolbar has a few issues including: 

• It consumes a large area of the screen, 
• The commands are not in logical groups, and 
• Some commonly used commands, such as the Manual Page Break, are not on it at all. 

It is often better to hide the Ribbon Toolbar, display the Quick Access Toolbar below the Ribbon Toolbar and import the Eastwood Harris Quick Access Toolbar which has the commonly used commands grouped into logical groups.

Click here>>> to download an article which is an extract from the authors book Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project 2013, 2016 & 2019 that explains how to setup Microsoft Project Ribbon Toolbar and Quick Access Toolbar to get better productivity out of your software.

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Estimating the cost of rotating equipment with accuracy

The advantage of developing cost models with parametric relations is that a reliable cost estimate can be obtained just based on the process conditions/variables. 

Any attempt to improve the models further based on a realistically applicable set of engineering variables will enhance their accuracy. However, there is a difference in approach when tackling the rotating equipment cost models compared to the static ones. Read more.

Making a way to a digital future: The important ingredient in Project Cost Estimation

The use of a software tool facilitates the integration of data within the various modules of cost engineering, namely cost estimating, project controls (cost control, progress measurement, change management, forecasting) and benchmarking. This provides for data integrity as the data is entered once using a database. The same data is then cycled through the various modules depending on the phase of the project.  Read more.

Infographic STO Guide: How to manage predictable and cost-effective Shutdowns & Turnarounds

How can you overcome the challenges of managing TAs? Digital technologies with big data analytics offer an excellent way to unlocking turnaround cost-efficiency.

Cleopatra’s infographic gives you some easy tips to make your turnarounds more predictable, efficient, and cost-effective.

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Highways England’s Road to Success – Cost Certainty, Increased Accountability, Dependable Reports & Improved Organisational Project Maturity

Download this new case study to learn how Highways England, a government-owned company operating England’s motorways, overcame inconsistent data, lack of control & accountability, and a heavy reliance on spreadsheets. By implementing ARES PRISM programme management software, they have budget and schedule accountability, a standardized cost management approach, and improved reporting and visibility into project performance. See how Highways England has since enhanced their project management maturity level and has experienced efficiency and cost savings due to the reduction in manual intervention. Read more...

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Dear Planning Community

“Coming out of Lockdown” - A message to you all from PCGlobal and David Logie

We would like to assure you that PCGlobal are here to help in these difficult times. PCGlobal will catch you & assist when you’re in need of employment. Once the market is back to the busy we all know is coming. 

As quite a lot of you know, PCGlobal have changed lives & direct 1000s to build a career pathway in various ways, be that with a new job, showing you your strengths and weakness via assessments to give you a visual on what you need to work on then guiding you to true project controls certifications via our unique partnership with The Guild of Project Controls.

We have been ethically trafficking you lot for years globally, recently moving in on technically helping assisting you be better in Planning, Project Controls, Delay or Forensic claims.  

Lockdown is slowly releasing us all back to work, however the economy is at rock bottom, in turn many redundancies will happen / have happened so there will be a massive process before hiring is considered again for most businesses.  

PCGlobal know that it tough out there right now, but with all the big projects within Roads, Railways, Infrastructure & Power there is a BIG light at the end of this dark tunnel we are living through right now. The government, knowing the economy is in a bad situation has put things as a priority, so you will get through this, you will get work & we can work together making sure you are with the right people like PCGlobal & our partners.

HELP YOURSELF: If you are not working, I suggest using this time to better yourself, get in touch with PPadmin@planningplanet.com  after you have set up or updated your profile on www.planningplanet.com ask for your self-assessment station to be opened & go though the 12 modules. Use this time to better yourself. PCGlobal, it will be FREE as long as you email PPadmin using code PCGlobal11 as your reference.

Once people are back form furloughed & the round of the inevitable redundancies, IT WILL BOUNCE BACK, good things are coming & you we will see the best market in years. I honestly think by November 2020 pushing hard into 2021 will prove to be the start of something new, lets face it 2020, with Brexit, elections, COVID-19 it’s been a car crash, BUT ITS COMING, ITS GOING TO BE FINE AND WE WILL ALL SHINE.

If you are looking for work please email us your CV , If you are a client and want to have the very best technically competent professionals on your team then get in touch.

Candidates: CV & cover letters please, register with the RIGHT talent management people PCGlobal.

Clients: Don’t be fooled by keyboard jockeys or number crunching “they talk a good game people” use us & get truly technically competent professionals within 3 days of your request, that’s a guarantee; worldwide. 

Keep Healthy physically, mentally and emotionally, we are in this together.

PCGlobal looks forward to working with you.

David Logie | Director & Principle Consultant, Project Controls Global 
M: +44(0) 7549 651 736 E: david.logie@projectcontrols.com

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