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XER Schedule Toolkit’s primary objective is to help enhance the project planning process and ultimately drive improvements in the successful delivery of projects to time and budget. 

Our software allows you to check and improve the quality of your programme, helping you to achieve contractual and organisational programme excellence.

Our cloud-based software also provides the rest of the project community with intelligent access to the project schedule in a format they can understand and derive most value from.

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As a current member of the Planning Planet Community we are inviting you to the series of 25 broadcasts scheduled to run on Thursdays from October 1 to May 13 2021.

You will also (if in the UK) have the opportunity to attend a dinner currently planned for the evening of Monday 2 November at the Armourers Hall Moorgate, which has been the home of EVA for many years.  We hope you will be able to come along and converse as we have done over the last two years; there are a limited number of seats so be quick to get in touch and try to secure a seat.

You can help

1. By attending and keeping the conversation going anyway
2. If you have the means and inclination to help with costs then here is the link to Eventbrite.

Bringing the event to the attention of others in your professional  network and  encouraging them to support.  Working with us to shape a broadcast with yourself as presenter, interviewer or interviewee.  Suggesting other topics or people you think would be of interest.

Understanding Primavera P6 Date Fields

By Paul E Harris

Primavera P6 has many more date fields than any competitor and the descriptions of these fields are sometimes misleading.

If you wish to understand how the current schedule dates calculate then down load an extract of my 99 Tricks and Traps book by clicking on this link>>>.

Accelerate you understanding of scheduling software and advance your career with Eastwood Harris books and training material on: 

- Microsoft Project,

- Oracle Primavera P6 and

- Elecosoft (Asta) Powerproject 

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4 improvements that led Enbridge to better cost estimating and benchmarking using Cleopatra

We have always been in contact with the cost engineering team at Enbridge - before and after they decided to implement a dedicated software system for their cost estimating and benchmarking. It has been an inspiring journey that is worth sharing. 

That’s why we asked Prashant Srivastava, the Senior Cost Engineering Specialist at Enbridge about his experiences. In our conversation, Prashant mentioned 4 important improvements associated with the implementation of Cleopatra at Enbridge.  Read more...

How to structure Cost Data using Breakdown Structures

Working as a project controller, you will very likely encounter long lists of commitments, actuals, and other cost data that need to be reported frequently. To ease the job of structuring the project data, breakdown structures prove to be the answer. They allow otherwise flat data to be viewed from many angles, serving the needs of the various stakeholders in the project. Read more...

Effective and accurate project cost management for the Power Industry

Is there any industry that sparks more public debate than the power industry? Focus always seems to be at costs from a consumer perspective, yet it is an even more substantial factor for suppliers.

Based on a report from EY, power and utility megaprojects run 35% over budget and experience schedule delays by 2 years on average. 

Keep control of your budget and costs, and you will increase future success. With Cleopatra Enterprise, you will have a system that lets you estimate, control, and benchmark your project costs in a very effective and accurate manner. Explore Cleopatra Enterprise...

The journey of improving turnaround performance: Lyondellbasell case study

Lyondellbasell is among the world’s largest producers of ethylene and propylene oxide. The Channelview complex is one of the largest petrochemical facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast, covering an area of nearly 3,900 acres.

Find out how Cleopatra helped Lyondellbasell estimate the cost of STOs through the entire turnaround project Download Case Study...

We are about to launch our pre-conference events.

EDUCATION:

• Are We Done Yet? Contractor v Owner – Substantial v Final Completion
• Originally presented in 2019 – Replay with Commentary by Authors
• Open for Continued Debate via Drexel University Discussion Boards
• FREE to a limited number of Attendees from 2019 and all those signed up for 2021

Keep posted for further instruction in coming weeks.

To sign up and join us for this and other events pre- during post- go to link.

Check out the new webinar on what is new with ARES PRISM Version 4.7: Has it been a while since you have checked out the latest with ARES PRISM?

This webinar recording discusses the new features available in PRISM G2 and PRISM Go, it also provides a sneak peak into upcoming Version 5.0, portfolio management, and framework agreements. Enjoy! Read more...

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