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During the COVID pandemic, it seems many of us became addicted to a workout - we now offer one for Project Control Engineers but this differs in that you will be fit for your new role or even more proficient in your current role and / or interested to see what's out there - even add to your current proficiency by studying additional skills .... up to you!

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New on-demand webinar available:

Looking Back at our Project Controls Trends in 2020

In this webinar, we will explore 2020 trends and major enhancements to ARES PRISM project controls software and how these will benefit project organizations going into 2021. Learn about new and improved features within ARES PRISM including portfolio management, 5D BIM, updates for managing change, utilizing common coding, supply chain integration, and more.  View the on-demand webinar... 

Article by Jerome Odeh

When it comes to building a new project schedule, you have the option of starting with a blank formatted schedule template or use a copy of an existing schedule from a previous project of similar scope and adapting it to suit.

It is only natural to want a head start in life and using the latter of the two schedule building options might seem a good starting point, but would it really be a good thing for a Junior Project Planner/Scheduler? Read the blog post...

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Digital Turnaround Benchmarking: An Untapped Opportunity

Wednesday, 24 February

Join us to discover how Digital Turnaround Benchmarking can improve your TA performance

You finished your shutdown or turnaround, all activities are managed and executed, congratulations, on to the next one! But what about the lessons learned? Have you captured them or better do you have a system to apply them in future turnarounds? How can you get an understanding of the cost drivers and behaviors of your TA?

During the webinar we zoom in on how to do benchmarking and apply the lessons learned for work package planning, estimating, tendering, and turnaround controls to improve the turnaround performance. 

We will also discuss how an integrated digital system like Cleopatra Enterprise can increase the future cost estimating accuracy, minimize manual efforts, and continuously improve the turnaround performance.

Featured Speakers

AACEI Technical Session

Bruce Power Success Story: Reducing the cost and time of Nuclear Projects

Thursday, 25 February

For this success story, we collaborate with the AACEI National Capital Section (NCS) for a technical session. With project controllers from Bruce Power, one of Canada’s most reputable nuclear power generation companies, we will discuss their real-life project controls transformation journey.

Register for the session as we will walk you through the company’s project controls approach, challenges and the role of Cleopatra in improving and streamlining the project controls process at Bruce Power.

Cost Estimating Essentials Course by Cost Engineering Academy

16 - 19 of March 2021

Over the course of 4 days, our expert instructors will cover the terminology and approaches used for different aspects of cost estimation. Besides practical experiences and theoretical knowledge, a number of cases will be covered during the course.

Join the Live Virtual Course as it covers A to Z of cost estimation while also learning you how to apply the learnings in your everyday work.

Paul E. Harris has just released his new Oracle Primavera P6 Version 20 PPM book and this may be ordered from links here>>>

Paul E. Harris has also written a document that expands on the documents published by Oracle and outlines the changes a PPM user will see in P6 Version 20 PPM and adds some comments on the usability of the features, click on this link>>>

Accelerate your understanding of scheduling software to advance your scheduling career and be able to prepare better schedules with Eastwood Harris books, online videos available through Udemy and training material on:

• Microsoft Project,
• Oracle Primavera P6, and
• Elecosoft (Asta) Powerproject 

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Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd

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