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ARES PRISM, the premier capital project management solution for large construction projects, is thrilled to announce the company's rebrand to Contruent and the launch of Contruent Enterprise - an innovative SaaS solution that empower owners and EPCs to build large construction projects with precision and speed. The rebrand reflects ongoing efforts to help digitize the construction industry and battle inefficiencies that result in costly delays.

See what Contruent has reimagined for the Capital Project Management Industry...

Do you think you know a thing or two about Turnarounds?

We presume that the answer is yes!

Do you think of yourself as a student of adversity? Our experience is that most of us who work in the Turnaround realm are – they are after all challenging projects to deliver!

Reading our whitepaper, you will gain an explanation of what a Turnaround is, why they are challenging to plan and execute, and some best practice tips on how to improve your chances of success. Download the whitepaper here...

What is negative float in project planning and scheduling? What are the different float types? How do you manage negative float in Primavera P6?

Float can “make or break” the project control process, claims, and overall project success. 

That is why it is important to understand what is float, when is it negative, and more importantly what to do when we have a negative float in a program.

Here’s an article to answer all these questions.

The PMI Pulse of the Profession Report claims that organizations investing in proven project management practices save 28 times more money because a greater number of their strategic initiatives are completed successfully. It is no surprise then that project portfolio management (PPM) has emerged as one of the key functions of a project management office (PMO) in the last decade. PPM is the discipline of evaluating potential projects by accounting for each project’s anticipated successes and risks and its alignment with organizational strategy. Let us look into a few benefits that PPM brings to organizations. Read here...

Paul E. Harris has just released his new Oracle Primavera P6 Version 22 PPM book and this may be ordered from links here>>>. Books are available in paperback, spiral, Kindle, Kobo, Google books and training course providers may buy instructor PowerPoint slide shows through this link.

Paul E. Harris has also written a paper that expands on the information published by Oracle by outlining the changes a PPM user will see in P6 Version 22 and adding some comments on the usability of the features. Click on this link to see What’ New in P6 Version 22 PPM>>>.

For people who would like to see the changes in previous versions please click on these links:

• What’s new in P6 Version 21 PPM>>>
• What’s new in P6 Version 20 PPM>>>
• What’s new in P6 Version 19 PPM>>>

Accelerate your understanding of scheduling software to advance your scheduling career and be able to prepare better schedules with Eastwood Harris books, training courses and online videos on the following software packages:

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

Online videos available through Udemy by following these links:

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

Please follow these links:

• Eastwood Harris books and training materials are available here>>>
• Eastwood Harris inhouse, one-to-one and public training courses are offered through Primaskills Pty Ltd, more details here>>>

Paul E Harris

Director Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd

The DCMA 14-point Schedule is a project management guideline established on 14 metrics that allows identifying and analyzing areas that are critical and can potentially create issues and obstruct the schedule.

Learn more about the DCMA 14-point Schedule Assessment to ensure that the project is managed effectively and see how you can use ScheduleReader to create this analysis.

Are you ready to excel in your knowledge of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) with John Hollmann in an exclusive masterclass? 

You will discover the ins and outs of QRA to enable you to make effective, risk-aware investment decisions and see real-life demonstrations of empirically- valid QRA application practices.

 Save your spot... 

Are you on top of your cost control and earned value management (EVM)

Cost control involves tracking project costs to ensure they remain within budget, while EVM measures project performance against a budgeted plan. Without effective cost control and EVM, projects are at risk of:

• Cost overruns
• Schedule delays
• Quality issues

All of which can ultimately lead to project failure...

Join the upcoming Cost Control and Earned Value Management course by Cost Engineering Academy and secure your project performance!

Register now...

Cleopatra Enterprise’s company-wide podcast series, The HonesTea Podcast, hosts Shamir Sheikkariem, Cleopatra’s Business Developer and Mining Expert.

In this episode, Shamir uncovers what his job title entail, how he applies his background in mining to his daily work, his latest business trip to Latin America, and more.

Watch the full episode...

A superior alternative to the "most popular" software for us as planners?

Spider Project 

Spider Project offers numerous unique functional features and is the only PM software that optimizes resource, cost, and material constrained schedules and budgets for projects and portfolios. 

Check it out here...  Ask questions here...

We are off and running. The word Construction CPM Conference 2024 at San Antonio January 14-17 2024

More info here...  Seeking Presenters...