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22 May 2013 - 13:20

LogiKal Projects Training Courses

LogiKal Projects offers the best industry specific Project Management training in the United Kingdom, bridging the gap between theory and ‘how-to’.

LogiKal Projects skilled training consultants will work with you to enhance your project controls capability that will allow you to deliver great project outcomes. Trainings are led by trainers who have real life Project Management experience with considerable knowledge of implementing integral project control systems in the following sectors: rail, roads, heavy civils, airports, landscaping and mining.

Courses include:

  • Principles of Planning and Scheduling
  • The Practical Application of Earned Value management
  • Opel Plan Professional –...
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22 May 2013 - 11:04

Planning Planet Members – Introductory Offer

Free Project Controls Assessment

Let Critigen’s team of experts gain an understanding of your current practices and define an actionable set of recommendations to improve your usage of your project controls solutions. If you are experiencing difficulty with any of the following, please call the Critigen team today!

  • System Performance
  • Attaining a consistent project planning process
  • Managing your IT infrastructure
  • Providing access to all locations
  • Understanding which projects are in trouble
  • Mapping costs from your finance system
  • Supporting your users
  • Enabling your sub-contractors to access your system
  • Keeping up to date...
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7 May 2013 - 14:53

On 10th April 2013 PP attended the Synchro Professional Users Conference in Birmingham, England and can report on the following - these are facts and allow for you our members to interpret as you wish.  Some data about Synchro a long term BIM software author...

  • Synchro have some 200+ named clients which amount to 300+ entities utilising their product and in reality, '1000's of users.'
  • This customer base spans some 20 countries.
  • Synchro are UK based with a U.S. CEO Tom Dengenis and a significant support team which seems very knowledgeable judging by the presentations given.
  • Attendees (some 60 or so) were from the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Denmark, France, Hungary and of course, the UK with...
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30 Apr 2013 - 11:44

Planning Planet is very pleased to announce that the good people at XER Toolkit have joined us as a Trade Partner.

Please welcome them to the community and take a look at their XER Toolkit; www.xertoolkit.co.uk

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2 Apr 2013 - 16:07

We have just released a major upgrade to Acumen Fuse and Acumen Risk. The new advanced features will help users gain insight into project trends and further simplify risk analysis. Take a brief video tour of Acumen 4.1 new features. Details of the new features are listed below.

Acumen Fuse New Features

  • Logic Sensitivity™
    The new Logic Sensitivity analysis simulates how potential delays could affect key activities or milestones in the project. Add a delay to any activity adn immediately see its impact on a certain activity or milestone.
  • Trend Analysis™
    Gain insight by switching the traditional Phase Analyzer to a side-by-side...
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18 Mar 2013 - 17:22

Asta Powerproject News

Join our free webinar and find out why frustration with other software makes construction project managers choose Asta Powerproject

Sign up for Asta Development's free online webinar on April 23rd and find out why 70%* of the UK's most successful construction projects use Asta Powerproject.

(Based on 70% of the 2012 Construction Manager of the Year Awards winners being Asta Powerproject customers.)Your FREE white paper

Download FREE project resourcing white paper...

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8 Mar 2013 - 12:36

Work for an Industry Leader

AT CANADIAN NATURAL, WE ARE PROUD OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR PEOPLE

At Canadian Natural we believe our employees are the key to unlocking asset potential.   As one of the largest independent crude oil and natural gas producers in the world, our balanced mix of natural gas, light oil, heavy oil, in situ oil sands production and oil sands mining creates opportunity for people who want to be part of a challenging and competitive industry. Join our team as we continue to create value through innovation by "doing it right" with fun and integrity in North America, the North Sea, and Offshore Africa.

To learn more or to view our exciting career opportunities, visit:...

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5 Feb 2013 - 17:18

Sciforma 5.0 Software Earns Positive Rating by Leading Analyst Firm

Corporation, the Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) software innovator, today announced that its Sciforma 5.0 project and portfolio management (PPM) software has earned a Positive rating by Gartner.  The Gartner report, "MarketScope for Project and Portfolio Management Applications," examined 30 key players in the PPM market.  The research included analysis of PPM software products that can support many different PPM scenarios, including, but not limited to, PPM for IT departments.According to Gartner, vendors that receive a Positive rating demonstrate strength in performance.  Customers can expect a continuation of planned investments, and potential customers should consider this vendor as a...

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13 Jan 2013 - 10:58

McLaren Announces new FusionLive Release

Leading Cloud-Based Project Collaboration Solution Adds Over 40 Enhancements

Houston Texas 11 October 2012 -McLaren Software, leaders in engineering document control and project collaboration solutions, announce the latest release of McLaren FusionLive  a leading cloud-based / SaaS construction project collaboration solution.

This latest version is the first major release of McLaren FusionLive following the acquisition and merger with CTSpace in late 2011.  Available in 13 languages, McLaren FusionLive supports over 100,000 users involved in construction projects in North America, Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Australia.

Existing users will immediately benefit from over forty enhancements...

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12 Jan 2013 - 14:19

WHY ORACLE ORACLE IS #1 IN PPM APPLICATIONS

Oracle delivers the world's leading project portfolio management solutions to help enterprises achieve and maintain strategic advantage. Only Oracle supports the full lifecycle of project and portfolio management within a single, integrated, accurate view of all project-related activities.

  • Only Oracle offers a comprehensive scenario modeling and "what if" approach to portfolio alignment and optimization
  • Only Oracle enables companies to run global projects and programs by supporting multiple currencies, languages and business units
  • Only Oracle offers a single global project repository providing complete, secure and personalized project information for all team members
  • Only Oracle offers efficient...
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12 Jan 2013 - 14:05

Spider Project is powerful professional project management software, unparalleled in the world market.

The first SP version was launched in 1993 and since then it has been constantly improved. The current Version 10 is used in 28 countries. 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.

The unique features of Spider Project include Quantity Based Scheduling, Conditional Scheduling, Skill Scheduling, Cost and Material Leveling, Resource Critical Path Calculation, Cash and Material Flow Calculation and Management, Trend Analysis, Intelligent Risk Simulation and Analysis, Calculation of Success Probability Trends, Management of...

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12 Jan 2013 - 13:40

Thames Water chooses TILOS for time-location planning of Thames Tunnel Megaproject

The Themes Tunnel is a major new sewer, urgently needed to protect the River Thames from increasing pollution. The project will upgrade London’s Victorian sewerage system to cope with the demands of 21st Century London.

Starting in west London, the preferred route for the main tunnel generally follows the route of the River Thames to Limehouse, where it then continues north-east to Abbey Mills Pumping Station near Stratford. There it will be connected to the Lee Tunnel, which is currently under construction, and will transfer the sewage to Beckton Sewage Treatment Works.

The Thames Tunnel is proposed to be 7.2...

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12 Jan 2013 - 13:21

Thank you all,

We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone that contributed, and to all paticipants of the 11th annual Safran User Conference at Sola Strand Hotel. This years conference has been a great succes, and we had all time high participation with visitors from Norway, Finland and Malaysia.

Stay tuned! We are already planning for next years conference, and if you or your colleagues have good ideas for our 12th annual Safran User Conference there has never been a better time to send us some words.

We also appreciate feedback from participants which can be sent to Inger Narvestad.

Thank you again, and we hope to see...

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12 Jan 2013 - 13:18

Growing With Parsons Brinckerhoff

Parsons Brinckerhoff is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified, motivated staff who can support our clients effectively on projects around the world. We are involved in a wide array of projects, large and small, in various markets. Our extensive portfolio provides numerous opportunities for our staff to hone their skills and to meet new challenges.

Parsons Brinckerhoff offers a range of career development and professional enrichment programs, including:

  • Internal research and development programs that allow staff to explore a technical subject in detail
  • Employee networks that promote dialogue and knowledge-sharing among staff
  • Training and mentoring programs aimed at enhancing business and...
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12 Jan 2013 - 13:11

Mott MacDonald has been awarded two framework agreements by HS2 Ltd for engineering and environmental services for Phase Two of the High Speed 2 Rail scheme – a Y-shaped rail network providing high speed train links between London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. This follows the consultancy’s role over the last 2 years developing the route options for the line from Birmingham to Manchester.

HS2 Ltd awarded the Phase Two (Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds) professional services framework agreements following an OJEU process and will be awarding work package contracts through secondary competitions.

Mott MacDonald is currently heavily engaged on Phase One of the scheme, preparing preliminary designs for the London Metropolitan Area section, as well as environmental...

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12 Jan 2013 - 13:01

The Judgement Index is totally unique and one of the most highly mathematical, scientific and logically based assessment instruments ever created. It empowers you to measure the value system and actual judgement capacity and capability of an individual. And do that with unswerving accuracy.

To date the Judgement Index has delivered multi-million pound benefits to myriad organisations worldwide, across a wide array of sectors, in areas as diverse as recruitment, sales and risk management.

Try the Judgement Test today. To get your login:

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Or email: info@judgementindex.co.uk

If you believe that people are your business then the Judgement Index is THE business management and...

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12 Jan 2013 - 11:09

4th January 2013

Gleeds celebrate £25 million kick-start for Nottingham Enterprise Zone

International management and construction consultancy, Gleeds, is celebrating following the news that the Nottingham Enterprise Zone is to receive a £25 million investment to kick start the redevelopment of the derelict parts of the Beeston site. The money comes from a partnership between Alliance Boots, the Government, the D2N2 local enterprise partnership and Nottingham City Council.

Gleeds worked with the D2N2 local enterprise partnership, providing professional consultancy advice regarding the level of initial investment required in order to unlock the development potential of the Enterprise Zone as well as cultivating financial...

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12 Jan 2013 - 10:57

Release date: 02 January 2013

BP and partners today announced the successful start of production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea, one of a series of new major upstream projects that BP brought into production in 2012. Production started on 31 December, 2012.

“The start-up of Skarv is a key operational milestone for BP, adding new production from one of our core higher-margin areas,” said Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive.

The Skarv field is approximately 210 kilometres west of the Norwegian coast in water depths of approximately 350-450 metres. Discovered in 1998, the field has an estimated ultimate recovery of around 100 million barrels of oil and condensate and over 1.5 trillion cubic feet of rich gas.

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12 Jan 2013 - 09:20

London, United Kingdom, (8 January 2013) – AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded two important contracts by Fusion for Energy (F4E), the organisation responsible for providing Europe’s contribution to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) being constructed in the south of France.

The first contract, worth up to €4 million, sees AMEC and its partners deliver the concept designs for the crucial Test Blanket Module components that convert neutrons into tritium, to fuel the fusion reaction. AMEC’s partners include Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) - the UK's national laboratory for fusion research, Idaho National Laboratories and specialist companies including Hyde Engineering Group.

For...

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