Dear members, Seasons Greetings to you from our sponsors, both Corporate and Trade! 2011 has certainly been eventful for all of us at PP Towers but with your help we are progressing towards our goal and 2012 will see seismic changes for our community – all of you will see the fruits of the communities labours... a big thank you to all those that have helped and please remember it’s not too late for YOU to contribute to history. PP and The Guild Your Guild will be increasingly operational in 2012. A number of developments will be announced in the coming months to further impress you and encourage your support in this endeavour. THE indisputable Centre of Excellence for Project Controls and Planning is our aim and The Guild is all about YOU. We welcome your input both positive and negative – remember, The Guild is an independent entity and we encourage other associations and institutions to work with us… Our community now has an agreed career path there will be developments around this. PP will continue to build on the world class vendor community and global corporate sponsors... the site will be overhauled and streamlined. We will now travel and spread the word... we’ll let you know of the events we are attending. Come and talk to us!!! Starting with a conference in Disneyland in January and Project Challenge in March more details to follow... if you want us to attend your event let us know! |
Our Trade Partners (in alphabetical order) have all asked us to wish you well...
We will issue a prize to the member who is the 11th to visit what turns out to be the most popular of the above links. STOP PRESS... In addition we have received sponsorship for the New Year from McLaren Software: as you all know our Guild career path includes Document Control / Management and now we have a partner in McLaren who is investing in its product and already boasts a healthy client list... An intro to McLaren is below - they are amongst the market leaders in their field and will be supporting PP at events etc, during the year. Join the McLaren community on PP. |
Some Special Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year from all at Asta We look forward to continuing to work closely with everyone at Planning Planet during 2012 The new year will see our flagship product, Asta Powerproject, continue to evolve with version 12 being rolled out during January. Our new training course Satisfying NEC3 contract requirements using Asta Powerproject is proving very popular for anyone who needs to use Asta Powerproject within the NEC3 contract. To book spaces on our 2012 courses visit www.astadev.com/training [8] Our Delay and Disruption courses proved very popular in 2011 and we will be running more in 2012. Details will be released soon and we expect them to fill up quickly, so if you would like to secure a place visit www.astadev.com/delay [9] We look forward to meeting you if you are attending Project Challenge at Olympia in March where building on the success of the event in October we will once again be presenting in the Planning Planet zone |
JOBS... Project Resource UK Recruitment Watch... Good morning and welcome to the December edition of the planning recruitment watch, brought to you by Project Resource Ltd. We bring you the latest trends in planning recruitment across the UK, helping you plot your next career move. Recruitment for contract Planners has declined heavily in the North of England since the start of December as work begins to slow down as we approach the holiday period. Permanent recruitment is still strong however and there is particular demand for planners with strong bridge and rail experience. Demand in London and across the South has remained steady on both the permanent and contract fronts and it is hoped by many that this is an indication of potential growth in early 2012. Senior planners with experience of mechanical and electrical works within the rail sector as well as experienced planners from a nuclear background, particularly those who already possess security clearance, are very much in demand. Across the Midlands and Anglia we have seen a recovery from the drop during October and are pleased to once again be recruiting planners on all fronts. In particular, we would love to hear from any senior planners or planning managers with civil's experience. If you are a planner and are considering your next career move, please visit our website [10] today, we may have the perfect role for your experience and requirements. We also offer a referral scheme that rewards you for your recommendations, click here [11] for details. |
MCLAREN - ENGINEERING DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT & CONTROL McLaren Software a subsidiary of Idox plc and is the leading enterprise-scale engineering document management and control software company. McLaren is now merging with CTSpace following the recent acquisition of CTSpace by Idox doubling the size and resources of the company under the McLaren software brand. McLaren provide cloud, enterprise and standalone engineering document management and control applications for both EPCs and Owner Operators supporting from capital projects through to the operations and maintenance phases of an operational asset. All applications are backed by full consultancy, implementation, training and customer support services with the enterprise solutions supported by major enterprise content management (ECM) vendors including EMC – Documentum, IBM – FileNet P8, Oracle – UCM and Microsoft Sharepoint to support project collaboration. McLaren software is used in some of the largest capital projects and asset operations in multiple industries to support the design, construction and operation of safe, efficient and compliant plants and facilities. For more information please contact Tim Taylor tim.taylor@mclarensoftware.com [12] or visit the McLaren website [13] |
GUILD NEWS - ARE YOU A GRADUATE? Are you a graduate or planner, cost engineer or project controls practitioner with only a small level of on-the-job experience? If so, why not Join The Guild [14] at the Guild Applicant level now? We can give you access to Standards of Practice that show you all you need to know to help you become a true professional, recognised by this growing list of Employers [15] who outwardly support the initiative of "Excellence in Project Controls". We can also get you access to practical self testing to help you find out how to do your job better and to have your new skills certified by an accreditation which is sponsored by some of the world's best employers. Get YOUR employer interested; they can then support your learning! |
GUILD NEWS - ALREADY PROFESSIONALLY CERTIFIED? Do you have a certification from an existing Professional Body that you believe demonstrates excellence in planning, scheduling, cost estimating and / or project controls? If so, we would be pleased to welcome you to The Guild at the Competent Level now. This is a level of membership, currently not available to anyone else. The Guild is not-for-profit and has a Collaboration & Promotion Committee to liaise and encourage non-competing relationships with existing bodies; and providing Competent Level membership is our initiative to get this underway. If you feel you have the right level of experience and a relevant certification, why not Join The Guild [14] and join the others who have requested to be recognised at the Competent Level now? All we ask is that you self test your capabilities in the near future in order to validate your skills with us. |
CONSTRUCTION CPM CONFERENCE The Guild will be represented at the CONSTRUCTION CPM CONFERENCE, taking place 21-25 January 2012 at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort near Orlando, Florida, USA. Our Guild of Project Controls team will be conducting several sessions and we hope to meet many of you at the event. For more information or to register for the conference, go to www.ConstructionCPM.com [16] |
Happy festive season to one and all and if you don’t celebrate Christmas thank you for allowing this indulgence! Seasons Greetings to everyone who has read down to here. The PP Team and The Guild Team |