16 Oct 2020 Project Controls News

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Turnaround estimating & budgeting: How digital can drive accuracy and consistency

Accurate cost estimating and budgeting is crucial for the success of a turnaround project. Many companies in the process industry are keen to reduce both operational and capital expenditures and improve their overall turnaround efficiency. However, estimating persists as one of the industry’s most prominent challenges.

This webinar will help you identify the right budget and perform accurate and consistent cost estimates for your shutdowns and turnarounds using advanced technology and tooling. With this, you’ll create a strong basis to determine the required amount of resources, calculate the schedule, and continue with the execution phase of your TA.

Join the conversation with Jos van der Stelt and Bas Druijf [3], Cleopatra turnaround management experts, become part of the turnaround community from across the globe, and get a digital estimating & budgeting roadmap that works.

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10 Maneras de Transformar los Controles de Proyectos

2020 nos ha traído múltiples desafíos. Ahora más que nunca, es necesario analizar los eslabones débiles de nuestros procesos y encontrar formas más efectivas de realizarlos.

Únase a nuestro webinar con Natalia Urquiaga [5], nuestra experta, para conocer las 10 maneras principales de mejorar los controles de proyectos incluyendo comunicación, integración, el poder de la digitalización y más.

¡Estos métodos lo ayudarán a transformar sus procesos actuales para hacer frente a los desafíos del mercado y obtener un control exitoso de sus proyectos en esta nueva etapa!.

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Need to reduce time spent producing reports and PDFs?

XER Schedule Toolkit’s cloud-based software allows the whole project team access to view and analyse the schedule online, considerably reducing the amount of time spent producing reports and scheduling PDFs. Allowing the planner to spend more time concentrating on ‘planning’.  

In addition to the time saved for the planner, the wider benefits for the project are also tangible, with increased awareness of individual’s responsibilities within the schedule and planning process.

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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. [9]

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.

Microsoft Project has a functiontitled Tasks will always honor their constraint date. 

This option is by default switched on and a schedule with this option on will not calculate in the way a Critical Path schedule should.

If you wish to understand how Tasks will always honor their constraint dateworks and how to avoid this issue then download this article, which is an extract from the authors book 99 Tricks and Traps Microsoft Project 2013, 2016 & 2019, by clicking on this link>>> [10]

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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Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd

In the Cirrus Cloud, Planet Earth
JANUARY 19 – 21, 2021

Launching CCC21
First Event Set for Next Week
 
Continuing the Great Debate – Are We Done Yet?
This AACE Presentation features a panel of Owner representatives and Contractor scheduling managers, discussing, and comparing their interests, goals, actions, and scheduling options during project closeout. Our debate will include such topics as substantial & final completion, partial or beneficial occupancy, a Contractor’s right to finish early, commissioning & closeout, change management, the punch list, and liquidated damages. Emceed by John Orr & Jeff Milo.

Watch the Presentation Again [13]
Free to Past Attendees and on this Mailing List

 
Join the Continued Debate Open to 2019 Attendees and those signing in [14] Interactive Discussion and Debate Powered by Drexel University Engineering Management and plan to join us [15] for our entire 2021 program of EDUCATION – TRAINING – NETWORKING – FUN

How will CCC21 be different?

EDUCATION: [16] CCC21 starts NOW. Please join our Great Debate:

• Are We Done Yet? Contractor v Owner – Substantial v Final Completion
• Originally presented in 2019 – Replay with Commentary by Authors
• Open for Continued the 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

TRAINING: [17] CCC21 introduces a Whole New Approach with our Exhibit Hall.
Groups of Five Attendees with similar attributes will interact with Exhibitors.
 
NETWORKING: [18] CCC21 expands Dine to Network with Five New Friends™
Chat with Five Friends™ for ten minutes then move to the next table with another five.
 
FUN: [19] CCC21 brings fun Attendee interaction to a Virtual Conference.
Watch a Movie or Save the Universe or Sing Karaoke with Five Friends
Learn to cook from a professional. Play BINGO with prizes. More FUN coming soon.

CCC21 is now building the supporting infrastructure

• We are partnering with Drexel University to use tools I use to teach my online courses, as well as other tools for real-time interaction among Attendees, Speakers & Exhibitors.
• We are growing our list of early adopters for our Virtual Exhibit Hall Experience [20].
• We are offering Early Bird pricing of $500 to attend all events leading to JAN 19-20-21 [15].

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ARES PRISM is a robust project controls system used globally to manage multi-billion dollar megaprojects, but did you know that many of our customers also rely on PRISM for their small and medium-sized projects?

We're showcasing that ability by planning a simple annual holiday party in ARES PRISM! In this webinar, you'll see ARES PRISM in-action as we use the tool to plan and manage a simple project. Get step by step tips on how to use the PRISM Cost, Schedule, Change, and Contracts modules. We will set up control accounts, add change orders, award contracts and more.  Read more [22]...

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 [23]...  Ask questions here [24]...

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We are passionate about offering much needed added value to the Planning, Claims & Project Controls industry.

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• London, Manchester, St Albans & Birmingham: (permanent)
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• £65,000 to £90,000 + Car + package

Planning jobs:

• Cumbria, Surrey, Manchester, Bristol and London
• 1^st principle planning experience: Concept to Close-out.
• £60,00 – £120,000 Salary plus packages – Flexible on working from home.

Planning Engineers, Senior Planners: Site Engineers that want to move into planning, senior and managing planners call us and find out what we have in your area. 

Within Civil Engineering / Highways England, Rail / Signalling, Built / Residential , Data Centres and Healthcare major projects. 

Project Controls Managers:

• St Alban and Midlands
• Water and Gas projects: Flexible on working from home

Call us for other international opportunities: Its getting better and work is being released.

Candidates: Jobs, assessment and career advise

Contact David Logie david.logie@projectcontrols.com [25] or call +44(0)7549 651 736 for a confidential discussion around your career development in planning or career intentions, we do more than just recruitment.

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