21 Jan 2022 Project Controls News

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Managing Field Changes: Improving Efficiency through Digitalization

Join the live webinar [2] to discover how a digital Field Change Management solution leads to major time saving, therefore cost saving.

During the execution of complex projects, scope changes and change orders come from many different sources. Small or large, all changes need to be categorized and reported, which makes it challenging to manage.

Therefore, field change management is usually associated with a time-consuming and inefficient process, especially when done traditionally. However, it doesn’t have to be this way.

This webinar will discuss why a Digital Field Change Management system is crucial for successful projects and how it can replace the entire manual field change tracking procedure. 

Join the conversation [2] with Stefan Bakker and Shamir Sheikkariem, to benefit 

Blog Article

Determining productivity factors in Project Cost Management

For a cost engineer, often labor proves to be the most difficult resource to properly estimate. But, information about productivity from the field is essential input for controlling your projects.

So, knowing about factors that influence productivity can provide you with knowledge to be really in control of your projects.

In this article [3] we describe how you can determine productivity factors and how information about productivity can influence your project performance.

1) CCC22 was held on Monday 17JAN22 including "Live" Zoom for Q&A of eight presenters who had previously posted content to our At-A-Glance [5] website. Each had 1/2 hour to discuss with Attendees. Recordings of the Q&A conversations may be viewed at At-A-Glance [5].

2) We will be having a second Zoom Q&A Day on Monday February 21st. ALL PP Members are invited to submit content of 60-75 minutes (or less or more) of Lecture, Theory, "How to Use" Software Tutorial, or Project Showcase presentation. Please provide Abstract to info@constructioncpm.com [6]. Accepted should then prepare Voice-over-Screen (PowerPoint or Demo of Software) in an MP4 format. Optionally also provide your Bio, Slides or White Paper in PDF format. Let us know if available for Q&A on 21feb22 from 11am to 3pm EST.

3) We are now planning for CCC23 to be in Las Vegas January 22-25, 2023. Keep posted or visit Construction CPM [7] for updates.

4) CPM in Constrution Management (Addendum to 8th / Interim 9th) Edition continues on sale at $30 per download, see CPM in Construction Management [8] and scroll to bottom.

Don't have developer skills or coding experience, but wish you had advanced analytics and project dashboards for yourself or upper management? This on-demand webinar [10] shows project controls professionals how they can create sharp, data-driven project dashboards in just 15 minutes!

In this webinar, you'll learn how to:

• Design dashboards & create charts/graphs
• Classify data & utilize drill-down capabilities
• Add tables, filter data & create calculations
• Control data layout, formatting, & coloring

Oracle released Primavera P6 Version 21 PPM for download from their eDelivery [11] web site in late 2021. 

I have written a document that expands on the documents published by Oracle and outlines the changes a PPM user will see in the software and add some comments on the usability of the features, click on this link>>> [12]

Accelerate your understanding of scheduling software to advance your scheduling career.  Be able to prepare better schedules with Eastwood Harris books, online videos available through Udemy [13] and training material on:

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

Even though the oil and gas industry rebounded faster than expected from the decrease in demand spurred by the restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, demand isn’t expected to meet pre-COVID levels. This lack of revenue has resulted in companies experiencing growing pressure from their investors to consistently and predictably provide a return on investment by cutting costs and spending more efficiently. In addition to this pressure from investors, the demand for clean energy has grown quickly.

Hexagon partnered with Microsoft to create this eBook on how to tackle current challenges faced by the oil and gas industry. Read here [15].

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As you import, export and exchange information while working the Primavera P6 software, you can often encounter a number of problems and headaches. 

What are some of the most common issues companies face with and how you can avoid them?

Find out in this Primavera P6 article! [27]