27 May 2022 Project Controls News

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Construction CPM Conference ("CCC") is now supporting both Virtual and LIVE sharing of knowledge. Please consider sharing yours NOW with your Voice-over-PowerPoint or Voice-over-Screen of live demonstration, save as an MP4, and send to us to post [2]. You may then share as a Speaker on our Live Zoom Q&A Days, next to be June 20th, see HERE [3] for more information.
Construction CPM Conference ("CCC") is now supporting both Virtual and LIVE sharing of knowledge. Please consider sharing yours at our next LIVE event, January 16-19, 2023, at DisneyWorld Florida USA. See HERE [4] for more information.
CPM in Construction Management, Addendum to 8th - Interim 9th Edition - is now out and available for $30, see HERE [5] for more information or HERE [6] to buy.

WIN FREE TICKETS TO THE ICEC WORLD CONGRESS 2022!

Win free tickets to the ICEC World Congress 2022!

Between 12-15 June, Rotterdam will be hosting the 25th edition of the ICEC World Congress 2022!

This year’s theme is ‘’Predictable Projects in a Dynamic World [7]’’ delivered through speeches, presentations, Q&A sessions, workshops and panel discussions.

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THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ENTERPRISE PROJECT PERFORMANCE

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Digital disruption is coming to capital projects. Are you keeping up with the pace of change? Most organizations are dealing with a tangled web of internally developed tools, siloed commercial software and Excel spreadsheets to run their projects. This setup acts as a barrier to high levels of project performance, leaving organizations unequipped to deal with the complexity of today’s projects, unable to drive strategic alignment and lacking the confidence to make good business decisions. There's a compelling case for leaving the status quo behind and adopting an Enterprise Project Performance (EPP) approach. Read More [11]...

THE BENEFITS OF USING INDUSTRIAL SOFTWARE

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Industrial maintenance always comes with challenges. Ensuring your maintenance team and the equipment it manages are safe and efficient should be your number one priority.

Achieving this is made simple with industrial maintenance software. IAMTech’s Maintenance Management software helps in the management of your routine maintenance with a proven industry workflow, developed in collaboration with industry.

Minimising safety and security risks is a must for any industrial organisation. iPlanMaintain, among other things, reduces the risk of incorrect equipment or materials being wrongly allocated during a contract.

Remove the risk with IAMTech’s software, saving costs & safeguarding whilst maximising value earned from an event.

Unlike other software systems, iPlanMaintain [13] is a complete management solution for the entire project and asset lifecycle.

INDUSTRY REPORT: SUSTAINABILITY IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PP MEMBERS

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This industry survey provides insight into how project professionals and project management organizations are accounting for sustainability. The report dives into some of the key sustainability issues and developments across the project management industry. This year’s 2022 results highlighted some interesting insights around which project sustainability initiatives are being implemented most often, and how project professionals as well as their organizations perceive the importance of sustainability in project management. This report covers:

How do different industries & regions compare to others in terms of project sustainability?
What methods are organizations are using to measure project sustainability efforts?
Where to begin measuring sustainability metrics of a project if you aren't yet?
A breakdown of global sustainability initiatives at the project level as well as at the corporate level across regions, industries, and respondents experience levels.

Download [14] the report [14]...

MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXTERNAL PROJECTS WHEN IMPORTING FROM PRIMAVERA XML FILES

Oracle Primavera P6 Version 21 introduced a new toolbar titled Activity Critical Path.

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When you import projects from a Primavera XML file, you can choose whether to retain relationships between activities in the project and those in external projects.

To download this paper and understand this function please click on this link>>> [15]

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Online videos available through Udemy [18], click on this link and search for Paul E Harris, and
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IMPROVE PROJECT COMMUNICATION BY ADDING SCHEDULEREADER TO YOUR PRIMAVERA P6 ENVIRONMENT

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ScheduleReader is a viewer for existing project plans in the XER and XML file formats, that allows organizations to improve project communications by providing:

Fast view access, navigation, and analysis of schedule data.
Reporting of progress updates from the field to the scheduler.
DCMA 14 schedule health checks
Graphical reports for improved decision making.
Overview of linear projects with Time-location charts.

Read More [20]

USING S-CURVES FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING PROJECT PROGRESS

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In project management, an S-Curve is a mathematical graph that illustrates the appropriate cumulative data for a project or task. This data can be the cost, resource, or any other unit consumed plotted against time.

Find out more about S-Curves and how they can be used for monitoring and reporting project progress.

Read more [21]

PsACE Conference - Public Sector Advisory Community for Estimating

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How can Government simplify and standardise estimating practice across the Public Sector for better outcomes for all its stakeholders

About this event A Consultation PsACE has been established to share processes, leading practice, and learning across government departments and Arm Length Bodies (ALB’s) using an open culture to share ideas, embrace change, adopt learning and innovate new techniques.

Circa 40 organisations participate.

On Tuesday 21 June, PsACE are holding their 1st conference and invite the wider community to participate in the discussion and debate:

PsACE vision and strategy and how we will lead estimating improvement across government. There will be a series of facilitated discussions blended with some skills building activities supported by relevant professionals. Your input and views on the ambitious challenges we’ve set ourselves to improve the estimating capability, better business cases leading to better project outcomes. Read more [23]...

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ALTERNATIVE TO PRIMAVERA AND ASTA?

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