LEOPARD PROJECT CONTROLS
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5 TRAITS OF A SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER
Introduction A Project Manager is the sole person responsible either for the success or failure of a project. Project success is mostly hampered by Delays and Cost overruns both in developed and developing countries. The Project Manager must develop h4 characteristics so that whenever there is a problem in the Project he should have the guts to resolve it. In this article, we are going to talk about five key traits of a successful Project Manager. Team Building Construction works involve a team of people. Every person has a specific part to be played in the success of a [...]
The Best of Primavera Activity Layouts
Primavera offers a variety of flexibility and creativity when it comes to activity layouts. A person can use a variety of default Primavera layouts for their projects, as well as customize, save and share layouts using the group and sort features with filters. This article will show you how to use the group and sort Primavera feature, and how to save and share the layouts with other users. This article will instruct on the value of taking advantage of one of Primavera’s most popular and powerful features. First, go to View – Layout – Open Layout in the toolbar [...]
Assigning Roles and Resources in Primavera
Primavera’s role and resource loading capabilities are extremely advanced and it is one of the most effective. This article will instruct on role and resource assignments from a high level, as this set of features can take on many detours and get into a considerable amount of detail. Prior to taking on the role and resource assignments in Primavera, the instructions below consider the following assumptions: The Primavera planner/scheduler will have already received all of the necessary approvals for their resource-loaded schedule, the person has validated that the cost/budget/resource assignments are correct, the schedule log has been generated and [...]
S-Curve Monitoring in Primavera P6
What is an S-Curve? S Curve is a simple graph that plots project costs, hours, units, or any other values of the sorts depending on the need and the requirement. S-curves can be plotted for each of these quantities. Then, we can compare the different S-curves plotted during the lifetime of a construction project to provide valuable insights into the current status of the project. Construction managers commonly use the S-curve because they provide insights into the cumulative budget and actual and remaining values during the entire lifecycle of a construction project. Primavera P6 Professional has a designated function [...]
Interpreting the Primavera Schedule Log
The Primavera Schedule Log is a key function in Primavera P6 that allows the planner/scheduler to detect any potential problems in the project schedule. It is a schedule best practice to run the schedule log before finalizing and setting the baseline to a project schedule. You should also run the Schedule Log during the execution of the schedule to ensure continual integrity. Generate the schedule log by selecting the F9 key, or by selecting the schedule button from the Primavera toolbar. Make certain that “Log to File” is checked. You can change the path of where this file will [...]
How to Perform Time Impact Analysis (TIA) in MS Project
INTRODUCTION Project Managers and Construction Managers around the globe always resist Changes and Additional work in the Projects, however, Changes, additional works, or delays often find their way into the Project. Whenever a delay occurs, the Contractor has to evaluate its impact on the Project timeline and cost. Here we will discuss a method to evaluate the impact from the perspective of the timeline. The most common method that is used in the industry to determine the impact of delays on the timeline of the project is named TIA (Time Impact Analysis). As an outcome of performing TIA on [...]
