LEOPARD PROJECT CONTROLS
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5 KEY BENEFITS OF ORACLE PRIMAVERA P6 TRAINING
Introduction Project Management and Project Planning go side by side. We cannot think of a successful Project without successful Project Planning. As they say, “Everything is created twice”, in projects everything is created twice, first in planning and then in reality. Oracle Primavera P6 is the best available tool for Project Planning. Anyone involved in Construction, Manufacturing, IT, Telecom, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical & Electronics, Aerospace, and Oil & Gas needs this tool for successful Project Planning. Primavera P6 provides an unparalleled advantage to control your project of any complexity level efficiently. Oracle Primavera Software is being used in [...]
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Contractors
Making a sound investment decision is daunting enough without having to be concerned about falling into a fraud trap and being under the guidance of an unethical financial advisor. Having the capability of making one creates a rock-hard foundation for any business venture, particularly in the construction industry. The success of a construction contractor not only hinges on his/her ability to acquire jobs and complete them to the required standards and within the expected budget but also to make a sound investment decision that maximizes the generation of dollars for every dollar spent. If you are a contractor yourself [...]
Creating Special Calendars in MS Project to Run Your Project More Efficiently and Identify Risks
Project calendars are often overlooked as one of several critical tools in project management and forecasting manpower. The purpose of this blog is to provide a documented mechanism for the process to implement special and unique project calendars in MS Project. Such unique calendars can easily be set up for specific project tasks, such as those based on location. I recently built and executed an extensive global SAP IT project where there were critical, differentiated, and specialized functions in different parts of the world. As a result, it was necessary for me to create, implement, and manage several project [...]
Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Construction Management
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? You often come across this term while surfing the internet. As the name sounds, it means creating intelligence artificially. Artificial Intelligence is basically a branch of computer science that deals with creating human intelligence in computers so that they act the same as humans. Consider a system based on human intelligence that is free of human errors and fatigue. This science involves generating algorithms and programs based on human intelligence and incorporating the same into computers. A computer or a system with human Intelligence can do wonders. Humans can intelligently interpret small data at [...]
Schedule Progress Update
After developing and finalizing the project baseline, the next step is to update the project schedule regularly. Updating the progress of the project in Primavera P6 with the actual progress is equally important as planning the project. There are multiple ways of tracking the progress information in Primavera P6. Suggested Steps to a Smooth Progress Update First, create a copy of your original schedule Rename the copy for the new period (this period). Store period of performance to capture previous period information for a cost-loaded schedule. Import progress information into the Primavera P6 schedule file. Progress information can include [...]
Setting the Baseline in Primavera and Change Management
The purpose of this blog is to provide a documented mechanism for the process to baseline a start-up schedule in Primavera, as well as a guide on how to update the baseline for the new internal scope to an existing project in Primavera that has already been baselined, or adding new external scope that results in the addition of a second baseline. Such an example can be new scope added to the existing schedule as a result of an internal Management of Change (MOC), Execution Variance (EXV), Missed in Bid (MIB), or other external change requested and approved by [...]
