LEOPARD PROJECT CONTROLS
Project Control
Melanie Calverley is an experienced professional with several years of knowledge and practice in Project Management as a Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst on multi-million/multi-billion dollar projects, Project Controls, Strategic Planning, Engineering Planning, Earned Value Management (EVM), and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) implementation, Configuration Management, and writing/editing. She commands full utilization of Primavera P6 software, MS Project, and MS Project Server. Her career background includes industry experience in oil and gas, energy, aerospace/defense, IT, litigation, and media.
Calverley has extensive experience in the planning and scheduling arena since 1999, as well as extensive experience in the aerospace and oil and gas industries combined. Calverley has worked for the large and high-visibility players in the aerospace industry - Boeing and Lockheed Martin, as well as the large companies in the O&G industry, such as Schlumberger, GE Energy, and Chevron. She supported NASA directly and a host of smaller sub-contractors over the years before exploring the O&G and IT industries. Calverley understands the strict, organized flow of the aerospace industry's horizontal and vertical logic integration, the criticality of resource loading, and the reporting functions that support Earned Value Management (EVM). She has also participated in various audits such as DCMA audits, JSRs, ISRs, and CAM reviews. In 2013, Calverley was responsible for implementing a full EVMS in Primavera for Cameron International's (now Schlumberger) Process Systems Division across the globe. The system was fully tested and successfully implemented and run in the United States, Brazil, the UK, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Middle East.
Calverley owns her own business, Calverley Consulting, LLC, which has been operational since 2017. Calverley is also a solid writer, editor, and process flow documentation expert. She possesses a full command of the proper English language, and she is also a published book author. Calverley developed and championed multiple process flows and written documentation via policies and procedures for various well-known companies.
Using and Managing Primavera P6 Issues
Introduction to Issues and Notebook Topics in Primavera P6 Primavera P6 users can take advantage of tracking their project concerns with its ability to store and communicate project issues and notebook topics. Issues often arise during the execution of a project, and being able to conveniently document, store, and communicate these issues to the project team can be valuable throughout the project's lifecycle. This Primavera P6 feature also provides a means to compare data to future execution projects. This article will cover how to use and work with Primavera P6 issues. Working with Primavera P6 Issues and the Different [...]
Retained Logic Vs.Progress Override Vs. Actual Dates Scheduling Progress Settings in Primavera P6 Professional
Overview What is out-of-sequence progress? What is the Retained Logic option in the Primavera P6 schedule calculation setting? What is the Progress Override option in the Primavera P6 schedule calculation setting? What are “Actual Dates” Schedule Options in the Primavera P6 schedule calculation setting? Conclusion Overview After the project Primavera P6 CPM Baseline Schedule is approved you begin to track the work progress. Correct project schedule progress updates and reporting are essential to monitor your project performance status. Additionally, accurate project KPIs help the management and leadership team make better decisions. There are times in a project life when [...]
How to Cover the Scheduling Impacts of COVID-19
Overview How this epidemic impacts the projects? Tips to make sure to best utilize project resources. Conclusion Overview: It’s clear to all that the COVID-19 epidemic has created a huge storm of crises across the world and put most of the world's cities and towns on lockdown, making construction projects sink in a sea of delays. Are you ready for the new approach to work during and after the epidemic is over? Subsequently, most governments worldwide began to take a different approach to resume working in their essential projects that would benefit the community while maintaining the rules and [...]
Project Crashing
Crashing In Project Management What is Project Crashing? Crashing in project management is a unique technique used by Project Managers to reduce the duration of the schedule by adding additional resources. They use this technique in the project to complete the project within less time, keeping the scope of work constant. Consider a construction project which has slipped the scheduled target of the foundation pour due to excessive rains. The project manager will have to use the project crashing technique to bring the project back on schedule. The various options available are to increase shuttering manpower to expedite shuttering [...]
