Scheduling - Construction Project Controls & BIM Report

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EXPERT OFFERS ADVICE ON CHANGE-MANAGEMENT ISSUES INVOLVING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: Bruce Hallock, vice president of Marsh Risk Consulting, offered his advice to attendees of a CPC/BIM webinar entitled "Change Management: Managing Change vs. Administering the Change Order Process.

NEW TECHNOLOGY IS WONDERFUL AS LONG AS IT ACHIEVES REAL GOALS: A DISCUSSION OF 4-D SCHEDULING: According to Aronson, "If 4-D scheduling really fits to the achievement of your company goals after a careful evaluation, you should go for it."

THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND SCHEDULING: Aronson examines a new construction scheduling application that "shows great promise."

WEBINAR TO ADDRESS MOST IMPORTANT TERMS IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: Construction attorney John Darling to discuss payment application provisions, change order provisions, scheduling, other areas.

WHY CONTRACTORS DO NOT SEE A VALID SCHEDULE: Findley demonstrates that contractors often, in their haste to meet initial contract requirements, fail to realize their projects' true critical path.

WEBINARS OFFER ADVICE ON TURNAROUND SCHEDULING, E-VERIFY: Webinars examine activities before, during, and after turnarounds as well as states requiring or considering use of the E-Verify system.

PRIMAVERA'S CONTRACT MANAGER: A BETTER WAY TO MAINTAIN PROJECT LOGS: Most (but not all) project managers have abandoned the "log book in the back pocket" method of detailing the progress of a project. Today's technologies provide far better tools than the scuffed up notebooks of yesteryear. Doug Findley enumerates how Primavera's P6 and Contract Manager work together to provide supportive and expedited logs and lists that attach to the project schedule.