Volume 4 - Number 7 | September 2008

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  EDITOR'S NOTES
This month's theme is keeping it simple. If there's any easier, faster, smarter and cheaper way to manage a project, whether it's from the perspective of the estimator, architect, scheduler or subcontractor, it's worth your time (and money) to make that investment. For example, John Jurewicz gives you compelling reasons to incorporate Microsoft Excel into the estimating process. Larry True shares his on-the-job experience about not following directions and how BIM could have saved him time and hassle. Doug Findley says it's time to learn how to use a work breakdown structure as it was intended. And, Gordon Aronson asks Primavera to make Gantt charts simpler to use. If you're looking for time-saving tips, this issue of Construction Project Controls & BIM Report is a good place to start.
  BREAK IT DOWN: FINDING MEANING FOR THE WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE

By Doug Findley

How to use the work breakdown structure has plagued contractors for years. With the retirement of Primavera's P3, Doug Findley says it's time for contractors to use the WBS as it was intended in P6.
  USING BIM FOR PROJECT COST CONTROL: HOW TO GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME

By Larry True

A recent at-home project gone wrong illustrates to Larry True why BIM is such a good idea on the jobsite.
  AN "EXCEL"-ENT ESTIMATING TOOL
By John Jurewicz

When it comes to estimating on a BIM project, Microsoft Excel can be an estimator’s best friend. It’s easy to use, saves time and improves accuracy, says John Jurewicz.
  GOOD AND BAD: GANTT CHART BARS AND P6.1

By Gordon Aronson

A step-by-step look at the construction of a Gantt chart leaves Gordon Aronson asking for greater simplification in Primavera version 7.0.