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10 reasons your project is behind schedule

Unfortunately many construction projects are completed late. Invariably this negatively impacts the contractor’s reputation and costs both the contractor and their customer money. Often the contractor has to pay penalties for finishing late and they incur additional costs to remain longer on the pro

5 Oct 2016 · Paul Netscher · 7 min read

Successful Projects--What We Really Know

The Standish Grouphas published its annual CHAOS Report on the state of software development since 1994. The Report is often cited as a key metric for the industry's performance and progress. The yearly update draws much attention.

1 Oct 2016 · Alan Zucker · 4 min read

Create P6 resources dictionary using excel without using SDK

The SDK (Software Development Kit) is an awesome tool that allow P6 database to connect to excel and exchange information in order to create the schedule using excel. But sometimes the SDK is not installed on the Primavera machine and the scheduler doesn’t have the privilege to install it or the res

23 Sept 2016 · Assem Osman · 3 min read

Time Equals Money

We have all been told that time equals money. Even, time is money. But what does any of that truly mean? Time and money separately are highly debatable subjects. The combination of the two can certainly be a conundrum. However, it is this author’s belief that in construction, this may as well be a l

21 Sept 2016 · Michael Bensussen · 3 min read

What you need to know to close-out your construction project successfully

Many construction projects are financially successful until the end, when costs suddenly spiral out of control. The main reason for the additional costs is because the project isn’t completed on time. When I say completed, I don’t just mean handed over, I mean one hundred percent finished.

16 Sept 2016 · Paul Netscher · 3 min read

Detect changes made to calendars between two projects in P6

The Claim digger or Schedule Comparison is a widely used tool in P6 to compare between two projects and detect the differences.One of the main shortage of the Claim Digger or the Schedule Comparison tool is detecting the changes in calendars.The tool will not detect any revisions in calendars workin

6 Sept 2016 · Assem Osman · 4 min read

Time: Conserving the Precious Resource

Time is the dominant constraint on all projects. There is a constant race against the clock. Many projects have fixed completion dates determined by external forces. Projects that fall behind schedule, struggle to catch up. I have never met a project manager who said there was too much time."Time is

4 Sept 2016 · Alan Zucker · 5 min read