Introduction In the world of scheduling and project management, “schedules” can manifest in a broad spectrum of formats and detail, from sophisticated cost and resource-loaded CPM and 4D schedules to logic-less timelines. Far too often, scheduling and management practices tend toward timelines that are no more than lines on a page. Whether due to a…
Online Tools At ProjectControls.online, we firmly believe in the transformational power of well-deployed online tools to administer and deliver construction projects of all sizes. Tools that build efficiency into processes, automate analyses, and facilitate decision-making are becoming essential in the construction industry because of the increasing challenges it faces. Online tools, as opposed to on-premise,…
What is Primavera’s P6 Enterprise Project Structure (EPS)? First, before we get into why it doesn’t work, let’s establish what the Primavera P6 EPS is. Per Oracle’s online documentation, About the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS): “The enterprise project structure (EPS) represents the hierarchical structure of all projects in the database. The EPS can be subdivided…
We are living in a time of great uncertainty and change. We sincerely hope everyone is staying mentally and physically healthy while navigating the unique social, occupational, and economic circumstances we’re all living in. Notwithstanding the global pandemic, we’ve been keeping very busy at ProjectControls.online. We launched our new Portfolio Management feature, upgraded our Reports,…
In our experience in project management, we have repeatedly encountered a common problem: the lack of conformity and access to schedule software among project stakeholders. The licensing structures and costs associated with these software have contributed to inconsistent access, inconsistent deployment, and consistent headaches trying to manage files types, file versions, software versions, and converting…
In our COVID19 Scheduling Series we have reviewed how to document, re-think, re-plan, and recover the project schedule in response to the disruptions and interruptions of the global pandemic. In this article, we shift our perspective to a potential positive that the pandemic pause has provided the industry, a more thorough consideration of the Remote…
Continuing our COVID19 scheduling series: in our previous article, COVID19 | Re-Baselining with Uncertainty, we outlined how to re–baseline the project schedule while planning for continued uncertainty. The likely result of a re-baselined project schedule after a COVID19-related work stoppage is an overall delay to project completion or a significant depletion of project float. In…
In our last article, NEW FEATURE | Portfolios, we introduced the latest and greatest addition to ProjectControls.online’s services. Like our CPM Schedule Services, our Portfolios harness our savvy schedule analytic tools. At PC.o, we’ve automated the key schedule health indicators that we’ve used in our decades of industry experience. To supplement these indicators, we’ve included…
Working from home during COVID19 hasn’t slowed us down at ProjectControls.online (PC.o). We’re excited to announce a new major feature on PC.o: Portfolio Management, a space to integrate and summarize all your cost and schedule data and performance measurement, into programs, portfolios, projects, and sub-projects. Overview At ProjectControls.online, our core goal has been to create…
Continuing our COVID19 scheduling series: in our previous article, COVID19 | Re-Baselining with Uncertainty, we outlined what to consider when re-baselining the project schedule and a couple techniques for managing the inherent uncertainty of working in the post or ongoing pandemic environment. While our long-term goal is to complete the project as quickly and as…