The Next Generation

The Downside of Data

Will Project Management Software Developers Learn What Baseball Knows?

October 11, 2017

A recent front-page article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that “analytics leads to longer games with less action.”

Engineering and Society

After the Oroville Dam Crisis, a Thought About How to Decide Infrastructure Priorities

Fredric L. Plotnick

February 28, 2017

Thoughts prompted by the evacuation ordered during the spillway problems at the big California dam.

The Construction CPM Conference is Almost Here

Fredric L. Plotnick

December 30, 2016

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Stop by because here's what we'll be talking about at the Construction CPM Conference in Orlando.

A Good Fit? On the Subject of Lean and Critical Path Method Scheduling

Fredric L. Plotnick

October 21, 2016

Project Management

Should Past Trends Be The Basis of Future Forecasts?

Contribute ideas to an AACE best practice plus come to the Construction CPM Conference

Fredric L. Plotnick

October 7, 2016

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Comment on an AACE Recommended Practice on the measurement and use of past trends to forecast future progress and hear the latest on the Construction CPM Conference.

Project Management

Should Project Owners Make Key Decisions on Schedules?

If the first instructions are on costs and cost loading, it does not bode well for on-time completion

Fredric L. Plotnick

September 6, 2016

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Why do contractors so often allow the owner to select the personnel and software for the project schedule?

Conventional and Unconventional Wisdom – A Recap

Fredric L. Plotnick

April 13, 2016

We do have an influence on what software firms develop and market. This blog has previously suggested an owner is better served by requiring use of risk analysis. To learn how software is evolving to meet our needs read on...