Both startup niche and established CPM scheduling software developers are beginning to consider the needs of the less-than-enterprise sized end users once again. This is good. Read on as to how and why ...

“Fred, if you could re-write P6 (to be more like P3) what is so important to require that enormous level of program development and would any but a slim minority care?” “Joel, you have to understand, construction users are like left handed golfers. We need our left handed golf clubs.”As to why, read on ...

A recent news headline states "GM Data Now Shows Switch Problem Dates Back to 2001.” How may this story be considered in a discussion of the Industrial Exemption to the general requirement of licensure for a Professional Engineer? Read on..

What ties our celebration of Engineers' Week and Mardi Gras? Read on ...

A persistent theme of this blog has been the struggle between large and centralized control versus smaller and more nimble and innovative entities. This is equally applicable to software vendors and DOT supersizing of projects to programs. For more, read on...

Construction CPM Conference 2014 is over and planning begins for 2015, January 13-17, San Diego. For lessons we learned read on ...

The Wall Street Journal reports that “A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission's open Internet rules, in a ruling that could give broadband providers more room to charge content companies for faster speeds.” Will this reverse the trend to “cloud” and return us to “personal” computing? Read on...

Many of my students, all graduate engineers and having real world experience, appear to incorrectly believe that a contract is meant to be less than the law and more akin to being a mere guide. What are your observations of your younger (and quite a few older) colleagues?

We are now five weeks out from our fourth annual Construction CPM Conference. Much has happened in the past year with mergers and acquisitions and with new startups in the CPM software world. Read on about the upcoming conference ...

I have been away from my blog for too long. I don’t know if it is writer’s block or just being too busy. August was a couple of claims and trying to find time to catch a fish. September featured a presentation to the GAO on why they should consider my RDCPM protocol as part of a new metric to review CPM schedule. Let us continue the discussion on Schedule Risk, Measured Mile and Half Steps. Read on ...