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This blog discusses CPM scheduling, engineering law and other aspects of project management.

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Fred,Just reading your column in Oct., 2015. Wow, I am happy to hear this. As a PM for over 30 years, who has an affinity for scheduling, I had given up on Primavera because...

Hi Fred,<br/>Another "integrative" software I have been very impressed with is Jean-Yves Moine's "CUBIX 360". <a href="http://3d-wbs.blogspot.com/" rel='nofollow'>http://3d-wbs.blogspo...

I was recently asked by a client to develop an equation to estimate the risk-related costs associated with implementing a recovery schedule. Using a ratio of the free floats for activit...

We love change orders as a drywall sub, just let us get our contract work done and pay us promptly on the change, not 6-9 months after we installed the work which often happens.

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Is CPM Planning & Scheduling a Field of Engineering?

September 4, 2010
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Is CPM Planning & Scheduling a Field of Engineering? Does Submittal or Review of a CPM require a Professional Engineering License? Read on.
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If A/E/C Professionals Thought Of All the Risks Before Getting Out of Bed, We'd Still Live in Caves

July 26, 2010
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The Dodd-Frank Financial Regulation Act should lead to better verification of estimated cost in the financing of projects. Should it not also lead to better verification of timely completion?
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The CPM Specification Should Ask for What is Desired

July 8, 2010
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While we all learned the infamous PERT formula (O + 4M + P)/6, most practitioners do not know that the formula is incorrect and that the calculated PERT or CPM completion date for a project has only a 22% probability of achievement. Read on for why and how this should impact our CPM specification.
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'What Happens If the Only Reason the Contractor is Giving You a Schedule is to Get Paid?"

June 2, 2010
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“What happens if the only reason the contractor is giving you a schedule is to get paid and for purposes of detailed CPM analysis it is practically useless?” [Anonymous 5/20/2010 4:26 PM CDT]This was the response we received from one of our recent blog posts.  A good question – in fact a great question! Read on for an answer ...
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Help Wanted: How Would You Devise a Forecast Based on Trend Analysis?

May 18, 2010
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The AACEi (Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering International) last year charged me with chairing the process of developing a recommended practice on the subject of forecasting based upon trend analyses. Your thoughts on what is needed and how to do this would be greatly appreciated.
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Construction CPM Conference Update

April 20, 2010
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We have planned a Construction CPM Conference for January 12-15, 2011. Our website is now "up and running". Details at www.constructioncpm.com.
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Will Google Voice Open the Door Again to Trustworthy Verbal Contracts?

April 20, 2010
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Can new technology reduce litigious disputes and return civility to the construction industry? Consider Google Voice and ESIGN.
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RFID Tags in ID Badges for All Employees? Questions about Possible Regulatory Risks and Expenses

April 9, 2010
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As the economy is improving and we return to work, we should ponder what new tools we will have on our newprojects and what new responsibilities we face as a result.
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Conventional Wisdom and the Construction CPM Conference

February 28, 2010
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Why do we need another conference in this economy? Here's why...
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Some Perspective on Eminent Domain, Property Ownership and Law

February 16, 2010
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 Today we examine concepts of property and eminent domain, straight from my legal textbook for architects and engineeers.
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