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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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Help Me Plan a New Construction Planning and Scheduling Conference

January 14, 2010
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The industry desires a CPM planning & scheduling conference targeted to the issues of construction. Let's plan one together.
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Two Books, Two Passions (CPM and Law) and Hope for a Better Year

December 22, 2009
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Both books concern subjects on which I'm passionate: CPM in Construction Managment and Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects.
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December 7, 2009
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Why have manufacturing industry titans failed at the control of independent subcontractors and vendors that is second nature to construction firms?
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November 14, 2009
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A/Es and GCs choosing to enter the Design-Build industry should choose their partners with care.
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USE IT OR LOSE IT – An Owner's Duty to Enforce Its CPM Specification

October 22, 2009
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What consequences may an owner face for accepting a flawed CPM submittal?  More than may immediately appear obvious.
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Don't Leave the Heart of A/E/C CPM Scheduling in San Francisco

October 18, 2009
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Project Management: "What to do, postpone, or drop.”  Not in the world of A/E/C.
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Who Will Lead? Hint: Not Someone Who Makes All the Decisions

September 29, 2009
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The superintendent is the person who will make or break the success of a project.  Where will we get these leaders? A few ideas
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Into the Camp of the Enemy--Embracing Enterprise Scheduling at Oracle Open World

September 18, 2009
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As this blog is posted, I am packing to go to Oracle Open World. I will be attending the Primavera Program to learn from and teach to attendees aspects of CPM and project management, and to generally learn more about other Oracle products.
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“You Can’t Always Get What You Want ...” PROBABILITY OF COMPLETION ON TIME

September 14, 2009
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Please don’t ask me to tell you what I will be doing next week.


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When People Don't Get the Difference Between Technical and People Problems

September 9, 2009
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Issues with enterprise scheduling and web apps don’t only crop up with construction projects in remote locations of limited connectivity. 
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