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PM software debate- web or hosted?

Cassell Construction Estimating

Lots of ideas. Starting at the bottom, we see an ongoing battle between the two project management software models. And to an extent the entire software industry as a whole. The primary advantages of web-based project management software : - easy access for team members. Consulting Custom Software Project Managment'

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Top 5 Challenges for Construction Project Managers

Fieldwire

Patrick is the CEO at Handle.com which builds software that helps contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers secure their lien rights and get paid faster. The on-schedule delivery of a construction project depends on effective project management. Learn more → 4.

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DebunkTheBIM: Model validation through scheduling

DebunkTheBIM

Model validation through scheduling. Even if you never get into providing quantities for QS purposes from your model, GET familiar with the scheduling capabilities of your modeller (as in software-application). The idea is to use labels (metadata) within elements to reflect the stage they are at. Wash your hands! (or

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

ENR Construction

Survey Schedule. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. Website of PKR Consulting Inc. -- Advertising --. I was recently asked to participate in a debate on scheduling specifications at Stanford University. Contractors routinely ignore scheduling specifications and their own CPM schedules.

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Dos and Don’ts for your Job Order Contracting Consultant RFP

Building Information Management

Dos and Don’ts for your Job Order Contracting Consultant RFP. I’ve had lots of inquiries about my last blog post , and lots of owners have asked specifically what provisions they should avoid to ensure healthy competition on their JOC Consultant RFPs. How to determine JOC consulting and implementation contract provisions.

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Digital Dryshack #63: Agile Project Mangement

Cassell Construction Estimating

“We haven’t ever found conventional CPM scheduling methods applicable to what we do”, she told me. Or, once we deliver what they’ve asked for, it’s likely to open up a whole new idea, that they want us to keep developing.” ” “So you must need some kind of schedule”, I persisted.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Organizations that do not implement and continuously import upon a program-based approach, under which all projects a planned, procured, and executed, suffer from unclear objectives , shifting requirements , unrealistic schedule s, and reactive planning , Poor planning and poor change management impede individual project successes.