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Digital Dryshack #87: 10 Reasons D.O.D. Schedules get Rejected

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firm providing scheduling training in Honolulu last week reminded me of the struggles most midsize contractors face when submitting an Initial Project Schedule (IPS) to NAVFAC or the Army Corps of Engineers. Most contractors produce a simple bar chart in MS Project for their typical jobs and aren’t familiar with P6.

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Digitial Dryshack #51: Report from NAVFAC Hawaii Scheduling seminar

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She was scheduled to attend a seminar in Honolulu entitled P6 Scheduling Requirements for NAVFAC projects. So I found myself at the Honolulu office of the AGC in Hawaii on a Tuesday morning in August, slightly before the 8am start time. It makes sense. Progress Override.

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Happy New Year!

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Our contractor clientele in several states are seeing fewer bid opportunities, more bidders, and projects going for lower margins. December’s SureTrak training, (our first at Honolulu Community College), was well attended. Our followup training is scheduled for March. Those trends are unlikely to improve for at least six months.

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BC’s Blog December 08

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Likewise contractors’ margins are plummeting. Early December finds me on Oahu as well, teaching SureTrak at Honolulu Community College, and finishing up Beachside Roofing Hawaii’s estimating implementation and database. We finished 3 days of training in Orange County for PBC Companies, commercial concrete and masonry contractors.

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