What to do to turn a schedule into a work plan
In a conversation with an engineer in a large construction company, he said: “We don’t use the schedule as a work plan”. “What? Why?” I answered, surprised - after all,…
5 Tips on Working with MS Project
MS-Project. At first glance, it looks like Excel. Some of the icons are identical to ones in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint so it should be familiar. Well, not exactly. The…
What is a risk to an engineering project? – Risk Management
This post has been written by Yehuda Sapir - an expert on risk management, PMP, RMP, ISO31000 certified, qualified on financial risk management, yehuda@keshetsolutions.com.As part of the forum which Tal…
Is the longest path necessarily the critical path of the project? Case Study
PROJECT MANAGEMENT I was assigned a tower project - 5 basement levels with 17 floors above. They are subject to a schedule! There is no need to devise it -…
Buffer in Schedules – Everything you wanted to know and (perhaps) were afraid to ask – Part 2
This post has been written by three schedule experts (alphabetically): Levanon, Tal - CTO and co-owner of Tal Levanon - HCP Ltd., https://www.hcp-consulting.com Lupu, Toni - Founder-Owner, PBM, toni@pbm.co.il; Morag, Assaf -…
Appendix: Buffers definitions in USA
This post has been written by three schedule experts (alphabetically): Levanon, Tal - CTO and co-owner of Tal Levanon - HCP Ltd., https://www.hcp-consulting.com Lupu, Toni - Founder-Owner, PBM, toni@pbm.co.il; Morag,…
The Buffer in Schedules – Everything you Wanted to Know and (Perhaps) were Afraid to Ask… Part 1
This post has been written by three schedule experts (alphabetically): Levanon, Tal - CTO and co-owner of Tal Levanon - HCP Ltd., https://www.hcp-consulting.comLupu, Toni - Founder-Owner, PBM, toni@pbm.co.il;Morag, Assaf -…
Project Management – A different method for project schedule management: Together, not separately
First, let’s define our “playground”:Site: Construction and infrastructures projects. Participants: Project Owner – The entity initiating and financing the project. Project Manager – The entity responsible for managing all project…
HCP-Go – Project Management Tool
Looking for a project management app, software or tool? If your project involves a small number of tasks, you will probably choose Excel, but if you have multiple tasks, you’ll…
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Schedule Dependencies (Links): FS, FF, SS, SF and all in between
© All picture rights belong to Amir Keren, author of the book "The Anthology of Knots" The project’s schedule contains all of the activities (also called tasks) that must be…
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