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Jul2017
When it’s “All hands on Project”
When big projects come in, everyone is ramping up on getting organized, but then it hits! Great skills on hand, but not enough hands to cover all of the workload. That is when you need additional man-power, but not necessarily full-time staff. Sometimes your need requires full-time staff, as well, but you are too busy to…
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Jul2017
No More Java in Oracle Primavera P6 v 17?
If you’re part of the Primavera Community you know what the bane of most user’s existence is. It’s, of course, Java. Java, that once heralded Sun developed software that enabled developers to deploy code on almost any platform, has had it’s issues lately to say the least. In Primavera software, Java is most common in…
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Feb2014
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth More Than a Box of Donuts
In a perfect world, when awarded a project, you’d be allotted a full week of gloating, “Hoo-hahs!” and chest bumps followed by a full 30 days to submit a preliminary 90 day baseline schedule and another 60 days to submit the complete construction schedule for the full project. Of course, you’d not only have the non-partisan support and participation of the Owner for feedback along the way, you’d also have all your subs identified and ready to go. They’d all come filing into the first weekly project meeting with a fully detailed Primavera project schedule, smiles and a box of donuts to share!
Unfortunately, that’s not…
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Better Safe than Sorry!
I want to share some very useful tips with you on information safety.
Unfortunately, I recently learned the hard way when my credit card number was stolen as I checked into a Las Vegas Hotel for a seminar. Luckily though, my bank was very diligent and the breach was under $100 and very short lived!
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Oct2013
Primavera P6 Service Alert
This is a biggie! This alert indicated that it was just for P6, but from what I understand, it will also BREAK PCM. – – Be aware!!
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Sep2013
Better P6 Float Management through Proactive Analysis
As many times as I have conducted Primavera P6 training, I am always surprised by the under use of one of the basic P6 tools.
A Scheduler painstakingly builds a schedule to reflect reality and then after the project starts, neglects to take advantage of the opportunity to be proactive in managing…
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Aug2013
Out of the BOX
The risk of data loss to sources outside of the company’s walls is a huge concern to executives and IT professionals alike. Controlling security is a full time job in and of itself. Firewalls, spam filters, open ports, closed ports…
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