How To Create an Effective Project Portfolio Management Governance
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“How Big Things Get Done” Book Review – Part 2, The Success
Success road is always paved with failure. Success which creates value and benefits is rare as shown in part 1 of this review. That’s why part 1 of the Book “How Big Things Get Done” review was first about failure not success. Success starts by learning from others’ failures before you learn from yours. The provided cases give us very good positive learning. The book discussed many successful mega medium and small projects cases to understand how projects team succeed […]
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Roadmap To A Successful Project Control Governance
Designing and implementing good project control practices require a comprehensive and collaborative understanding approach that involves various stakeholders and needs full commitment until completion. This approach guarantees successful implementation and ease the challenge it might face during execution which is very expected and normal from the old guards who used to the old systems or benefit from it. From different projects experience on different implementations, I suggest the following steps to be considered during designing the policies and governance of the […]
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How many Details do you need in your development schedules?
From day to day work and experience I have this lesson learned to share with you. Once one of the planning managers had a view that detailed construction schedules on an early development stage, where we are still in the early stage of studies and concepts, is just wasting the focus of the planning team on confirming what had been considered completed and becomes clear on (what, why and how) we are doing the works and the uncertain works. The […]
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Fighting Corruption In Construction Industry
The USA, Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs released the following on 14th Nov 2022 “A construction company owner became the third person to plead guilty for his role in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) improvement and repair contracts. According to a plea agreement filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento, Bill R. Miller engaged in a conspiracy, from April 2015 through at least December […]
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Bidding Project Portfolio System
Winning new projects nowadays is very tough considering the market conditions and high competition. To compete successfully, businesses must have a clear understanding of their industry, the competition, and their customers. They must also create and implement strategies to differentiate themselves from the competition. This can include having a unique product offering, providing superior customer service, offering competitive pricing, and utilizing effective marketing and advertising tactics. Additionally, businesses must stay on top of industry trends and be agile in responding […]
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Cost Management For Contractors
Cost management is more crucial to the contractors than other parties during contract execution. Some contractors are still in the dilemma on working on huge unsecured excel sheets and late reports from site and misalignment between the construction team and the head office departments which support and monitor the project. EVM system is on tool to monitor the cost and profit on real time every single day using Primavera P6 EPPM system. Earned Value Management (EVM) is a widely used […]
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Project Controls Vs. PMO
In the world of project management, there are several different terms used to describe the organizational structures that oversee projects. These terms include project control departments, Enterprise Project Management Offices (EPMOs), Program and Portfolio Management Offices (PPMOs), and Project Management Offices (PMOs). While each of these structures serves a similar purpose, there are some key differences between them that are important to understand, particularly for contractors and developers. Project Control Department A project control department is a centralized unit within […]
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What type of Project Controls System Fit You More in Functional Organization Environment?
We published many articles about PMO and EPPM because it is the best model for Project Based Organisations (PBO) for best results on such continuously changing and competitive market. However, many organizations are still using traditional functional structure including project controls departments. Therefore, the question which persist in such work environment “What type of Project Controls System Fit You More in Functional Organization Environment?” Although, the training workshop includes a lot more. we are happy to share with you the […]
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Managing Planning & Scheduling by Quantifying The Risk and Expressing The Level of Confidence
The question we should ask during initial planning is not just “How long will it take?” Better questions would be: “How likely is it that we can make our schedule? How likely is it we will meet this cost constraint? How likely is it that our team size is sufficient?” The questions should include this qualifier: “How likely?” Likewise, the answer should not be “12 months”. It should include the risk. “It’s likely we can do this in 12 months. […]
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