When a project is running exactly as predicted, there is no time variance to worry about. When events are happening ahead of schedule or behind schedule, you have a variance, which could pose ...

A small startup can often function well without any worries about organizational structure. However, as an organization grows, the structure starts to matter. For example, does the IT team take orders ...

When documents are requested for review on a project, it is common for the contractor to provide a non-native (i.e. Portable Document Format, or “.PDF”) file of project schedule information rather ...

From financial dashboards to factory-based assembly, utilities and their contractors are deploying new tools and processes to improve project cost performance. In decades past, the decision to pursue ...

A very common task incorporated into a commissioning process during the early stages of construction is schedule coordination. The task includes the commissioning provider working with the ...

Despite the recent buzz surrounding nuclear power generation, project owners and financiers are reticent to invest billions in projects that run a high risk of being well over budget and coming online ...

From a project manager’s perspective, a strong plan is vital to maintain communication with stakeholders across all levels of an organization. While communication may seem to be a fairly light lift in ...