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 ...

It’s never a good idea to rush head-first into a new project if you haven’t completed the necessary preparation first. You may miss something, forget your overarching goal, or simply find it difficult ...

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 ...

Business can often be described as a series of projects, and projects are often dictated by a set of constraints. While projects vary, constraints on them typically fall into one of three categories.

All electrical projects start with a schedule or, at the very least, some basic milestone dates. Meeting these dates is the simple, strategic goal of any project. Keeping the project on that schedule ...

Starting a build project can be intimidating, even if you’ve had experience with it before. There are so many factors that go into a successful project. We sat down with two experts in the design ...

Project coordination is a core element of project management. It involves managing and monitoring the web of processes that govern how teams approach specific, day-to-day tasks during a given project, ...

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 ...

Scope creep is the uncontrolled and often unmanageable growth of a project’s requirements, or ‘scope’, once it’s underway. Scope creep often forces even the experienced with project management to ...

Kandis Porter is the Founder & CEO of Effective Flow Connections. She is a certified PMP and has a MS in Project Management from GWU. The value of establishing a project management office (PMO) cannot ...