Does Your Project Kickoff Process Work? Let’s face it, most project kickoff meetings are not as beneficial as they should be. They’re either too vague, stuffed with corporate buzzwords, or feel like a glorified calendar invite. Not to mention, so many of these meetings are now one person talking while everyone just nods along with
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AACE Conference and Expo 2026 This year’s AACE Conference and Expo 2026 is on June 28-30. AACE (The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) is celebrating 70 years of advancing the profession of cost engineering and project controls, as well as 50 years of its certification programs. This year, they’ve chosen a prestigious location
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Project success relies on schedule transparency. Finish-to-Start relationships (FS) drive schedule clarity. Let’s take a look. Quality schedules have a much higher probability of success. Of particular importance in schedule quality assessments are the relationships between activities. Activity relationships make schedules dynamic, so that the effects of schedule changes propagate throughout the schedule. This means
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Does Your Site Use Automation and Robotics in Construction? When most people think of construction, they envision your typical job site: hardhats, heavy machinery and workers all of the place working on a variety of different tasks. Nowadays, construction jobs utilize all sorts of tech and robotics to do the job. Drones can survey the
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Construction project managers are faced with more complexity than ever with tighter budgets, aggressive timelines, multiple stakeholders and higher safety standards. The industry needs leaders who are well-rounded professionals, people who can lead across trades and disciplines. In this article, we’ll show you the five must-have skills for modern construction project managers and explain how
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This is the first in a series of Primavera P6 scheduling articles on the Network Diagram and Relationship Types. While most people recognize a P6 schedule by its Gantt Chart, the chronological roadmap of a project, the Network Diagram is the true engine behind the dates. It is the primary tool for visualizing project logic,
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Navigating The Shift Towards Eco-Friendly Projects Sustainability has become a key focus for businesses globally. Like many of our clients, you probably have an annual report for your organization that covers Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), carbon reporting or environmental targets. We’re finding that project teams are being called upon to align their projects with those ‘green’
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This year’s PMO Conference 2026 will be held on June 18 at 1 Basinghall Avenue, Moorgate, London, EC2V 5DD. Prior to the conference on June 17, in Moorgate, the PMO will hold PMO Learn, a classroom training day. PMO Learn will be run by PMO experts in an interactive classroom setting. Delegates will be able
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Some project management software tools allow you to take a snapshot of your project baseline. If yours doesn’t, you can still take a baseline by saving a copy of your schedule in a file with the date in the filename. But how do you know if your project baseline is any good? That’s what we’re
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Confused about CPI and SPI? They often sit together in project reports and there’s a good reason for that. But they measure very different things. If you’re unsure how to interpret them, or when one matters more than the other, you’re not alone. In this article, we’ll cover how to use the metrics, tell them
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