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The basic project control supporting documentation - By, Dr Dimitris Antoniadis

Jun 30
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In chapters 4 and 5 of my book ‘Demystifying Project Control’ and my two previous blogs we looked into the project control as a function and how the department should be structured. In this blog, as I do in chapter 6, I am looking into the documentation that supports the discipline and provide a..
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Structure of the project control department - By, Dr Dimitris Antoniadis

Jun 05
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As discussed in the earlier blog there are two main functions that are considered as project control. These are scheduling and cost control. In my book ‘Demystifying Project Control’ and chapter 5 I look into how to structure the department and examine two main options, the wider/integrated view..
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Is project control a department or something else? - By, Dr Dimitris Antoniadis

May 18
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In a series of blogs I will be looking into the issues and the challenges faced by project management professionals regarding project control.Project control, although considered as very important for the delivery of projects, for many years has not really been described and in many cases is regarde..
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Brief methodology for undertaking QSRA/QCRA

Oct 27
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Lets first understand what is QRA and Monte Carlo?Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) is a forecasting technique used to predict project cost and/or schedule outcomes, and to estimate an appropriate level of contingency. The QRA seeks to develop realistic project schedules and estimates for a genuine p..
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Incorporating Risk Assessment into Project Forecasting

Jan 09
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Brief author profile Dione Laratta (MBA, PMP) has 16 years of experience in the energy industry with the last 8 years focused on project management. She currently serves as a Project Controller with ICF International on a $200 million environmental project involving mitigation for constructi..
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Shortcut for moving WBS element

Jan 03
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In WBS window, we can create a whole WBS structure by keyboard (faster than using mouse). In stead of click on the Plus icon to create a new WBS, we can press “Insert” button on keyboard. Enter the ID, press “Tab” then enter the name. We may want to move it left, ..
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How does "Actual units" spread when you use Resource curve

Apr 07
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How does “Actual units” spread when you use Resource curve We have an activity which is applied “Back Loaded” resource curve. When we update progress, the Actual unit will spread just like we plan...
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EV (Earned Value) Maturity - Its benefits and why it is important

Feb 16
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Often there is discussion on why the EV needs to be matured and what are its benefits - tangible and as well as non tangible. I am making a small attempt to list some its benefits and keen to know your thoughts - The benefits of improved EVM at enterprise or PMO level: Standardised proces..
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Microsoft Project : Custom View (New view) appear in all Project

Feb 16
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When you need to customize a View and save it for later use, sometimes we only need that View for a certain Project. However by default Microsoft Project always save New View to Global template, and it will appear in all project. This can cause problem because day by day the list of View will incre..
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Automatically update progress in Primavera: The difference between Apply Actuals and Update Progress

Jun 26
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In Primavera, when you need to make a quick update of project (Let’s say everything goes as it’s planned) we have 2 ways of automatically update progress: Apply Actuals Update Progress Here I will only explain what is the difference between these 2..
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