This article was originally published on LinkedIn — This Article is authored by Sunchana Johnston Some time ago, a friendly Recruiter phoned up, asking if I was available for a new contract role. The more we talked about it, the more obvious it became that he was keen to get me on-board ASAP, on behalf of his client…

This article was originally published on LinkedIn — Often folks are asking about the differences between Microsoft Project and Oracle Primavera P6. While coming up with a definitive list is more than challenging, below highlights some of the detailed feature differences between Primavera P6 over Microsoft Project. It’s All About The Enterprise It’s clear that Primavera P6 was…

This article was originally published on LinkedIn — By Marc Bobby In P6, Project Management I am often asked whether it is better to structure a project using P6 WBS or Activity Codes. To a certain degree, it is a matter of personal preference, as either method can provide a structure in which to manage the deliverables of…

This article was originally published on LinkedIn — By Derek Graham CPM(Critical Path Mathod) Scheduler Top 10 Best Habits You ensure that you know exactly what will be required of you by reviewing project documentation, and discussing specific needs and requirements with the project team before you issue your proposal. You rarely, if ever, are guilty of manifesting rudimentary mistakes, such as circular-logic, or open-ended activities. If that is…

This article was originally published on LinkedIn — By Derek Graham The Condundrum of the Planning Industry There are two types of schedulers: think of them as the theoretician and the practician. The former may be an IT savant who wouldn’t know the business end of a backhoe, whereas the practician who has years in the field can only use front-end programs, such as MS Project. There…

This article was originally published on LinkedIn — By Rangarajan Ramaswamy, PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP Stranger 1 — “Hi, how are you, my name is Chris and I am a Business executive” Stranger 2 — “I am fine Chris, my name is Ranga and I am Planning Engineer” Stranger 1 — “ O_O O_O hmmm…so you are saying you…

This article was originally published on LinkedIn — By Herve Baron: Explanations with reference to the diagram above. In order to better understand the challenges faced by Engineering to match the construction schedule, it is worth knowing that the critical path of an oil & gas facilities project is that of its pipework. Piping is indeed by far the most time consuming activity at the job Site. Let’s look at all the activities coming into pipe works:

This article was originally published on LinkedIn — In continuation from the Part 1: https://georgenwogu.medium.com/common-engineering-contract-types-a9d3c47b4f88 Demystifying EPCM contracts — What’s in an ‘M’? Acronyms abound in the wide world of project delivery methods — D&C, DCM, ECI, EPC, EPCM. The list goes on. Even for those of us out there who speak the ‘lingo’, it can get quite confusing.

This article was originally published on LinkedIn — In common law legal systems, a contract (or informally known as an agreement in some jurisdictions) is an agreement having a lawful object entered into voluntarily by two or more parties, each of whom intends to create one or more legal obligations between them. (Wikipedia) The Common Engineering Contracts Types are: EPC EPCM EPCI Lump sum turnkey (LSTK)