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Article Scheduling, Complexity, Resource Management 1 October 2017

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Counting on Precision

By Blumerman, Lisa The United States census is a complex, large-scale, multiyear exercise in program management. The scope of accurately and cost effectively counting more than 330 million people across more than 3.7…

Article Scheduling, Talent Management, Teams, Leadership, Resource Management 1 March 2017

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Pick up the Pace

By Rockwood, Kate David Barbieri, PMP, knows how to put the pedal to the metal. When he was given 12 months to complete a construction project that would normally take 24, he didn't roll up his sleeves and start…

Article Scheduling, Organizational Culture, Resource Management, Stakeholder Engagement 1 November 2016

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Setting the Stage for the Holidays

By Merrick, Amy Holidays are a time to see family and friends. But for global retailers, they're a time to reconnect with customers—and bring in serious money. The stretch between Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas and…

Article Scheduling, Complexity, Talent Management, Resource Management 1 August 2016

Project Management Journal

Making sense of rework causation in offshore hydrocarbon projects

By Love, Peter E. D. | Ackermann, Fran | Smith, Jim | Irani, Zahir | Edwards, David J. Retrospective sense making is used to determine how and why rework in offshore hydrocarbon projects occurred. Staff from organizations operating at the blunt end (e.g., clients/design engineers…

Article Scheduling, Estimating, Resource Management 1 November 2015

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Measuring delay

By Rajagopalan, Sriram Project managers can evaluate the cost of schedule delays and proactively manage resources by envisioning delay as a pseudo-resource, measuring the difference between actual finish and baseline…

Article Scheduling, Resource Management, Construction May 2015

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Cliff-hanger

By Landry, Meredith Read the project phases--from design to construction--of a visitors' center that clings to the side of the Viamala Gorge in the Swiss Alps. Working through the winter to open in time for the tourist…

Article Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Scheduling, Talent Management, Resource Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Construction December 2011

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Combining Forces: 2011 PMI Project of the Year Award Finalist

By Allen, Kevin The United Arab Emirates gained its wealth through the oil and gas industry. Now its leaders are cultivating economic sustainability by diversifying the country's portfolio. This article discusses…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Teams, Resource Management, Construction 3 March 2008

The application of SPDM, critical chain and portfolio project management principles to the construction of the 670 km Urucu/Manaus (Petrobras) Pipeline

By Archibald, Russell D. | Mello, Peter Berndt de Souza | Guimarães, Jefferson The effort to build the Urucu/Manaus Gas Pipeline--an effort implemented by Petrobras within Brazil's Amazon region--has required the project team to overcome numerous severe problems and setbacks.…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Talent Management, Resource Management 2007

Effort tracking--is it worth the effort?

By Hartigan, Martin | Doyle, Karen One of the project manager's core functions is to track and direct their project team's performance. This paper examines a measurement system--one involving effort-tracking--that enables project…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Resource Management 19 July 2006

A method for integrating personnel into project schedule

By Gagnon, Michel The traditional approach to scheduling project activities involves using the resource constrained scheduling (RCPS) model. But the many tools derived from this model only estimate project costs in…