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Author: Michael Lepage

Michael is an avid project controls blogger and is the Chief Learning Officer here at Plan Academy. Michael has taught 1000s professionals how to use project controls software like Primavera P6 over the past 10 years through his online courses and tutorials. Michael is a member of AACE, the Guild of Project Controls and holds his PMP certification from PMI.
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5 Free BIM Tools That Can Help You Get Started

November 16, 2016October 23, 2019

Why aren’t you using BIM yet? The impact of BIM (Building Information Modelling) on construction projects has increased over time…

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Construction | General | Primavera P6 Tutorials | Project Controls Tips & Tutorials

Does Your Project Schedule Have Too Much Detail? [Video]

November 5, 2016July 16, 2024

“These submittal activities are screwing everything up,” I told my boss. “The project’s Critical Path is completely messed up.” There…

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7 Key Project Management Skills of Relentless Leaders

November 1, 2016October 18, 2019

When you are in charge of planning and coordinating small or large scale projects, you must exude the key characteristics…

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Software & Tech

What’s the difference between Primavera P6 Professional and EPPM?

October 22, 2016July 7, 2025

Which Primavera P6 program should you purchase? Primavera P6 EPPM or Primavera P6 Professional? If you need to purchase the software,…

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Software & Tech

Oracle Releases Primavera P6 16.2 – Java Moving Out, Performance Moving Up

October 5, 2016October 18, 2019

Oracle is doing their round of webinars after the latest release of Primavera P6, version 16.2. I logged in to…

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Construction | General | Primavera P6 Tutorials

Primavera P6 Activity Calendars Don’t Match WBS Calendar

September 23, 2016July 16, 2024

Ask Plan Academy. Primavera P6 is a great scheduling tool, but I hear from people who struggle with P6’s Calendars…

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General | Primavera P6 Tutorials

Ask Plan Academy: How To Fix P6 Partial Durations

September 8, 2016July 16, 2024

Today we’re starting a new series on Plan Academy where will be answering your Primavera P6 and project controls questions…

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General

7 Negotiation Tactics To Save Your Deal From Collapsing

August 29, 2016August 1, 2024

Negotiating for a Construction project? Whether you’re an owner negotiating with a contractor or a contractor negotiating with a sub-contractor, you…

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Construction | Project Controls Tips & Tutorials

Ghost Schedules: An Overview for Project Controllers

August 22, 2016July 8, 2025

Any project controls professional knows that during the course of a project multiple versions of a project schedule will be created. Schedules…

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Top 4 Tech Trends In Construction And Engineering

August 18, 2016July 7, 2025

Technology is taking over the world. Technology that we never thought would dominate has become a staple when it comes…

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Excel

Translate A Primavera P6 Project To A Different Language

August 7, 2016October 18, 2019

It’s surprising to me how many people across so many countries have been helped by Plan Academy’s Primavera P6 tutorials…

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4 Tips To Sharpen Your Focus and Prevent Distractions At Work [INFOGRAPHIC + VIDEO]

August 4, 2016August 1, 2024

How many times a day are you interrupted by distractions at work? According to a University of California Study on…

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Big Data For Construction: How It Can Help You Deliver Your Project On Time

July 20, 2016July 7, 2025

Big Data for construction is here – the question is are you ready? But first, what is Big Data? At…

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Construction | Project Controls Tips & Tutorials

5 Things I Learned At The AACE Project Controls Conference

July 16, 2016January 14, 2020

Admittedly, it took us weeks to prepare for. I really wasn’t sure we would make it. There was so much…

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12 Reasons Why Your Brain Craves Vacation Time [INFOGRAPHIC]

July 12, 2016July 7, 2025

It’s that time of the year. The beaches are opened, the sun is out and vacation is on the mind, but…

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      • Primavera P6 Professional
      • Advanced P6 Planning Construction Projects
      • Advanced P6 Progressing
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      • Scheduling 101: Essential CPM Theory
      • Construction Planning & Scheduling
    • Microsoft Project Courses
      • Microsoft Project for Engineering and Construction
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