Dr. Diana Franco Duran is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Systems and Environment Department at the University of Virginia (UVa). She manages the new Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) Concentration of the Civil Engineering program. When planning and developing the courses of the new CEM tracks, Dr. Duran realized that course content and materials are often not adequately
Plan Academy helps Train 100 New Schedulers
The Challenge: One of North America's largest and most respected engineering and construction corporations, and with so many projects in-flight, GC is constantly hiring new project schedulers to help deliver projects. Most project schedulers attend their in-house training program where they learn how to schedule projects the corporation's way. But nowadays, many newly hired college graduates,
Modern Niagara Masters P6 Scheduling Skills with Plan Academy
Modern Niagara is a large mechanical, electrical & integrated building controls contractor managing projects big and small across Canada. For Modern Niagara, schedule is the language of construction that their clients, large general contractors, use everyday. Working with generals contractors who almost exclusively use Primavera P6 software, having the ability to incorporate their own
Dawne Streberg Found Answers to Her Primavera P6 Questions and Much More
“I got first hand knowledge. I got a real project to work on. It was fun and interesting. I can’t replace that with anything.” https://planacademy.wistia.com/medias/vyr2x1jc0l?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 As a 16-year veteran of the industry, Dawne Streberg “know[s] how the construction world works”. But, when she was offered a position
Lee Vandevort Enhanced his Scheduling Knowledge and P6 Skills
“Scheduling has been a real gateway for me in the construction business and something that gives people the background necessary to more effectively manage their projects.” https://planacademy.wistia.com/medias/sgjya0rqmj?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=547 Lee is the Director of Operations with Construction Claims International and has worked as a
Virginia Tech Students Learn P6 From Plan Academy
Dr. Jesus M. de la Garza has been teaching engineering at Virginia Tech for over 28 years and his dedication to his craft shows through. He is a multi-award winner for his excellence in teaching, service and in research, and he was recently featured on TEDx for his talk titled "America's Lifelines". Dr. de la Garza wanted to offer his CEE 4024-Construction Control Techniques students a strong
