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Project Controls Tips & Tutorials
Informative tips & tutorials that discuss Project Controls & Project Management for the Construction, Engineering and Oil & Gas industries.
Create a P6 Project Dashboard in Excel
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Tutorial FilesExcel Spreadsheet (Excel 2007+): PTuts_Project_Dashboard.xlsm - 1.5MbOne of our previous site manager told us (the project control team), that if we bring to him another report that have more than 1 page, he will just throw it away (sic), actually managers care only about the big picture, and don’t bother reviewing every small details. The purpose of this tutorial is to
9 Common Project Controls Mistakes Companies Make That Cost Them Millions In Lost Wrench Time
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WRENCH-TIME [average hours/shift that a craftsperson spends directly working to execute construction, maintenance or shutdown activities].It’s estimated that a worker spends on average only 3.5 hours actually working during a ten-hour shift; this is a startling figure. With industry already lacking in skilled labor, wouldn’t it make sense to try and increase worker performance? The savings of
