When documents are requested for review on a project, it is common for the contractor to provide a non-native (i.e. Portable Document Format, or “.PDF”) file of project schedule information rather ...

It’s never a good idea to rush head-first into a new project if you haven’t completed the necessary preparation first. You may miss something, forget your overarching goal, or simply find it difficult ...

The amount of effort spent scheduling the work on today’s construction projects is staggering. In addition to critical-path method schedules, contractors use sketches, Visio graphics, Excel sheets and ...

Starting a build project can be intimidating, even if you’ve had experience with it before. There are so many factors that go into a successful project. We sat down with two experts in the design ...

Schedule compression. Within the construction industry, this term has a sort of dual identity. For some contractors, it is a useful tool, one to be implemented sparingly but which can help get a ...

See how the critical path method (CPM) can be used for project management in our detailed guide. We’ll walk you through how to calculate it and share real-world examples for applying CPM to different ...

Despite the recent buzz surrounding nuclear power generation, project owners and financiers are reticent to invest billions in projects that run a high risk of being well over budget and coming online ...

Kandis Porter is the Founder & CEO of Effective Flow Connections. She is a certified PMP and has a MS in Project Management from GWU. The value of establishing a project management office (PMO) cannot ...

Project coordination is a core element of project management. It involves managing and monitoring the web of processes that govern how teams approach specific, day-to-day tasks during a given project, ...