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 ...

A very common task incorporated into a commissioning process during the early stages of construction is schedule coordination. The task includes the commissioning provider working with the ...

A feasibility study analyzes all of the critical aspects of a proposed project. Understand how these studies work, how to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scope creep is the uncontrolled and often unmanageable growth of a project’s requirements, or ‘scope’, once it’s underway. Scope creep often forces even the experienced with project management to ...

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 ...

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, ...