Using Agile Project Management Techniques to Maintain Level 5 Project Schedule on Capital Construction Projects

In the early 1980s we had to present the two-week lookahead schedule during the weekly progress review meetings. The two-week lookahead schedule which was based on the latest updated level 4 schedule required the Contractor to detail the activities that are planned for the upcoming two weeks. The first week Read more…

Why Project Owners Should Require Contractors to Develop Level 5 Construction Project Schedule if Artificial Intelligence is on Their Road Map

On most construction projects, the Integrated Project Execution Schedule will usually be completed at Level 4 while Level 5 is considered as a temporary document for coordinating site activities that will be detailed weekly by the project team. Nevertheless, for those project owners and contractors who have Artificial Intelligence (AI) Read more…

Using the APM Earned Value Management Guidelines to Enable Contractors to Manage, Monitor, Evaluate and Report Project Cost Performance on Lump Sum Contracts from Their Own Perspective as well as From Project Owner Perspective

The Association of Project Management (APM) Earned Value Management (EVM) guidelines can be used by Contractors to provide them with robust solutions to manage, monitor, evaluate and report project cost performance on their lump sum contracts from their perspective as well as the Project Owner perspective. The EVM reporting will Read more…