PMWeb Blog
Where Technology and Construction Merge

Create Paperless Projects Using Project Management Information Systems

Create Paperless Projects Using Project Management Information Systems

On April 16, 2017, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, announced that the Dubai…
Read More
Using Technology to Enforce the Best Practice of Single Point of Accountability (SPA) In Executing the Business Processes for Managing Capital Construction Projects

Using Technology to Enforce the Best Practice of Single Point of Accountability (SPA) In Executing the Business Processes for Managing Capital Construction Projects

One of the key challenges that face project owners when it comes to managing capital construction projects is the involvement…
Read More
How to Use Building Information Modelling (BIM) Models to Better Monitor, Evaluate, Report and Visualize the Status of Defective Items Captured on Punch Lists on Capital Construction Projects

How to Use Building Information Modelling (BIM) Models to Better Monitor, Evaluate, Report and Visualize the Status of Defective Items Captured on Punch Lists on Capital Construction Projects

In capital construction projects, a punch list (occasionally referred to as a snag list) defines the inspection process necessary to…
Read More
Creating Actionable Workflow Email Notifications for Business Processes Required to Manage the Delivery of Capital Construction Projects

Creating Actionable Workflow Email Notifications for Business Processes Required to Manage the Delivery of Capital Construction Projects

When it comes to managing capital construction projects, more than 200 business processes need to be performed by the different…
Read More
Using BIM Model to Enable Stakeholders to Visualize the Status of Dynamic and Static Equipment Pre-Startup, Functional and Performance Tests During the Testing and Commissioning Stage of Capital Construction Projects

Using BIM Model to Enable Stakeholders to Visualize the Status of Dynamic and Static Equipment Pre-Startup, Functional and Performance Tests During the Testing and Commissioning Stage of Capital Construction Projects

One of the critical requirements to handover and closeout a capital construction project is for the contractor to perform the…
Read More
How to Provide Executive Stakeholders with the Same Performance Dashboards in Their Preferred Language When It Comes to Delivering Capital Construction Projects in Non-English-Speaking Countries

How to Provide Executive Stakeholders with the Same Performance Dashboards in Their Preferred Language When It Comes to Delivering Capital Construction Projects in Non-English-Speaking Countries

In many countries, especially those located in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in general and the Gulf…
Read More
How Can Project Owners Encourage Fraud on Their Capital Construction Projects?

How Can Project Owners Encourage Fraud on Their Capital Construction Projects?

When project owners, both in the public and private sectors, fail to impose the right policies and procedures to deter…
Read More
Should Contractors Have Their Own Project Management Information System When It Comes to Managing Their Own and Their Subcontractors and Suppliers Scope of Work as Well as to Communicate with Other Project Entities?

Should Contractors Have Their Own Project Management Information System When It Comes to Managing Their Own and Their Subcontractors and Suppliers Scope of Work as Well as to Communicate with Other Project Entities?

A Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) like PMWeb tend to be used more by project owners and project management consultants…
Read More
How to Use Technology to Fulfill the Growing Demand of Project Stakeholders for Real-Time, Single Version of the Truth Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting of Fit-out and Refurbishment Projects

How to Use Technology to Fulfill the Growing Demand of Project Stakeholders for Real-Time, Single Version of the Truth Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting of Fit-out and Refurbishment Projects

Fit-out and refurbishment projects are among the many critical investments that cop do to maintain, improve and grow their business…
Read More
Using the Building Information Model (BIM) to Better Visualize Material and Equipment Procurement Schedule on Capital Construction Projects

Using the Building Information Model (BIM) to Better Visualize Material and Equipment Procurement Schedule on Capital Construction Projects

The growing adoption by project owners of solutions to digitally transform their capital construction projects has raised the need to…
Read More
Why Automating Business Processes on Capital Construction Projects is Becoming a Must Requirement During the Covid-19 Era and Beyond

Why Automating Business Processes on Capital Construction Projects is Becoming a Must Requirement During the Covid-19 Era and Beyond

On average, more than 200 business processes need to be managed during the stages of a capital construction project life…
Read More
Managing the New COVID-19 Requirements for Reporting Resources Deployed

Managing the New COVID-19 Requirements for Reporting Resources Deployed

No one knows when the Covid-19 pandemic will end, being part of our daily lives. Measures are taking worldwide by…
Read More
Managing Budget Cuts Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Managing Budget Cuts Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic on capital construction projects will continue to be noticed in 2021 and years…
Read More
Why Align Schedule Milestone Dates With the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Why Align Schedule Milestone Dates With the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

When it comes to delivering capital construction projects, contractors should decide on the methods and means for developing the integrated…
Read More
What Progress Information is Critical to Report on During the Design Phase?

What Progress Information is Critical to Report on During the Design Phase?

Like the construction phase, project owners of capital construction projects need to be aware of how their projects are performing…
Read More
Why a Contractor Must Submit a Narrative Schedule Report With the Integrated Project Schedule

Why a Contractor Must Submit a Narrative Schedule Report With the Integrated Project Schedule

Unlike other projects, the integrated baseline schedule for capital construction projects could include thousands of activities to detail the contractor’s…
Read More
Manage Indirect Costs Using the Earned Value Management Method

Manage Indirect Costs Using the Earned Value Management Method

Each capital construction project consists of direct and indirect costs. Direct Costs are the costs that are proportional to the…
Read More
Rubbish In, Rubbish Out

Rubbish In, Rubbish Out

Manipulated information is the Rubbish In. Miss information can lead Senior management to make the wrong decision. This is the Rubbish Out. …
Read More
Maintain an Updated Register of Quality Control Testing Equipment

Maintain an Updated Register of Quality Control Testing Equipment

Construction quality control (CQC) is intended to provide a comprehensive, common, and consistent framework for quality control across the various…
Read More
Accelerate the Growth of the Planning Engineers Role

Accelerate the Growth of the Planning Engineers Role

On capital construction projects, it is common to see that the role growth path is to become a project control…
Read More
1 19 20 21 22 23 31