If you are involved in the delivery of capital projects, there is a good chance that you may have heard, or even used, expressions such as, “We have a resource-loaded schedule,” “We are behind schedule, so let’s add more resources,” or “We need to increase our capacity.”Know ... More
PPI’s Roberto Arbulu recently had an article published in the September 2023 issue of World Oil You can read the article here or below. A novel approach to engineering for upstream projects is producing significantly better outcomes. The innovat ... More
Global trends require a transformation in how major capital projects are managed PPI Executive Director Gary Fischer recently had an article published in the April 2023 issue of Construction Business Owner on Re-Imagining Project Development & Ex ... More
PPI Executive Director Gary Fischer recently wrote an article featured in the print and online versions of Engineering News-Record. In this Viewpoint article, he focuses on how to address the challenges of offsite fabrication using the five levers, specifically pro ... More
COVID 19, the war in Ukraine, industrial action at ports and several other factors, are causing supply chain challenges across all industries including engineering and construction. Additionally, project supply chains are known to be inherently complex and dynamic. ... More
The short answer is no, they are not. But let’s elaborate further. About a hundred years have passed since the construction industry started exploring the use of Gantt-type charts, copying what manufacturing was doing then. To date, the construction industry has ex ... More
Looking out from the mezzanine, I had a bird’s eye view of the factory floor. This tends to be my habit when visiting a worksite: find a high place that allows honest observation of the craft and activity onsite. Why do I say honest? My experience is that when craf ... More
Mick Fischer is the Project Manager for building a new research center at a university. To meet donor requirements, it is critical the project be complete in 24 months. However, the latest project schedule states it will take 28 months. In response, Mick schedules ... More
Many professionals in the engineering and construction industry operate under the illusion of being in control of their capital projects, until it is too late. For many, the recipe for being in control has a few key ingredients including, but not limited to, a base ... More
Advanced work packaging (AWP) has gained a considerable following, particularly from the owner’s side. Heck, what could be wrong with planning the work in bite-sized chunks and getting improved craft productivity? Unfortunately, it’s just not that simple. AWP is a ... More
The stage (or phase) gate project development approach, as adopted by the engineering and construction industry, was designed as a business process both to meter spending prior to the investment decision and yield predictable outcomes. It has been widely implemente ... More
Key Points Despite the mandating of shelter-in-place rules as of 07 January 2021, the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Ensemble Forecast indicates 405K–438K deaths in the U.S. alone related to COVID-19 by the end of January 2021.Sponsored by the U.S. Government’s ... More
PPI’s recent web conference addressed the effectiveness of Critical Path Management (CPM) as a scheduling method for achieving project delivery success. From the history of CPM’s origination, to the mechanics of its application in practice, to experts’ experience a ... More
