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Core Programming in Project Management

Construction Business Owner

When I became its program manager in the fall of 1997, The Pentagon Renovation Program, still early in its development, was already significantly over budget, far behind schedule and producing an unsatisfactory product. The task from my boss, Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. John Hamre, was simple: Fix it.

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JOC Program FAILURE POINTS

Job Order Contracting

Note: National average cost data, location factoring, or economic factoring do not provide defensible representations of project costs.) Best Value Job Order Contracting and Total Cost of Ownership Management Learn more… www.4bt.us Owner using JOC to simply speed procurement. . #7 7 Lack of transparency. #8

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Project Manager Wayne Jones Earned High Marks During Delivery of Major Storm Surge Defense Structure in New Orleans

ENR Construction

billion ring of storm-surge defenses built by the U.S. The largest chunk of construction in the $14.6-billion Army Corps of Engineers around post-Katrina New Orleans is a $1-billion concrete wall across a marshy bay on the eastern flank of the city. Wags already have dubbed it "the Great Wall of New Orleans.".

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5 tips that every site foreman should know about

Lets Build

You need to always be one step ahead of your project manager and communicate critical issues to them before they turn into threats to the project. Free ebook: Why WhatsApp and Excel aren’t enough for running complex construction projects. Read also: 10 helpful tips for project managers.

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The Power of One

Viewpoint Construction Technology

a back-office accounting system, a separate project management solution and multiple apps or tools for the field), without true integration between the systems that different departments rely on, each department will still find themselves siloed. While each separate program may work well for its intended use (e.g.

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Aloha Ken Wagner

Cassell Construction Estimating

He has been our Senior Oracle Primavera Technical Consultant and Oracle certified Enterprise Portfolio Implementation Specialist for the implementation of P6 Project Management, Ken has over thirty plus years of executive level experience in program and project management, working in state and federal government, defense and commercial industries.

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Upcoming P6 Training in Honolulu: May 2024

Cassell Construction Estimating

At the end of this training, attendees will be able to setup and build a schedule, print reports and update progress for timely project management decisions, throughout the duration of the project. This course can be completed onsite or online. 60-page reference manual included.

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