Do project schedules matter? Is the journey to build a schedule more important than the destination, the schedule itself?

Some interesting topics from LinkedIn this week, key among them is Naveen Lopes debunks some of the misconceptions in Project Controls discipline.

Has the proliferation of schedule diagnostics tools contributed to successful project delivery and how do Primavera, Powerproject & Microsoft Project compare against each other?

3 things to consider before using the DCMA 14-Point Schedule Assessment and other project scheduling related posts from LinkedIn.

Ever wondered why it seems that not much has changed in construction projects scheduling in the last two to three decades? According to Micah Piippo, the poor state of construction projects schedules can be attributed to the six problems he sees with scheduling.

A free webinar on 21-Feb-23 from AACE on Recommended Practice 29R-03 Forensic Schedule Analysis, which provides a reference of basic technical principles and guidelines for the application of CPM scheduling in forensic schedule analysis.

Are you a Project Planner or Scheduler looking for how to enrich your LinkedIn feed? Then, allow me to recommend these 10 LinkedIn profiles of SMEs and MVPs.

What are the key points to consider when creating a construction project schedule? Do you know how to perform a Monte Carlo analysis on your project schedule? These are addressed in our latest roundup of blog posts from other sites.

Do you have an opinion on the state of CPM project schedules? Do you know why false critical paths are abound in schedules?

Do you know that Microsoft Project does not display Critical Path? Do you want to know more about Critical Path myth in Microsoft Project?

Good news for Planners and Scheduler who depend on Excel for reporting as the Conditional Formatting gets a makeover with resizable dialog box and ability to duplicate rules.

This week’s review of blogsphere brings you posts about risk analysis, importance of keeping records when it comes to EOT and the advantages of LD clauses. If you like pie-charts, then you might want to read why they are considered ugly.

This week’s review features one of the best articles I have read in a long time and it is from Planning & Scheduling experts, Glen Palmer and Chris Carson. You want to read about their recommended approaches to a successfully on-time delivery of projects.

When it comes to building a new project schedule, while it is very tempting to use a copy of an existing schedule from a previous project of similar scope and adapting it to suit, I would advise against it.

Microsoft Excel is a powerful analytical and reporting tool and here are 10 Excel functions I think budding Project Planners & Schedulers should be using.

This week’s review highlights the need for good quality project data and the advantages of integrating schedule & cost risk analysis. It also discusses how to prevent and expediate claims on construction projects as well as how to improve communication at construction sites.

Read about the LinkedIn discussion on the use of Time Location charts on Linear Projects & get links to a free template & mini-course on planning processes

Schedule levels refer to the details of activities in an issued schedule and should not be confused with the physical level of a schedule.