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Tony Lowery
Project Controls Consultant @ L | Certified Guild Fellow of Planning & Scheduling
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I’m still trying to convey that the only accurate schedule is one that encompasses the total costs of a project and empowers you to make informed decisions.
It's important to realize that Gantt Lines, while visually appealing, have limitations that can hinder accurate project Management.
This is one of the reasons why this world expert #00011 wants to start a center of excellence in Southwest LA. When schedules are fully loaded with complete resources, are inset and assigned calendars.
Understanding the potential of fully loaded schedules can reassure you of their effectiveness in managing complex projects.
1. Generate Project Burndown reports showing exact completion, costs, and remaining work.
1.1. When your work is only limited to one trillion dollars or 1,666,666,666 hours/schedule setting, 30,000+ calendars, 700,000 resources, and 998 Consolidated Projects. No innocents on the SASOL project would have lost their jobs due to projects going over budget. Its all about scheduling properly, so no project goes over budget again, by setting the total budget and maintaining it from the beginning.
1.2. It now appears that the software manufacturers have foreseen the MEGA-FUSION ENERGY PROJECTS.
2. Universities are typically associated with Centers of Excellence in Project Controls. In our neighborhood, this would be McNeese State University. ??????