Nuclear Power, Project Curves, and the Future of Planning and Scheduling
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Challenge
The construction landscape is shifting. Energy demands are rising. Data centers are sprouting up everywhere. As planners and schedulers, we face new challenges daily. How can we keep pace with these rapid changes? How do we adapt our strategies to meet the future head-on?
Key Takeaways
Tactical Takeaway
Take a moment today to analyze your project schedules. Start with activity durations. Calculate and plot forecasted vs actuals durations of your tasks. Do they form a normal curve, or are they skewed? By identifying these patterns, you can determine if you project will finish on time. This simple exercise can help you spot risks early and make more informed scheduling decisions.
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4 个月I really loved the discussion on the inclusion of AI in planning and scheduling. There are lots of software suites with proprietary algorithms that claim to be the panacea and soothsayer around predicting project future and measuring schedule health. The value of these products, are the data analytics that would take a person far too long to do alone. The risk of these programs are to blindly take what the data is saying and assume it's correctness. Schedules are still made by people with unwritten assumptions and otherwise invisible behind them. AI isn't quite at the point that it's able to determine required vs preferential logic yet. Where I've found AI the most valuable is in the ability to concisely search contract documentation and summarize. I tell my students regularly, "READ THE CONTRACT"; but, our brains can only retain so much, so having a tool that can help with that search, is super helpful. TLDR - the old adage of garbage in, garbage out still prevails; but, sometimes just having something to do the data crunch is the most valuable service AI can provide. Looking forward to the day a site super can chat with a bot about construction measures and weigh them in light speed against the plan and spec constraints :)
Founder - Director | Bespoke Business Intelligence Model | Project Management & Project Control Management | Integrated Master Scheduler, Strategy & Detailed Planning
4 个月Totally agree, Nuclear Power Station are very difficult. The project director and project manager greatest challenge! Aligning Hardware schedule and Software schedule @ Commissioning. It takes great skill to align all the schedules together. That's when you need the right team members on the project.
Founder - Director | Bespoke Business Intelligence Model | Project Management & Project Control Management | Integrated Master Scheduler, Strategy & Detailed Planning
4 个月Micah Piippo & Greg Lawton It takes a lot of bravery to tackle complex projects, and it's great to see appreciation for that. Confidence and courage can really make a difference in overcoming challenges. If you have any complex projects or ideas you’d like to discuss or brainstorm about, feel free to share! We all need a challenge in life. I hope you both enjoy.