W14.0_IZ_Effectiveness Planning Phase for EPC Contractor

1. Problem Definition Recently the author has had a problem coordinating all departments in his company. When the Planning Phase or the Bid Stage for EPC Tender especially in Upstream Bussiness. Mostly the Commercial team is a single fighter in front of Tender. In the last minutes, all documents technical & commercial required shall be

W12.0_LRuiz_Scheduling Professional

I. Problem recognition or Opportunity Statement From the client’s point of view, why did my plan fail is the question I have asked myself in some of the Projects we develop in the Engineering team, usually at the final estimated date according to the Project schedule. The Schedule of an Engineering service is usually presented, but

W11.0_LRuiz_What PHASES of the ASSET LIFE SPAN can BIM be used for?

I. Problem recognition or Opportunity Statement During the planning of the Engineering development of the project, a question arises, if resources and funds should be invested in working on the technological platform or in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) environment, and what is the best time to do it? From the early stages of the Asset

W10.0_LRuiz_How are we going to be MEASURE how made a difference use BIM vs traditional process?

I. Problem Recognition or Opportunity Statement We know that working in the BIM environment brings benefits compared to working with the traditional system, in any of the stages of a project. Taking a step further, the next thing we ask ourselves are some questions that allow us to have more detail on how much better it

W09.0_LRuiz_Project Monitoring

I. Problem recognition or Opportunity Statement We will use the Phoenix team data as the basis for this exercise. The current program is on week 14th and the current earned progress is at 50% progress. It is intended to analyze the performance and capabilities of the workflow process and to know if the current work system

W13.2_IZ_How Efective Earned Value used Project Monitoring for The Phoenix Team With Statistical Process Control

1. Problem Definition The author will use another way to monitor SPI and CPI is to track, compare and analyze progress over time. The data is taken from SPI and CPI in the previous blog from week 13 of the weekly report upon 2nd re-baseline, but from this, track them per period over time and

W13_MK_Forecasting of a crusher building using Ms Excel “Best Fit” Regression and Monte Carlo Simulation

1. Problem definition Forecasting is a very important part of scope, schedule, and cost management. Once Scope is approved, then cost and schedule will define the project life cycle and a decision making for the project by comparison of cost benefit ratio whether project is viable or not. Schedule and cost forecast is the lifeline of

W12.2_CO_Impact of Location Selection in Profitability Analysis

Step 1: Problem Recognition, Definition and Evaluation A valve manufacturing company based in the United States of America is expanding its operations in response to an increase in demand. As an important portion of its clients are located in South America (the main one of this segment reside in Argentina), the Business Development Department has been

W13.1_IZ_How Efective Earned Value used Project Monitoring for The Phoenix Team With Statistical Process Control

1. Problem Definition The author will use another way to monitor SPI and CPI is to track, compare and analyse progress over time. The data is taken from SPI and CPI the previous blog from the week 12 of the weekly report, but from this, track them per period over time and various metrics, quantities

W12.1_CO_Impact of Location Selection in Profitability Analysis

Step 1: Problem Recognition, Definition and Evaluation A valve manufacturing company based in the United States of America is expanding its operations in response to an increase in demand. As an important portion of its clients are located in South America (the main one of this segment reside in Argentina), the Business Development Department has been