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March 21, 2012
Shell Iraq: Majnoon

Shell Iraq is part of a consortium working to significantly increase production at the Majnoon oil field in southern Iraq. But the project has not been easy: some of the major challenges to date have included de-mining, safety and marsh preservation, as Becky Done discovers.

Shell Iraq is part of a consortium working to significantly increase production at the Majnoon oil field in southern Iraq. But the project has not been easy: some of the major challenges to date have included de-mining, safety and marsh preservation, as Becky Done discovers.

February 15, 2012
Paradigm Construction

The first phase of a luxury new residential block is rapidly rising from the ground in NoMa, Washington DC. Hosein Omidi-Shal, project manager, explains how the work has been accelerated ahead of schedule by creative task assignment.

The first phase of a luxury new residential block is rapidly rising from the ground in NoMa, the fastest growing neighborhood in Washington DC.Hosein Omidi-Shal, project manager at Paradigm Construction, explains how the work has been accelerated ahead of schedule by creative task assignment.

July 27, 2011
Operations: Project management

A project assurance methodology transcends traditional project management barriers for successful software implementation, says Rob Prinzo.

A project assurance methodology transcends traditional project management barriers for successful software implementation, says Rob Prinzo.

 

July 4, 2011
Eskom

To keep up with South Africa’s rapidly growing demand for electricity, and a distribution system in need of modernisation, state-owned utility company Eskom is undertaking a massive construction and development programme.

To keep up with South Africa’s rapidly growing demand for electricity, and a distribution system in need of modernisation, state-owned utility company Eskom is undertaking a massive construction and development programme.

February 11, 2011
Know How Network: Your project - passion or poison

Only Michelle LaBrosse could bring St. Valentine's Day and project management together quite like this.

Welcome, February. The days are starting to get longer, the snowstorms are (hopefully) subsiding, and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. All over the country, you can find different opinions about Saint Valentine’s Day. Some people are excited at the prospect of lavishing their loved one with adoration and gifts on this special day, others dread the thought of it, while still others ignore the occasion completely.

February 3, 2011
Best practices in strategy implementation #6: The “Horror Stories” of implementation failures

Any number of problems can create a situation in which a well-conceived concept fails as a result of faulty execution.

A Dilbert© cartoon[1] once showed a project manager during a period of enthusiasm. In successive panels, Dilbert explained to a coworker “She’s tasting the sweet nectar of the illusion of progress. It’s that euphoric feeling you get between the time you make a plan and the time some moron thwarts it.” 

January 31, 2011
Supply chain: ERP

Lessons from the front line: ensuring the maximum return on ERP investment decisions. By Mike Stanbridge, Infor.

Lessons from the front line: ensuring the maximum return on ERP investment decisions. By Mike Stanbridge, Infor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The business world is unpredictable and ultimately imperfect. Managers are accustomed to making decisions with incomplete information and investing in strategic change without being able to fully test their assumptions of what that change will bring.  

January 13, 2011
Eskom: Kusile

Biggest doesn’t have to be best but the scale of Eskom’s Kusile coal-fired power station is of strategic importance to the hard-pressed utility: it has to catch up with ever increasing demand from industry and South Africa’s mass electrification programme.

Biggest doesn’t have to be best but the scale of Eskom’s Kusile coal-fired power station is of strategic importance to the hard-pressed utility: it has to catch up with ever increasing demand from industry and South Africa’s mass electrification programme.

 

December 16, 2010
Make it a strong finish

There are two ways to end the year. One way is to write off the rest of December because the year is just about shot and then just start fresh in January. Another way is to focus on what is most important for you to accomplish in December, so you hit January already in stride.

We are almost there…the close of another year. There are two ways to end the year. One way is to write off the rest of December because the year is just about shot and then just start fresh in January. Another way is to focus on what is most important for you to accomplish in December, so you hit January already in stride.

The project manager in me opts for the second way. I like to wrap the year up with a bow and end it on a high note. So, let us look at five ways you can make the most of the last two weeks of December.

November 17, 2010
Northgate Minerals Corporation

Gold prices remain at record levels, but mines are a depleting resource and as reserves decline at one mine, another must be found to take its place. Andrew Cormier at Northgate Minerals Corporation explains how his company has dealt with the forthcoming closure of its flagship operation, the Kemess South Mine in British Columbia, and is building a new cornerstone, the Young-Davidson Mine in northern Ontario.

Gold prices remain at high levels, which is great news for mining companies. But mines are fundamentally a depleting resource and as reserves decline at one mine, another must be found to take its place. Andrew Cormier at Northgate Minerals Corporation tells Andrew Pelis how his company has dealt with the forthcoming closure of its flagship operation, the Kemess South Mine in British Columbia, and is building a new cornerstone, the Young-Davidson Mine in northern Ontario.

 

 

October 13, 2010
Flexicon Piping Specialists

Operating in a wide range of marketplaces, Flexicon Piping is well placed to play a role in infrastructure development as Africa takes its place on the world economic stage.

Operating in a wide range of marketplaces, Flexicon Piping is well placed to play a role in infrastructure development as Africa takes its place on the world economic stage. Mike Enslin explains to Gay Sutton how the company has diversified during recession.

 

 

 

 

 

October 4, 2010
The Linbeck Group

A company that has adopted innovation as one of its organizational core policies and has included in its journey new tools and processes through “Virtual Design and Construction”.

Winston Churchill said, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” Rob Harris investigates the Linbeck Group, a company that has adopted innovation as one of its organizational core policies and has included in its journey new tools and processes through “Virtual Design and Construction”.

 

 

September 16, 2010
SANRAL

Landing the World Cup brought some difficult decisions for the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) when planning the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project. Project manager Alex van Niekerk outlined these to John O’Hanlon.

Landing the World Cup brought some difficult decisions for the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) when planning the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project. Project manager Alex van Niekerk outlined these to John O’Hanlon.

 

 

 

August 19, 2010
Making change stick

If the only constant is change, how can you make it stick?

Are you tired of hearing people say the only constant is change? I think we all need to keep saying it to remind ourselves we have to always be ready to keep changing.

Here’s the rub: how do we make change stick? How can you use your skills to create business processes that have staying power?

August 13, 2010
Eskom: Ingula

South Africa has ambitious targets for increasing its electricity supply—with not all of it coming from coal generation plants.

Considering that South Africa is floating on a bed of coal, it’s not surprising that 93 per cent of all the country’s electricity comes from that particular energy source. Wherever minable amounts of coal have been found, there too you’ll find an Eskom power station.

August 7, 2010
Port of Durban

The Durban Harbour Entrance Widening & Deepening (DHEW) project is taking the port into the era of the big ships.

The Port of Durban, catering for all cargo sectors and especially containers, automotive and bulk liquids, continues with its infrastructure investment programme in order to meet the needs of shippers and the South African industries they serve. Dave Ward, project manager for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), told John O’Hanlon how the Durban Harbour Entrance Widening & Deepening (DHEW) project is taking the port into the era of the big ships.

July 14, 2010
What's your tagline?

As a project manager, when I think of personal brands, I like to think about it in terms of how people experience you. What do people think about you? What’s your reputation?

With the explosion of social media, you’re hearing a lot about personal brands again. Andy Warhol’s infamous 15 minutes of fame is now a reality for anyone who can upload a video to YouTube or create a blog. 

However, as a project manager, when I think of personal brands, I like to think about it in terms of how people experience you. What do people think about you? What’s your reputation? 

July 1, 2010
Austin Building Company: W Austin Hotel & Residences

The general contractor for the new W Austin Hotel & Residences in downtown Austin, a 37-story tower combining hotel, condominiums, and retail and office space.

Austin Building Company, a subsidiary of Austin Commercial, is the general contractor for the new W Austin Hotel & Residences in downtown Austin, a 37-story tower combining hotel, condominiums, and retail and office space. Iris Seymour has the story

 

July 1, 2010
Hamilton Construction: Willamette River Bridge

A large number of regulatory environmental agencies in Oregon get involved when you demolish one bridge and construct another.

A large number of regulatory environmental agencies in Oregon get involved when you demolish one bridge and construct another, David Hendricks learns from Hamilton Construction’s Kevin Parrish.

 

July 1, 2010
Turner Construction: Mills-Peninsula Hospital

Executive project manager E.J. Saucier shares some of the things that went right on the project that might have gone wrong, if not for an experienced project team and some creative thinking.

As the Mills-Peninsula Hospital nears completion, executive project manager E.J. Saucier shares with David Hendricks some of the things that went right on the project that might have gone wrong if not for an experienced project team and some creative thinking.

 

July 1, 2010
Water Corporation: Southern Seawater Desalination Plant

Western Australia is a dry state and getting drier by the year: its dams and groundwater can no longer be expected to supply the increasing population of its fast-growing capital, Perth, so the Water Corporation is turning to other climate independent sources.

Western Australia is a dry state and getting drier by the year: its dams and groundwater can no longer be expected to supply the increasing population of its fast-growing capital, Perth, so the Water Corporation is turning to other climate independent sources. John O’Hanlon speaks to project manager Nick Churchill.

 

 

June 25, 2010
Eskom: Medupi

The world’s largest dry-cooled power station—the largest power station in Africa—is under construction near Lephalale in South Africa. It will not only boost power production by 4,800 megawatts but will also play an important role in job creation in the region. Project manager Roman Crookes talks to Gay Sutton about the project

June 1, 2010
E.ON Climate & Renewables UK: Robin Rigg

E.ON UK has successfully seen its Robin Rigg wind farm through design and construction to final operation. Senior project manager Ian Johnson talks to Andrew Pelis about some of the many challenges and rewards involved in the project.

E.ON UK has successfully seen its Robin Rigg wind farm through design and construction to final operation. Senior project manager Ian Johnson talks to Andrew Pelis about some of the many challenges and rewards involved in the project.

 

 

 

 

The wind farm revolution is well and truly gathering pace in the UK, but for E.ON Climate & Renewables UK, the Robin Rigg project has been anything but a breeze.

May 1, 2010
JHI Property

Adapting its business strategy to suit the local market is a skill that JHI Property has already perfected—and one that will prove invaluable as it eyes further expansion on the African continent. Andrew Pelis talks to project manager Jaco Nel to find out more.

Adapting its business strategy to suit the local market is a skill that JHI Property has already perfected—and one that will prove invaluable as it eyes further expansion on the African continent. Andrew Pelis talks to project manager Jaco Nel to find out more.

 

 

 

March 1, 2010
Bird Construction: CFB Trenton

Bird Construction won the largest single-building construction project ever awarded by the Canadian Forces to build a new maintenance hangar for the CC-177 Globemaster III. April Terreri talks to Project manager Shawn Stirling.

Bird Construction won the largest single-building construction project ever awarded by the Canadian Forces to build a new maintenance hangar for the CC-177 Globemaster III. April Terreri talks to project manager Shawn Stirling.