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REAL PLANNING, AND WHY YOU GET THAT WHAT YOU PAY FOR. Do you know the difference between a planner and a scheduler? If you say no, don't feel bad. Lots of people don't know, it's fairly common. But if you're trying to manage a project, it is absolutely important that you know what you're asking for- and more importantly, what you've got. A planner is someone with technical knowledge and experience that can be used to create an accurate and achievable schedule. They know about engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and everything in-between. A scheduler knows how to read the schedule and use the software to update it. Whilst this may be a bit of an over-simplification, its the most basic difference. Need someone to read scope documents and create a plan that is accurate and achievable? You need a planner. Need someone who can manage smaller-albeit critical- scopes of work, updating a master schedule with progress and forecast data? A scheduler would be the perfect solution. The problem comes in when you're looking at rates. Planners are simply more expensive than schedulers. They have all this technical knowledge, many times an engineering degree, and experience to do their job. These things don't come cheap, and many places balk at the expense. Especially when you have multiple types of projects, with a mix of planners and schedulers working for you. Then it becomes easy to try and use a good solid scheduler as a benchmark for what a planner is worth to a project. And you couldn't be more wrong. In this day of cost reductions, it's often a temptation for a company to put lower cost and less technical planners on projects because either the PM thinks they can handle it by themselves or because maybe someone has promised more than they can deliver. All I can say is 9 times out of 10, you'll get what you pay for.
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The risks of not using construction scheduling software in a subcontracting business are huge. Manual processes, including using a whiteboard or Excel spreadsheets, take valuable time away from getting the job done. And let’s not forget how long it takes to let everyone know where to be, getting confirmation they will be there and then what is to be done when they get there. Not only do these take time, but they are risky for a business. Considering how to reduce risk by implementing construction scheduling software makes sense for all subcontractors operating across at least three sites at once and whose teams range from 20-200 staff. But what does effective scheduling software look like for a subcontractor? Read on to learn… #subcontractors #neointelligence #subcontracting #construction #formwork #concrete #steelfixing https://hubs.ly/Q020l5Kh0
The Risks of not Using Construction Scheduling Software in a Subcontracting Business
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#Planner #Scheduler Planner vs. Scheduler Objective: The objective of the project is to develop a comprehensive planner and scheduler system to optimize resource allocation, task management, and scheduling within an organization. The system aims to improve efficiency, reduce conflicts, and enhance productivity by effectively assigning tasks, managing timelines, and coordinating resources. Role: The project will involve multiple roles, including: Project Manager: Responsible for overall project coordination, defining project goals, managing resources, and ensuring timely completion. Planner: Responsible for analyzing project requirements, breaking them down into tasks, estimating resource needs, and creating a comprehensive project plan. Scheduler: Responsible for scheduling tasks, setting timelines, resolving conflicts, and ensuring smooth coordination among different teams and stakeholders. Job Descriptions: Project Manager: Lead the project team and ensure effective collaboration. Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables. Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets. Monitor project progress and address any issues or risks. Communicate with stakeholders and provide project updates. Ensure timely completion of project milestones and final delivery. Planner: Analyze project requirements and break them down into tasks. Determine the sequence and dependencies of tasks. Estimate resource requirements, including personnel, equipment, and materials. Develop a comprehensive project plan, including timelines and milestones. Identify potential risks and develop contingency plans. Collaborate with the scheduler to ensure realistic scheduling. Scheduler: Create and maintain a project schedule based on the project plan. Assign resources to tasks and optimize resource allocation. Coordinate task dependencies and resolve scheduling conflicts. Monitor task progress and update the schedule as needed. Communicate with team members to ensure task completion. Generate reports and provide visibility into project status. The Planner and Scheduler roles are closely related and require effective communication and collaboration to ensure the project's success. By implementing a robust planner and scheduler system and leveraging the expertise of the project team, the organization can streamline operations, improve productivity, and achieve project objectives more efficiently.
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Achieve staff sufficiency, reduce downtime, and enhance efficiency with our Maintenance Staff Planner and Capacity Planner. This tool is designed for any business that does any type of scheduled maintenance. Embrace success with meticulous organization, analysis, and planning. Already have a maintenance system? If so, there is a good chance the utility capability provided by our planning worksheet will still be of use. Your existing system may not support a view of your resources and tasks with endless what-if scenarios that our tool provides. If you have a maintenance system where all information is entered manually (a paper system), then this tool will work for you as well. This planning worksheet is all about the task. How often you perform the task and the total budgeted time to perform the task. We just know you will get to see your scheduled work from a different perspective by using our worksheet tool. Click the link below to learn more about our Maintenance Staff Planner and Capacity Planner. https://lnkd.in/dN8ZDtF2 #facilitymanagement #maintenancemanagement #staffing #resourcemanagement #maintenance
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How would you feel about taking on admin support for your Construction business? 💻 Would you be interested if you knew that our services start from just 3 hours per week? 🤩 Let's chat about Construction admin and tailor our services to your individual business needs. Here are some of Aux Aide's services for you to consider: • Invoicing • Quotes • Supplier management • Material orders • Tracking of Plant hire • Call handling • Subcontractor management • Emails and Lead handling • Customer service • Job costings • Document management • Terms & Conditions • RAMS templates • Social Media management And more... Inbox us if you want to have a chat in more detail 📥 #adminsupport #constructionindustry
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Companies that work on customer-specific or long-term projects usually track job costs to gauge the profitability of each project. But the process of allocating costs can be cumbersome. Six tips to track costs more easily and accurately include: 1. Make job costing a priority. 2. Set up a coding system that’s easy for frontline workers to use. 3. Assign purchase order numbers when buying supplies and materials. 4. Give out company credit and debit cards only to responsible workers. 5. Use a professionally designed chart of accounts and job-cost ledger. 6. Use job numbers that convey project-specific details. Check out our website for more information: https://bit.ly/3SbMEAV Contact an Axley & Rode advisor to help set up a simple, but effective, job-costing system that works for your situation.
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💡 Fact: In heavy industry, it's not uncommon for invoices to mismatch managers' expectations, leading to budget discrepancies. Find out how myTrack helps create authorized timesheets, ensuring invoices exactly match the approved work. Discover more: https://hubs.la/Q02pjh0-0 #HeavyIndustry #CostManagement
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I am currently hiring for a Scheduler/Planner position. If you are interested, please feel free to message me! Title: Scheduler/Planner Location: Augusta GA Duration: 6 months to hire Description: The Scheduler prepares and updates bar chart or critical path method (CPM) schedules. · Supports senior scheduling staff, the project team and stakeholders with time management and control. · Develops and updates summary level as well as detailed schedules. · Develops lists of design, procurement, construction, and post construction activities based on review of design documents, examination of site conditions and discussions with Owners, design consultants and contractors. · Identifies major milestones, critical approvals, and long lead procurement items. · Determines reasonable schedule logic and constraints based on discussion with task owners and/or teams. · Develops realistic activity durations based on production rates and available manpower based on discussion with task owners and/or teams. · Assigns resources (cost, labor, or material) to activities and develops cash flow reports and resource histograms. · Evaluates critical and near critical path activity sequences. · Assesses actual progress based on site inspections. · Identifies schedule changes and trends. · Develops earned value reports. · Suggests corrective actions and/or develop recovery plans when delays are anticipated or occur. · Review architect and contractor prepared schedules. · Prepares post construction as-built schedules and lessons learned reports. · Performing such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time be considered necessary. · Complexity - Work involves conventional practice but may include a variety of complex features. · Decision-making - Most assignments are performed solitarily. Makes decisions on technical problems and methods. Receives approval on proposed plans for projects and general direction as to results expected or on unusual problems. · Work direction given to others - Supervises, gives work direction to, and/or reviews the work of junior technical staff and/or others who assist in specific assignments. Qualifications: · Bachelor’s degree in construction, Quantity Surveying, or a related field, plus four years relevant experience. · Certification with AACE, PMI or CMAA is preferred. · Must have strong to excellent understanding of CPM (Critical Path Method) concepts and calculations; strong to excellent understanding of earned value concepts, calculations, and rules of credit; proficiency in Primavera scheduling products; and report preparation skills. · Must thoroughly understand and utilize Information Technology in the performance of work including Internet, Intranet, Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite, and Microsoft Project. · Must be highly articulate, have a clear and logical approach to problem solving, and strong choice-making abilities. Must have excellent communication and presentation skills.
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To all my contractor friends out there, Is material still being ordered through email, phone calls and text messages? Are you experiencing the headache and stress of tracking WHEN, WHERE and WHAT material will be arriving? Field Materials is the answer! This simple yet powerful software is enabling contractors to have full visibility and control over the material procurement process; saving massive amounts of time, money, and hairs on their heads! Hit me up to learn more! #Constructioninsights #MaterialsProcurement
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Forward scheduling, backward scheduling or controlled forward scheduling? I often think about these three scheduling approaches in job shop production which consists of very limited resources. Forward scheduling is a Push system subject to resource availability. It may be good for on-time delivery and throughput but terrible for control of lead times and WIP. The backward scheduling from due dates is supposed to be a #pull system. But this can be pretty messy if resources are very limited. Unless buffers are inserted into the backward schedule, variation cannot be easily accommodated in the schedule. Projects involve uncertainty and a lot of variation. I do not know how #pullplanning in Lean Construction deals with uncertainty and variation. I understand that some ERP software for job shops perform forward and backward scheduling alternatively with a lot of repetition for generating a decent, feasible schedule. This method takes enormous time on computer but the outcome is still not great. In Drum-Buffer-Rope method of TOC for production control, rope creates the pull. In CONWIP, job completion times create the pull. For the last 20 years, I have been adopting "controlled" forward scheduling of order-driven, high-variety production in complex job shops. It is good for on-time delivery, throughput, job lead times and WIP. It is based on rigorous, scientific scheduling logic. One can see more comments on this approach in my LinkedIn articles: 1). "Simplified Production Control in Job Shops Based on Optimal Order Release Times " at https://lnkd.in/gHcFNina 2). "Controlled Push Rather Than Pull For High-Variety, Discrete Manufacturing" at https://lnkd.in/ge2V45U5 #scheduling #productionscheduling #leanconstruction #jobshops #hmlv #schedlyzer
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