Why is it the construction industry lags other sectors when it comes to productivity? Why are cost and schedule overruns the norm for engineering and construction projects? The answer to these questions is complicated. There are many factors that affect project outcomes. However, there is one critical factor people often overlook, but has a huge […]
Selling the C-Suite on the Predictive Powers of Earned Value Management
February 13th, 2015
Too often, project controls professionals receive the C-Suite’s full attention at one time only – immediately after painful and embarrassing cost or schedule overruns have come to light. So how can project controls leadership take advantage of these moments to sell to executives the power of project controls and differentiate it from the back-office, after-the-fact reports coming from Finance?