TheĀ Importance of Progress MeasurementĀ Successfully executing projects hinges on many variables. Yet, the fundamental question that must be answered before any proactive or prescriptive measures can be implemented is this: Where are we today? Deceiving in its simplicity, this question often proves difficult to answer accurately. That is where progress measurement processes come in. The […]
6 Best Practices for Project Controls
July 31st, 2019
Project controls is a set of tools and processes that help manage projects through measuring, forecasting, and improving project performance. It adds an important dimension to project management by providing a complete system for managing cost and schedule. When these important aspects of a project are under control, it stands to reason that your company […]
Tips & Tricks: Introduction to the EcoSys Mobile Platform
July 23rd, 2019
The EcoSys Mobile Platform allows for seamless interaction with the EcoSys web platform via a native mobile experience. It takes advantage of optimized performance and utilizes the latest technology, compared to web applications or mobile cloud applications developed to be generic across multiple systems. Benefits of implementing EcoSys Mobile include: Improved EcoSys Automation: familiar approvals, […]
Tips & Tricks: EcoSys Looping Actions
July 22nd, 2019
Looping Actions, introduced in EcoSys v8.2, were created to allow an action to run multiple times without requiring end users to manually run the action multiple times. How Looping Actions Work A Looping Action pulls a report to populate the parameter and then continues to run for each row in the report. This report is […]
Foundations of Progress Measurement (Part I): Engineering
July 19th, 2019
TheĀ Importance of Progress MeasurementĀ Successfully executing projects hinges on many variables. Yet, the fundamental question that must be answered before any proactive or prescriptive measures can be implemented is this: Where are we today? This seems like a simple question. However, it often proves very difficult to answer accurately. That is why accurate progress measurement […]
How Project Controls Lead to Better Project Performance
July 10th, 2019
Project controls are a group of processes that gather and analyze project data to keep costs and schedules on track. The beauty of project controls is they allow for proactive monitoring of current projects, and alert stakeholders so that timely, corrective actions can be taken. While controls deliver projects on time and budget, the scope […]