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Theory and a case study about deploying a Project Controls solution to support Lean
Construction and Last Planner principles in a construction environment.
of a Project Controls solution must be flexible enough
to adapt to these unique demands. Currie & Brown's
vision for Project Controls is, therefore, to draw from its
portfolio of tools and technologies to support a rigorous
efficient and assured project outcomes. `One size fits
all' is most definitely not the right approach. An example
architecture is shown in the diagram below.
of Project Controls can be influenced by a number of
factors. There is the organization itself, the focus of
delivery, and the mandate given by the client, all of which
are an influence. What is more important, regardless of
where each discipline sits, is data integration to provide
timely analysis and reporting.
project outcomes. And, the more indicators we can
measure and combine, the better we will be able to
manage our project. For example, one particularly
informative combination to look at is cost and progress:
it is 50% through the scheduled timeline - it may appear
to be going well. If, however, it has taken 80% of the
available budget to achieve this performance, things are
not so rosy.
instance, reviewing a monthly report that was delivered
a week or ten days after month-end is not very useful
(and more like an exercise in reading history). Ideally,
data should be captured and reviewed more regularly,
although that isn't always practical.