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I agree with RDK, pdf the view you want to your stakeholders. This keeps them from screwing it up, or starting their own what-if scenerios.

This is the question of the ages. In fact, it is an interview question when I interview prospective project mangers. (not that we have been doing much hiring in '03). If you think you are a PM, you can prove it by taking about the differences in these two tools. Primavera is very entrenched...

Hey jsi, I'm a gas pipeline guy. 0.5% compressor fuel (called shrinkage in gas accounting) per 100 miles is not far off the mark. The 3.5% number is a bit high, but who knows what special circumstances were in that number. You could get results from FERC form 2 submittals from the pipeline...

Hey IC Man, You have a serious situation there. The electrical equipment at your regulator station is clearly not designed for the proper hazardous area classification. That said, you may be igniting gas from switch contacts, but you may also be overheating some wiring, causing a fire...

Thanks for your insights RDK. I would point out that AMerican PM's are not all about commanding, we do understand the "leadership thing". ;) I have always had a different take on mangement structures. i.e. the permanent functions of the company are run by the "line&quot...

In typical Bill Gates fashion, MS Project has ousted Primavera as the defacto standard project scheduling program.

RDK brings up an excellent point about NOT becoming a conduit of information from the project to senior management. This is a no-win role to play. However, I see the scheduling problem a little more globaly. I suspect that Mangement may be misguided in creating a cross-project planning...

Simmantix, Nice product. Based on your knowlege of the technique, can I use the same program for cost data to achieve a Monte Carlo simulation of my project budget?

Hottapr, is that a commercial for Red Flame? Can you tell us about some of the significant advances in welding technology for carbon steel pipe? Reducing the line pressure simply reduces hoop stress, it has little to do with burn through. As with most pipeline technologies, it's OK if the...

Luis, You ask a very important question, and I'm not sure a contract consultant can help find the answer. When a client requests proposals for EPC work, it would not be financially prudent for them to spend a lot of money on engineering to put in the RFP. The contract that they hold with...

Most designers I know (industrial, energy and process industry) don't retain copyright for their designs. In my 18 years at this, I have never (nor has my employer) retained a copyright to a design. There are some exceptions for proprietary process designs, but the ownership is of the process...

Joe, Sell, sell, sell! But don't get caught doing it here. I admire your drive, however.

Perhaps you spoke to the wrong department at TD Williams. While they do manufacture and sell equipment, they are also one of the few design/service contractors with experience in the type of tap you want to do. As far as experienece, I have done two SOS taps like the one you wish to do. Both...

You are operating in a different world than I am used to. What ever happened to estimating the hours required and bidding appropriately?

Interesting question. One reason the architect/owner want to make the buildings all the same is to save design costs. If you design it to work once, they ought to be able to build it several times. You're not Bill Gates selling software licences after all. Of course your design will have a...

By all means, pick up the phone and call T.D. Williams. They will design and execute this tap using a split tee and a flange with a well completion plug. 900# SOS hot taps are specialized jobs. Call a specialist.

Predessors will work, as long as the subtasks are set to "as soon as possible" or something similar on the advanced tab. Many of the other options will leave the subtask tied to a start or finish date.

Are you sure you are "pacticing within your area of expertice"? I am used to seeing liquids pumps sized in gpm or lpm. scm/h is used for gas compressors. A head/volume/rpm/efficiency nomograph is a typical document to show the characteristic of a pipeline pump. The weight is not...

Estimate your engineering hours then add 10% to 15% for the PM. This results in a full time PM for a project with 8 to 10 full time dicipline staff. Half time PM for projects with 4 or 5 full time staff. This falls apart on realy small jobs or really fast jobs, but doesn't everything?

Why a new column? Can't you use the percent complete feature for each task? For example, if you have Task 1 planned and baselined to take 40 hours (5 days at 8h/day based on your project calendar), when 20 hours are used update the plan to show 50% complete. If you have spent 20 hours and are...