CALL FOR PAPERS FOR 2024
We are again accepting proposals to present for our LIVE 2024 Conference
A majority of Sessions are reserved for CPM and Project Management Theory, Software Tutorials and Demonstrations, and other invited Speakers. A limited number of Sessions are available for Consultants to teach innovative means and methods and for software vendors to demonstrate new or improved products. A limited number of Project Showcase Sessions are also available. Members of the construction community are invited to submit abstracts describing how YOUR project delivery was improved by superior CPM scheduling and project controls. To apply for these available sessions, please prepare an Abstract (of 50 words or less to explain your topic to our attendees reading this page) and email to info@constructioncpm.com with subject "ABSTRACT".
PROGRAM and ABSTRACTS for 2024
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PDF of slides, optional white paper and
recordings of live 2022 and 2023 Virtual CCC Zoom Q&A sessions.
Monday, 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM -- 75 minute session -- main auditorium
MON00 - Welcome by Fred Plotnick --
and Opening Keynote Session by Patrick Kelly, President-Elect of AACE
Monday, 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM -- 75 minute session
MON11 - Career Path of a Planner / Scheduler
Presented by Jeff Milo
MON12 - Introduction to Oracle’s Smart Construction Platform
Learn about Oracle CEGBU’s Smart Construction Platform, which combines Primavera Cloud, Aconex, Textura, Unifier, Preconstruction, and the Construction Intelligence
Cloud in one integrated cloud platform to provide end-to-end project and portfolio management. Presented by Chad Wattendorf
MON13 - Schedule Validator takes DCMA Scoring to Another Level with detailed Quality Assessments
Join Part 1 of this session to see how the quality assessment in the Schedule Validation Score has enhanced the DCMA guidelines, adding parameters, Advancing thresholds,
and weighting. - creating an easy to read, and easy to standardize scoring model.
MON14 - Unique features of Elecosoft (Asta) Powerproject
Asta Powerproject includes many unique features designed to help you setup and manage your projects efficiently to ensure project completion on time, within budget,
with the necessary resources available to perform the work. Presented by Mary Williams
MON15 - Automate Your Schedule Review Process with Acumen Touchstone
How much time do you spend manually evaluating schedules for quality and achievability? Not only is this process time consuming, and often unreliable, lessons learned
frequently die with the project. Join us to discover how to streamline the schedule review process with Deltek Acumen’s newest module, Touchstone!
In this session we will cover various schedule quality checks that can be done using Acumen Fuse, as well as how to use the metric criteria that you set up in the tool
to automate schedule checks with Acumen Touchstone. We will demonstrate how combining these two Acumen modules gives you the ability to perform in depth schedule
evaluations with Fuse, and how to consistently enforce your project schedule criteria by automating the collection, review, approval and storage of schedules in
Touchstone. 
MON16 - EARLY COMPLETION SCHEDULES – BENEFITS, RISKS & DEFENSES
A contractor’s right to complete work early was acknowledged by U.S. Courts in the 1940’s. Delayed early completion claims arose in the 1960’s and have become somewhat
common in the industry. Such claims remain a controversial issue in the construction industry. Many project owners refuse to accept early completion baseline schedules.
Others crafted contractual mechanisms to defeat such claims. But delayed early completion and/or constructive acceleration claims continue to be pursued. The purpose of
this presentation is to set forth the background concerning a contractor’s right to complete work early and to examine the contractor’s right to seek an equitable
adjustment should their early completion be delayed by action of the owner. The presentation also identifies the potential benefits and risks for both owners and contractors.
Additionally, this presentation provides a brief overview of different ways owners can defend against claims oriented early completion schedules.
Presented by James G. Zack, Jr., CCM, CFCC, ECCCS, ECCDA, PMP, FAACE, FGPC, FRICS, FSCCSI, Principal James Zack Consulting, LLC
Monday, 11:10 AM to 12:25 PM -- 75 minute session
MON21 - Tracking Delays: Forecasted vs. Actual
This presentation investigates the disparities between how construction schedulers perceive delays during project
execution, and how delays are calculated in post-construction forensic schedule analysis. During construction,
initial schedules tend to be optimistic, emphasizing aggressive prosecution of work, efficiency, and timely
completion. Once disputes arise, however, schedule updates can become littered with pessimistic delay forecasts.
These situations limit the usefulness of the schedules in post-construction analysis. As a result, forensic
schedule analysis focuses on documenting and analyzing actual delays, uncovering discrepancies between anticipated
and realized timelines. By delving into these distinctions, this presentation aims to enhance our understanding of
these challenges, offering insights to improve project planning, risk management, and forensic schedule analysis.
Presentd by Patrick Kelly
MON22 - Schedule Development Using P6 Professional Download to 1st Report
This session will lead attendees from download of Primavera P6 software from Oracle's website to delivery of the first report to management of the Contractor and
the Owner. This session is taught by two veteran users of P6™, Hannah Schumacher, Scheduling Manager, Sundt Construction Inc.
www.sundt.com and Charlie Jackson, Vice President of Project Life Span, LLC.
Many Contract Documents are now requiring the use of the latest version of Primavera software (P6™) due to its enterprise capabilities and its use of latest
technologies including the capabilities to interact other software applications; therefore it is important for the Scheduler to understand how to use this
software most efficiently in their battle to complete their projects in a timely manner.
Primavera’s latest release of P6™ contains many features that can assist in developing schedules quickly and efficiently. However, a new or in-experienced user
would be overwhelmed in the struggle to prepare the schedule using P6™ and these advanced features without proper training or “Basic Training”.
This session will focus on the presenters’ experiences and their lessons learned regarding the effective use of P6 ™ in the schedule development process as they
apply to the Planning and Scheduling development processes. The Scheduler should be able to apply the implementation and execution “Lessons Learned” outlined in
this presentation to develop schedules quickly and efficiently using P6™.
MON23 - Schedule Validator takes DCMA Scoring to Another Level with Progress Performance Assessments
Join Part 2 of this session to see how Schedule Validation Scores enhance progress and performance measures. Take full advantage of unused DCMA Progress assessments (BEI,
CEI) plus critical path KPI's that any schedule dashboard should have.
MON24 - Powerproject BIM 4D Planning
Presented by Chris Ray
MON25 - Schedule Acceleration Techniques
Projects often run late, either due to work variances or predictions of future risk events’ impact. In both cases, in order to meet commitments the schedule must
be “crashed” in an attempt to accelerate remaining work to recover from delays.
Traditionally, project acceleration is an arduous trial and error process, with the team accepting the first version of a modified plan that meets the target dates.
Often, this “crashing” process causes significant collateral damage to the schedule in terms of unrealistic expectations of concurrent work, significant reductions
in float, and overworked team members. During this session, we will review commonly utilized methods for crashing schedules, their strengths and weaknesses, and
discuss best practices for project acceleration. Presented by Deltek
MON26 - TBD
Monday, 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM -- 75 minute session
MON31 - Comparing GAO and DCMA Schedule Assessments
The U.S. Government Accountability Office and the DoD Defense Contract Management Agency both conduct health assessments of integrated master schedules. GAO’s best
practices and DCMA’s schedule metrics are often compared with one another, but this comparison is usually taken out of context. While the procedures we use to assess
a schedule’s health are fundamentally similar, the purpose, scope, and results of our assessments may differ. In this presentation, we compare both agencies’ schedule
assessment details and processes, and how the results may affect the organizations under assessment.
MON32 - Schedule Updating Using P6 Professional NTP to 1st Update Report
This session will lead attendees in the proper use of Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM from Notice-to-Proceed (or acceptance of the initial baseline schedule)
to delivery of the first update report to management of the Contractor and the Owner. This session is taught by two veteran users of P6™,
Hannah Schumacher, Sundt Construction Inc. www.sundt.com and
Charlie Jackson, Vice President of Project Life Span, LLC.
Many Contract Documents are now requiring the use of the latest version of Primavera software (P6™) due to its enterprise capabilities and its use of latest
technologies including the capabilities to interact other software applications; therefore it is important for the Scheduler to understand how to use this
software most efficiently in their battle to complete their projects in a timely manner.
Primavera’s latest release of P6™ contains many features that can assist in developing schedules quickly and efficiently. However, a new or in-experienced user
would be overwhelmed in the struggle to prepare the schedule using P6™ and these advanced features without proper training or “Basic Training”.
This session will focus on the presenters’ experiences and their lessons learned regarding the effective use of P6 ™ in the schedule development process as they
apply to the Planning and Scheduling development processes. The Scheduler should be able to apply the implementation and execution “Lessons Learned” outlined in
this presentation to develop schedules quickly and efficiently using P6™.
MON33 - Better Planning with Open Plan
Finding good planners is becoming increasing difficult. Deltek Open Plan helps teams improve schedule quality and deliver medium-to-large and/or multiple projects on
time and on budget. With multi-project analysis, critical path planning, resource management and risk analysis, join us for this session to discover how Open Plan
caters to the differing needs of business, resource and project managers. Seeing is believing, and scheduling just got whole lot easier!
Presented by Rob Edwards, Product Director, Deltek
MON34 - Update Directly from the Field with Powerproject Site Progress Mobile
Presented by Megan DePoty
MON35 - Defining Actionable Schedule KPIs and Dashboards Dive into the realm of efficient project management in this enlightening session! Discover the 8 transformative KPIs buried in raw schedule data that can be poised to revamp the project and enterprise scheduling dashboards. Whether you are novice or an expert, grasp easy- to- use quality and progress assessments tailor made for schedulers of all levels. Uncover the potent performance indicators that vividly spotlight risks, impending failures, and potential delays. Dashboards, designed to simplify reviews and drive actionable insights, make these KPI’s easy to understand and track.
MON36 - What is the Schedule telling you?
For years now we have applied sound scheduling practices in the development of Project Schedules. So now that we
have a schedule with a complete scope, complies with the contract documents, and has an excellent schedule health
check score, how do we use the information from the schedule to identify problems early and mitigate the damage?
In this discussion, we will talk about tools we can use to quickly highlight delays, trending impacts, critical
path changes, and subcontractor issues, so that solutions can be discussed and implemented before they are
impossible to overcome.
Presented by Robert Sepanek
Monday, 3:35 PM to 4:50 PM -- 75 minute session
MON41 - How to Get the Most Out of Your Schedule Data Using SmartPM
With all the innovation happening within commercial construction, delays & overruns remain the most intractable problem in the industry, resulting in over a trillion
dollars of waste annually. Enter the CPM schedule, and more importantly, the data behind it. SmartPM is an AI-powered schedule analytics software that captures and
utilizes the data within CPM schedules to transform complex and abstract data into straight-forward, accurate, and concise reporting of crucial factors driving construction
projects. This presentation includes a detailed analysis of the SmartPM data gathered from over 20,000 CPM schedules, correlating industry challenges to their solution which
lies within the schedule: its data. The audience will gain insight into the key factors that drive construction projects and how the schedule and project controls can give
project teams the information they need to avoid the common issues many project teams face.
MON42 - Migrating from P6 to Primavera Cloud
Moving from a tried and true solution to a next-generation solution can be daunting, and managing that change effectively is a vital part of that process. Learn
more about the ways P6 data can be migrated to Primavera Cloud, and the services Oracle can offer to migrate your data and work with you along the migration path.
MON43 - Deltek Running Your Project with Open Plan
MON44 - Elecosoft TBD
MON45 - Spider Project
Spider Project is a powerful professional project management tool for successful projects and portfolio delivery. It supports all traditional methods and
offers unique approaches and functions that have no analogues in other software packages: Resource-constrained schedule optimization, corporate norms,
parallel budgets, trend analysis and many others. This presentation demonstrates a unique approach for schedule development and project control based on
Success Driven Project Management methodology and Spider Project's unique features.
Presented by Alex Lyaschenko, PMP P3O AgilePM
MON46 - TBD
Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM -- 75 minute session
TUE00 - Tuesday Keynote
by TBD
and
Remarks - on Specialty Tracks and Evening Events by Fred Plotnick
Tuesday, 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM -- 75 minute session
TUE11 - Litigation Track Keynote by Dan Lund
TUE12 - Comparing P6 Server to Primavera Cloud
Hate sitting through software presentations where they tell you what it does but never show you the software used in actual real life situations? Curious to really see
Oracle's new scheduling tool? This is the presentation for you. Jeff Milo, Senior Operations Manager – Scheduling & Christian Velasco Scheduling Manager at Landmark Construction,
has been using Oracle’s new scheduling tool Primavera Cloud since April of 2019. Through their involvement in Oracles Early Adopter program they has had unprecedented access
to both the software and its developers. In this presentation they will take you on an all access tour of the first scheduling program built by Primavera from the ground up
since P3, show you actual schedules built in the software and explain how Landmark Construction uses the tool every day. They will also give an unfiltered review of the
software’s strengths and shortcomings in comparison to Primavera P6.
TUE13 - TBD
TUE14 - TBD
TUE15 - Building a Better Scheduling Department
Join this session to learn how to design the perfect scheduling department. You know it may never turn out like you thought, but if you dream big and follow certain guidelines
it will be better than anyone ever expected - and save a lot of time and money.
TUE16 - TBD
Tuesday, 11:10 AM to 12:25 PM -- 75 minute session
TUE21 - TBD
TUE22 - TBD
TUE23 - Run a Half-Step Delay Analysis in Seconds with Steelray’s Breakthrough Technology
Do you ever compare schedule updates with previous updates to understand why the finish date moved? In this presentation, Brian Leach of Steelray Software will demonstrate
how you can conduct a forensic schedule delay analysis that typically takes days and reduce it down to seconds. Steelray Delay Analyzer is breakthrough technology that performs
a true half-step delay analysis (AACE RP 29R-03, MIP 3.4) on two or more updates of a Primavera P6 schedule. Presented by Brian Leach
TUE24 - Powerproject Basic Training
Learn how quickly and efficiently you can setup, progress, and report on a project plan using Asta Powerproject. We will setup the project using a Project Template
and add additional scope using Task Pools. We will setup the Work Breakdown Structure and then add Tasks using a variety of methods depending on your preferences:
type on the activity table, draw on the barchart, task pools, copy/paste from Excel, import from another scheduling solution. Explore the various methods for linking
tasks and assigning code libraries/activity codes. Learn how you can use Powerproject’s “Undo” feature to easily perform “what-if” scenarios and correct mistakes.
We will review several strategies for performing Progress Updates and generating presentation-quality reports. Presented by Mary Williams
TUE25 - Planning in Both Distance and Time
Alignment based infrastructure projects, such as road, tunnel, bridge, rail, or pipeline use distance to plan and optimize the location and direction of construction
activities and project constraints. These types of projects can be complex because of land access, permitting, environmental, or other right-of-way issues such as
groundwater conditions or MOT (Maintenance of Traffic) requirements during construction. These issues are both temporal and location-based in nature and are difficult
to effectively define in standard Gantt chart planning tools. The advantage of linear scheduling, using Tilos, is that project planning can easily incorporate all the
constraints and restrictions in even the most difficult projects. Planning and optimization can happen directly in Tilos. Presented by Lorne Duncan.
TUE26 - TBD
Tuesday, 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM -- 75 minute session
TUE31 - Latest on AACE 29RP-03
TUE32 - TBD
TUE33 - A General Contractor's Practical Implementation of Four Software Programs
TUE34 - Collaborate and Report with Powerproject Vision
Presented by Chris Ray
TUE35 - TBD
TUE36 - TBD
Tuesday, 3:35 PM to 4:50 PM -- 75 minute session
TUE41 - TBD
TUE42 - TBD
TUE43 - "Do Your Magic" and other things clients say
How do we explain what it is that we do as schedulers to project managers, field personnel, project owners, etc.? There was a Primavera Project Planner advertisement
in ENR and elsewhere that read – “Project Management – Art, Science or Bull?” My answer was always – yes – some of all of that! It is our job as schedulers to limit
the Bull and to make the schedule as accurate as possible, reflecting the Contractor’s plan for completing the project “on time and on budget”.
TUE44 - Earned Value & Risk Analysis in Powerproject
Presented by Megan DePoty
TUE45 - TBD
Wednesday, 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM
WED01 - Keynote Session - Mock Trial 2024
-- 160 minute double session
Judge Marshall's court is again in session for this year's Mock Trial presentation. So top off your cup of coffee, be seated, and enjoy the show! Judge Marshall
will teach the LAW. Two attorneys will be providing examples of trial techniques, setting traps for unwary experts. Two experts will be providing examples of bad and
good behaviour. One fact witness with actual knowledge will entertain as he provides the facts of the case to Judge Marshall and the jury (you!)
WED02 - What’s New in Primavera P6
While Oracle has put a lot of focus on developing Primavera Cloud in recent years, Oracle continues to invest heavily in Primavera P6. Learn about some of the
significant enhancements made to P6 in the last couple of years.
WED03 - TBD
WED04 - Cost & Resource Management in Powerproject
Learn how Asta Powerproject can make the complex management of people, plant, and materials simple with easy, visually clear steps. See who is needed against a view
of their existing commitments with resource histograms. Balance availability, quantity and effort to maintain schedule and budget. Manage multiple variables including
different shift patterns, work rates, overtime, and skills. Cost and time go hand-in-hand. Manage both together in Powerproject, analyzing budgeted costs, planned
costs and actual costs all against time. Model cost data using man-hours, quantity, fixed and variable rates. Report on earned value and maintain change history over
time. Presented by Mary Williams
WED05 - TBD
WED06 - TBD
Wednesday, 9:25 AM to 10:40 AM
WED12 - What’s New in Primavera Cloud
Oracle’s next-generation schedule, risk, resource, task, program, and portfolio management solution has seen a lot of major enhancements in recent years. If you
haven’t kept up with all the changes, learn more about the improvements to Primavera Cloud over the last couple of years.
WED13 - GAO Guideline on Agile Scheduling
Have you worked on a program using Agile development that told you they didn’t need a schedule because they were Agile? If so, come for a discussion of how the US
Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published. Specifically, we will review how GAO’s 10 scheduling best practices can be applied to schedules developed for
Agile programs, as discussed in GAO’s Schedule Assessment and Agile Assessment Guides
WED14 - Pull Planning with Asta Connect
Presented by Chris Wray
WED15 - TBD
WED16 - TBD
Wednesday, 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
WED21 - TBD
WED22 - Oracle Town Hall on Next Generation of Scheduling
WED23 - TBD
WED24 - The Power of Baselines & Code Libraries in Powerproject
Presented by Megan DePoty
WED25 - TBD
WED26 - TBD
Wednesday, 1:45 PM to 3:00 PM
WED31 - TBD
WED32 - Integrating P6 and Primavera Cloud for Task Management and Risk Analysis
Field Task Management and Advanced Risk Analysis are two of the main differentiators between P6 and Primavera Cloud. While Oracle generally recommends just using
Primavera Cloud to manage the CPM schedule, tasks and risks, the reality is that this is not currently possible or desirable for many P6 customers. This presentation
will walk through the tools Oracle provides, and that many P6 customers use, to integrate the CPM schedule in P6 with Field Tasks and Risks in Primavera Cloud.
WED33 - TBD
WED34 - Elecosoft Roadmap/TownHall
Asta Powerproject & More
WED35 - Defining Actionable Schedule KPIs and Dashboards
Dive into the realm of efficient project management in this enlightening session! Discover the 8 transformative KPIs buried in raw schedule data that can be poised to revamp
the project and enterprise scheduling dashboards. Whether you are novice or an expert, grasp easy- to- use quality and progress assessments tailor made for schedulers of all
levels. Uncover the potent performance indicators that vividly spotlight risks, impending failures, and potential delays. Dashboards, designed to simplify reviews and drive
actionable insights, make these KPI’s easy to understand and track.
WED36 - TBD
Wednesday, 3:20 PM to 4:25 PM
WED41 - Ethics and the Expert
A Panel Discussion Led by Judge Marshall
Closing Remarks on CCC23
WED42 - TBD
WED43 - TBD
WED44 - TBD
WED45 - TBD
WED46 - TBD
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