Posts by: Varghese Daniel
Applications of AI for Effective Project Monitoring and Control
Project monitoring and control of EPC projects are dynamic tasks, because each project has its own unique challenges that have to be addressed and resolved. For that reason, project management would be far more effective…
- 21 Jun 2024
How to Maximise WorkFront Availability in Capital Projects
In capital projects, increasing workfront availability ensures faster execution of construction work and faster completion of the project itself. For work to proceed in a specific area of a construction site, all necessary preconditions must…
- 06 Jun 2024
People management for engineering organizations in post-covid times: Part 2/2
One big concern companies have when it comes to teams working remotely is the monitoring of key performance indicators. Yes, you could co-locate and work together and so on, all that is great, but there…
- 19 Jan 2022
People management for engineering organizations in COVID times: Part 1/2
With the world getting back to normalcy and companies cautiously reopening, we’re seeing employees either coming back to office or continuing with WFH, or hybrid option. But how are engineering organizations dealing with the WFH…
- 06 Jan 2022
7 construction-friendly features that could turn an Engineering Document Management System (EDMS) into a competitive business advantage
Why you need a construction-aligned EDMS. An Engineering Document Management System (EDMS) is a software that tracks, manages and stores digital documents, usually online or in ‘the cloud’ and usually with remote access via cell…
- 21 Dec 2020
3 Survival Factors for Engineering Companies in a Post Covid World
During the 2020 global Coronavirus pandemic, revenues of Engineering and EPC companies dropped by 20.2%, according to ENR April 2020. In this situation, monitoring cash flow, cost control and managing remote collaboration and work tracking…
- 10 Jun 2020
What can Construction learn from Manufacturing?
What can Construction learn from Manufacturing? How to standardize. That’s what the construction industry can learn from the manufacturing industry. Standardization is a vague term, so let me define it. When I say ‘a company…
- 09 Jun 2020
The challenges of working from home as an engineering organisation
The Covid-19 crisis has created a need for businesses to work with virtual teams, thanks to social distancing and work-from-home mandates from governments. For engineering organizations, this may translate to up to 50% of the…
- 17 Apr 2020
EVM Progress monitoring using S Curves and histograms of engineering deliverables
One of the biggest problems facing project managers is the lack of on-time project progress data. By the time progress information reaches them on a weekly or monthly basis, a lot of precious time has…
- 20 Nov 2019
From tough customer to business partner: China Petroleum Engineering
Introduction When we started working with China Petroleum Engineering, Beijing, I had no idea they’d one day help us engineer a partnership with a local technology reseller to deliver Wrench SmartProject (WrenchSP) in China. I did expect positive feedback like…
- 25 Sep 2019
