Has the proliferation of schedule diagnostics tools with the many schedule health metrics that they churn out led to successful project delivery? This is a question Santosh Bhat posed on LinkedIn and as expected, it generated a lot of interests with close to 100 comments as of 24th February 2023, many of which were insightful.

Three of the leading scheduling software used in construction projects are Primavera P6, Powerproject and Microsoft Project, and like me, you are curious about how they compare against each other, then the comparison of their features, pros and cons by leading project scheduling author, Paul E Harris, will make an informative read for you. https://eastwoodharris.com/comparison-of-microsoft-project-oracle-primavera-p6-and-elecosoft-asta-powerproject

Worth a read

1. Have you heard of the Last Planner System, a construction projects site work planning process adopted by projects practising Lean methodology? https://blog.aphex.co/last-planner-system

2. This blog post explains how assigned calendars impact a Primavera P6 schedule https://www.cpm-ss.com/p6-schedule-calendars

3. While it is hard to predict how the year will turn out, this blog post outlines 3 trends that will shape the construction industry in 2023 https://www.letsbuild.com/blog/3-construction-industry-trends-in-2023