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Trends in Project Management & Project Controls
Project Management Secret to Success: Training Your Employees
Training is seen by many employees as an integral part of their overall compensation – it demonstrates a belief in the employee and a willingness to help them develop and grow. The crux is that training employees can be incredibly expensive to an organization. But not...
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A Year in Review: ARES PRISM 2018
Another great year of helping our customers achieve project management success with ARES PRISM is wrapping up! It has been such a busy year, and while we could write a novel about 2018, we figured our readers would prefer a recap of the highlights. Check out our...
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Top 5 Project Management Mistakes to Avoid in 2019
Project managers know that there are a lot of moving parts that go into making a project successful. We’ve compiled a list of the most common project management problems and the solutions to fix them. 1. Using Spreadsheets to Manage Your Project/Not Using a PM Tool If...
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ARES PRISM Wins Global Award for Project Controls in a Mega Project
ARES PRISM, project lifecycle management software, earned the honor of the Global Award for Project Controls in a Megaproject 2018 while attending the Project Controls Expo in London last week. While this award highlights PRISM's success with Crossrail, it was also...
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Field Management Made Easy With ARES PRISM
The ARES PRISM Field Management module has been redesigned to simplify the way you track project progress. New features have been added to enhance both the Field Management and Reporting capabilities. Here are a few of the highlights: Simplification of Progress...
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Measuring Project Performance With Earned Value Management
According to the Project Management Institute, earned value management is a management methodology for integrating scope, schedule, and resources; for objectively measuring project performance and progress; and for forecasting project outcome. Earned value management...
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ARES PRISM Is Taking The Mining Industry By Storm
Burlingame, CA: More and more mining companies are embracing ARES PRISM as their project management solution. Greenstone Gold Mines, De Beers Canada and Resolute Mining have all recently begun implementing the ARES PRISM suite of software. ARES PRISM provides these...
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What is PRISM? Is It Cost Management, Risk Management, or Project Management software?
Some have asked, what is PRISM? Is it cost management? Risk management? Project management software? The truth is that PRISM is an end-to-end project life cycle management solution for owners and contractors managing capital projects. It isn't just a cost management...
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Stakeholder Management for Project Controls
Project management is commonly believed to be the administration of the scope, time, and cost associated with a project. Yet, even when the project-triangle is carefully managed a project can still fail. Although all of these elements are...
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Largest Engineering Project in Europe is On-time and Within Budget!
CBC News just released a video featuring London's massive expansion on its iconic subway system. This megaproject is the largest in Europe with an estimated project cost of $24 Billion USD. With 37 Stations, 8 new sub-surface stations, and 21 km of new twin-bore...
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Tailoring Your Project Reports To The Right Audience
Proper project reporting is a complex task that requires understanding how the project fits into the overall portfolio of your organization and how it impacts your customer(s). It’s important to tailor your reporting to what your stakeholders want to see. Tailoring...
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Where We’ve Been – Follow PRISM to South Africa, Ghana, and the UK!
Over the past few months, ARES PRISM has been at a host of exciting events in Africa and the United Kingdom. We attended and exhibited at Infrastructure Africa, AACE International South Africa Workshop, West African Ports Evolution, African Ports Evolution, Digital...
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