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Top 5 Key Takeaways from the Sustainability in Project Management Industry Report
In 2021 ARES PRISM Software conducted a survey to gain insight into how project professionals and organizations are accounting for sustainability in project management to create this year’s Industry Executive Report. We surveyed over 400 worldwide professionals about...
Inflation Factors Impacting the Construction Industry
Even though impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have begun to stabilize, new global events are compounding supply and demand and further disrupting certain industries worldwide. The most recent event—the Russian invasion of the Ukraine—has rocked the international stage,...
How EPCs Will Be Affected by Proposed SEC Climate Risk Disclosure Rule
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a new climate rule in which publicly traded companies would have to report on climate-related risks in their risk management plans and reports. Publicly traded EPCs and companies would have to report on...
7 Best Practices for Managing the Project Lifecycle
Effective project management is a practice that many organizations tend to discount even in this hyper-fast environment. Accordingly, more projects fail or experience delays and issues when they really don’t have to. Getting better project lifecycle management should...
Megaprojects in Africa
Africa is growing substantially in infrastructure projects and energy projects attributable to increased demand from the expanding middle class. Here are five megaprojects currently in-progress across Africa.
Project Change Management
Projects start out with a planned budget and schedule, including all details that make up those costs and timelines. Change within projects is inevitable, but having proper change management procedures in place helps projects stay on-time and within budget in spite of change.
Mega Projects in Latin America
Six Latin American mega projects currently underway in planning or construction phases in the mining, infrastructure and energy industries.
Announcing our 2021 Project Management Scholarship Winner
ARES PRISM is excited to share that we have awarded our annual $1,000 project management scholarship for 2021!
Megaprojects in the UK
Projects in the United Kingdom have kept pressing forward despite the pandemic. According to a 2021 Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) report, in the last year the government has successfully completed 25 major projects (the most ever in one year!). These...
2021 Mega Projects in the United States
The United States has many megaprojects completed and in the works. Check out these 5 mega projects currently in progress in the US.
PMIS Overview: A Guide to Choosing a Project Management Information System
Looking for a Project Management Information System (PMIS) can be overwhelming. This guide will help you navigate the process of what to look for in a quality, robust PMIS. Note that sometimes PIMS, project information management system, is used interchangeably with...
Mega Projects in Canada
Canada’s mega-projects extend from coast to coast and a wide range of sectors, including energy, petrochemicals, commercial development, mining, transportation, and social infrastructure.