“I used Powerproject to resource the Radley College Chapel project, so we knew exactly what labour levels we needed. The design was completely bespoke, so quality was the most important factor: the new part of the building needed to look like it had always been there.”
"As part of our lean way of working, we use Pull Planning methodology in our projects; one of the first things we produce, right at the start, is our work plan in Excel based on the master schedule milestones. We realized Powerproject could make this plan into a Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule, so we saw the opportunity to integrate our philosophy with the CPM. At the same time, we used Powerproject to develop a location based methodology to improve the visual management of the project managers. Now we start with Excel spreadsheets but continue the control in Powerproject. Many companies in the building sector in Peru who apply Lean Construction disregard the use of CPM in their projects altogether. They do not update the CPM schedule, and focus only on the lean standard reports. Combining CPM and lean allows us to see changes in critical path and to be prepared for future conflicts or Extension Of Time claims.”












