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Canadian EPCM Wins PMI Award For its Use of 4castplus

4castplus April 29, 2014

In the following video clip, Peter Timmins, VP Operations at Triumph EPCM, explains how their use of 4castplus has dramatically improved their business – and

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Procurement on Construction Projects is, well, Different

4castplus March 25, 2014

To manage the complexity of procurement on large construction projects requires an exceptionally robust technology solution. Most commercial procurement software products are designed to handle

Managing procurement for construction projects

4castplus March 25, 2014

Managing the complexity of procurement for large construction projects requires an exceptionally robust technology solution. Most commercial procurement software solutions are designed to handle general

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Resource Management for EPCMs – It’s a Big Deal

4castplus February 20, 2014

Do you have a regular Monday morning meeting where your management team plans out who is doing what for the week? EPCM organizations spend a

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I Have Mastered the Art of Talking to Myself Without Moving My Lips

4castplus January 23, 2014

Hey, don’t laugh, it’s a key skill. The only creepy thing about it is I can look at someone right in the eye and be

Manage Contracts - Not Chaos!

Manage Contracts – Not Chaos!

4castplus December 31, 2013

One of the biggest challenges most procurement professionals face, is managing the day-to-day madness of having too many things to stay on top of, and

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Nobody Wants a Long and Painful Implementation

4castplus December 16, 2013

A Legacy of Long and Costly Software Implementations has Caused Businesses to Re-Think how they Buy Business Critical Solutions A few days ago I had

Ever Feel like You’re Buried by Content?

4castplus November 7, 2013

How on earth do we manage to make sense of the chaotic volumes of information that gets thrown at us every day? If you’re anything

Procurement is the Lifeblood of your Project

4castplus October 31, 2013

For any major project, it’s likely that every single dollar spent on that project will have gone through the procurement department. Think about it …

Should you Adopt Standards for Project Controls and Procurement?

4castplus October 23, 2013

I was visiting a client yesterday helping them get started with some new projects they were planning. They’re a fairly new client and are still

Why Intelligent Workflows are so Important

Alice Chin October 15, 2013

Back in the 18th century there was a period of new thinking called the Age of Reason; or the Enlightenment. The thinkers of the time

What Seems Like a Complicated Problem, Can be a Very Simple Solution

4castplus October 8, 2013

I recently had a meeting with a group of project managers and engineers at a mid-size oil & gas producer. For managing their construction projects,