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PROCON’s mission is to build and serve a community of professionals and be recognised as the show that is ‘Leading the Project Controls Conversation’ in our industry. Meet the team and subscribe to the show on your favourite app channels, plus subscribe to regular email updates to be notified of new releases each month through the form to the right of this episode. Thank you for joining us and please leave a comment below, let us know what you think, and please follow us on social media.
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Feb 22, 2022
Ep18: How a Managed Hosting Provider Can Be Your Sherpa in a Cloud Transition
In this episode 18 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Eric Leighton the CEO from LoadSpring where they discuss How a Managed Hosting Provider Can Be Your Sherpa in a Cloud Transition.
Paul and Eric shares experiences and chats about these key subjects.
* LoadSpring as a specialist in cloud solutions for Project Intensive applications will guide organizations to where they want to be.
* Future of data and data analytics and the importance of accurate and clean data.
* How LoadSpring and Primaned is driving Projects Controls to a new level of trust with IT and their data.
Eric shares some amazing insights for those interested in how a managed hosting provider can be your sherpa in a cloud transition using people, processes, and tools, listen or watch this episode now.
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Feb 8, 2022
Ep17: How OPC Helps you Reduce Project Delays
In this episode 17 of the PROCON podcast, Paul the Managing Director from Primaned discusses How OPC Helps you Reduce Project Delays.
Paul shares experiences and chats about these key subjects.
* How OPC will help you reduce delays, scope creep, and claims
* Standardise your process with an integral planning management system (like OPC)
* How to integrate disciplines, departments and projects with OPC
Paul shares some cool insights for those interested in how OPC helps you reduce project delays using people, processes, and tools, listen or watch this episode now.
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Jan 17, 2022
Ep16: Why viewing a schedule makes the schedule better
In this episode 16 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Bojan Tasevski the Managing Director from Synami where they discuss why viewing a schedule makes the schedule better.
Paul and Bojan share experiences and chats about these key subjects.
* Project Management
* Improving project communication through innovative software products
* Schedule readers, viewers, and future trends
Bojan shares some awesome insights for those interested in how project controls is helping a schedule being viewed makes the schedule better using people, processes, and tools, listen or watch this episode now.
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Dec 21, 2021
Ep15: Project Controls is helping Thales build a future we can all trust
In this episode 15 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Patrick van der Meulen the Head of PMO from Thales and Sebastiaan Gort the Operations Project Manager from Thales where they discuss how project controls is helping Thales build a future we can all trust.
Paul, Patrick and Sebastiaan shares experiences and chats about these key subjects.
* Project Management Office (PMO)
* People management (including battle for talent, onboarding & motivation)
* Change management & professionalization
* General and Program/Project Manager in international Defense & Transportation market
* Both Business to Business and Business to Government market
* Experience in developing, producing, delivering and servicing complex high-tech systems.
Patrick and Sebastiaan shares some intriguing insights for those interested in how project controls is helping Thales build a future we can all trust using people, processes, and tools, listen or watch this episode now.
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Dec 13, 2021
Ep14: BIM; why a picture doesn't always say more than a 1,000 words
In this episode 14 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Peter Kleinjan a Partner from CollaborAll where they discuss BIM; why a picture doesn't always say more than 1,000 words.
Paul and Peter shares experiences and chats about these key subjects.
* How BIM evolved and differs from 4D Planning and Execution, Common Data Environment and Digital Twins.
* Document data vs Database data-driven; and why there is a huge difference.
* How BIM is about the information model to deliver business value (and not just a pretty picture)
Peter shares some great insights for those interested in BIM using people, processes, and tools, listen or watch this episode now.
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Dec 1, 2021
Ep13: The UK Project Controls Expo 2021
In this episode 13 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Anil Godhawale the CEO from Projcon Group and Phil Shatz the Founder of Glimpse of the Future where they discuss The UK Project Controls Expo 2021.
Paul, Anil and Phil shares experiences and chats about these key subjects.
* Awareness and Maturity of Project Controls.
* Development and Advancement of Project Controls.
* Standardisation and Professionalosation of Project Controls.
* How awesome the Project Controls Expo events are.
* Why advances in BIM data structures that allow the management and logistical tracking of materials used on projects are fundamentally changing the way projects are scheduled.
* The need for bravery and a positive mindset in the project controls profession.
Anil and Phil shares some interesting insights for those interested in The UK Project Controls Expo 2021, listen or watch this episode now.
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Nov 15, 2021
Ep12: Creating Project Insight With Business Intelligence
In this episode 12 of the PROCON podcast, Paul the Managing Director from Primaned discusses the topic of Creating Project Insight With Business Intelligence
Paul shares experiences and chats about these three key subjects.
* How a Project Controls BI dashboard can delivering project insight
* How people processes and tools on integral project solutions will be affected by introducing Project Intelligence
* How the complete organisation will be involved and aware by introducing a Common Data Environment and BI Dashboarding
Paul shares some amazing insights for those interested in How Creating Project Insight With Business Intelligence using people, processes, and tools, listen or watch this episode now.
For a deep dive blog overview on this topic, check out this article: Why Project Controls Help You Achieve an Integral Planning System for Project Data Collection and Warehousing
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Oct 22, 2021
Ep11: Project Controls Software Special - Roz Buick from Oracle
In this episode 11 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Roz Buick the Senior Vice President, Strategy, Product & Development | Board Member from Oracle Construction and Engineering where they discuss Project Controls Software.
Paul and Roz share experiences and chat around these three key subjects.
* How scheduling and risk management changed into integral project controls.
* How the cloud transition can promote digitalisation.
* How Project Controls data will deliver project insight and why it's important to have a platform for this.
Roz shares amazing information for those interested in Project Controls Software using people, processes, and tools, listen or watch this episode now.
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Oct 19, 2021
Ep10: How the New PALLAS Reactor Helps With A New HFR for Nuclear Isotopes
In this episode 10 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Jan van der Marel the Project Director from PALLAS where they discuss How the New PALLAS Reactor Helps With A New HFR for Nuclear Isotopes.
Paul and Jan share experiences and chats about these three key subjects.
* Controlling the project development and licensing phase
* Complex project stakeholder management
* Project Organisation
Jan shares intriguing information for those interested in how the PALLAS Reactor helps with a new HFR for nuclear isotopes using people, processes, and tools, listen or watch this episode now.
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Oct 5, 2021
Ep9: An Insight Into Internal Vs External Training
In this episode 9 of the PROCON podcast, Paul the Managing Director from Primaned gives an Insight Into Internal Vs External Training.
Paul shares experiences and chats about these three key subjects.
* The Internal Vs External Training Providers
* The differences between Open Course, In Company and Remote
* Standard Training or Bespoke Training
Paul shares engaging information for those interested in internal and external training solutions using people, processes, and tools, listen or watch this episode now.
For a deep dive blog overview on this topic, check out this article: Project Planning Training: Your Internal vs External Training Options Explained
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Sep 8, 2021
Ep8: Project Controls Software Special - Marc Jaude & Ken Damon from PMWeb
November 9th | Virtual
The PMWeb 2021 User Conference will now be held virtually due to COVID-19 concerns. It will feature the latest version of PMWeb, the PMWeb roadmap, learning opportunities, a client case study, and more.
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In this episode 8 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Marc Jaude the President, and Ken Damon the Product Manager from PMWeb where they discuss Project Controls Software.
Paul, Marc, and Ken share experiences and chat around these three key subjects.
* Why do the world's most prestigious owner organizations like United Nations, Art Invest, JP Morgan Chase, Harvard, Marriot Vacation Club, Carl Zeiss, AECOM, and Atlanta International Airport, and other global Fortune 500 organizations consistently choose PMWeb?
* What was the evolution of PMWeb?
* What did Marc see as a market opportunity and how did he go about building PMWeb?
Marc and Ken share fascinating information for those interested in Project Control…
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Sep 7, 2021
Ep7: How people, processes and tools help with the acceleration of building houses with the MRA
In this episode 7 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Lex Brans who is the Project Leader Acceleration Housing program from Metropole Region Amsterdam discussing the topic How people, processes, and tools help with the acceleration of building houses with the MRA.
The MRA has to build 15,000 homes every year to meet the demand from new residents. All municipalities of the MRA are committed to this goal. With a lean and mean team and external parties in area development and housing production, they form an inspiring collaboration.
Paul and Lex share experiences and chat around these three key subjects.
* How an integrated approach can help the MRA with its challenge
* Why uniform processes and data gives insight into the production of building new houses
* How MRA is solving the challenge to build 170.000 houses in the next 10 years (and further)
Lex shares valuable information for those interested in accelerating house building using people, processes, and tools, listen…
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Aug 24, 2021
Ep6: It's An Opportunity To Be Aware Of Project Risk Management
In this episode 6 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Senior Consultant of Primaned Michel Molenaar where they discuss the topic *It's An Opportunity To Be Aware Of Project Risk Management.*
Paul and Michel share experiences and chat around these three key subjects.
* Qualitative Vs Quantitative Risk Analysis
* Can Risk Management Tools Support The Risk Analytics
* The Evolution and Maturity Of Risk Analysis
Michel shares some amazing insights to help you increase awareness of Project Risk Management, listen or watch this episode now.
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Aug 10, 2021
Ep5: Project Controls Software Special - Richard Wood CEO at Safran
In this episode 5 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Richard Wood the CEO at Safran Software Solutions where they discuss Project Controls Software.
From initial planning through to execution, Safran Project delivers peace of mind. For large, complex projects there is no better choice than Safran. Paul and Richard open up the discussions around
* Controlling scope
* Analysing the impact of risk
* Capturing progress and,
* Generating high-value reports are all integral components of the Safran Project.
Safran Project is the ideal solution for complex project and portfolio management.
Elevate project delivery confidence through Safran’s integrated project reporting, risk, and change management capabilities.
Get started by listening to the show and leave us a comment with your feedback below.
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Jul 27, 2021
Ep4: How To Drive Your Project On Hydrogen
In this episode 4 of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Ron Hochstenbach the Business & Finance Manager, and Gabriel Garcia Aparicio the Project Manager at Forze Hydrogen Racing where they discuss How To Drive Your Project On Hydrogen.
Like any racing team, there are high risks in every area, and learn how project controls in reducing these risks for the team.
The team discusses how project controls positively impact the team to address some of the challenges it faces including:
* Having to onboard a new team each year
* Having a relatively large team of students working full-time on the projects
* How it addresses the steep learning curve of the new management board that is also new every year
The Forze cars utilize a different and far more efficient concept including using a fuel cell onboard the vehicles that convert the energy stored in its hydrogen fuel, to electric energy.
This means that the hydrogen fuel cell system can be used to power an electric drivetrain like…
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Jul 13, 2021
Ep3: The Head of Project Planning Series: How to effectively train your project planners
In this episode of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Stefan Hollak the Manager Academy at Primaned Academy where they discuss the Head of Project Planning Series: How to effectively train your project planners.
So what’s the best approach?
The podcast discussion centres around the importance of focusing on your people. By hiring talented graduates with unlimited potential, developing internal processes that meet their needs, providing the tools they need to plan with efficiency, and training them in project controls, businesses can successfully boost their project planning efforts to drive great results.
As the Head of Project Planning, committing to build a strong, resilient, and skilled team is what’s going to make the difference, make the mark, and elevate your project management department from an ‘administration office’ to a 'centre of excellence', putting you in control of every project now, and in the future.
To read the full blog article on this subject to compl…
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Jun 24, 2021
Ep2: The Marriage between Project Management and Project Controls
In this episode of the PROCON podcast, Paul is joined by Jan Cardol the CEO at PMI Netherlands, and Stefan Hollak the Manager Academy at Primaned Academy where they discuss The Marriage between Project Management and Project Controls.
The reality is one cannot live without the other.
Project management in many cases is more difficult than chemistry, when you are duplicating an experiment you can influence all the permitted parameters, however with project management and project controls you can never duplicate the project. Every project is unique as you have different kinds of variables and risks.
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Jun 8, 2021
Ep1: Why We Created the PROCON Podcast
*In this first episode of the PROCON podcast Paul, Mark and Sjef discuss their experiences, the idea behind the launch, and the objectives of the show. *
*The team here at Primaned are avid listeners of podcasts, we identified that there was a gap in the podcast world around Project Controls.
We respect there are other shows around this topic, however, we wanted to ramp this up to hopefully become ‘THE’ reliable source of information that people can trust, we understand we have to earn that trust and we have ambitious plans for the show, are fully committed to the PROCON podcast to ensure we provide significant value and insights to our listeners.
We are focused on building a show where industry professionals can eventually call it home, their number one listen….somewhat like how we as a global community trust Google to find search queries on the internet.
Here at Primaned, we believe Project Controls is a profession, it's not just something you do as part of project manageme…
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