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CMHC to facilitate affordable housing choices for Canadians.
The real estate market for dwellings with apartments in the basement is about to take off. CMHC recently announced that, effective September 28, 2015, it will permit borrowers to use 100% of the rental income from legal suites to be taken into consideration as part of the mortgage qualification process. Current guidelines only allow 50% of the income to be considered. According to the CMHC, the purpose of this decision is to "facilitate affordable housing choices for Canadians."
One benefit of a basement suite (or secondary suite elsewhere in the house) is to allow lower-income Canadians the opportunity to live in neighborhoods populated with single-family dwellings. Suites available in homes are often available at a lower cost than apartments of similar size that are located in multi-dwelling rental buildings.
This is a real boon for anyone who has been looking to purchase a home and bring in a lodger to help defray the overall cost. Many people who had been frozen out of the mortgage market because of the CMHC's 50% rule will now be able to gain financing for a home and move toward the dream of home ownership.
At Amansad Financial, we believe that this is going to transform the real estate market by elevating the demand for financing. It is worth noting, of course, that CMHC has yet to provide exact clarification on what a "legal" secondary suite is. Based on the information that has been provided thus far, here is what we know about what you need to do to qualify for this financing.
First, you have to plan to occupy the house that you want to finance. Second, there can only be two units in the property. This means that you can use this provision to purchase a duplex or a single-family home that has a legal secondary suite or basement. If the suite is designated as "illegal/non-conforming," you can't use any of the rental income to help you qualify for the mortgage. If the suite is designated as "legal/non-conforming," though, you can still use 100% of the rental income in your calculations. The term "nonconforming" refers to suites that were in use before the existing zoning and other regulations took effect, as these units benefit from a grandfather clause in this situation.
Some other requirements include the fact that the suite has to be self-contained, and it needs a separate entrance. One change that works against the borrower is that now lenders have to consider heating costs and property taxes when calculating the debt ratios for the borrower. This is not the case under the current rules.
If you are looking to buy a home with an existing secondary suite, you will have to provide a two-year history of rent income deriving from that suite. The most you can use in your calculations is a two-year average of the rent that the unit has brought in. If the unit is new, you are allowed to use a rent appraisal from the market if you apply the appropriate rate for vacancies to your estimates of the overall rental income. Finally, you have to have a credit score no lower than 680.
If you are looking to finance owner-occupied properties with three or four units, or non-owner occupied properties with between one and four units, CMHC will permit a net calculation of the rents (gross rent minus expenses for operating).
It is also worth pointing out that individual lender guidelines will use this guidance as a minimum in most cases, and there are some lenders who will have even tighter requirements that these. Some coverage providers, such as Canada Guaranty and Genworth, have already used a 100% ratio for basement suites, primarily in Vancouver and Victoria. However, the new policy of CMHC extends throughout all of Canada. The other two companies are looking at CMHC's new policy and are considering whether or not they want to match this guideline.
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Posted in Kentucky October 21, 2016
This Restaurant In Kentucky Is Located In An Unforgettable Setting
We in the Bluegrass State are lucky to have so many top-notch restaurants, no matter what part of the state you're in. If you find yourself in western Kentucky near the Land Between the Lakes, and you're looking for someplace that has delicious food and an unforgettable atmosphere, then check out Patti's 1880s Settlement in Grand Rivers.
Patti's 1880s Settlement has proven itself as a "must-see" destination in Kentucky, plus it's just a stone's throw away from Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley, and the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Patti's is located at 1793 J H O'Bryan Avenue, Grand Rivers, KY 42045. For more information, visit their website.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame has spoken to the World Economic Forum (WEF), making a speech to the congregated global participants yesterday, as Rwanda takes a leap up the rankings on the recent WEF global competitiveness index report to 63rd, out of 140 countries spanning the world.
The report also assessed Rwanda to be the 3rd most competitive country in Sub-Saharan Africa, and placed the country in the top spot at number 1 for the East Africa region.
The WEF is currently hosting its sixth Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, a port city in northern China. The forum will last for three days, and this year carries the theme of "Creating the Future Economy". Over 2,000 participants from 86 countries are in attendance this year.
Speaking to the participants, President Kagame encouraged all developing economies to put in hard work and effort, in order to achieve targeted growth – hard work being the only way to achieve results, he told the congregation. He spoke of Africa's power to become a real player in the global economy, stating that many African countries have the potential to become real economic heavyweights, should the required work be put in to growing the various national and regional economies.
Kagame stated: "If Rwanda can do it, I am sure many countries can do it even better if they focus and work hard, and I think it's not an exaggeration that some of the African countries can make a breakthrough among the top ten countries in the world."
Turning to how Rwanda has achieved the remarkable growth it has demonstrated over the recent years- and notably how it has shot to such significant rankings in competitiveness reports- Kagame attributed the country's successes to regional cooperation. Speaking highly of the East African Community, he told the Forum that countries should be more ready to stand together in solving shared difficulties, and that cooperation in terms of problem solving and infrastructure development is the way to achieve economic growth. He explained: "Improved infrastructure has served the region well and we also work on the competitiveness of each nation… We have learned to overcome challenges as a region rather than each solving their own problems separately."
Kagame went on to argue that, for African economies in particular, regulations and strategies need to be put in place to help growth. He discussed the importance of having a development frame work, and highlighted the pivotal role of national rules and regulations with a view to growing the economy. He told the Forum: "Business regulations should mean enhancing high standards and quality and also setting the ground to the point that when people come to do business in the first place, they know where to start from…Regulations should promote innovation, entrepreneurship and doing business, not a hindrance or an obstacle to freedom of business operation."
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United States
Hilltop Nursery Schools in Toms River, New Jersey, is a family owned and operated nursery school established in 1973, and offering qualified day care by dedicated staff who provide excellent educational and social learning experiences to enrich growth and development of children. We also offer excellent after-school activities that includes interaction with other children and other activities, including swimming lessons for beginner, immediate or advanced swimmers. Hilltop Nursery Schools features 9 safe and clean classrooms where age-appropriate learning programs are conducted.
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Makarska Riviera,
The Hotel Labineca Kids Club offers an air-conditioned, cheerful and attractive playroom equipped to the needs of all children and is located close to the beach of Gradac so parents can check up on their little one's. An animation team of professional staff offer entertainment and educational programs that keeps the children amused and entertained for hours.
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United Kingdom
Happy Days Nursery at the Fraserburgh Leisure Centre is a wonderful and safe place to leave the little one's with staff trained in first aid & elementary food hygiene plus qualified to at least level II Childcare & Education. There is a playroom and baby room that offers a homely environment. So leave your kids behind safe in the knowledge that they will have a full, fun & action packed curriculum every day.
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South Africa
Little Stars Creche situated in Mykonos Casino in Langebaan will watch over and provide entertainment for kids for up to 4 hours while mommy and daddy play. Entertainment at Little Stars Creche consists of game playing, painting, Cartoons or movies and even Play station games. Little Stars Creche also have fun toys like puzzles, building blocks and cater for children from 1 - 10 years of age.


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Neil PRYDE'S Omega sponsored Hi-Fidelity jumped back into contention in the Racing Class with a first in race 2 and a second in race 3 to take the lead overall after 3 races. Ray ORDOVEZA'S Clariden-Karakoa scored a first in the third race, which added to his two fourth's moves them into second overall. Vicente GARCIA'S new Farr 520 Plis Play added a second in race 2 but dropped down to fourth in race 3 to be tied on points with Karakoa.
Jeremy MULLER'S Sydney 32 Scallywag added two more bullets onto his first race victory in the Sportsboats to hold a clear lead over Stuart HARRISON'S Mumm 30, Panic who has scored 3 seconds so far and David HAMILTON'S sistership Luuk Lom, who finished up with two thirds today. Scott Duncanson's slippery Phuket 8 Securicor Somtam Express suffered from being overpowered in The stronger breezes to score two fourth places and is presently tied for third place overall with Luuk Loma.
The battle of the giants continued in the premier Cruising Class with the smaller Big Buzzard skippered by George OLIVIT and Jon WARDILL'S Australian Maid sharing the honours with one race win each today, and Marcel LIEDTS Hocus Pocus 2 hanging in third place overall with a 2 and a 4 today.
The IRC 1 class had some mixed results with David LINDHAL'S Phuket based La Samudra and Rob WILLIAMS Di Hard sharing the wins to bump La Samudra to the top of the leaderboard above John VAUSE'S old favourite Ruby Tuesday who placed second and fourth today and is also tied with Di Hard for second spot after 3 races.
After a mix up at the finish line the all girl Dewi Bayu Team on Gotcha Lagi! skippered by Juanita SPENCER sprung a surprise on her male counterparts in the IRC 2 class by winning their only race today by a mere 35 seconds from Jock COMBIE'S Fi Tuen. The Royal Thai Navy 2 skippered by NC Rachid SANPAKEAW followed only 31 seconds latter to hold onto first overall from Gotcha Lagi! and Tracy WILLIAMS Patrice III who was relegated and scored in this class overnight despite competing and winning the IRC 3 class yesterday.
In the IRC 3 class Simba skippered by Bob ASHMAN was awarded first for yesterdays race after Patrice III changed classes and took out the daily double today with a first and fastest to lead Graham Lind's Sumatra who has 2 second places. Antonio ESCRIBANO'S Aproache Sailing took second today but Jim Ellis's fourth place on Remington lifts him to overall third place after 2 races.
The Multihull class saw Phil ATKINSON'S Securicor Fine Pitch turn the tables today on the Mark PRESCOTT skippered Latitude 8 Cyrene although Mark holds a slim 1 point overall lead over Fine Pitch with Thailand's Radab KANJANAVIT'S Cedar Swan taking third to trail the leaders by only 1 point.
In the Classic Class Stephen PEPPERELL'S Herreshoff designed Long White Cloud recorded his second victory over Julian HILL'S Sanook and Marc MASSARI'S magnificent 42m Sylvia put on a majestic performance making their way through the smaller yachts to be scored third.
The Ocean Rover Class has only 3 yachts competing where Ray BRADSHAW'S Gladys Guttenburg finished first from John FENN'S The Four Winds and George M JOHANNES OK-LA.
Complete Kings Cup 2003 results are available from the event website at the address below.
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A former Wakefield Trinity Wildcats chairman has been made an honorary life member of the Parliamentary Rugby League Group.
Sir Rodney Walker was invited to join the association, which brings together clubs and individuals in rugby league to support the sport.
It meets to discuss important issues and to hear from those that work within rugby league at all levels.
Mr Walker joins a small group of honorary members, who are all well known for their long-standing and high profile service to the sport.
He said: "I am flattered to receive honorary life membership of the Parliamentary Rugby League Group.
"The group has played a vital role in supporting the game over its 27 year history, and I hope it will continue to do so for many years to come."
Group chairman and Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland said he was "delighted" Mr Walker had accepted the role to become an honorary life member.
He said: " Sir Rodney has done a great deal for the game over the years, and the award of reflects our gratitude for this work."
Mr Walker was chairman of Trinity between 1986 and 1993, before leaving to take up the post of Rugby Football League chairman, which he held between 1993 and 2002.
He was chairman of the World Snooker Association for several years before being replaced by Barry Hearn in 2009.
And in 1996 Mr Walker was given a knighthood for services to sport. He is an honorary life vice president of the RFL.
Other honorary life members of the Parliamentary Rugby League Group include Sky Sports pundit Mike Stephenson, former RFL chairman Richard Lewis CBE and ex-British Amateur Rugby League Association chief executive Maurice Oldroyd.


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When I first bought this house, there was no fence in our back yard. I had two small dogs at the time, and this was my first house, and I was not going to have my dogs on a chain outside. I wanted them to be able to roam free. This was their home too, after all!
I contacted some fencing companies and was astounded at the prices I was quoted to fence in my back yard, which isn't all that big. I was quoted $4,000 and up. My boss at the time told me she fenced in her yard with chicken-wire type fencing and posts. I looked into that, but (1) I didn't like the looks of it, and (2) I was afraid I wouldn't be able to make it sturdy enough to keep the dogs from getting out.
I was looking online at Lowe's and was checking out their kennels. I read that you could connect two of them together, to make one really large kennel. Hmm. I still didn't like the idea of locking them in a kennel. I was having doggie doors installed in the house and wanted them to be able to run in and out when they wanted (during the day only, of course).
So I went to Lowes and checked out their kennels in person. When I was standing there looking at them, I had an epiphany. How about getting them to go around the whole back yard? While I was there, I noticed there were a few that had bent tops or bottoms and asked for a manager. I told him how many I wanted and asked if I could get a discount on the ones with bent tops or bottoms, and he was happy to give me a discount on them. I ended up having them delivered to my home.
I was able to put these up myself, because they are free standing. They were very easy to put up, and I can even move them around if I wanted to, but I haven't moved them in over 8 years. My dad did come over and put in some stakes only because my back yard is on a slight incline, and it kept the fence from wobbling. But I did "fence in" my entire back yard with kennel pannels. They are 6′ high, so my dogs would never be able to jump over them. 2 of the panels have gates/doors in them, too. So I have one door on each side of the yard. And they actually don't look bad, either. In all, I think I spent around $1500 to fence in my entire back yard. And the best part? If I ever want to sell my house, I can take them down and move them with me to the next house if I so choose! If I was to have the fence professionally installed, living here in NY, I would have needed permits, inspections, and all that other happy crap. Since these are free standing, no permits and no inspections are needed! Take that, NY! 😀
$1500 using kennel panels for a fencing ~vs~ $4,000 or more for professional 4′ fencing. I'll take the kennels anyday!
And I have to add, that we now have 5 dogs. They are able to come and go through their doggie doors to the outside and play and come in any time they like. And I have peace of mind, knowing they are secure in our back yard!
NOTE: Keep in mind that you do not need to fence in your entire yard like I did. You can use kennel panels to fence in whatever area you want to be fenced in. My panels go right up to the house on both sides.


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Art of Running Thanks Steve Jobs
Joseph Tame, Freelance Digital Media Producer, Consultant, Runner, Inventor, Husband, living in central Tokyo, produced a tribute to Apple's Steve Jobs by taking a 21 km run around Tokyo with an iPhone and Runkeeper to create the Apple logo. Using an iPhone and GPS trackers, Tame ran through the city and tracked his steps. See more on Tame's Art of Running page.
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Gucci DIY Lets You Customize Your Next Purchase
Investing in an expensive bag is already a tough decision, and knowing that tens of thousands of people have the same one can make it even more difficult. Thankfully, however, Gucci is making sure that you'll never have to own the the same exact bag as someone else ever again—well, that is, the same exact Italian luxury bag.
To celebrate the brand's 40th anniversary, Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele just launched a project that aims to make customers feel as unique as a rare vintage find. Gucci DIY gives customers the option to personalize the brand's now classic Dionysus bag—that basic-in-the-best-way-possible structured purse with chain strap and tiger head spur closure, and often coated in Gucci's signature logo. The bag already comes in myriad styles, the majority of which take the aforementioned model and slap different ethereal and colorful patches onto it. But with Gucci's new DIY project, customers have the luxury of choosing the patches, trimmings, hardware, and monogram initials that will adorn their bag.
As of now, the service is only available in Milan at the flagship store, but will soon be available in other fashion-minded cities around the world. So too will the DIY offer expand into Gucci's Ace sneakers, Princetown shoes, men's and women's ready-to-wear, and men's made-to-order.
Of the project, Michele said that "the process of customization is both a personal statement and a way in which a customer can become a co-designer with Gucci's Creative Director."
There's no indication of how much a customized bag will cost, but considering the Dionysus bag itself costs around $2.5K on its own, we're guessing it's going to cost a pretty penny. Then again, if working alongside Michele as a "co-designer" and bringing back '90s style patches is all included—you can count us in.
Stay tuned to Milk for more Gucci goodness.
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The action-packed long weekend promises to be both informative and fun. In an effort to give equal time to all, the events will focus on the Union blockade, Confederate blockade running, and Fort Fisher's final battle. This was of course significant, because Fort Fisher stood as the last defense for the port and city of Wilmington.
This family friendly weekend is a great way to get young people excited about local history. There will be several lectures and exhibits detailing the strategies used and challenges faced by Union and Confederate forces. By the end of the Civil War, Union troops had successfully blocked every major port and supply line throughout the south. At the mouth of the Cape Fear River alone, 82 shipwrecks occurred which today serve as constant reminders of the perils involved in blockade running.
In spite of the 82 ships that were lost, the Confederacy managed to break through the Union's blockades on numerous occasions. Of course, this was a contributing factor that prolonged the War Between the States. Ultimately, the U.S. Naval fleet stepped in and led to the Union's victorious end.
Want to learn more about this fascinating time in our history? This weekend will be the perfect opportunity! During the Blockade Running Civil War Weekend, participants will be taken on guided tours of Fort Fisher, the Underwater Archaeology Lab, and several shipwreck sites along the beach area.
Four major Civil War historians will be making presentations this weekend:
- Chief Historian for the U.S. Coast Guard - Dr. Robert Browning - He is the world's leading expert on the Union's naval blockade practices. Dr. Browning is also the author of several books including his most recent, Success is All That Was Expected: The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron During the Civil War.
- The former Deputy State Archaeologist of the Underwater Branch North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, and the Queen Anne's Revenge Project Director, Underwater Archaeology division, Dr. Mark Wilde-Ramsing will be on hand.
- Leading historian in regard to Civil War coastal operations, defenses, and blockade running, Dr. Chris Fonvielle will share his insights as well. Dr. Fonvielle has published several books on the Cape Fear region's coastal defense mechanisms during the Civil War including, including The Wilmington Campaign: Last Rays of Departing Hope and Fort Anderson: Battle for Wilmington.
- The fourth honored guest for this weekend's series is Dr. Stephen Wise. He is the museum curator for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. He has written and edited the Lifeline of the Confederacy: Blockade Running During the Civil War and Gate of Hell: The Campaign for Charleston Harbor 1863.
The Weekend Package includes:
- Speakers Friday and Saturday with dinner at the Blockade Runner Resort
- Guided Tour of Fort Fisher with box lunch
- Behind the Scenes tour of the Underwater Archaeology Lab at Fort Fisher
- Tour of shipwreck sites along the beach
- Dinner on Friday; Breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday; Breakfast on Sunday
- Optional Tours
- Lodging at Blockade Runner Beach Resort


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I have Mathematica 188.8.131.52 installed on my new MacBook Pro running OS X 10.8. I also have the latest CUDA drivers (and even the CUDA SDK) from nVIDIA. I've noticed that commands like CUDAQ[] take a VERY long time to return 'True'. The CUDA resources paclet is already installed. Here's some examples:
In[1]:= Needs["CUDALink`"]
During evaluation of In[1]:= General::cdir: Cannot set current directory to authserver. >>
In[2]:= AbsoluteTiming[CUDAQ[]]
Out[2]= {112.003663, True}
In[3]:= AbsoluteTiming[CUDAResourcesInformation[]]
Out[3]= {7.734287, {{"Name" -> "CUDAResources"...
Has anyone else seen CUDAQ[] take 112 seconds to return? It's almost like Mathematica thinks the paclet isn't installed or something. Subsequent runs of CUDAQ[] in the same session return quickly. If I kill the kernel and launch a new one, it's back to 100+ seconds again. Other CUDA commands also take a very long time to initially run and then run quickly if run again in the same session. Restarting the kernel gets you back to the excessive times again.
A related question: is there a log somewhere where I can see what the heck the kernel is doing when I type in that initial CUDAQ[]?


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Modern day mobile devices are a double-edged sword, creating new security risks while providing valuable sources of evidence for digital forensic investigators. Their ever expanding capabilities make mobile devices more like personal computers that accompany us as we navigate the world. Digital forensic investigators can use information stored on and generated by mobile devices to reconstruct our movements, communications, and other personal details.
If you need to extract information from cell phones, smart phones, and other mobile devices, or are concerned about the security of data on such devices, here are some important things you should know.
Bypassing Security Codes: Digital forensic investigators can extract the security code from some locked mobile devices using specialized tools. The screenshot below
... Continue reading Top 7 ways investigators catch criminals using Mobile Device Forensics


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Why using a professional tiler for your home renovation job may save you money in the long run.
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When we purchased our condominium, the previous owners had tiled each bathroom with vinyl tile with a black and grey color combination. As I wanted my bathroom to be a cheery blue and white with red and yellow roses on the wall paper, I knew my first project in my new home was to repl...
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$16 million E.R. construction project kicks off
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COLUMBIA – MU Health Care will begin renovating the emergency department next week, and it hosted a kick off ceremony Tuesday.
The $16 million will add 6,335 square feet to the emergency department to meet growing patient volumes, according to a news release. Contractors will complete the project by the end of 2018. The new E.R. will have:
- 17 additional exam rooms
- 10 new fast-track exam rooms
- 1 additional triage area
Interim Chair of Emergency Medicine Matt Robinson said the project will create a better environment for patients.
"Some of the things that we're adding is actually improving space so that we can see patients more rapidly," he said. "Regardless of the emergency."
In addition to the emergency room expansion, the project will add 24 new inpatient rooms for adults with medical and behavioral issues, according to the news release.
MU Health Care Chief Medical Officer Stevan Whitt said the hospital funded the project with patients in mind.
"We started planning this project back in 2014, and we've been planning how to pay for the budget since that time," he said.
Whitt said the money will come out of the hospital budget. The total cost of all of the hospital renovations, including the emergency department and inpatient rooms, will be approximately $22.6 million, according to the news release.


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... said the farmer/music guy quite nerdishly:
I was at the Guster show in Lancaster and thinking to myself how I hoped our agriculturally rich Central PA area would represent well and provide some delicious local farm nourishment for these folks, a few of the most environmentally conscious touring musicians there are - speaking of Guster. In an idle moment after Jukebox the Ghost's opening set, I fired off this tweet:
I wonder what @guster ate before @chameleon_club show in #lancaster.Retroactively recommending @jjjlancaster #greenestbandever— 3 Springs Fruit Farm (@3springsfruit) May 30, 2013
To which I receive the following response from Ryan Miller himself:
@3springsfruit @chameleon_club @jjjlancaster I seriously ate there. #porkbellyquaileggyall— guster (@guster) May 30, 2013
Leading to many pork belly/quail egg references during the show (for the record, it's one of my favorite John J. Jefferies small plates as well). Thanks for an awesome night of music, and thanks for the kind words about our "so damn charming" area


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Corporate Project Management Professional (pmp)®
Certification Training
Ready for the next step? Our advanced training courses help you develop professional knowledge, skills and behaviours to deliver project more efficiently and successfully.
Project Controls In Practice
In this course we explore the vital importance of effective project controls and their role in commercial project success during each phase of the project from bidding to contract close.
There is increasing evidence that effective project controls are one of the most important conditions for project success. A practical and pragmatic approach to project controls establishes the foundations on which effective governance and high performing project teams can be built. In many ways it's about doing the basics well including; planning the work, working the plan, understanding the risks, controlling changes, and establishing a clear structure for reporting, governance and information flow. Without a solid foundation, based on the principles of effective planning and control, project teams face an uphill struggle from the outset.
In this course we explore the vital importance of effective project controls and their role in commercial project success during each phase of the project from bidding to contract close. We will then look at how these principles can be applied in a flexible way to match the level of control to the complexity of the project.
This course is not just about processes but also the behaviours and culture needed to deploy an effective project controls framework. For this reason the course is appropriate for the entire project management team including project managers, planners, quantity surveyors, cost estimators, risk analysts and project controls staff.
The course will be highly interactive, drawing on the latest research and using a case study based learning style. During the course you will have an opportunity to prepare a simulated bid for the project control services for HS2.
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Explain why project controls is one of the key factors for project success.
- Apply a project controls framework to a complex project.
- Adapt the level of control in the project control framework to the complexity of the project.
- Describe in detail the controls needed to manage a project schedule, risk and cost across the different stages of the commercial project life cycle, including:
- Explaining the importance of being precise about the scope of work.
- Describing the use of control accounts, established from the work breakdown structure to manage cost.
- Demonstrating the importance and use of accurate estimating in a competitive environment.
- Describing ways in which pro-active and robust risk management can be used to enhance margin during contract delivery.
- Giving an explanation of the importance of cash flow management to a commercial project organisation and techniques that can be used to improve cash flow.
- Discussing effective options for the effective management of sub-contractor plans.
- Applying techniques for forecasting based on earned value metrics.
- Applying change control in a commercial environment.
- Describe the role of project controls in developing and delivering projects in a competitive environment, including opportunity identification, pursuit management and bidding, project mobilisation, delivery and contract close out.
- Explain the difference between reactive and proactive project management and the role you play in the latter.
The course will assume you have a prior understanding of the basic project management processes. Ideally you should have the APMP project management qualification, PRINCE2 or equivalent foundation level training prior to the course. If you have not completed these prior courses you should listen to the following podcasts:
Scope Management
Budgeting and Cost Management
Resource Management
Project Scheduling
Risk Management
Earned Value Management
These can also be accessed via iTunes.
This course runs 9:00 to 17:00 on days 1 and 2 and 9:00 to 16:00 on day 3. The course includes the preparation of a bid for HS2 during day 2. This is presented at 9:30 on day 3. To prepare for this tender presentation may require some extra time at the end of the day two, depending on the progress your team makes during the day. Please bear this in mind when making travel plans and if possible build flexibility into the end of day two.
Project Controls Pre-contract
- Why are effective project controls important to project success?
- An overview of a project control framework.
- Using level of control to adapt the project control framework to the complexity of the project.
- The role of project controls during the bidding process.
Bridge Build Exercise
Your opportunity to bid, win and deliver a successful commercial contract.
Establishing Project Controls Post Contract Award
Mobilisation post contract award is one of the most importance and challenging phases in a commercial project. Early deployment of the project team and a set of robust project baselines (scope, time and cost) are vital during this phase to ensure that any risks and issues with the bid documents are identified early in the project. This module covers:
- Critical contract review and project start-up
- Scope definition
- Detailed time planning
- Cost planning
- Risk management mobilisation
- Establishing scope, time, risk, cost baselines as part of a project management plan
- Establishing an integrated change control process
- Work package initiation and establishing control accounts
HS2 Bidding Exercise
Bidding for the HS2 project controls contract.
Execute Contract
Project implementation requires on-going execution, monitoring and control of the project.
- Managing contractors plans
- Monitoring progress (time management)
- Forecasting costs based on the intelligent use of earned value metrics (cost management)
- Controlling risk contingency (risk management)
- Controlling changes
- Maximising profit margin
- Invoicing and controlling cash flow
Tower Build II Exercise
Tower Build II - bringing it all together
Close Out Contract
At the end of a contract it is vital to de-mobilise the contract team without any outstanding liabilities and ensure information required for future contracts is captures.
- Technical close
- Commercial close
- Learning lessons for the future
Action Planning
Each individual will be asked to prepare an individual action plan of areas for application in the work place and future development opportunities.
Project Management Using The Logical Framework
This course will enable delegates will be able to apply the Logical Framework Approach (LFA) to aid thinking about best approach to projects.
The Logical Framework Approach (LFA) was developed in the 1960's by US Agency for International Development to improve its project planning and evaluation and has since been adopted by most multilateral and bilateral development agencies. It provides a set of steps and tools to aid thinking about best approach to projects. As such the process and associated learning is just as important as the output from each step.
The benefits of the LFA approach are:
- It places a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement.
- It requires systematic analysing of a problem including identify the cause and effect relationships.
- It provides logical linkage between the way the project is delivered and the outcome it seeks to achieve.
- It places the project in the wider development context.
- It encourages examination of risks and stimulates accountability for the result.
- It requires analysis of how to measure the achievement of the objectives.
The workshop sessions will use active learning methods to engage all the delegates in the learning process.
These include:
- Individual exercises and self-evaluation quizzes.
- Small group brainstorming sessions "buzz groups".
- Case study syndicate exercises using a course project.
- Formal team presentations of the team plans for peer review by the course group and tutors
At the end of the course delegates will be able to apply the LFA framework including:
- Understand the philosophy behaving the LFA framework, its strengths and weaknesses
- Describing the overall process for analysis and planning of projects
- The tools in the analysis phase including:
- Stakeholder analysis
- Problem analysis
- Objectives analysis
- Strategy analysis
- Tools for the planning phase including:
- Logical framework matrix
- Activity scheduling
- Resources scheduling
- In addition this course will cover the project delivery controls not in the LFA framework including:
- Control the delivery of the project using simple but effective progress review.
- Control changes within the project to increase the chances of project success.
- Use project management start up to develop an effective project team.
1. Course introduction
An introduction to the course learning objectives and structure. Delegate introductions and discussion of their individual needs, the skills they bring to the group and ideals for improving project delivery within their team.
2. Introduction to Logical Framework Approach
The LFA provides a step by step guide to planning development projects. In this session we will examine the overall structure of the LFA and the benefits of adopting a structured approach to projects.
3. Analysis Stage: Understanding the Current Situation
A successful project needs a good understanding of the current situation if it is to deliver successful. The LFA framework has a number of tools to help, understand the background to the project. These include:
- Stakeholder analysis
- SWOT analysis
- Venn diagrams
- Spider diagrams
In this session we will review these tools and apply them to case study project to get a better understanding of the current situation.
Syndicate Exercise: Analysis of the current situation using tools from the LFA.
4. Analysis Stage: Problem and Objectives Analysis
Problem analysis is about understanding the root causes and the effects of a problem and objective analysis is identifying what opportunities exist of overcome these problems. By understanding the underlying root causes then we can identify actions to address these root causes. Again the process is as important as the output. In this session we look at the application of problem analysis to a typical project.
Syndicate Exercise: Problem Analysis for a case study project.
5. Analysis Stage: Analysis of Strategies
Based in a detailed understanding of the current situation and the objectives for the project we can decide on the most appropriate strategy to follow. The selection of the most appropriate approach can be based on clearly define criteria such as effectiveness, feasibility, cost and/or environmental impact.
Syndicate Exercise: Complete an analysis of the most appropriate strategy for a case study project
6. Planning Stage
The first stage of planning is to complete a Logframe matrix. This documents the objectives, purpose, results and activities required for the project, and how these will be measures and verified. Finally the Logframe captures the assumptions. It provides a logical link between the activities in the project and the overall objective. In this session se look at the process of preparing and presenting a Logframe matrix.
Syndicate Exercise: Complete a Logframe matrix for a case study project.
7. Developing the Project Schedule.
Understanding the dependencies between the delivery of different work packages and teams at an early stage is vital to the smooth delivery of projects. The precedence diagram is the method to develop these linkages between activities, work packages and teams. We will explore a range of linking relationship available to develop a fair representation of the work plan. This session includes:
- Development and use of the precedence diagram.
- Typical dependencies including finish-start, start- start, finish-finish.
- The use of leads and lags.
- Critical path.
Syndicate Exercise: defining the project schedules for a case study or real delegate project.
8. Risk Management
All projects involve risk and so understanding and planning appropriate mitigation strategies early in the process can significantly reduce the chances of project delay and overspend. In this session we will apply the principles of project risk management.
Syndicate Exercise: defining the project schedules for a case study or real delegate project
9. Project control, reporting and change control
Successful project execution requires regular communications to ensure any issues are identified early and action is taken to keep the project on track. This requires simple but effective reporting and a rigorous control of change. In this session we will look at case studies which have suffered from poor change control and report and evaluate how these have affected the project outcomes.
10. Project team development
"People deliver projects". In this session we will look at how the project management processes can be used to engage team members and build commitment to the planned changes.
11. Self-reflection and action planning
The final session includes the presentation of the plans prepared in syndicate exercises for peer review by the group, followed by individual action planning to define the next steps to apply what has been learned in the course in the workplace.
Individual Exercise: Planning next steps in the work place
Delegates will be automatically registered on the Parallel community of practice, where they can join others who have been part of the programme, share experiences and develop their knowledge through the forum for as long as they want.
Contract Development and Management for Project Managers
This course is aimed at Project Managers and Team Members responsible for procuring goods and services as part of project delivery.
Why are Contracts Important for the Project Manager?
The last decades have seen ever more complex projects: sophisticated technology with multiple components, overall specialisation beyond the economic competence of any individual company, ever increasing competition, a shrinking world, in terms of both suppliers, customers and competition, ever tighter timescales and margins. At the same time user requirements have not only become more complex, but also increasingly hard to define, especially within software or other business based systems. The ability to effectively develop and manage contracts has never been more important for the project manager.
Project Managers and Team Members responsible for procuring goods and services as part of project delivery. Managers responsible for development and management of contracts with customers. Contracts and procurement support staff. Commercial Managers.
- Understand the role importance of an effective contract
- Understand the key legal concepts underlying contracts and contractual relationships
- Understand the steps to be taken pre-award
- Understand the steps in award of contract
- Understand the key activities to be carried out in effective delivery of the contract.
Unit 1: Overview of Contracting
- The role and importance of contracts
- Legal aspects of contracts
- Contractual relationships
- Commercial models
- Key terms and conditions
Unit 2: Contract Pricing Types
- The different pricing mechanisms
- Incentivised contracts
- Mixed approaches
- Choosing the best approach
Unit 3: Contracting Process – Pre-Award
- Contracting strategy key considerations
- Evaluation criteria
- Contracting methods
- Procurement – legal constraints
Unit 4: Creating the Statement of Requirements
- Role and importance of the statement of requirements
- Relationship between contract and SOR
- Ensuring Clarity of Requirements
- A Well-Written SOR
Unit 5: Contracting Process – Award
- Negotiation and award actions
Unit 6: Post-Award: Contract Call-offs
- The Work Breakdown Structure's relationship to requirements and SOR
- Assessing cost estimates against SOR
- Supplier performance management
- Methodology for developing KPIs
- Performance review meetings
- Addressing performance issues
Unit 7: Contracting Process: Management and Administration
- Key elements of effective contract management
- Key accountabilities in contract management and administration
- Managing and administering contract activities
- Management of change
Unit 8: Contracting Process – Contract Closeout
- Contract closeout "best practices"
- Claims and disputes
- Termination of a contract
Financial Management for Project Managers
This course is aimed at project managers and other project team members.
Project profitability is not simply measured as a function of benefit less costs: rather it is better defined as return on investment. This means that to allow the project team to be in control of, and improve, profitability, they must be able to understand and control not just benefit and costs, but also the investment (i.e. cash) invested in their project. The objectives of this course are to give them the tools and knowledge to do this.
This course is aimed at project managers and other project team members.
This course will enable project managers and team members to:
- See their projects as financial business units within the organisation
- To understand the terminology and concepts of financial management and be able to relate them to their own projects
- To understand and be able to use key financial tools
- To apply these financial concepts and tools in order to increase project and therefore Company profitability
- Each concept and tool will be demonstrated and practiced using real-life company examples
- Introduction: projects and the bigger picture
- Financial Concepts
- Financial Analysis
- Asset Management
- Project Governance
- Pricing/ Costs and the Contract
- Cost Estimating and Forecasting
- Lessons Learned and Action Plans
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|1. Introduction: projects and the bigger picture
• The project as a business unit.
• Why project staff should be concerned with the financial picture rather than (as traditionally) simply costs.
|2. Financial Concepts
• The terminology and principles of finance:
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Recognising revenue and matching costs
• Accruals
• Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow using Ericsson Project Governance
• Case Study/ Exercise Ericsson Governance
|3. Financial Analysis
• Applying financial ratios to interpret financial reports
• Ratios as used in Ericsson Project Governance
• Case Study/ Exercise
|4. Asset Management
• Cash is King!
• Importance of cash flow
• Billing and Recognising Revenue
• Managing Accounts Receivable
• Managing Work In Progress
• Managing Inventory
• Fixed Assets
• Case Study/ Exercise
|5. Project Governance
|• How revenue, costs, profit and cashflow (incl. inventory, wip, debtors etc) are reported and what the reports mean.
|6. Pricing/ Costs and the Contract
• The Pricing Process
• Understanding where costs may be hidden in the contract
• Importance of the contract in determining price and payment terms.
• Case Study/ Exercise
|7. Cost Estimating and Forecasting
• Principles of costing
• Cost estimation
• PMBOK 4th Edition: 7.1.2 Estimating Costs: Tools & Techniques 7.2.2 Determining Budget: Tools & Techniques
• Forecasting techniques
• Cashflow forecasting – Using Discounted Cashflows, Economic Value Added.
• Case Study/ Exercise
|8. Lessons Learned and Action Plans
|• Lessons Learned and Action Plans.
Earned value "Is it worth the effort"
This is a quick overview of the principles, benefits and pitfalls in applying Earned Value Management and a workshop on the barriers to earned value implementation and how they can be overcome.
This is a quick overview of the principles, benefits and pitfalls in applying Earned Value Management and a workshop on the barriers to earned value implementation and how they can be overcome. In the end I link it back to the project management maturity level in the organisation and the role earned value can have in developing PM maturity.
Effective Project Leadership
This programme will engage delegates in an exploration of their own and others' behaviour in order that they can maximise the effectiveness of their teams and create successful stakeholder relationships.
It is well recognised that the quality of relationships impacts the success of projects: many argue more than any other factor. This programme will engage delegates in an exploration of their own and others' behaviour in order that they can maximise the effectiveness of their teams and create successful stakeholder relationships. The PMs who operate as leaders are the most successful precisely because they inspire people to "put their hearts" into their work: who create teams that are magically "more than the sum of their parts".
To achieve this, leaders are required to understand:
- what makes themselves tick
- what makes others 'tick', their drivers and how they react in certain circumstances
- the impact they have on the feelings of others.
The programme will use the SDI® (Strength Deployment Inventory®) as the tool to facilitate conversations on self-awareness and team dynamics. The SDI is a proven, memorable tool for improving team effectiveness and reducing the costs of conflict.
This increased awareness will allow participants to, for example, deal more easily with conflict, engage with stakeholders, adapt project management to suit the project and manage risk more effectively.
Experienced project managers at a project leadership level in your organisation, looking to understand their leadership style and maximise their potential to create an effective project team.
The programme aims to develop self awareness in the individuals using widely respected frameworks and diagnostics to help develop an understanding of each individual's project leadership traits. The programme integrates pre and post coaching to coach individuals to maximise on their strengths to build truly effective project teams.
This development programme consists of four elements:
- Introductory thirty minute telephone or face to face conversation with the tutor (one to two weeks prior to the workshop) to discuss and establish personal expectations, explain the format of the programme, and to gain commitment to attendance at the full programme including action learning sessions, pre-reading, completion of the SDI and a personal questionnaire asking participants to reflect on what they wish to achieve from the programme
- Two day residential workshop covering the modules described below.
- After one month the tutor will facilitate a one-to-one coaching session to check on progress towards the agreement of an action plan with stakeholders and offer support and advice on the effectiveness and feasibility of the action plans.
- After three months the tutor will facilitate a further one-to-one coaching surgery to check on progress with the action plan, offer further advice and collect anecdotal evidence of the implementation effectiveness.
At the end of the programme (both workshop and follow up) delegates will be able to:
- Distinguish between managing and leading others and the benefits of the latter
- Manage their own behaviour in a way that gives them more choices, greater flexibility and encourages greater engagement by others
- Clearly understand how personal motivation impacts everyone and how to utilise to enhance their projects
- Build high levels of trust and confidence in self and others to deliver results
- Increase the effectiveness of their leadership style – enabling them to relate more effectively with more people more of the time by focusing on some of their key professional relationships
- Resolve conflict more effectively
- Understand how to get the best out of each member of their team
- Communicate in ways that others can "hear"
- Deliver powerful, passionate messages
- Deal more effectively with stakeholders and clients
- Gain clear information on what others expect from you and also you require from them
- Create more effective teams by understanding the motivation and dynamics between participants and how this requires varying communications styles
The detailed outline proposed timetable for the event is as follows:
Module 1: Introduction
- Explore individual training needs, objectives and contributions individuals will make to the workshop
- The role of the project leader; what differentiates the best from the rest?
- The nature of the leadership challenge in your organisation?
Module 2: Understanding your own motivational style and its impact on leading others?
Delegates will receive feedback on the results of the SDI diagnostic tool completed before the workshop. This will include individual support diagnosing the output from the questionnaire when things are going well and when faced with conflict or opposition.
Module 3: What differentiates the "best from the rest"
Based on detailed research into best in class project managers, this session will explore the attributes of the best project managers in a number of business environments and the relevance to project management in your organisation
Module 4 Teambuilding
Building a performing team takes significant time and effort. In his session individuals will reflect on the performance of their own teams and the challenges they face in improving their performance.
Module 5: Communication
Effective communications requires leaders to deploy a wide range of strategies. In this session you will critically evaluate your own communication preferences and how these are perceived by others in the project team.
Module 6 Dealing with Conflict and Change
Projects involve both internal and external change which can often create significant conflict. Effective management and resolution of conflict is a key skill for project managers. In this session we explore different strategies for facing up to and defusing conflict situations.
Module 7: Diverse teams
Motivating multi disciplinary, multi cultural and virtual teams is a challenge for even to most experienced project manager. This session includes hits and tips to improve you management of diverse teams.
Follow up: Action Learning
An action learning session will take place one month and three months after the two day workshop. The first will be a short term review whilst the latter will be more in depth considering factors that will generate long term performance improvements.
The aims of these sessions are:
- To develop ownership within the individual of on-going improvement in project delivery
- To develop mutual accountability with the group
- To encourage a culture of knowledge sharing and reflective practice
The format is a delegate led review of progress against plan facilitated by the course tutor. Delegates will be asked to identify where the plan has been achieved and where not, what lessons can be shared with the other delegates along with consideration of what else could be done to complete them and realise the benefits. Common emergent themes will be recorded and discussed and extent to which on-going collaboration is adopted by the group with be agreed. Review can be one-to-one, in small action learning groups or over the telephone.
The evaluation of the programme will be through analysis of the feedback forms completed by the delegates at the end of the workshop, completion of action plans, feedback forms completed by course tutors at the end of each workshop, together with feedback of benefits through line managerial reporting structures. Evidence of benefits will also be captured, collated and communicated during the action learning sessions.
Success Criteria
- At the end of the workshop, individuals will have identified at least three practical but effective improvement actions which have real potential to increase the capability of your organisation to deliver successful projects.
- Within one month of the workshop, all individuals will have agreed their action plans with key stakeholders and made significant progress implementing the priority actions.
- Within three months of the workshop, the delegates will have progressed at least one of their priority action plans to such an extent that they can demonstrate benefits to project and programme delivery in your organisation.
In House Estimating for Project Managers - 2 Days
This course is designed to provide guidance to Project Managers on the principals of how credible cost and schedule estimates are derived.
This course is designed to provide guidance to Project Managers on the principals of how credible cost and schedule estimates are derived. It will explain how estimates can be interpreted and will highlight areas for special attention. Real case studies and practical exercises will be included.
At the end of the course delegates will be able:
- Define the information required to produce a robust project estimate.
- Explain fully the importance of underpinning estimates with clearly defined assumptions.
- Critically evaluate an estimate to determine the effect of exclusions on the likely final cost.
- Describe the most appropriate estimating methods to use during the project lifecycle.
- Explain strengthens and weakness of a range of estimating techniques.
The course follows the following structure:
Day 1
1. An overview of estimating
- What is an estimate
- Why produce an estimate
- How do you establish a sound estimate
- What makes a credible estimate
2. How to derive an estimate
- Estimating methodology
- Boundary of your estimate
- Life cycle phases
- Cost breakdown structure
3. Types of estimating and different tools/techniques with examples of each
- Parametric
- Analogy
- Scaling
- Detailed
4. Data gathering
- Data requirements
- Data sources
- Data gathering and normalisation
- Data recording and assumptions
Day 2
5. Detailed estimating
- Getting started - Estimating checklist
- Establishing estimating strategy
- Building an estimating model
- Verification and validation
6. Risk management
- Risk assessment
- Risk Analysis
- Managing risks
- Risk maturity
7. Economic analysis
- Investment appraisal
- Discounted cash flow
- Inflation
- How to deal with Exchange Rates
8. Reporting and understanding estimates
- What to report
- How to report
- Business Cases
- Best practise examples
Benefits Management – An essential discipline?
Taking a sideways glance at the nature of Benefits Management principles and how best to deploy them, the presentation evolves into the nature of real benefits, how many we can and how many we cannot really measure as well as challenging the belief that they can be.
Taking a sideways glance at the nature of Benefits Management principles and how best to deploy them, the presentation evolves into the nature of real benefits, how many we can and how many we cannot really measure as well as challenging the belief that they can be systematically measured. Attendees will have the opportunity to practice some with case studies and enjoy each other's views in an interactive and engaging way.
In House Risk Management - 1 Day
This one day intensive event is aimed at those with a basic knowledge of risk management but need to take some of the principles to the next stage and understand how risk management can be better used to optimise organisational performance.
This one day intensive event is aimed at those with a basic knowledge of risk management but need to take some of the principles to the next stage and understand how risk management can be better used to optimise organisational performance. Using a case study the delegates will be encouraged to identify and manage the real risks project fail to manage.
By the end of the event the delegates will be able to:
- Critically analyse their approach to risk management identifying the strengths and weakness in a classic approach to risk management.
- Describe the impact of the real risks to project and how these can be managed
Explain and manage the influence of optimism bias on project funding
- Describe the ways to practically improve the classic approach to risk management
- Unerstand the nature of project shaping and the role of the sponsor and project manager in de-risking the project
- Be able to write accurate and meaningful risk descriptions
- Describe the benefits and dis-benefits of quantitative assessment
The delegates can be from any level of the organisation as the basics will be covered as will the more advanced topics. An open mind is required as the topic is not treated as a systematic process but delegates will be challenged in their attitudes and will be asked to critique their own organisations approach to risk management.
An opportunity to 'meet and greet' the tutor and provide some basic information and set some objectives.
Overview of project risk management
The principles of risk management and how the subject has evolved including exposure to the more works on project success and failure. The influence of optimism bias on project appraisals.
Shaping the project and the role of the sponsor
The nature of shaping a project outcome in the early stages and the roles that are brought to bear to do so.
Identifying the 'real' risks in projects; opening the johari window.
A critical review of the risk management process identifying areas to improve practice.
Risk Identification
Some tools and techniques for the identification of 'real' risks and how to begin to flush them out
Analysis of the nature of opportunities and how to deal with them
Are opportunities just the inverse of Threats? A general discussion on the Pro's and Con's of including opportunities on a risk log.
Qualitative Risk Analysis
Basics of how to conceptualise the main components of risk and recording them. Discussion on the other responses outside the normal PI grid frame of reference.
Quantitative Risk Analysis
A critical review of Monte Carlo modelling for analysing risk, can we trust the numbers?
Risk Response Planning
Making sure that the plans are updated and that the appropriate responses are identified, looking for synergy between responses to threats and impacts
Programme and Corporate Risk Management
Looking at the relationship between the individual project risks and the cumulative effect on a programme and how to spread that risk.
Human dimensions
How the individual has an impact on the outcome of the whole process and what danger lies therein.
Summary and close
Project Management - T5 vs Wembley - What can we learn?
Heathrow Terminal and Wembley are two high profile projects which are both for different reasons perceived as less than successful by the public. With London 2012 just around the corner, what can the profession learn from these two very different case studies?
Heathrow Terminal and Wembley are two high profile projects which are both for different reasons perceived as less than successful by the public. With London 2012 just around the corner, what can the profession learn from these two very different case studies.
Real Risks in Project Management
In this session we look at why the real risk are missing from many risk registers and we can identify the unknown unknowns.
In this session we look at why the real risk are missing from many risk registers and we can identify the unknown unknowns. This is because many risk registers focus on the "comfort" risk which are easily identified and manager. However the real risk are much more difficult to grasp and almost impossible to manage but cause more damage.
The critical role of the project sponsor, Process or Behaviour?
This wide ranging talk will take you through the role of the project sponsor, it will look at all the major bodies of thought including the APM, APMG, and NAO and encourage an interactive debate on the role, the need for it and how it can be best implemented.
This wide ranging talk will take you through the role of the project sponsor, it will look at all the major bodies of thought including the APM, APMG, and NAO and encourage an interactive debate on the role, the need for it and how it can be best implemented. It will be led by John Bolton, a well published and authoritative speaker on the role of the sponsor with significant experience of interacting with the sponsorship communities in major construction and transportation organisations.
What can we learn from Lean Project Management
This session draws the parallels between Henry Gantt and Fredrick Taylor and how manufacturing has developed significantly beyond the principles of Scientific Management.
This session draws the parallels between Henry Gantt and Fredrick Taylor and how manufacturing has developed significantly beyond the principles of Scientific Management. I argue that project management is still to wedded to the principles of scientific management and we need to learn from the changes in manufacturing such as the Toyota Production System. Compare the quality of cars produced today with those produced in the 1970's. Using approaches such as waste reduction, critical chain, last planner, pull scheduling and harnessing the power of the team could be transformational.


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I would make one for my daughter with a picture of my granddaughter on one side and her and her husband on the other.ReplyDelete
Visited and I would use a picture of my children for my Mother saying 'We love you Nanny'ReplyDelete
It would be for my husband's grandma, the only design we are sure of is a special picture of her with her kids.ReplyDelete
I would love to get this for my daughter as a graduation gift. I would put the letter K on the front of it for her name and i would put a picture of the family in there so that when ever she is away from home and misses everyone, we are all right there for her to look at.ReplyDelete
I would give this to my mom and put a picture of me and my brother in it with a March birthstoneReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 11, 2015 at 10:14 PM
I would send it to my mom for mothers dayReplyDelete
It would be for me and say mom. I would but pictures of my four boys. 2 on each sideReplyDelete
The locket would be for my daughter, and I would put a heart clipart on the front.ReplyDelete
I would get one of our sonogram pics of our daughter we lost (only pics we have of her) on the inside with "Always in our hearts" engraved on the other side. Not sure what I would put on the outside - maybe something with siblings or "Big Sister" since it would be going to my dd!ReplyDelete
I would make this for my mother. I would engrave it with lettering - Always close to your heart!ReplyDelete
I would love it for myself with all my kids pictures in it.ReplyDelete
I would put mine and my husbands names and anniversary date on the inside and our pic.ReplyDelete
I would want a photograph of my two sons when they were little and sweet with their names engraved. Not original just sentimental like any human.ReplyDelete
I think I would personalize it for my daughter who is due in May. I would love to have it but I dont think all my kids picture would fit.ReplyDelete
I would get "Love" on it and keep it for myself.ReplyDelete
The front I would put a clip art of the best mom and than 2 pictures on the inside and the name of her kids on the back she just had a baby girl so this would be the perfect gift to give her thanks.ReplyDelete
I would get this for my mom from my son (her grandson) with the engraving "Best Grandma"ReplyDelete
I would get this for my mom from my son (her grandson) with the engraving "Best Grandma"ReplyDelete
I love the monogram option and would gift it to my daughter who just had a baby 2 weeks ago!ReplyDelete
- alona yApril 17, 2015 at 11:31 PM
I would give this to my mother in law for a gift and let her personalize it, she would definitely put pictures of our daughter in it!ReplyDelete
I would keep it, and put a picture of my son in it!ReplyDelete
I would personalize it by putting a photo in there for my mom of her grandkids!ReplyDelete
Would be for my daughter with a message states as "I'm always proud of you"ReplyDelete
I would personalize it with my children's names. It would be for me.ReplyDelete
I would give it to my daughter and put I will always love you on it. I would let her decide whose pictures she wanted to put in it. dwelchert at yahoo dot comReplyDelete
I would a picture of my family in it and it would be for me,me,me!ReplyDelete
I would put a picture of the grandkids in it for myself.ReplyDelete
I would put my 2 grandsons pictures in it for my wonderful daughter in law and engrave love you momma with their namesReplyDelete
I would personalize it in loving memory of my friend with a picture of her and her daughter (that I took) and I would give it to her daughter.ReplyDelete
picture of me and my daughter and give it to herReplyDelete
I would put my anniversary date and hubby inside even though I have 3 children and my first grand-baby on the way soon. If we didn't fall in love- I wouldn't be a mom to amazing kids.ReplyDelete
- Christina StrappMay 8, 2015 at 10:45 AM
I would get it Monogrammed and put a picture of my grandma who passed away a couple days ago and put a picture of my daughter and husband together.ReplyDelete
I would get the front engraved with "I love you Mommy" and put photos of my kids inside. This would be sweet to keep for myself! Lisa L tylerpants(at)gmail.comReplyDelete
I would put photos of me and my daughter inside and give it to my daughterReplyDelete


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As long as civilizations use electricity, there will always be a demand for electricians. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of electricians through 2024 will grow by 14 percent, which is much faster than average for all occupations thanks to increased construction rates, clean energy advancements and the number of people expected to retire. By knowing the fundamentals of how to start an electrician company in advance, you will set yourself up for a successful launch.
Tips for Starting an Electrician Company
Training and Licensure
Before starting your own business, it is a good idea to complete vocational training and receive the certifications and licenses required by your respective state. You can learn the specific requirements from the state contractors' board or a local electrician union.
Market Research
Determine if there is a need for an electrician company in the area that interests you. If you're considering a small town that already has seven electrical companies operating in it, for example, the demand for your services might not be high. When thinking about where to base your operations, keep your target customer in mind. If you plan to target residential customers, setting up shop in the suburbs might be fruitful. Similarly, if you specialize in new construction, having an office in an area near architectural firms and construction contractors could prove beneficial.
Be Aware of Financial Pitfalls
Several seemingly normal headaches can cost your electrician company more than you may realize. Being aware of these pitfalls in advance can help you avoid them when you open for business:
- Sales and quoting pitfalls: Slow quoting, misquotes, and failing to return calls from prospective clients leads to missed opportunities
- Planning and scheduling pitfalls: Data-related double entries, missing project details, and inefficiencies at the jobsite hinder productivity and increase operating costs
- Job tracking and billing pitfalls: Untracked changes, simple oversights, and neglecting the budget can create a multitude of unexpected expenses that you must assume
- Invoice and billing pitfalls: Sending invoices late, errors on invoices, and procedural missteps (i.e., failing to submit a claim form with an invoice) results in poor cash flow, unpaid work, and customer dissatisfaction
- Reporting and metrics: Recording data manually, using different software programs to do everyday business, and using generic software programs that don't meet all your needs reduces accuracy and productivity, and makes it difficult to track your true value and identify areas of improvement
Make Your Job Simpler
As a business owner, you'll have several details to manage, such as employee schedules, quotes, invoices, project details, billing, tax regions, bookkeeping, inventory, cost tracking, and job permits. Rather than use several programs or record the details by hand, which many contractors do, streamline your operations with a single solution that's tailored to your exact needs—360e.
While every electrical business has its pain points, several are preventable with proper tracking and organization. 360e helps you do just this with a single program that's easy to use on any device that connects to the Internet. Designed specifically for electricians, 360e allows you to manage your business while eliminating costly errors and increasing profits with flexible tools that:
- Eliminate double entries
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- Reduce paper clutter with intuitive document management features
- Send you alerts about quotes, invoices, permits and more
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Back in April 3Sun – jointly owned by Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics – received 49.06 million of regional investment aid from the European Commission to be used in the facility's establishment.
Overall, a total of 400 million will be invested into the plant. A spokesperson for 3Sun tells pv magazine that the three partners will each invest 70 million "in cash, or in tangible and intangible assets". Project financing will also be secured from lending institutions Banca IMI, Centrobanca and Unicredit.
Initial annual thin film photovoltaic production capacity at the new factory will be 160 MW. However, the ability to ramp this up to 480 MW exists. The spokesperson adds that operations are expected to begin within the second half of this year, and that an initial 280 people have been employed. Integrated multi-junction, thin film photovoltaic cells and modules will be produced.
The manufactured modules are expected to be used for projects in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The spokesperson explains that they will also be marketed in Europe through subsidiaries of Enel Si and Sharp.
The three companies now say they will develop, install and operate 500 MW worth of solar projects by 2016 in EMEA. To do so, they have formed a second joint venture called ESSE (Enel Green Power & Sharp Solar Energy).
The spokesperson explains that in terms of capital for the second JV, Enel Green Power will commit 50 percent, Sharp 40 percent and Sharp Electronics Italia 10 percent.


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Sociology major returns from study abroad in Cape Town
Anouk earned credit toward her Sociology major and LJSC subplan while studying abroad through CGIS in Cape Town, South Africa. Sociology majors can transfer up to 15 (approved) credits from study abroad to count toward major requirements. LJSC minors have the opportunity to count one (approved) course toward minor requirements.
Check out this website to find out more about applying study abroad credit toward Sociology requirements. Take the next step and make an appointment with the Sociology advisor to discuss how study abroad can fit into your academic plan!
Anouk is eager to share about her experience. Take a look!
My name is Anouk Versavel and I'm a senior studying Sociology, Women's Studies, and Community Action and Social Change (CASC). This past winter I had the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Cape Town in South Africa through CGIS. Not only was the experience unforgettable from the friends I made to the memories accumulated during travels through Southern Africa to the incredible food consumed over the course of 5 months (and much much more), but I also was able to earn credit for both of my majors. At the University of Cape Town, I took a course in the Sociology and Public Law department titled "Crime and Deviance in South African Cities." Prior to my departure I planned my credits with my adviser and acquired the syllabus for the course and easily got it approved to count towards the completion of my major through the department of Sociology at UofM. Not only did this course deal with the sociological construction of deviance which related to coursework that I had previously completed at UofM, but it delved deeper into questions of criminology in the South African context. This contextual approach made me much more aware of my surroundings in Cape Town as well as aware of the national socio-political climate in South Africa. I will take many of the lessons I learned in this course with me and apply both theoretical frameworks and practical examples to future coursework in Ann Arbor. I never thought that I would be able to double major and minor and study abroad and still graduate in 4 years!


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Mon, 27 July 2015
Live from the Punchline in San Francisco, Greg babbles on Belli, bottles and Bonds.
Direct download: SM326b.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:29pm PST
Mon, 20 July 2015
In another dispatch from the Fortress of Proopitude, Greg opines on Omar Sharif, the Oakland Raiders and Ornette Coleman.
Mon, 13 July 2015
Live from Shakespeare and Company in Paris, Greg lets loose on Lawrence Ferlinghetti, The Louvre and the Leshan Giant Buddha.
Mon, 6 July 2015
In a second dispatch from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg muses on Minerva, Maui and Mungo Jerry.


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(The Obamas enjoyed the property for its seclusion and excellent biking territory)
This isn't just any ordinary picturesque Martha's Vineyard estate - it has a presidential pedigree.
President Obama and his family rented this sprawling 7,000 square foot mansion for an entire summer in 2013, according to The Wall Street Journal. But that seems to not have made the house any easier to sell.
Now, it'll be a little bit just a little bit cheaper to live like the First Family all year round. The house, which listed only 3 months ago for $22.5 million, has already gotten a 15% price chop.
Sotheby's International Real Estate has the listing.
Click here for viewing the property


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When I was contacted to review a Flex Belt, I didn't hesitate to say yes. My husband has been wanting to try one for a while now, so I graciously let him try it first if he would allow me to take photos for the review. He agreed, but after seeing his results, I have to say that I wish I would have kept this one for myself!
If you haven't heard of the Flex Belt, it's the first belt cleared by the FDA to strengthen, tone, and firm the abdominal muscles. You wear the belt for about half an hour every day, and it works while you go about your daily business. You can work at a computer, clean the house, or even watch TV while it works, making it perfect for busy people.
How Does the Flex Belt Work?
The belt has three GelPads, which cover the external obliques and central abdominal muscles near your navel. The belt sends signals through the GelPads to your muscles, causing them contract and relax. Since it works all of your muscles at the same time, it only takes half an hour total each day.
The manufacturer recommends that you use the belt every day for four to eight weeks to see results. After that, you can use it twice a week. My husband started seeing results in about 2 weeks, but they were more noticeable in 4 weeks.
What Does the Flex Belt Feel Like?
Even though my husband was the one reviewing the belt, I did wear it once so I could see what it felt like. The belt has 150 intensity levels. The instructions say to adjust it to as high as you can without it hurting, so we started on 75, and he moved his up as time went on.
The belt itself is very comfortable. It's not heavy, and the material is soft. When I turned it on, I kept moving it higher until it started to tingle The belt sends a pulse a few times a minute, and the pulses last for several seconds.
The pulse feels like a tingle; kind of like a tickle. There's absolutely no pain at all. Since you work your way up with intensity and time, your muscles have time to adjust to the sensation.
After you take the belt off, your midsection feels like it got a slight workout, but I wasn't sore at all.
Does the Flex Belt Really Work?
See for yourself!
As you can see, my husband did see results after using the Flex Belt every day for a month.
The Flex Belt does work to tone your muscles, which makes your core muscles stronger. This helps improve posture, which also makes you look smaller. If you have abdominal fat, this device will not get rid of the fat. You will have to follow a diet program in order to lose the fat.
If you have a pace maker, you should not use this product.
Are you ready to get a firmer midsection? Visit the Flex Belt site to order yours!
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We also provided a varity of modified CNC, such as TEMPO CNC, pH-, temperature-, light-responsive CNC, hydrophobic CNC, et al.
The CNC we provide is extracted from wood pulp by sulfuric acid hydrolysis. The CNC powder is spray-dried, and can be easily re-dispersed in H2O.
纤维素纳米晶 Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) 长度: 50-200nm,直径: 5-20nm. Length: 50-200nm, diameter: 5-20 nm
从木材到纤维素纳米晶 From wood to CNC
纤维素纳米晶的制备 The preparation of CNC
纳米纤维素的分类 The classification of nanocellulse
Cellulose is the main building block of trees and plants. Its nanocrystals are organized in a structure of strongly ordered crystalline particles which have been engineered by nature to be inherently strong.
A: Their size, shape and charge lead to unique behavior in solutions.
B: The high chemical reactivity of the surface1 makes CNC customizable for various applications.
C: Their heat stability allows high temperature applications.
CNC are not all made equal. The CNC we imported from Canada has specific properties and are especially easy to disperse. CNC can be modified and tailored to suit the specific needs in various applications.
过程 Process
The process begins with wood pulp produced from FSC certified sources as a raw material. The pulp undergoes a reaction process that removes the amorphous components, leaving high purity cellulose crystals intact. These crystals are then separated, cleaned and dried to form a powder material for shipment. We recycles the chemicals used in the production process, and converts sugars into energy, for reuse in the system.
the final spray-dried product to be easily dispersed at the end user location, leading to significant savings in the cost of storage and transportation. Depending on the application requirements, various product grades are available.
质量 Quality
The plant uses state of the art equipment and has rigid internal procedures to ensure CNC is of the highest purity and of consistent quality to meet the customer demands. CNC can be used in high end applications such as electronics. We are also a participant in the international standardization efforts being conducted by the ISO/TC 6/TG 1 Cellulosic Nanomaterials task group.
包装 Packaging
The CNC we provided can be shipped as a dry powder resulting in lower shipping cost. It can be packaged in various formats to accommodate customer requirements.
供应 Safety of supply
We work with our customers to ensure that a continuous supply of CNC is maintained.
We also provided a varity of modified CNC, such as TEMPO CNC, pH-, temperature-, UV-responsive CNC, hydrophobic CNC, et al.


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If and when you hear me refer to "Paradise", know that I mean nowhere else but Gisenyi, near Lake Kivu. I'm not exactly sure if the more biblical "paradise" exists yet so we'll stick to what I know. I was born in Gisenyi, though for most of life, I claimed Ruhengeri as my place of birth. It's the one place that I remembered clearly as a child and I have nothing but pleasant memories of my time there. I must have thought my parents were lying when they told me I was born in a hospital not too far away from Lake Kivu.
My mother is from Ruhengeri and my father is from Gitarama but I've always had a closer relationship with my mother's side of the family and for me, Ruhengeri was "home". I remember running around with some of my aunts and uncles who were close to me in age and also sharing large plates of "imvange" (a casserole of potatoes, grean peas or beans and palm oil) and feeling life couldn't get any better. That is a story for another day however and this post is about Paradise a.k.a. Gisenyi.
I visited Gisenyi for the first time in 17 years back in 2011 though I was in a rush and didn't get a chance to explore the place. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I had the chance to return and I have to say that I've fallen completely in love with it and the energy of the place. I stayed at Paradise Malahide, a guesthouse and restaurant bordering lake Kivu (literally) and about 15 minutes outside of the center of town and I had no desire to return to Kigali when it was time. I've since made a vow to always return whenever I can and I will be doing so in a couple of weeks
All I can say right now is that I may never own a house in the United States or anywhere else in the world but I WILL definitely build or buy one right alongside the Lake Kivu. Why? I took some pictures so you can see for yourself (see below).


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|This article is a stub. You can help the ARK: Survival Evolved Wiki by expanding it.
|Place materials along with blueprints in this to create certain high-end machined items.
|Item slots
|Gasoline (30m)
|Stack Size
Spawn Command
cheat giveitemnum 185 1 0 0
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_Fabricator.PrimalItemStructure_Fabricator'" 1 0 0
|Required level
|Level 48
|Engram Points
|Crafting XP
|Used to craft
|89 items
|Crafted in
| Smithy
Argentavis Saddle
Castoroides Saddle
Thorny Dragon Saddle
Tek Replicator
|Required Stations
| Refining Forge
Mortar and Pestle
Resources breakdown [Expand]
50 × Sparkpowder
25 × Stone
50 × Flint
15 × Crystal
10 × Oil
Total Base Ingredients
|Purchase (Mobile)
|Eerie Turret
The Fabricator is used for creating high-end weapons, armor, and components.
Fuel[edit | edit source]
To run the Fabricator, one of the slots must hold Gasoline. Gasoline lasts in the Fabricator for 15:00 and is not consumed from crafting. Since Gasoline materials can often be difficult to acquire (6 Oil + 5 Hide in a Refining Forge), it is advised to use only 1 gasoline at a time as they continue burning through additional gasoline much like campfires consume wood. It is also worth to note that to "turn off" the Fabricator, depletes the Gasoline item on which the Fabricator was currently running. The Fabricator does not appear to work underwater.
Crafting[edit | edit source]
The Fabricator is used to craft a lot of items, including:
- Polymer
- Electronics
- Riot Armor
- SCUBA Gear
- Fabricated Firearms
- Fabricated Ammunition
- High-End Weapon Attachments
- Electric Prod
- C4 Charge
- Auto Turret
- Compound Bow
- Rocket Launcher
- Electrical Generator
- Electrical Cables
- Electrical Devices
- Vault
- Elevator Structures
- Poison Grenade
- Transponders
In Survival of the Fittest, Flak Armor must also be crafted at Fabricator, not at Smithy.
Full list of items crafted in Fabricator
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Despite being made of metal, the fabricator is not treated as a metal structure.
- The Fabricator is treated as a wooden structure and can not be damaged by hands, stone weapons, or non-explosive ranged attacks.
- The following creatures can not damage the Fabricator:
- Araneo
- Carbonemys
- Coelacanth
- Compy
- Dilophosaur
- Dodo
- Dung Beetle
- Kairuku
- Mesopithecus
- Onyc
- Oviraptor
- Pachy
- Parasaur
- Phiomia
- Piranha
- Titanomyrma
- Glowtail
- Glowbug
- Bulbdog
- Featherlight
- Lamprey
- The image used for the Fabricator is a lathe, which in real life can only manufacture circular/cylindrical/round items. In-game it can make entire guns and a plethora of electronic devices.
- On Scorched Earth the Fabricator can not be started during a thunderstorm.
Painting and Color Regions[edit | edit source]
The Fabricator is not currently paint-able, however this object may be re-mapped to include paint regions in a future update.
For more information on Paint Regions and how to use them, please view the Dye, Paintbrush, or Spray Painter pages.