2016 Construction CPM Conference At-A-Glance
Final Program for 2016 in New Orleans appended with Presentation Materials and Videos
Click for Final Program of 2015 2014 2013

Abstracts of Sessions available HERE

January 29 FRIDAY            
Fri 9am-4pm PMA Netpoint & GPM 6th Annual User Meeting - 3rd Floor - Mauripas & Borne
Fri 9am-4pm Space Available - 4th Floor
Fri 3pm Mardi Gras Parades - Krewe of Cork 3PM French Quarter
Fri 8pm Mardi Gras Parades - Krewe of Oshun ~8PM in front of our Sheraton Hotel
               
January 30 SATURDAY
Sat  8am-6pm EnProMaC / Construction CPM Pre-Conference Outing to ...  - (additional fee)
Sat 9am-4pm PMA Netpoint & GPM 6th Annual User Meeting - 3rd Floor - Mauripas & Borne
Sat 9am-4pm Space Available - 4th Floor
Sat 3pm-6pm Mardi Gras Parades - Krewe of Pontchartrain followed by Krewe of Choctaw followed by Krewe of Freret ~3PM - in front of our Sheraton Hotel
Sat 8pm-10pm Mardi Gras Parades - Knights of Sparta followed by Krewe of Pygmalion ~8PM - in front of our Sheraton Hotel
               
January 31 SUNDAY            
Sun 9am-4pm Space Available - 4th Floor - Continuing Education - Software User Groups - Inquire at info@ConstructionCPM.com
Sun 930-12 noon Companion Excursion Program - "Walkin' Through New Orleans" - then shopping and lunch on your own but meet at Jackson Square ~2pm for Krewe of Barkus dog parade
Sun 2pm-9pm

Registration at Conference Main Registration Desk 3pm - 9pm - pick up your badge, starter beads, bead bag, then go to front of hotel for parade

Sun ~2pm-6pm Mardi Gras Parades - Krewe of Carrollton followed by Krewe of King Arthur and Merlin, Krewe of Alla and Krewe of Femme Fatale ~2pm  - in front of our Sheraton Hotel
Sun  2pm-8pm Conference Exhibitor Setup
Sun 6pm-10pm

Oracle Welcome Reception  - Armstrong Ballroom on 8th Floor - Sponsored by Oracle

               
February 1
MONDAY
Napoleon C123
or as noted
Napoleon B123
or as noted
Napoleon A123 Maurepas Borgne Nottoway 4th Floor Oak Alley 4th Floor
Mon 6am-6pm

Registration at Conference Main Registration Desk

Mon 630-800 Napoleon D & Foyer - Breakfast is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by Phoenix
Mon 930-3pm Companion Excursion Program - "Rollin' through New Orleans"
Mon 630-450 Exhibit Tables and Internet Cafe are Open
Mon 800-915 Opening Remarks by our hosts
Fred Plotnick and Jim O'Brien
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
 
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Keynote on Need for Tech Societies
by Martin Darley
Past President AACEi
Keynote on BIM to CPM
by Tom Dengenis
Synchro Software
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Mon 915-945 Napoleon D & Foyer - Coffee Break Proudly Sponsored by Hito
Mon 945-1100  Oracle Track
Introduction to Oracle Primavera's Solution for Engineering & Construction

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Risk Track
Preparing a P6 schedule for Risk Analysis

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Microsoft Track
Microsoft New Project and Portfolio Management

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Desktop Solution Track
Introduction to
Phoenix Project Manager

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Location-Based Scheduling
Introduction to
Synchro Professional
Planners and Schedulers: Become Rising Stars!
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Practice Track
Parallel Application of Change/Project Management in Construction Projects
BIO PDF PPR VID
Software & Litigation Tracks
Mitigating Delay Claims and Scheduling Best Practices


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Mon  945-450 Oracle Primavera One-on-One Clinic
Poydras - Sign up for your 30 minute session with a Primavera Oracle Specialist
Mon 1100-1110 Free Float
Mon 1110-1225 Practical Use of Oracle's Primavera P6 EPPM
Download to 1st Report

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PMWeb Change Management
by Jon McNatty



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Microsoft Project
for Construction
A "How to Use" Tutorial
by Ron Winter
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Introduction to
Asta Powerproject
Schedule Tool for Planners

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Avoiding Defects, Delays & Damages with BIM & 4D
by Ben Nolan

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When Contractor Schedules Go Opaque
by Thomas Long

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OPEN



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Mon 1225-200 Napoleon D & Foyer - Lunch is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by Phoenix
Remarks by AACE, PMI SCoP, Planning Planet, CMAA
Mon 200-315 Practical Use of Oracle's Primavera P6 EPPM
NTP to 1st Update Report
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Schedule Risk Analysis doesn’t have to be hard!


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Planning and Scheduling
with MS Project
by Ed Mahler
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Introduction to
Micro Planner
X-Pert
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TILOS linear planning with an interface to Trimble’s 3D corridor modeling tool
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Planning Planet Guild
Town Hall
by Chris Carson
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Ghost Schedules
Benefits and Pitfalls
by Jim Zack
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Mon 315-335 Napoleon D & Foyer - Ice Tea Break - Proudly Sponsored by Plotnick Professional Services
Mon 335-450 Performing a
Critical Path Analysis
by Jonathon Japka

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Doing a P6/Acumen
Risk Analysis


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BPC Logic Filter
for Microsoft Project
by Thomas Boyle

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Take Control with
Safran Project


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Location-Based Scheduling
DynaRoad Linear Planning
for infrastructure projects


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SELLING SCHEDULING SERVICES EFFECTIVELY IN THE NEW ECONOMY
by Dan Carimanico
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Review of
O'Brien-Plotnick
Delay Claim Methodology
by Kenji Hoshino

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Mon 450-630 Mardi Gras Networking Reception - Napoleon D & Foyer - Proudly Sponsored by Plotnick Professional Services
Mon 630-730 Construction CPM Conference Mardi Gras Parade to Bourbon Street - with Police Escort and a Brass Band - Proudly Sponsored by Plotnick Professional Services
Mon 630-1000 Dine on Your Own - or - Dine with Your Five New Friends™
Mon 9-Midnite "One Last Drink on Bourbon Street" Networking Event at 711 Bourbon Heat - Sponsored by Plotnick Professional Services
"Smoke & Mirrors" Cigar Networking Event at 711 Bourbon Heat - Sponsored by Schedule Analyzer
Continue your networking, view Bourbon Street from the 2nd floor balcony level, and throw your beads to the crowd below.
               
February 2
TUESDAY
Napoleon C123
or as noted
Napoleon B123
or as noted
Napoleon A123 Maurepas Borgne Nottoway 4th Floor Oak Alley 4th Floor
Tue 7am-5pm Registration at Conference Main Registration Desk
Tue 630-800 Napoleon D & Foyer - Breakfast is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by Barbecana
Tue 930-3pm Companion Excursion Program - "Cruisin' down the Mississippi"
Tue 630-450 Exhibit Tables and Internet Cafe are Open
Tue 800-915 Keynote on Management, Tech & Law
by Kevin O'Brien
ABA Forum for Construction
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
 
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Keynote on Industry's Need for Schedulers
by Al Landes
Past President of AGC
Remarks on Specialty Tracks
and evening Jazz Club event
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Tue 915-945 Napoleon D & Foyer - Coffee Break Proudly Sponsored by Phoenix
Tue 945-1100 Litigation Track Keynote
If Only I Had Sent an Email 
Dan Lund & Tamara Lindsay
 of COATS ROSE
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OPEN



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Deltek Track
Open Plan
Out of the Box to 1st Report

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Risk/Cost/EVM Track
Safran Risk
The New Standard in Schedule Risk Analysis

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4D CAD & BIM Track
How to strengthen your schedule with BIM and Lean
by Ben Crosby

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Business of CPM  Track
Understanding the Schedule
The Challenge of
Informed Consent
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Case Study  Track
How to Promote Collaboration between IT and Project Teams

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Tue 945-450 Oracle Primavera One-on-One Clinic
Poydras - Sign up for your 30 minute session with a Primavera Oracle Specialist
Tue 1100-1110 Free Float
Tue 1110-1225 Retrospective TIAs
Time to Lay Them to Rest?
by John Livengood 
BIO  PDF PPR VID
Reviewing Resource Leveled Schedules using P6
by Ron Winter
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Deltek Acumen Fuse: The Truth about Schedule Quality
BIO PDF PPR VID
David Long
EVM versus cost loading
for USACE's QCS/RMS

BIO PDF PPR VID
Visio by Microsoft
Professional Flow Chart & Diagram Software
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Governing to Create Value
by Pat Weaver

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Overcome the Challenge
of “XER Overload”

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Tue 1225-200 Napoleon D & Foyer - Vendor User Group Lunch is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by Micro Planner X-PERT
Tue 100-500pm Companion Excursion Program - Jazz Cruise on The Creole Queen Riverboat
Tue 200-315 Litigation Track
Comparative Fault in a Construction Claim?
Martha Y. Curtis
of Sher Garner Cahill

BIO  PDF PPR VID
Advanced Application of BIM for Project Controls

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Deltek Acumen Risk:
The Rewards of Schedule Risk Analysis
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The Great Debate – Value of Implementing an Earned Value System
by Pradip Mehta

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Time-Location
Schedule Reporting
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Building Schedules to Maximize Communication

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Who Should Own Float?
Float-Preallocation Method

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4D Solutions: Improving Transportation Through Better Information
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Best Practice to Make your CPM Line-of-Balance Friendly
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Tue 315-335 Napoleon D & Foyer - Ice Tea & Lemonade Break - Proudly Sponsored by ... Plotnick Professional Services
Tue 335-450 Litigation Track
A Tale of Two Hospitals
Brian Grubb
of Coats Rose
 
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Proper Preparation for
Graphic Presentations using BIM and 4D Scheduling
A Panel Discussion

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Five Steps to Schedule Maturity with Deltek Acumen


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Risky Project
How to Use
Product and Results
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Location Based Schedules
with Trimble Vico


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Ten Best Ways to Promote
a Collaborative Project
Environment
Carson & Palmer
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Using TF vs Longest Path When & Where for Each


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PMA Netpoint Risk

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Tue 450-630 Super Football Networking Reception - Napoleon D & Foyer - Proudly Sponsored by Phoenix  
Tue 630-1000 Dine on Your Own - or - Dine with Your Five New Friends™
Tue 9-Midnight Microsoft Jazz Club - Dessert, Drinks, Live Jazz featuring Charmaine Neville - Networking Event  - Armstrong Ballroom on 8th Floor - Sponsored by Microsoft
               
February 3 WEDNESDAY Napoleon C123 Napoleon B123 Napoleon A123 Maurepas Borgne Nottoway 4th Floor Oak Alley 4th Floor
Wed 630-900 Registration at Conference Main Registration Desk
Wed630-800 Napoleon D & Foyer - Breakfast is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by Plotnick Professional Services
Wed 1000-2pm Companion Excursion Program - "Cookin' in New Orleans"
Wed 630-350 Exhibit Tables and Internet Cafe are Open
Wed 800-945

Wed 830-945

Mock Trial


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Oracle Track
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Risk Track
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Document Control Track
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
4D CAD & BIM Track
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Business of CPM  Track
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Case Study  Track
Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Database Administrators'
Tips & Tricks for
P6, CM and BI Publisher
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OPEN


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Trimble Document Control
with Prolog

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Affordable 4D Planning within a single application using Asta BIM
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Critical Path / Float Mgmt  to Success and Happiness
by Saleh Mubarak
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OPEN
Wed 945-1000 Napoleon D & Foyer - Coffee Break - Proudly Sponsored by ... Plotnick Professional Services
Wed 1000-1115 When Do You Need to
Hire a Claims Specialist
Rocco Vespe of Hill Intnl
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Oracle Primavera
Town Hall
User Wish List and Q&A
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Project Risk Analysis
Advanced Theory & Practice

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OPEN Basic Navigation of
Synchro FREE
CPM Software
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Asta Case Study
PennDOT Use of ASTA

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Scheduling Repetitive Activities via Genetic Algorithms
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Wed 945-400 Oracle Primavera One-on-One Clinic
Poydras - Sign up for your 30 minute session with a Primavera Oracle Specialist
Wed 1115-115 Napoleon D & Foyer - Vendor User Group Lunch is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by Plotnick Professional Services 
Wed 115-230 Professionalism
and the Resident Engineer
Keith J. Bergeron
of Deutsch Kerrigan
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Inner Workings of P6
by Ron Winter
Part I - P6 Durations and Dates


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The Great Debate
by Ernie Hani



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UFSG Project Schedule Structure Requirements
by David Long

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Using Synchro to Develop
a Federated Scheduling Model for a Multi-Project Infrastructure Program
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Audit Trail – Strengthen Your Projects’ Foundation


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OPEN
Wed 230-245 Napoleon D & Foyer - Final Break - Proudly Sponsored by ... Plotnick Professional Services
Wed 245-400 Ethics and the Expert
A Panel Discussion
Led by Judge Marshall
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Inner Workings of P6
by Ron Winter
Part II - P6 Calculations

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Contract Management is
No Longer in Your Future
So Now What?
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UFSG Project Schedule Reporting Requirements
by David Long
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Quality Lean and BIM
Using LEGOS
by Ben Crosby
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PMA Netpoint
Basic Navigation Tutorial

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OPEN
Wed 400-415 SEE YOU NEXT YEAR
Wed 630-1000 Dine on Your Own - or - Dine with Your Five New Friends™
Wed 8pm-11pm Mardi Gras Parades - Krewe of Druids followed by Krewe of Nyx ~8PM - in front of our Sheraton Hotel
            Document Control
Oracle Solution
Trimble Solution
             
POST CONFERENCE PROGRAM   Oak Alley 4th Floor          
February 4 THURSDAY            
Thu 630-800 Lagniappe Lounge on 2nd Floor - Farewell Breakfast is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by Plotnick Professional Services
Thu 9am-4pm   Two Days with Fred
Planning, Scheduling and Project Controls
CPM in
Construction Management
(additional fee)
         
Thu 8pm-11pm  
February 5 FRIDAY            
Fri 9am-4pm   Two Days with Fred
First Year of Law School
in One Day
Contracts and the Legal Environment for
Engineers & Architects
(additional fee)
         
Fri 8pm-11pm Mardi Gras Parades - Krewe of Hermes followed by Krewe of d'Etat followed by Krewe of Morpheus ~8PM - in front of our Sheraton Hotel
February 6-7-8-9 MARDI GRAS WEEKEND            
Sat 2pm-10pm Mardi Gras Parades - Krewe of Iris followed by Krewe of Tucks  ~2PM - in front of our Sheraton Hotel, later by  Krewe of Endymeon ~8PM two blocks away
Sun 2pm-12pm Mardi Gras Parades - Krewe of Okeanos followed by Krewe of Mid-City  followed by Krewe of Thoth  ~2PM - in front of our Sheraton Hotel,
later by  
Krewe of Bacchus ~8PM - in front of our Sheraton Hotel
Mon 10am-6pm
Mon 6pm-10pm
Zulu Lundi Gras Festival Riverside - a few short blocks from our hotel - bands - food festival - and more!
Lundi Gras Parades -
Krewe of Proteus ends AT OUR HOTEL ~6pm - followed by Krewe of Orpheus which continues past for a few more blocks
Tue 8am-3pm-12am Mardi Gras Parades - Krewe of Zulu ~8am two blocks away, followed by Krewe of Rex in front of our Sheraton Hotel
followed by
Krewe of Elks and Krewe of Crecent City Trucks and continued festivities in the French Quarter and at our own Bourbon Heat venue
   
   
 

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