http://www.or-as.be The latest news Copyright 2009-2010, OR-AS bvba info@or-as.be support@or-as.be Sat, 03 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification en OR-AS Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://www.or-as.be/pmi10032010.php ProTrack Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT Since ProTrack V2 is recently released, we have updated the screenshots to give you an idea of how ProTrack V2 looks like. http://www.protrack.be/protrack_screenshots.php ProTrack Tue, 03 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT The construction of a project baseline schedule is often a time-consuming and cumbersome task. However, the central role of the baseline schedule in a Schedule Risk analysis and in the Project Control phase cannot be underestimated. It should indeed be generally accepted that the usability of a project schedule is to act as a point of reference in the project life cycle, and hence, a project schedule should especially be considered as nothing more than a predictive model that can be used for resource efficiency calculations, time and cost risk analyses, project tracking and performance measurement, and so on. http://www.protrack.be/downloads/tutorials/v2/protrack_baselinescheduling.pdf ProTrack Tue, 03 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT The interest in activity sensitivity from both the academics and the practitioners lies in the need to focus a project manager's attention on those activities that influence the performance of the project. When management has a certain feeling of the relative sensitivity of the various parts (activities) on the project objective, a better management focus and a more accurate response during project tracking should positively contribute to the overall performance of the project. http://www.protrack.be/downloads/tutorials/v2/protrack_riskanalysis.pdf ProTrack Tue, 03 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT Project control (often referred to as project monitoring or project tracking) is the process performed to observe project execution in order to identify potential problems and/or opportunities in a timely manner such that corrective actions can be taken when necessary. The key benefit is that the current project status is observed on a regular basis, which enables the calculation of the project performance variance that is equal to the gap between actual performance and the baseline schedule. Since the current project performance is measured by variances from the project management plan, the baseline schedule plays a central and unambiguous role during the project tracking process. http://www.protrack.be/downloads/tutorials/v2/protrack_projectcontrol.pdf ProTrack Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://www.protrack.be OR-AS Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT OR-AS will make a newsletter on a regular basis (approximately 4 times a year). Subscribe to our newsletter if you want to recieve information on, news on research (articles, presentations, etc.) , best practices on planning and scheduling , or product information of ProTrack (updates, new features, etc.). Each newsletter will highlight a topic related to project planning and control http://www.or-as.be/shownewsletter.php?newsletter=newsletter16022010.xml Measuring Time Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://www.pmwiki.nl/index.php/Measuring_Time Measuring Time Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://www.pmforum.org/blogs/news/2010/07/AwardwinningbookbyProfMarioVanhouckeMeasuring.html Measuring Time Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT An awarded dynamic scheduling research study by Mario Vanhoucke as a results of research projects at Ghent University and Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. http://www.or-as.be/measuringtime.php Research Mon, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT For the very first time, a conference is being held in Europe on the topic of Earned Value. "EVA Europe 2009" is taking place on 25 and 26 November at the CERN facilities in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference is a joint initiative of the Geneva School of Business Administration and CERN, with academic support from Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and Ghent University. Mario Vanhoucke, partner at OR-AS, Associate Professor at Vlerick, is chairman of the scientific committee and one of the driving forces behind EVA Europe. The 2-day programme includes presentations, workshops, various formal and informal activities and numerous other networking opportunities. http://www.eva-europe.eu/ Research Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT University Gent http://www.ugent.be/nl/nieuwsagenda/nieuws/onderscheiden2.htm ProTrack Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT Check out the updated news on www.earnedschedule.com (go to news tab - 2008). Walt Lipke, owner of this site, has made a reference to our new ProTrack tool which makes our site accessible to a wider audience. http://www.earnedschedule.com/News2008.shtml Research Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT OR-AS is very proud to announce that the Earned Value simulation study has been awarded by the IPMA Research Award 2008 in Rome, Italy. Prof. Dr. M. Vanhoucke, partner of OR-AS and professor at Ghent University and Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School has been awarded on the 22nd IPMA World Congress held on November 9-11, 2008 in Rome (Italy). He has received the Research Award for his research titled "Measuring Time - An Earned Value Simulation Study". http://www.ipma.ch/awards/resawards/Pages/winnersandhonours2008.aspx