Joel Jacob, Author at Project Control Academy https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/author/joel/ Soar to Excellence in Project Controls Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:00:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cropped-003-e1466568654451-32x32.png Joel Jacob, Author at Project Control Academy https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/author/joel/ 32 32 Forensic Delay Analysis Career Path and Future Outlook https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/forensic-delay-analysis-career/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:44:02 +0000 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/?p=14881 Explore the forensic delay analysis career path and embark on the knowledge and skills you need to acquire to kick-start or grow your career in this field.

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]]> How You Can Win in the Projects’ Competitive Bidding Battlefield https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/competitive-bidding/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:28:41 +0000 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/?p=12582 Can you win the projects’ competitive bidding battlefield?! Check this post to learn the right strategies during the competitive bidding process that makes you emerge as the winner.

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]]> 5 Important Considerations for Project Bidding https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/project-bidding/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 05:29:04 +0000 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/?p=12562 Project Bidding?! What does it take to successfully bid on or embark on a capital project, whether you are a contractor or an owner? Check this post for more details on project bidding considerations.

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]]> Developing High-Performing Project Teams through Flexible Training Programs https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/high-performing-project-team/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 14:27:04 +0000 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/?p=9530 [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Some time ago, a friend of mine in a project team from the construction industry reached out to me with concern! Let me give you some perspective. For the last seven years, he has been working as a Project Manager, steering the execution of several high-profile projects for a leading contractor in the Middle […]

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]]> The Future Outlook for Visual Data Analysts in Project Controls https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/visual-data-analysts-in-project-controls/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:48:00 +0000 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/?p=9072 [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The future for visual data analysts in Project Controls is obviously so bright. Visual data analytics is no doubt a gateway to the future of project controls and has already become a norm in many companies. Over the last 10 years or so, the amount of data generated on projects have increased dramatically. You […]

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]]> The Best Business Intelligence Tools that Can Take Your Project Reporting to a Whole New Level https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/best-business-intelligence-tools/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:11:00 +0000 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/?p=8958 Have you ever used Business Intelligence tools to enhance and automate your project reporting? You may ask… But what are Business Intelligence tools (or BI tools)? Business Intelligence tools are a type of application software designed to retrieve, analyze, transform, and report data. Business Intelligence tools help a company collect, consolidate, and process large amounts […]

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]]> Demystifying Power BI dashboards! https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/power-bi-dashboards/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 06:47:07 +0000 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/?p=8910 A few years back, one of my colleagues from Finance showed me a Power BI dashboard he created. It was a highly comprehensive interactive dashboard with all the bells and whistles. No doubt, I was blown away! I never knew back then that something like this is even remotely possible to create. When I asked […]

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]]> Real Time Project Performance Reporting- Is That Even Possible? https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/real-time-project-performance-reporting/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:23:13 +0000 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/?p=8877 You might have heard about real-time project performance reporting or “real-time” data analysis. Is that possible? Are we there yet? The answer is, Yes!! Power BI allows you to analyze data, report your insights in real-time, and automate the whole reporting cycle. Sounds too good to be true, right? I went “WOW” the first time […]

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]]> Power BI Data Connection Process- How to Connect Various Project Data Sources to Power BI https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/power-bi-data-connection/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 03:50:34 +0000 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/?p=8842 You might have heard about Power BI and its capabilities to connect with various project data sources and the live data. Power BI, this open-source powerful visual data analytics service offered by Microsoft, provides interactive visualizations and business intelligence capabilities with an interface simple enough to create your project reports and dashboards. Click here to […]

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]]> An Introduction to Visual Data Analytics with Power BI https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/visual-data-analytics-power-bi/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 03:57:00 +0000 https://www.projectcontrolacademy.com/?p=8824 Visual Data Analytics?! Power BI?! What on earth is that? I recently had a conversation with a close friend of mine – a project controls professional like myself. We got around to talking about the methods we use to analyze our data. He complained that the weekly data he is gathering from his project is […]

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