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Guides & thinking on project controls.

Practical, no-fluff guides on schedule quality, XER files, comparison workflows, AI in scheduling, and construction document control — from the team behind Kazinex Planner, Report Forge, and Workflows.

8 articles

Guides & thinking

Field-tested playbooks for schedulers, planning consultants, and document controllers.

Project ReportingPower BITableau

Excel vs Power BI vs Tableau for Project Reporting: Trade-offs

Excel is best for ad-hoc formatted tables, Power BI and Tableau for interactive dashboards, but none is built for recurring, approval-driven document reports.

July 12, 202610 min read

Report AutomationProject ControlsDocument Control

The One-File Problem: Why Project Reports Die in Isolation

The one-file problem is building each report as a copied spreadsheet: versions fork, history is lost, and data is retyped. A repository of editions fixes it.

July 12, 20269 min read

Project ReportingReport AutomationProject Controls

Single-Source Project Reporting: One Dataset, Many Reports

Single-source project reporting captures each period's data once as a structured edition, then feeds every report template from it — no retyping, no drift.

July 12, 20269 min read

AI SchedulingProject ControlsPrimavera P6

What an AI Copilot Can Actually Do for Project Scheduling

An AI copilot reads your XER or P6 schedule in plain language, surfaces critical-path risk, and drafts progress narratives while the planner stays in control.

July 11, 20268 min read

Schedule ComparisonPrimavera P6Project Controls

Baseline vs Update Schedule Comparison: A Practical Guide

A baseline-vs-update schedule comparison checks date slips, logic changes, added or deleted activities, calendar edits, critical path drift, and float erosion.

July 11, 20268 min read

Document ControlConstructionTransmittals

Construction Document Control: Transmittals, RFIs & Registers

Construction document control tracks every drawing, transmittal, and RFI through a numbered register with revision status and audit trail. Here's how it works.

July 11, 20269 min read

DCMA 14-PointSchedule QualityProject Controls

DCMA 14-Point Schedule Quality Checks Explained

The DCMA 14-point assessment scores schedule health across logic, float, constraints, and CPLI/BEI. Here is what each of the 14 checks measures and how to pass.

July 11, 202610 min read

Primavera P6XERFile Formats

XER File Format Explained: Open Primavera P6 Files Online

An XER file is Primavera P6's plain-text export of a full project schedule: tasks, logic, calendars, and resources. Here's how to open one without P6 installed.

July 11, 20268 min read

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