Beyond Deadlines
by Micah Piippo and Greg Lawton
Latest episode
How Schedulers Turn Performance Reviews Into Promotions
How Schedulers Turn Performance Reviews Into Promotions
About this podcast
Let's explore tactics, strategies, and frameworks to elevate Planning and Scheduling leaders in Construction.
Dive deep with Micah, a planning and scheduling visionary, and Greg Lawton, an astrophysicist-turned-CEO, as they unravel construction planning and scheduling. Whether you're a new planner or a veteran looking to advance your career, we offer insights that will take you to the next level in the Construction Industry.
Our episodes are short and packed with advice you can use right away.
Come join us on Beyond Deadlines. Your future is just one episode away.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 107 episodes
- How Schedulers Turn Performance Reviews Into Promotions · 22 minIn this episode we dive into performance reviews. The ChallengeYou're a senior scheduler running three data center schedules for one client. Your manager calls a quarterly…
- The Exact Year Manual Scheduling Dies · 48 minIn this episode we dive into the future of construction scheduling. The Challenge I have been thinking a lot about where this profession is headed. Not in a panicked way. In a…
- What Schedulers Must Know About Primavera P6 vs OPC (Oracle Primavera Cloud) · 46 minIn this episode we dive into scheduling software Oracle Primavera P6 and Oracle Primavera Cloud. The ChallengeNearly every major construction project in the world has touched…
- Draft P6 Progress Reports in 60 Seconds · 50 minIn this episode we dive into Progress Reports The Challenge You know the moment. That message lands. Your project manager needs a status update on the project and they need it…
- How to Automate Progress Tracking with Reality Capture · 1 h 2 minIn this episode we dive into Automated Progress Tracking. The Challenge Walking the job site with a clipboard. Sitting at a desk while a superintendent reads numbers off an Excel…
- Construction Delay Management: 3 Recovery Tactics to Save Millions · 29 minIn this episode we dive into [Insert Challenge] The Challenge You are the owner on a large scale data center project. Construction is underway. Out of nowhere, your generators…
- How to Build a World-Class Construction Scheduling Team (Step-by-Step) · 39 minIn this episode we dive into building a construction scheduling team. The Challenge A general contractor hands you the keys. They say, "Set up a planning and scheduling group for…
- Change Management for Construction Schedulers (Basics to Advanced) · 33 minIn this episode we dive into Change Management The Challenge You're six months into a billion dollar project. Change orders are stacking up. Your schedule is morphing weekly. The…
- Construction Schedule Health Explained: DCMA 14 and Why It’s Not Enough · 30 minIn this episode we dive into Schedule Health The Challenge You’re handed a live project and a plan that “passes DCMA,” yet dates keep slipping and no one trusts the critical…
- How to Build a Construction Portfolio Schedule (Step-by-Step Guide) · 19 minIn this episode we dive into Building a Construction Portfolio Schedule. The Challenge Construction organizations often juggle dozens or thousands of projects at once, but few…
- How to Explain Construction Scheduling at a Party?! and other random topics · 26 minIn this episode we dive into random topics. The ChallengeYou’re at a social event. Someone asks, “So what do you do?” Try explaining construction scheduling without losing them…
- How to Accelerate Any Project: The 8 Types You Need to Know · 53 minIn this episode we dive into Greg's new Book the Physics of Project Acceleration. The Challenge There are 8 types of project acceleration.And 33 techniques to make them real…
- What's Next for Beyond Deadlines · 27 minIn this episode we chat about the future of where we'd like to take the podcast next. The Challenge Reach out and let us know what you'd like to see next. Continue Learning Check…
- How to Standardize Progress Across Projects with Miles Haynes · 35 minIn this episode we dive into construction schedule progressing The Challenge A midsize general contractor asks, “Can you build a rock-solid, repeatable schedule-progressing…
- How to Replan a Scope Explosion | Scaling Calm with Heather Bemis · 28 minIn this episode we dive into replanning a project. The ChallengeImagine you're working on a small lab renovation, and suddenly it's transformed into an entire building retrofit…
- Stop Wrestling With Schedule Data —> Do This Instead · 34 minIn this episode we dive into schedule architecture. The Challenge Your new project is drowning in Primavera files, ad-hoc Power BI dashboards, and a jungle of activity codes no…
- From Scheduler to Owner: Why I Quit My Job · 25 minIn this episode we dive into leaving your job to start your own company. The Challenge Do you stay in the comfort of a well-paid corporate role or step into the unknown as an…
- From GC to Owner Scheduler: How to Nail the Interview (Real Example) · 28 minIn this episode we dive into landing your next job with powerful interview secrets. The Challenge Transitioning from a senior scheduling role at a general contractor to an…
- The Real Cost of Ignoring Productivity · 32 minIn this episode we dive into productivity. The Challenge Imagine delivering a complex construction project without tracking productivity. You're left guessing progress, uncertain…
- What Every Project Manager Needs to Know About Scheduling · 43 minIn this episode we dive into what a project manager needs to know about scheduling. The Challenge How do you improve your PM's scheduling ability? Continue Learning Check out our…
