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History of PRINCE2

PRojects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE) is a project management method. It covers the management, control and organisation of a project. “PRINCE2″ refers to the second major version of this method and is a registered trademark of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), an independent office of HM Treasury of the United Kingdom. PRINCE2 is derived […]

What is Civil Engineering?

Civil Engineering is a branch of engineering that encompasses the conception, design, construction, and management of residential and commercial buildings and structures, water supply facilities, and transportation systems for goods and people, as well as control of the environment for the maintenance and improvement of the quality of life. Civil engineering includes planning and design […]

Bachelors in Civil Engineering

Job Description for Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering Civil engineering is one of the broadest of the engineering disciplines, extending across many technical specialties. Civil engineers plan, design, and supervise the construction of facilities essential to modern life. These facilities vary widely in nature, size, and scope and include space satellites and launching facilities, […]

Thermosyphon solar water heater

Solar energy can be convert into power by using a solar thermal equipment. The thermosyphon (thermosiphon ormonobloc) solar water heater is one of the simplest, most economical, and, I believe, the best type of solar water heater. It’s a passive system, meaning that it has no mechanical or electrical devices that make it work. Only […]

Seven Key Components of a Cost Management Plan

The Cost Management Plan describes the process that will be used to manage the project budget including tracking current expenditures, upcoming expenses, identifying potential budget overruns and evaluating overall project spending against the budget. The components of the Cost Management Plan can include: Roles and responsibilities You can describe different roles and their ability to […]

Cement in Concrete

Basically concrete mixture is composed of cement, aggregates, admixtures and water. This article will discuss on cement in concrete. Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use. It is basic ingredient of concrete, mortar and plaster. English engineer Joseph Aspdin patented Portland cement in 1824. It is made by heating limestone […]

5 Goals for Successful Project Management

1: To finish on time This is the oldest but trickiest goal in the book. It’s the most difficult because the requirements often change during the project and the schedule was probably optimistic in the first place. To succeed, you need to manage your scope very carefully. Implement a change control process so that […] […]

Scholarships for Online Engineering Programs

Scholarships for online engineering programs are sometimes a bit tricky to find. There simply are not many of them available. Distance learning, also known as e-learning or online learning, is not considered as mainstream as traditional campus-based programs. Scholarships often require students to be enrolled full-time in a campus program. In contrast many online programs […]

Home Building Tips

There are more and more prefab home builders in the market nowadays. These people would specialize in the work of construction of the modular homes. The modular house would consider of the house which would be mostly constructed offsite of the real home location. The house would be built with many quality elements. However, they […]

Project Management Glossary E-K

E Earned Schedule (ES) is an extension to Earned Value Management (EVM), which renames two traditional measures, to indicate clearly they are in units of currency or quantity, not time. Earned Value Management (EVM) is a project management technique for measuring project progress in an objective manner, with a combination of measuring scope, schedule, and […]