Microsoft Project is a powerful tool used in construction management, but for new learners, especially in the construction field, it can feel intimidating. If you’ve opened MS Project and felt lost, you're not alone. Here's why it feels hard and how to make it easier.
Project Management (PM) is a cornerstone for delivering successful outcomes in any sector, be it construction, IT, education, or manufacturing. My journey in project management began with my undergraduate studies at the University of Moratuwa and has since evolved through research, industry exposure, and educational development efforts.
හුදෙකලාව ඇවිදිගෙන යන වියපත් ගැමියකු ගැන සිතන්න. ඔහු සෙසු ලෝකයෙන් වෙන් වූ තනි පුද්ගලයකු සේ ඔබට සිතුණත් එය එසේ නොවේ. ගමේ ග්රාම නිලධාරියාගේ ලැයිස්තුවේ ඔහුගේ නම තිබෙයි. ලංකාවේ ජනගහනය ගණන් හදන්නේ ඔහුත් ඇතුළත්වය. කොවිඩ් එන්නත් තුනම ලබාගත් සෞඛ්ය අංශ දත්ත පද්ධතියක ඔහුගේ නමත් තිබෙන්නට පුළුවන. ඔහු ඡන්දදායකයකු නිසා රටේ පාලනයටද ඔහු අනියමින් හෝ සම්බන්ධ වේ. මේ නිසා සමාජ හා දේශපාලනික තීන්දු තීරණ ගැනීමේදී ඔහු සිටීම, ඔහුගේ අනුගත වීම හා ඔහුගේ පැවැත්ම සලකා බලනු ලැබේ.
ගොඩනැඟිල්ලක් හැදීම ගසක් සිටුවීමට සමාන නම් ගස උස යන තරමට එහි මුල් පොළොව තුළට කිඳාබැසිය යුතුය. නොඑසේ නම් එහි මුල් පද්ධතිය පොල් ගසක මෙන් දස දහස් ගණනක් මුල් කෙඳිති විසිරී පැතිරී මහපොළොව ශක්තිමත්ව බදා වැලඳගත යුතුය.
This story is also related to the project that I mentioned in my previous column. I have had many experiences working in difficult project environments with a large and complex set of stakeholders. Project life is not always easy. We do not always get well-trained, well-mannered, educated, or amicable stakeholders to deal with.
LAUGFS Holdings Ltd., a major Sri Lankan conglomerate, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Established in 1995 as Gas Auto Lanka, the company has since grown into a diverse group with over 20 companies operating across various sectors, including power, energy, retail, and manufacturing.
Sri Lanka's construction sector is recovering, with key indicators pointing to significant growth. The Purchasing Managers' Index for Construction reached 59.7 in May, and stakeholders
Today, I’m taking you back twenty years, to a story that’s still fresh in my memory. At the time, we were involved in a large-scale flood control and environmental improvement project in a coastal region just south of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital.
Sri Lanka's Port City is set to feature a new landmark: a 15-meter tall Grand Clock designed to rival London's Big Ben.
The "Clean Sri Lanka" programme, a key government initiative under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has commenced the implementation of 34 new projects for this year.
