Whether your role in the construction process is as a building owner, designer, contractor, facility manager, attorney or consultant, you will want to keep up with the latest developments in information technology, scheduling, project management, cost engineering and construction management best practices.
Most (but not all) project managers have abandoned the "log book in the back pocket" method of detailing the progress of a project. Today's technologies provide far better tools than the scuffed up notebooks of yesteryear. Doug Findley enumerates how Primavera's P6 and Contract Manager work together to provide supportive and expedited logs and lists that attach to the project schedule.