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EDITOR'S NOTE (in: Volume 6 - Number 6 | June 2010): Although an official productivity statistic or index maintained by a government agency for the construction industry still does not exist, "we're getting closer to it," Paul Goodrum, associate professor for the University of Kentucky's Department of Civil Engineering, told attendees of the ENR-CURT Construction Business Forum June 15. Why does he feel this way? Find out in CPC/BIM's coverage of the event in this issue.
Also in this edition of CPC/BIM, the vice president of Marsh Risk Consulting offers advice on change-management issues involving construction projects, John Jurewicz gives Revit 2011 a test drive, Tammy McCuen examines the starting point for building information modeling implementation, Gordon Aronson addresses the use of InfoMaker with P6 schema, and don't forget Industry Updates.

GIVING REVIT 2011 A TEST DRIVE (in: Volume 6 - Number 6 | June 2010): After reviewing the major differences between Revit 2010 and the new version, does Jurewicz recommend upgrading?

BIM IMPLEMENTATION: WHERE IS THE STARTING POINT? (in: Volume 6 - Number 6 | June 2010): Where should architecture, engineering, and construction firms start with building information modeling? It depends, according to columnist Tammy McCuen.

USING INFOMAKER WITH P6 SCHEMA: WORKING WITH ACTIVITY CODES AND RELATIONSHIPS (in: Volume 6 - Number 6 | June 2010): This month, Aronson delves into other aspects of reporting from the P6 database.

SPEAKERS ADDRESS PRODUCTIVITY AT THE RECENT CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS FORUM (in: Volume 6 - Number 6 | June 2010): Speakers from Bechtel Group, Merck and Co., Marathon Oil, San Diego Community College District weigh in on how to optimize productivity in construction projects.

EXPERT OFFERS ADVICE ON CHANGE-MANAGEMENT ISSUES INVOLVING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (in: Volume 6 - Number 6 | June 2010): Bruce Hallock, vice president of Marsh Risk Consulting, offered his advice to attendees of a CPC/BIM webinar entitled "Change Management: Managing Change vs. Administering the Change Order Process.

INDUSTRY UPDATES (in: Volume 6 - Number 6 | June 2010): QA Graphics, InPro, Reed Construction, Leviton, and Avatech are among those companies making announcements.