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	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Perth Arena project planning</title>
		<link>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/11/perth-arena-project-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor van Aurich</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JCA have been commissioned by the Department of Housing and Works to take over the project planning consulting duties for the +$330m Perth Arena project, reporting to the Superintendant&#8217;s Representative.
With the project now well underway, JCA&#8217;s role will be three fold:
1 - Investigate scheduling to date, and report on progress since commencement.
2 - Independantly carry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delay Analysis by Form of Contract</title>
		<link>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/11/delay-analysis-by-form-of-contract/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor van Aurich</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A technical issue that the JCA Forensic team is often asked to consider is, &#8220;What is the most appropriate methodology to adopt when analysing a delay to a project&#8221;.
This is NOT an easy question to answer, and will depend on a number of factors.
However one very imporatant factor in selecting one of the main methodologies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Financial Crisis &#038; Delay Claims (Arbitration)</title>
		<link>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/10/global-financial-crisis-delay-claims-arbitration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor van Aurich</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JCA have noticed an increase in projects progressing to Arbitration due to disputes over late project completion over the last 12 months. We beleive that many of these projects, in the past, most probably would not have escalated to such dispute level.
With a lack of resources, both contractor&#8217;s and client&#8217;s designers/superintendants, have had their work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction Law - Forensic Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/09/construction-law-forensic-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor van Aurich</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JCA are repeatedly being commissioned (and more frequently) for Delay and Disruption Disputes, either to independantly adjudicate on time impacts of delay events, or to build claims for Extension of Time.
However it seems that there is a severe lack of understanding of the principles behind delay and disruption disputes by both contractor&#8217;s and developers. Developers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where did 2008 go?</title>
		<link>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/09/where-did-2008-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor van Aurich</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s already September&#8230;
I hear whispers that Christmas decorations are already starting to appear in random places&#8230;.where did the year go ? 
At JCA we are seeing a new rush of demand for services, which has made us re-assess our resource needs. We&#8217;re currently on the hunt for some very experienced planners to add to our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boddington Gold Mine</title>
		<link>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/08/boddington-gold-mine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor van Aurich</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Blog</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[JCA Announcement:
JCA have today been awarded a consulting contract for Project Planning services on the Boddington Gold Mine Project.
The Boddington Gold Mine Project works include major expansion of the exsiting open cut mine operations worth approximately A$2.7B.
JCA&#8217;s role is to provide on site project planning services to the mine owner&#8217;s (Newmont Anglo Gold) EPCM firm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forensic Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/08/forensic-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor van Aurich</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Blog</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, it&#8217;s not a blog about CSI the series, Forensic Planning is a loosely coined term that aptley describes one of JCA&#8217;s specialist project planning services. 
Forensic Planning can include either:
* Analysing Delay impact(s) from EOT claims prepared by a party to a contract, or;
* Preparing Delay Impact evidence for EOT claims for a party [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning v&#8217;s Scheduling</title>
		<link>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/07/planning-vs-scheduling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/07/planning-vs-scheduling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor van Aurich</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We often get asked, what is the difference between the term &#8220;Planning&#8221; and &#8220;Scheduling&#8221;, when discussing projects.
The answer given can depend upon various factors, ie:
* Who you speak to
* The industry sector you a refering to 
 For reference here is JCA&#8217;s basic thoughts (wrong or right) on this matter.
Planning - we believe planning is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New team members</title>
		<link>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/07/new-team-members/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor van Aurich</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With increased demand on our engineering division planners, JCA have recently added a few new planners to our team, with the following having started during July:
Kirsty Caporn - Kirsty a local Perth-ite has private sector planning and coordination experience from the Defence industry. With JCA keen to further build on our presence in Defence projects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dispute Avoidance and Resolution - NATIONAL STUDY</title>
		<link>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/07/dispute-avoidance-and-resolution-national-study/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jcalogic.com/blog/2008/07/dispute-avoidance-and-resolution-national-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor van Aurich</dc:creator>
		
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JCA are currently involved with a collaborative study between Curtin University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and CRC. 
JCA has been selected to provide input to this study on Disputes in construction. Through JCA&#8217;s considerable experience consulting in time planning, JCA has been able to provide insight to the study team on the how, what, [...]]]></description>
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