Patents Pending for new CPM tools

InterPlan Systems has filed the third (and last) patent application related to new technologies developed for the next generation ATC Professional software. The new technologies are related to innovations in the CPM scheduling engine that will allow planners to better model complex, real world scheduling scenarios. Stay tuned for announcements describing these new tools.

STO Academy courses for January

InterPlan Systems’ STO Academy offers the following courses in January 2015:

Thursday 15 – Seminar: Introduction to STO Management Systems (free)

Wednesday 21, Thursday 22 and Friday 23 – STO Management Bootcamp

Thursday 29 – eTaskMaker Wizard Workshop

As seating is limited to eight (8) participants per class, we recommend contacting us to register your seat(s).

STO Academy Course Schedule for October and November

InterPlan Systems’ STO Academy offers the following courses in August and September:

October 2014:

Friday 17 – Seminar: Introduction to STO Management Systems (free)

Wednesday 22, Thursday 23 and Friday 24 – STO Planning, Scheduling, Management Bootcamp

Thursday 30 – Turnaround Management for Supervisors and Managers

November 2014:

Thursday 6 – Seminar: Introduction to STO Management Systems (free)

Thursday 13 – eTaskMaker Wizard Workshop

Thursday 20, Friday 21 – eTaskMaker Module Editor Workshop

As seating is limited to eight (8) participants per class, we recommend contacting us to register your seat(s).

Second of Three Patent Applications Filed

InterPlan Systems has filed the second of three patent applications related to new technologies developed for the next generation ATC Professional software. The new technologies are related to innovations in the CPM scheduling engine that will allow planners to better model complex, real world scheduling scenarios. We will be announcing more details about these new features in the near future.

eTaskMaker Module Updates for September

InterPlan Systems has released the following updated eTaskMaker estimating module:

• Heat Exchangers – U-Tube (Rev. 29) – (updated) Improved some of the estimating calculations for blinding and unheading.

eTaskMaker clients may now download the update from our downloads repository.

First of Three Patent Applications Filed

InterPlan Systems has filed the first of three patent applications related to new technologies developed for the next generation ATC Professional software. The new technologies are related to innovations in the CPM scheduling engine that will allow planners to better model complex, real world scheduling scenarios. We will be announcing more details about these new features in the near future.

Licensing Changes for eTaskMaker and ATC Professional

Effective immediately, InterPlan Systems has revised the licensing fees for eTaskMaker and ATC Professional. The licensing fees had remained steady for a number of years, so this modest adjustment was overdue. The new licensing terms are now posted on the online ordering page (see the Schedule of Fees links).

STO Academy course schedule for August and September

InterPlan Systems’ STO Academy offers the following courses in August and September:

August 2014:

Thursday 14 – eTaskMaker Wizard and ATC Professional Seminars (free)

Wednesday 27, Thursday 28 and Friday 28 – STO Management Bootcamp

September 2014:

Thursday 4 – eTaskMaker Wizard and ATC Professional Seminars (free)

Wednesday 24, Thursday 25 and Friday 26 – STO Management Bootcamp

Thursday 18 – eTaskMaker Wizard and ATC Professional Seminars (free)

As seating is limited to eight (8) participants per class, we recommend contacting us to register your seat(s).

STO Academy courses announced

InterPlan Systems has now released a schedule of available courses for their STO Academy. Courses include:

• Seminar: Introduction to STO Management Systems (free)
• eTaskMaker Wizard Workshop
• eTaskMaker Module Editor Workshop
• STO Planning, Scheduling, Management Bootcamp
• STO Management Bootcamp
• Seminar – Advanced STO Management Technique

For more detailed information on course content, class duration, and pricing, please see http://www.interplansystems.com/downloads/STO-Academy-courses.pdf or contact InterPlan Systems.

STO Management Bootcamp course in August

Houston, TX, July 31, 2014 – InterPlan Systems today announced a three day STO Management Bootcamp course from August 20th to the 22nd. The Bootcamp covers the following topics:

• Organizing the STO; Information, communication, work scope development, budgets. Estimating, planning and scheduling, resource hiring levels determination. Productivity and contingency. Brief demonstration of STO estimating, planning and scheduling software.
• Day to day scheduling, feedback and updating. Progress evaluation, Critical Path and Critical Mass. KPI (progress curve analysis). Typical problems to avoid that cause abandonment of the schedule and erroneous progress reporting.
• Information needs at different levels in the STO organization. Motivating and de-motivating factors. Reporting to upper management, conflict resolution, documentation. Avoiding delays caused by interference from management. Substantiating deviations from the budget.
• Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion, and eTaskMaker plus ATC Professional User Manuals, plus demo disc, plus Dick Ertl’s STO Planning Handbook, STO Planning Resources and the STO Manager’s Handbook.

The STO Management Bootcamp course will be held at InterPlan’s training facility located in Webster, Texas. For further details on the class, pricing, or to register, please contact InterPlan Systems.

About InterPlan Systems Inc.
InterPlan Systems started out as a turnaround management consulting outfit in 1977. Since then, InterPlan Systems has developed several leading estimating, planning and project management software solutions specific to the oil refining and petrochemical processing industries.

For more information, visit www.interplansystems.com or call +1.800.487.8589/+1.281.482.7126.