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"A Realistic Look at Float Consumption"

By Greg M Hall posted 06-30-2017 11:29 AM

  
​I just received the feedback forms from my 2017 conference papers...which should mean it's time to take a break.  But as those of you who make a habit of presenting papers know, it's a year-round process.  The first draft of PS-2428 quickly metastasized into something that was not going to fit into one container.  Most writers have a hard time 'murdering their darlings', so I saved this first draft in a file renamed "Manifesto" and put it away for later consumption before excising most of the work to hone in on the updating process.

And now I've gone and peeked under the rug at that earlier work and found a few critters scrambling to get out.

The liveliest of these is a little feller I'm calling "A Realistic Look at Float Consumption".  I cut about 90% of the material generated by the tangent I went on, only touching on the fact that contractor teams re-jig their Resource Driven Logic on a regular basis, and not exploring the implications too deeply.  When the next Call for Papers comes out, I think this is where I'll be going.

I listen to a lot of podcasts by comedians that 'workshop' new material at their local comedy club.  I also think of concerts I've been to where the band will try out something that's going to end up on the next album.  So, when Charity discussed the new site and its blog capabilities, I immediately thought of the possibilities in terms of expanding the exchange of information beyond the yearly paper presentation.

And so, as summer wears on, I plan to float a few of the ideas for next year’s paper on this blog.  Feel free to feed back, to comment, to debate.  I have a feeling if this little piece of sheet metal is pounded by enough hammers, it’ll come out quite strong and in its most aerodynamic form.

So, to start whatever discussion can be generated by this first entry, I’ll pose this question: what, to you, is the real-world, meatspace connection between CPM float consumption and work in the field?  I have my ideas, but they may be biased from my days as a Superintendent.

In my next entry, I’ll talk about what I think it means…and how we can connect the mathematics of a CPM to the sweat and hydraulic oil that goes into getting work in place.

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