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Construction Management And It’s Use in the Construction Industry

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Construction Management is a form of contract within the construction industry that is used throughout the world. Unlike lump sum contracts, construction management allow the general contractor to take on a universal role to help manage the overall project. How Is Construction Management Different?

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Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.

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Adversarial, change-order-oriented environment is common between owner, A/E, and contractor. Project cannot be expedited with a collaborative fast-track process; drawings and specs must be 100% complete to bid (though latter rarely occurs). Design changes can result in costly impacts to drawings or construction work in progress.

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Why Projects Fail

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First and foremost is important to understand that all projects are exercises in managing change. The key to consistent delivery of successful projects therefore lies in the ability to account for and/or manage variations as they occur. Senior management failure is the #1 cause of poor project outcomes. Edwards Demming.

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DD# 80: P6 Deep Dive: Underutilized Feature in P6

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A document is any reference associated with an activity such as a drawing, test plan, change order, or user manual. NOTE: This is NOT a document management system. This feature can be set up to work with document management programs including Share Point as one example. WPs & Docs Details Section.

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Understanding the Performance and Monitoring Phase of Construction

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Also, the general contractor or project manager will check on the subs constantly to ensure that they’re doing the work according to the contract, staying on top of deadlines, and maintaining the budget. During this first phase, pre-construction , the project owner will consult with an architect or design firm about an idea or plan.

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Construction Budgeting 101

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For this reason, it’s important to understand and implement cost management best practices. You’re less likely to run into miscommunication, which helps to avoid issues such as misaligned expectations and change orders. securing permits, drawing up paperwork, etc.). Change order errors. Iron out the scope.

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Ultimate Guide to Construction Submittals [Template]

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Before construction begins, one of the most important aspects of any contractor’s job is managing construction submittals, which determine the accuracy of project completion, the success of the proposed timeline, and line items on the budget. shop drawings vs. samples). Key Takeaways. What is a submittal? Color and finish selections.