PSMJ Resources

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Good Project Management is Good Risk Management. Most risks are foreseeable and responsive to thoughtful project management. • Accept only the right clients, then the right projects. Require a retainer from new clients to be credited to the last invoice. Experience the project first hand.

Project Management 40

Project Management Risk Resource Management 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 24, 2022

Reports | Project Member Report . Project Management . Cost Management . Cost Management | Budget Payment Application Custom Approval Workflow* . Cost Management | Budget Payment Application Associated Costs Report Export* . Cost Management | Expense Import* . User and Project Data .

Autodesk 98

Autodesk Products Schedule Change Orders 98

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

This allows our project managers to spend more time providing great client service rather than hunting down invoices and following up on outstanding billing items. Another reason it’s important to have a construction project’s financial information in order is it ensures a project can be closed out in a timely fashion.

Software 120

Software Software Commercial Contractors 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 31, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Combing the news » The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Part 2. At Foundation Software, we try to avoid inmate takeovers by first assigning a lead analyst to oversee design for each project. We then provide a design methodology to follow. Construction Safety.

Construction 149

Construction Software Software Accounting 149

Stok

JANUARY 22, 2019

In an industry that continues to build at a rapid pace, design decisions are often rushed, forcing the team to shift to value engineering later to get finances back on track. A developer or owner’s ability to impact the sustainability and financial performance of a project come almost entirely in the pre-design phase.

Change Orders 75

Change Orders IDEA Budgeting Budget 75

Construction Business Owner

JULY 12, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Project managers are used to logging information – job progress, change orders, labor, weather, and so on. Logging the activity surrounding your project documents should be no exception. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Add new tag.

Construction 136

Construction Documentation Software Software 136

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 30, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. For starters, it is designed for construction, so you’re getting software that handles the accounting and reporting challenges of your industry. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Add new tag.

Construction 168

Construction Software Software Accounting 168

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 15, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. For various reasons, many developers unfortunately put the form before the function when designing and creating construction software. When standards are chosen for use by a development team, it’s often difficult to change them. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Section 179 was designed to provide an attractive tax savings on these purchases. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Add new tag. change orders. construction management.

Construction 180

Construction Software Software Accounting 180

Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. One of my very favorite books is Alan Cooper’s The Inmates Are Running The Asylum , which takes an in-depth look into software application design. The Inmates Are Running The Asylum—or in other words, “The Programmers Are Designing the Software.” Add new tag. change orders.

Construction 149

Construction Software Software Accounting 149

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. IPD is all about teamwork – bringing the design team and the construction team together early in the project delivery process to resolve issues and streamline processes. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Accounting 136

Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. One of the areas we looked at was their pallet/skid area, where they were struggling to design an ergonomic work station. When working in a manufacturing plant, you can design or build workstations that can fit the workers physical needs. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Injury 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Yes, my company creates robust construction management software , and yes, we encourage people to use software designed specifically for the work they do instead of designing their own elaborate spreadsheet solutions. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Tablet Computing and Enterprise Software » World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets. This new design will be intuitive to anyone who has ever used a smart phone or a tablet. Construction Safety.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 2, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. But when we re-designed our construction management software to be web-based, we realized that since there was no client software to deliver or even download, there was no reason why everyone at a client’s company shouldn’t have access to the dashboard and some basic applications they could use.

Software 120

Software Software Construction Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 26, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Venture is web-based project collaboration software built around the needs of construction project teams, not individuals. Most of the construction operations software available today is designed for individual use and focused one specific function. Add new tag.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Documentation 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. His heart seems to be in the right place, however, he has failed to take the next step of having a designated safety person in the company to make sure that they are up to speed on the OSHA standards. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Add new tag. change orders.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Safety 120

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. The problem with that is that sometimes critical information gets missed — especially when it comes to construction projects — and it can impact schedules and bottom lines. Here are a few general tips for managing email I’ve learned over the years. Add new tag. change orders.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 4, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. More often than not, an architect will speak to the program, aesthetics, function, form and capabilities of their design. An engineer will speak to the soundess of structure and the lasting value inherent in a given building that they have helped design. Construction Safety.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets » The Issues around Construction Issue Building. As a general contractor a few years ago, I was working on a tenant improvement project. Add new tag. Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Documentation 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 26, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. In the last year or so, there’s been a lot of talk about “ The Cloud ,” and how it is going to change software. With all of this in mind, we’ve designed Spectrum version 14 to be easy to use and access. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Add new tag.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Las Vegas 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 11, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. For starters, Case showed that they “came to play’ with the introduction of three new DV series double drum large asphalt compactors designed to accommodate a wide variety of paving projects. Some green news notes came from Ford. Add new tag. change orders.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Green 120

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 29, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Drawings have been used by designers for centuries to communicate ideas to the construction trades. BIM changes that and even more. Modeling & Design. BIM involves creating and managing digital representations of building objects like doors, columns, beams, etc.

Construction 120

Construction BIM Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. A New Breed of Applications Emerges. In addition to the “Internet power stations” that deliver communications and consumer applications, we are seeing the emergence of browser-based applications designed for business. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Add new tag.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. « Relationship between the designer and the contractor. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Add new tag. change orders. construction management. document management.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Foundation 136

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 19, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Relationship between the designer and the contractor » The Difference Between Selling Used Cars and Selling Software. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Add new tag. change orders.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Accounting 136

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. « World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Add new tag. change orders.

Software 120

Software Software Construction Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. With this technology, management can access up-to-date business information anytime, anyplace and field staff can stay better connected to the office and to each other. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Or, is it more secure at a site where professionals design and maintain the servers to be as secure as possible? Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. Add new tag. change orders.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Security 120

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Relieve these common GC headaches by getting project teams on the same page. Your construction project management skills are constantly put to the test. The submittal log , in short, is a list of all documents that the contractor is required to provide to the design team to ensure that the project is following the spec book.

Project Management 52

Project Management Management Documentation Construction 52

PSMJ Resources

APRIL 9, 2012

Stress to your client that even though you r firm believes in going beyond what is contractually required in order to provide your clients with outstanding service, your contingency for these small changes is now depleted. Make sure your client knows that in the future you will need to create a change order for future small changes.

Resource 43

Resource Project Management ACEC Budgeting 43

PSMJ Resources

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Ask for an unexpected change order 6. For more tips on how to mitigate risks with great project management skills, attend PSMJs A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp , the worlds most successful PM training program in the industry! Sullivan Kreiss Building Design Executive Search Blog. New York Times.

Resource 43

Resource Overhead Project Management ACEC 43

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 5, 2023

Historically, accounting and IT departments have managed enterprise resource planning (ERP) environments and forced project management teams to make these solutions work for operations. GCs, subs, owners, and designers all connected by technology) has gained broader acceptance in construction projects.

Office 52

Office Autodesk Accounting Project Management 52

The Korte Company

MARCH 27, 2023

These were critical years for Sandy, who would find herself working in the same spaces as revered employees like Jane Lauer, Bill Pistrui and Dennis Calvert , the visionary who spearheaded Design-Build for the company “I’ll never forget Dennis Calvert because he gave me one of the best pay raises that I recall. My poor workers hated me.

St. Louis 52

St. Louis Las Vegas Office Management 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

When the workers assembling the structure are working from an old set of plans that don’t reflect the latest change orders, rework is practically inevitable. Beyond that, incompatible files and a lack of access on existing mobile devices can also slow down communication over plan change orders and RFIs. 5.

Documentation 98

Documentation Management Construction Change Orders 98

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 30, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. » Relationship between the designer and the contractor. One part of our industry that I simply cannot get my head around is the oftentimes adversarial relationship that exists between the building design professionals and the building contractors on a particular job.

Contractors 120

Contractors Design Software Software 120

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 18, 2023

Flexible and customizable Construction teams have different processes around cost management, so it doesn’t make sense to have a “one size fits all” solution.

Autodesk 52

Autodesk Construction Budgeting Budget 52