Lets Build

APRIL 21, 2022

From coordinating with clients to organizing contractors to liaising with material providers, projects can quickly spiral out of control with poor organization and planning. Without an effective project management tool, this probably means a whole lot of emails, spreadsheets, notebooks, and, perhaps most importantly, mental energy.

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Fieldwire

MARCH 1, 2022

This article will explore four ways to prevent typical bottlenecks in construction project workflows. Solid Risk Management. Solution: Set up a solid risk management program that is risk-appropriate and specific to a given construction project/workflow. The upside is that a construction project is 2.5

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Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

During any project, the execution stage is usually the most important — it determines the trajectory and timelines of the entire project. Getting your project off on the right foot can minimize bottlenecks and breakdowns down the road and ensure successful deliverables. This can boost productivity and secure your data.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 18, 2023

To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance. The submittals include samples, drawings, project data, material listings, quality assurance, etc. Each expert has a crucial role, including approving design changes, guiding the contractor, etc.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

During any project, the execution stage is usually the most important — it determines the trajectory and timelines of the entire project. Getting your project off on the right foot can minimize bottlenecks and breakdowns down the road and ensure successful deliverables. This can boost productivity and secure your data.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals 7 ways to minimise the impacts of construction inflation As inflation continues to affect the construction industry worldwide, we must find ways to counteract it or risk losing our already slim profit margins. Now your project’s schedule and target cost are at risk.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 19, 2019

Aside from the obvious issues of being wasteful and bad for the environment, reliance on paper can lead to a host of other pitfalls : • Paper documents run a high risk of getting lost or misplaced, especially in the field. An entire project can come to a screeching halt while paper plans are replaced. Want to know more?

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Fieldwire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This means we have gained transparency without any additional effort”, says Christian Scherer, Project Manager at Elektro Scherer e.K. The subcontractor handles their construction project planning by having the office team schedule and assign tasks. He then sends daily progress reports to the project manager.

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Lets Build

MAY 11, 2022

Most construction companies, project managers , and contractors will deal with preliminaries in their construction contracts. These preliminaries, also called prelims, cover costs for an entire construction project—not for specific work sections or activities. A general allowance for risk. For example: Provisional sums.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

2023 also brings more unpredictability for company execs and project managers, making managing schedules, budgets, and timelines challenging. Don’t fall behind— book your personalised demo of our construction management apps to see how we can help you stay profitable no matter where industry trends take you.

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Fieldwire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This might include current hardware and software for project management and accounting, mobile devices for communication, and sensors to monitor equipment performance and usage. Finally, profitable firms employ key management processes to help make sure projects and employees are successful. Schedule Demo.

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Fieldwire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Furthermore, they often work in hazardous or difficult locations (for example, at heights or in confined spaces) or in bad weather, which only heightens the risk. Perhaps most fundamentally, there needs to be a safety management system in place. To learn more about Fieldwire, please register for a live demo. Schedule Demo.

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Lets Build

JULY 15, 2022

With construction design software, you can visualize different design possibilities, create professional presentations, better assess risks , and make more informed decisions. to help architects and project managers speed up the drawing process. AutoCAD comes with a comprehensive toolkit with thousands of objects, styles, etc.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 28, 2022

These accidents commonly occur when project managers and general contractors fail to follow OSHA’s general safety provisions and safety training standards. To avoid safety violations and ensure everyone’s safety on your construction sites, it’s important to understand the risks and how accidents happen.

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Lets Build

JANUARY 20, 2023

Meet the simplest digital construction daily log app LB Site Diary 5 reasons you need to keep accurate construction daily logs Your construction daily log is a living record of your project—it shows the details of each day’s progress. Daily reports are how everyone involved in the project tracks progress , performance, and productivity.

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Lets Build

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Even the most seasoned project managers face challenges on a daily basis. Construction projects are prone to more risks than most other industries—each project is unique, and there are endless factors that can impact its outcome. You can’t manage a project well without effective communication.

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Fieldwire

MARCH 29, 2022

This workflow reached its limits for this project: with multiple information sources, the risk of losing track of the latest data available arised. Looking up information is now very quick for him and for project managers. Schedule a demo today. It became obvious that they needed a central and integrated solution.

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Lets Build

APRIL 3, 2023

But there’s a problem: Complicated construction project management tasks are around every corner, hampering the productivity and efficiency of every stakeholder. We’ll discuss some of the problems construction project managers face and five ways you can simplify complicated construction management tasks.

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 21, 2023

Construction projects can be complex, with millions of dollars invested and tight deadlines. As a project manager, it’s up to you to execute the plans and ensure everything runs smoothly. Leveraging technology The first place you should look for project improvements is technology.

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Lets Build

JULY 7, 2023

For example, you can share your project plans with ChatGPT and it will offer insights and identify potential challenges, helping prevent delays and rework. Issue resolution : By describing the challenges your project faces to ChatGPT, it can provide troubleshooting guidance and potential solutions. Book a demo or try it free.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 5, 2022

Improved safety, fewer risks. Over the years, the industry has been working to increase worker safety and reduce risks on job sites—leading construction firms understand that safe worksites are profitable worksites. What’s the most valuable resource in construction? Your employees.

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Lets Build

JULY 7, 2023

For example, you can share your project plans with ChatGPT and it will offer insights and identify potential challenges, helping prevent delays and rework. Issue resolution : By describing the challenges your project faces to ChatGPT, it can provide troubleshooting guidance and potential solutions. Book a demo or try it free.

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Documentation Construction Schedule Safety 78

Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Companies that fail to embrace new solutions risk getting left behind in today’s competitive landscape. Technology can improve resource management, reducing expenses related to labour and equipment allocation. Teams can easily access safety checklists on the go and identify risks to prevent incidents. And why they are wrong.

Industrial 78

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 18, 2022

Table of Contents: What is Construction Management Software? The Benefits of Construction Management Software. Key Features to Look for in Construction Project Management Software. How to Choose the Best Construction Management Software. What is Construction Project Management Software? Reduce Risk.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Companies that fail to embrace new solutions risk getting left behind in today’s competitive landscape. Technology can improve resource management, reducing expenses related to labour and equipment allocation. Teams can easily access safety checklists on the go and identify risks to prevent incidents. And why they are wrong.

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Industrial Construction Safety Inspections 78

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Not performing adequate risk analysis. Risk analysis is simply a part of the job for you, because not realizing all the potential risks could mean that you put together an estimate for a project that is just too low. When you’re assessing a new project, take the time to really get to know it.

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Lets Build

JUNE 2, 2023

Expectedly, not all aspects of a project go according to plan; several setbacks usually affect your cost and timelines. Manual processes and tasks in designing, estimating, bidding and project management are primarily responsible for such lapses. This provides a single source of truth to drive your construction engine.

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Project Management Budgeting Budget Management 148

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 9, 2019

In an industry as large and complex as construction, simplifying processes in any way possible can reap significant benefits for contractors in terms in of productivity, mitigated project risks and profitability. More needs to be done within construction organizations to explain the benefits of new technology, she said.

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Fieldwire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

There can be thousands of change orders on a project, and it is vital to the contractor’s financial status and reporting to ensure they are managed correctly. To assist construction teams with this task, we expanded our Project Management Suite to include Change Order management, alongside RFIs , Submittals and Specifications.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Arguably the toughest part of a project manager’s job is managing the impact of those schedule disruptions across several teams working on the same project. . Looking closer, schedules are typically managed on a whiteboard in the trailer or by coordinators in the office. See more of the Schedule Tool in action.

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Fieldwire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Effective construction project management requires you to balance multiple moving parts. Here’s how you can master project management in 2024 with six key strategies. Here’s another arena where the right software serves as a key project management strategy. Risk management You must keep your crews safe.

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Carol Hagen

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Construction personnel communicate frequently to achieve good project outcomes and this usually involves email and with more mobile devices, text messages. Most project managers I speak to are inundated with large volumes of email that take hours to process daily. That’s why we are papering projects to death.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 18, 2022

Table of Contents: What is Construction Management Software? The Benefits of Construction Management Software. Key Features to Look for in Construction Project Management Software. How to Choose the Best Construction Management Software. What is Construction Project Management Software? Reduce Risk.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 14, 2023

We want to hear from you if you’re leveraging solutions within  Autodesk Construction Cloud,  whether that be  Autodesk Takeoff for quantification,  Autodesk BIM Collaborate for coordination, or  Autodesk Build for project management, cost management, quality, and field collaboration.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Not having enough skilled workers creates a bottleneck in construction projects that can have devastating effects on project managers, general contractors, and their teams. Preventing this bottleneck from affecting your construction projects relies on emphasising worker training and upskilling. Spatial management.

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Lets Build

MAY 5, 2023

Planning is key for every construction project, no matter the size. As a project manager, you have to attend to every step of the construction process, from design to handover. By focusing on better preconstruction practices to define project details before breaking ground. Mitigates risk. So how do we avoid this?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Everyone is moving to a work-from-home model,” says Wesley Wei, project manager at WZW. There was a chance of subcontractors underquoting—and therefore putting their business at risk —or overquoting—which could put the project at risk. You can request a demo of BuildingConnected here.

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