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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Organizations that do not implement and continuously import upon a program-based approach, under which all projects a planned, procured, and executed, suffer from unclear objectives , shifting requirements , unrealistic schedule s, and reactive planning , Poor planning and poor change management impede individual project successes.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

The Office, The Field, and Technology. There’s no better example of the business silo in construction than the separation that many companies experience between field operations and office management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites » Better Project Management through Better Communication. Last week, I discussed three important areas of project management and ended by briefly discussing project communication – or the glue to a project. document management.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Not too long ago, or so it seems, we were more than ecstatic at the idea of being able to call our project managers in the field on mobile phones. Some of us remember the “dark ages” of going back and forth between job sites and the office. Committing Intentional Project Communications. The Two-Way Data Street.

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Closing the Gap Between Buyers and Builders

Pro Builder

For years, we as builders have been trained by industry consultants to think like manufacturers, create a process, and stick to it if we want to be profitable. Personnel: Salaries + indirect employee cost + bonuses + office space + personnel managers. If your annual revenue is $50 million, 20% gross profit would be $10 million.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

And there are plenty of advantages to “mobilizing” your construction company: improved communication between field and office. real-time data updates at the office , leading to better reporting and better data on which to make decisions. the ability to send progress photos from the job site to the office. document management.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Distances between job sites and the office continue to increase as companies go further and further from their home base to do work. A friend of mine had a foreman who hated doing his paperwork, which consisted primarily of approving and submitting timecards to the office. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

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