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5 Ways to Simplify Complex Project Management Tasks

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Project management is tough. You have stakeholders tugging on your shirt for progress updates, financials, submittals, schedules, RFIs, and that barely scratches the surface. For project managers, Autodesk Build is an essential tool for keeping the entire project team on the same page, at every stage.

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Construction Project Manager Field Guide

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When I first started my career in the construction industry I had no idea what a construction project manager was or did. So what exactly is a construction project manager and what do they do on a project? A construction project manager is someone who is responsible for the execution of a construction project.

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Clarkson Students Visit Vermont Jobsite

PC Construction

Last week, 13 students from Clarkson University’s mechanical, civil, and engineering management program traveled to South Burlington to take in the BETA Technologies S40 Aircraft Assembly Facility project. On this particular project, schedule is a major driver.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

For example, GAO and other studies/reports consistently report that errors and lack of due diligence with respect to original construction cost estimates are primary reasons for negative cost and schedule impacts, and overall poor project performance and outcomes. T The following figure, for example, was produced in 1972.

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Redefining Construction Document Management

Viewpoint Construction Technology

An entire project can come to a screeching halt while paper plans are replaced. Many project managers or supervisors keep a duplicate set of plans in field offices, but even those can get lost, or if changes were made to the current set that was being used, the backup may not reflect these. Want to know more?

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6 ways to reduce waste on site

Lets Build

Considering that nearly 2/3 of the work involved in delivering a construction project consists of non-value-added activities, it is crucially important to focus on the root causes and how to correct them. For instance, most project managers have their programmes and schedules locked into MS Project.

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Increasing transparency for Copenhagen Metro with Autodesk’s Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Metro is a sustainable, fast and safe way to get around Copenhagen, and daily about 360,000 passengers travel with it. Since opening in 2002, over 1 billion passengers have travelled in the city by Metro. . The common data environment will also allow Copenhagen Metro to better manage their assets in the longer term.

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