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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

Education, key performance indicators, common terms and definitions, collaborative construction delivery methods, and current, objective, local market granular cost data as well as supporting technology can to be leveraged to enable significant cost savings via signifincant improvements in cost visibility, cost management, and productivity.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mostafa Saber, BIM & Design Manager at Diamond Developers

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We sat down with Mostafa Saber , BIM & Design Manager at Diamond Developers as he walked us through his career journey, the challenges he faces while modernising and his vision for the future of construction. I started my career as an architect in my home city, Cairo, Egypt in 2004. Check out our conversation below!

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., 2004; Black et al., management. Journal of Management in Engineering, 10(6), 26-29. management in the UK construction industry. Akintoye, A.,

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

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. As people naturally resist change, it is up to leadership to embrace and support change management.

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Public Sector Real Property Management – Quality Construction Cost Estimating – Earned Value Management

Building Information Management

However, multiple studies/reports note that available and proven LEAN best management practices have not been implemented on a widespread basis. The basic characteristics of effective estimating are well-known and well documented. The associated processes for developing a cost estimate are equally well documented.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management.

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Scope Boxes

Revit OpEd

I wrote the following documents in 2004 while I worked for Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG). It's still relevant today though some improvements in visibility control (such as using filters for managing grids instead for example) have reduced the necessity for using them, somewhat. There is a sample project file on my site.