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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

Job Order Contracting

Lack of recognition by senior management of the linkage between between the built environment and organizational mission Low level of understanding of both life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership management and integrated lean planning, procurement, and project delivery principles and processes. Service life planning.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

This practice would not only provide requisite transparency, but also improve early, ongoing, and higher quality project work scope. Typical construction project stake holders include: Owners (management, engineering, contracting/procurement, building users), Contractors, Subcontractors, and Designers/Architects.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

These factors include… poor formal and professional education in the domain, low investment in research and development, deep rooted project culture, perceived long life-cycle of associated return on investment, resistance from construction projects’ participants and stakeholders, and lack of real property owner leadership and competency.

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

Building Information Management

This practice would not only provide requisite transparency, but also improve early, ongoing, and higher quality project work scope. Typical construction project stake holders include: Owners (management, engineering, contracting/procurement, building users), Contractors, Subcontractors, and Designers/Architects.

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Schedule LOD’s – Levels of Detail for Construction Schedules

Building Information Management

Audiences for this schedule Level include, but are not limited to client, senior executives and general managers. Level 2 schedules are generally prepared to communicate the integration of work throughout the life cycle of a project. Project Planning, Scheduling and Control, 3 rd Edition , McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2006.

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Some exclusive journals containing useful information on construction

Construction Cost Estimating

Use innovative thinking from industry leaders, including the experts who work on the construction estimating projects. Life cycle management: An integrated approach to managing investments. Journal of Cost Management (Summer): 35-48. Construction Project Management: A new Era of AEC.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Project management software: smart tools for fast teams 4. Project management software: smart tools for fast teams The desire for project support through software is growing – and so are the variety of services. After all, smart project management tools offer a lot to keep a cool head as complexity increases.