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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Project Management Constraints. P roject Failure – A project becomes a failure when it does not deliver what was required within the agreed-upon budget and time, to the dissatisfaction of one or more participants.No matter how well-planned your project is, lack of visibility can lead quickly to failure.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Drawings have been used by designers for centuries to communicate ideas to the construction trades. Until recently, those drawings were produced by hand, but in the last 25 years or so, computers have become the primary tool people use to produce construction documents. Project Collaboration. August 2012. April 2012.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Legal language is often unclear, resulting in differences in interpretations that can disrupt and delay projects, increasing costs. Also make sure your project managers understand the contract language fully. Remember that your leverage is strongest before the project is finished. August 2012. April 2012.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets » The Issues around Construction Issue Building. As a general contractor a few years ago, I was working on a tenant improvement project. These did not show up on the drawings. August 2012. April 2012.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

To begin a discussion of cloud computing, let’s draw some analogies from the world of public utilities. To draw an analogy, imagine a situation in which individuals connected their own personal power generators to create a shared power grid. Committing Intentional Project Communications. August 2012. April 2012.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Each of these team members has a vested interest in receiving information about the project and, in return, contributing their expertise to the project. A lot of this communication revolves around the project documentation. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at 2:06 pm and is filed under Mark Reich Blog.

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REINFORCEMENT COVER AND PRE-CONCRETE CHECKS

The Constructor

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. The required amount of cover will always be specified on the design drawings, but no time should the cover be less than the maximum size of aggregate plus 5mm. All rights reserved.

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